Tuesday, November 27, 2012

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2012

QUOTE:
“Art is a kind of illness.”
AUTHOR: Giacomo Puccini
MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“A true artist is addicted to his art.”








COMPOSER
DVORAK

Cello Concerto
Complete with Orchestra Adam Liu, Cello
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnbHRChpYXE&feature=related

GENERAL MUSIC
01. THEORY: NOTE READING BY STEP-WISE MOTION
.......A.  STUDENTS WERE TO WORK ON PAGES AS NEEDED
02. RECORDER
.......B.  WARM-UP
............1)  ECHO EAR TRAINING USING NOTES B, A, G BY STEP and SKIP
............2)  ECHO EAR TRAIN NOTES "G" (T123) TO LOW "E" (T12345) 
..................a) WORKING ON FINGER MUSCLE MOVEMENT COORDINATION TO GAIN AN                                         AUTOMATIC REFLEX
............3)  REVIEWED THE MUSICAL ALPHABET BACKWARDS OB THE RECORDER TO SHOW                          HOW THE FINGERERING CONCEPT IS APPLIED
............4)  REVIEWED POSTURE 
............5)  REVIEWED BLOWING/TONGUING TECHNIQUE ESPECIALLY WHAT MIGHT BE GOING                    WRONG WHEN 
                 SQUEAKING SOUNDS OCCUR
.......C.  JOLLY OLD ST NICK (USING B, A, G and LOW E)
............1)  REVIEWED MUSICAL ROAD SIGNS (REPEATS/1ST and 2ND ENDINGS)
............2)  SEPARATED BLOWING FROM FINGER MUSCLE MOVEMENTS 
..................a) CLASS SAID THE LETTER NAMES OF THE NOTES IN THE SONG AS THEY FINGERED                       SILENTLY
..................b) BEFORE STARTING PREPARED ALL FINGERS NEEDED TO BE USED IN THE SONG                           OVER THE APPROPRIATE FINGER HOLES IN ADVANCE
..................c)  AFTER MAKING SURE THE FINGERS WERE PREPARED FIRST, STUDENTS THEN                              PLAYED THE SONG WITH THE RECORDED ACCOMPANIMENT
.......D.   NUTCRACKER MARCH (B, A, G SONG)
..............1)  SOME CLASSES REVIEWED THIS SONG AS THE TIME ALLOWED


ADV. STRINGS
PREPARATION FOR THE HOLIDAY CONCERT DECEMBER 6TH
WE WORKED ON OUR HOLIDAY MUSIC FOR THE CONCERT AS NEEDED

BEG. STRINGS 
PREPARATION FOR THE HOLIDAY CONCERT DECEMBER 6TH
WE WORKED ON OUR HOLIDAY MUSIC FOR THE CONCERT AS NEEDED
COMBINED MELODY PARTS WITH THE STUDENT HARMONY PARTS