Thursday, October 4, 2012

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2012

QUOTE:
“A good composer does not imitate; he steals.”
AUTHOR: Igor Stravinsky
MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“There are no new ideas only old ones which are combined to form new
  combinations. The better composers study the music of many others
  giving them a larger selection of ideas to use.











COMPOSER
HILDEGARD


Ave Generosa


GENERAL MUSIC
01.  KEYBOARD WORKSHEETS
........a.  EXPLANATION/DEMONSTRATION OF BLACK KEYS ON THE KEYBOARD
.............1) SHARPS
.............2) FLATS
.............3) ENHARMONIC EQUIVALENTS
02.  RECORDER FAMILY OF INSTRUMENTS/ANCESTORS OF THE WOODWIND FAMILY
........a.  CONSORT
..............1)  BASS RECORDER
..............2)  TENOR RECORDER
..............3)  ALTO RECORDER
..............4)  SOPRANO RECORDER
..............5)  SOPRANINO RECORDER
..............6)  GARKLIEN RECORDER

ADV.  STRINGS
01.  PARTNER HOUSETOP
........a.  WORK ON 2ND HALF

BEG. STRING
01. BOW WARM-UP  CYCLE OF STRINGS LIFTED BOWS (UH) 4X EACH STRING USING "UP" BOWS
02.  "MARY" 0 1 2 SONG
.........a. THOSE WHO HAVE THE LEFT HAND MEMORIZED START TO USE THE BOW (UH) INSTEAD OF PIZZ.
.........b.  BEFORE THE SONG STARTS FIND THE FIRST NOTE FINGERING (DO-RE-MI/0 1 2)
.........c.  PLAY "MARY" ON EACH STRING IN THE CYCLE (UH BOW WITH ARTICULATION and BOW LEADER)
.........d.  "MARY HAD A SAD LAMB"
...............1)  CONCEPT OF HAPPY (MAJOR) and SAD (MINOR) IN MUSIC
...............2)  DO-RE-MI: MAJOR/HAPPY/RE-MI: WHOLE STEP/FINGERS APART
                     DO-RE-MAY:  MINOR/SAD/RE-MAY:  1/2 STEP LOWER (1ST FINGER TOUCHES THE 2ND FINGER
...............3)  PLAY "SAD MARY" ON EACH STRING USING CYCLE OF STRINGS