“What comprises good performance? It is the ability through singing or playing to make the ear
conscious of the true content and effect of a composition.”
AUTHOR: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“A good performance gets the audience to feel something deep inside.”
GENERAL MUSIC
01. THEORY WORKSHEET: SPACE/LINE NOTES and NOTE STEMS
02a. PERIODS 1 and 2: RECORDER
.........a. WARM-UP: B, A, G STEP WISE and SKIPS
.........b. STARBURST: 2 NOTE SONG
..............1) EAR TRAIN WITHOUT INSTRUMENT: LISTEN and TOUCH HEAD FOR HIGH SOUND/SHOULDER FOR
LOW SOUND
..............2) REPEAT ABOVE WITH EYES CLOSED
..............3) REVIEW MUSICAL ALPHABET ON THE RECORDER
BAG/FED/C: "I FED THE CAT A BAG OF CAT FOOD"
..............4) REVIEW TREBLE ("G") CLEF NOTE READING and READ THE NOTES OF THE SONG
..............5) PLAY THE SONG ON THE RECORDER FIRST READING THE NOTES then BY EAR WITH EYES CLOSED
.........c. WHACKY MARCH (FIRST HOLIDAY SONG BY NUMBER)
..............1) SIGHT READ BY PERIOD 1 and TO BE STARTED BY THE OTHER CLASSES NEXT WEEK)
02b. PERIOD 3: KEYBOARDS
.........a. WORKED ON SONGS FOR OUR RECITAL IN NOVEMBER
.........b. PRACTICED USING OUR KEYBOARD READING SKILLS TO HELP FIND THE NOTE PLACEMENT FOR THE
FINGERING FRAME USED TO PLAY SONGS IN THE MUSIC PACKET
.........c. AFTER FINDING THE INDICATED FRAME STUDENTS ARE NOT TO LOOK AT THEIR FINGERS and ARE
TO KEEP THEIR EYES ON THE MUSIC PAGE
ADV. STRINGS
01. HARVEST FESTIVAL: THIS FRIDAY; OCTOBER 26TH MEETING IN CAFETERIA AT 7:15 CALL TIME PM to
PLAY AROUND 7:30 PM (A NOTICE WENT OUT LAST WEEK ABOUT IT)
“A good performance gets the audience to feel something deep inside.”
COMPOSER
VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
GENERAL MUSIC
01. THEORY WORKSHEET: SPACE/LINE NOTES and NOTE STEMS
02a. PERIODS 1 and 2: RECORDER
.........a. WARM-UP: B, A, G STEP WISE and SKIPS
.........b. STARBURST: 2 NOTE SONG
..............1) EAR TRAIN WITHOUT INSTRUMENT: LISTEN and TOUCH HEAD FOR HIGH SOUND/SHOULDER FOR
LOW SOUND
..............2) REPEAT ABOVE WITH EYES CLOSED
..............3) REVIEW MUSICAL ALPHABET ON THE RECORDER
BAG/FED/C: "I FED THE CAT A BAG OF CAT FOOD"
..............4) REVIEW TREBLE ("G") CLEF NOTE READING and READ THE NOTES OF THE SONG
..............5) PLAY THE SONG ON THE RECORDER FIRST READING THE NOTES then BY EAR WITH EYES CLOSED
.........c. WHACKY MARCH (FIRST HOLIDAY SONG BY NUMBER)
..............1) SIGHT READ BY PERIOD 1 and TO BE STARTED BY THE OTHER CLASSES NEXT WEEK)
02b. PERIOD 3: KEYBOARDS
.........a. WORKED ON SONGS FOR OUR RECITAL IN NOVEMBER
.........b. PRACTICED USING OUR KEYBOARD READING SKILLS TO HELP FIND THE NOTE PLACEMENT FOR THE
FINGERING FRAME USED TO PLAY SONGS IN THE MUSIC PACKET
.........c. AFTER FINDING THE INDICATED FRAME STUDENTS ARE NOT TO LOOK AT THEIR FINGERS and ARE
TO KEEP THEIR EYES ON THE MUSIC PAGE
ADV. STRINGS
PLAY AROUND 7:30 PM (A NOTICE WENT OUT LAST WEEK ABOUT IT)
02. BILE CABBAGE
03. SALLY'S SONG
03. SEA CRUISE
04. PUMPED UP KICKS
05. CIDER HOUSE RULES
BEG. STRINGS
01. OPEN STRING BOWING DOWN-DOWN/UP-UP USING BOTH LOWER and UPPER HALF OF BOW
........a. PLAYED ON PAIRS OF STRINGS G&D; D&A; A&E
........b. DIRECTIONS:
.............1) "G"STRING DOWN (FROG TO MIDDLE)
.............2) STOP THEN ROCK BOW TO "D" STRING
.............3) "D" STRING CONTINUE DOWN (MIDDLE TO TIP)
.............4) REPEAT "G" STRING UP (TIP TO MIDDLE)
.............5) STOP THEN ROCK BOW TO "G" STRING
.............6) "G" STRING CONTINUE UP (MIDDLE TO FROG)
.............7) REPEAT ABOVE DIRECTIONS BUT CONNECT BOTH PARTS OF THE BOW WITHOUT STOPPING TO
CREATE A "SLUR"
.............8) MOVING THE BOW IN THIS EXERCISE SORT OF CREATES A "FIGURE 8" TYPE OF MOVEMENT WITH
THE BOW
02. JINGLE BELLS
........a. NOTE READING and FINGERING ON THE "A" STRING NOTE READING BY STEP
(LINE to NEXT SPACE or VICE VERSA EITHER UP or DOWN)
........b. PLAYING THE SONG ON EACH STRING
03. SALLY'S SONG
03. SEA CRUISE
04. PUMPED UP KICKS
05. CIDER HOUSE RULES
BEG. STRINGS
01. OPEN STRING BOWING DOWN-DOWN/UP-UP USING BOTH LOWER and UPPER HALF OF BOW
........a. PLAYED ON PAIRS OF STRINGS G&D; D&A; A&E
........b. DIRECTIONS:
.............1) "G"STRING DOWN (FROG TO MIDDLE)
.............2) STOP THEN ROCK BOW TO "D" STRING
.............3) "D" STRING CONTINUE DOWN (MIDDLE TO TIP)
.............4) REPEAT "G" STRING UP (TIP TO MIDDLE)
.............5) STOP THEN ROCK BOW TO "G" STRING
.............6) "G" STRING CONTINUE UP (MIDDLE TO FROG)
.............7) REPEAT ABOVE DIRECTIONS BUT CONNECT BOTH PARTS OF THE BOW WITHOUT STOPPING TO
CREATE A "SLUR"
.............8) MOVING THE BOW IN THIS EXERCISE SORT OF CREATES A "FIGURE 8" TYPE OF MOVEMENT WITH
THE BOW
02. JINGLE BELLS
........a. NOTE READING and FINGERING ON THE "A" STRING NOTE READING BY STEP
(LINE to NEXT SPACE or VICE VERSA EITHER UP or DOWN)
........b. PLAYING THE SONG ON EACH STRING
