Tuesday, October 22, 2013

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2013

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
Thomas Eakins: The Cello Player

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

Howard Everett Smith: The Cello Recital

GRANADA ADV. STRINGS
1.  TUBALALAIKA

INTRO. TO INSTRUMENT
GRANADA
1.  KEYBAORD
a.  Pentatonic Song Quiz
b.  Students at Keyboards
1)  Practice for quiz
2) Practice recorder songs to be played on the keyboard worked on yesterday
HILLVIEW
1.  THEORY: Lines and Spaces
a.  Completed theory packets

GRANADA BEG. STRINGS
1.  OPEN STRINGS
a.  Lifted UP bows at the tip
b.  7 Bow levels
2.  JINGLE BELLS
a.  Worked on note reading
b.  Worked on concept of fingering
c.  Played song on the violin while singing the note names out loud

HILLVIEW ORCHESTRA
SECTIONALS FIRST 20 MINUTES
1.  Bb Instruments practicing Believe and Tumbalalaika
2.  Flutes practicing Greensleeves
3.  Saxophones practicing as needed in a practice room
4.  Everyone else working on keyboard booklets at keyboards
EVERYONE TOGETHER LAST 20 MINUTES
1.  BELIEVE