Wednesday, September 25, 2013

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

QUOTE:
“Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.”
AUTHOR: Ludwig van Beethoven
MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“A person will judge him/her self more critically than anyone else.”








COMPOSER
VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS


A London Symphony 
III. Scherzo

GRANADA ADV. STRINGS
1. D MAJOR SCALE IN A 3-PART ROUND
2.  FELIZ NAVIDAD

INTRO. TO INSTRUMENT
GRANADA
1. WARM-UP 
a. With echo technique played notes from B down to Low C
2. THE REAPER SONG
a.  Song using B/A and Low D and E
1)  Reviewed note reading and rhythm

HILLVIEW
1. WARM-UP 
a. With echo technique played notes from B down to Low C
2. STARBURST (notes B, A)
a.  Note Reading without numbers and letters
b.  Ear training
1) Moving hands to the high and low sounds of the two pitches in the song
2.  SONG OF THE SEA (notes: B, A, G)
a.  Ear training moving to high, middle, and low sounds


GRANADA BEG. STRINGS
1. LITTLE BITTY (OPEN STRING SONG)
a.  Note reading/singing the note names while playing
b.  Reviewed lifted down bows found in the music
2. FINGERING DO-RE-MI-FA
a.  0 1 23 (fingers 2 and 3 touch called a half step)
b.  Played on each string forward and backwards 4x
1) Guitar position/using eyes/right pizzicato
2) Guitar position/not using eyes/right pizzicato
3) Regular position/not using eyes/right pizzicato
4) Regular position/not using eyes/bowing UH
3.  ONE OCTAVE MAJOR SCALE
a.  Uses fingering pattern DO-RE-MI-FA on two neighboring strings
b.  Played the G, D, and A Major scale

HILLVIEW ORCHESTRA
1.  INTRODUCTION TO THE KEYBOARD
2. JINGLE BELL ROCK