GENERAL MUSIC CONTINUES WITH MUSICAL ALPHABET WORD LIST THEN PASSES OUT AND EXPLAINED PARTS OF THE NEW WORK SHEET WE WILL BE STARTING WHEN THE CURRENT WORKSHEET IS COMPLETED (OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE JUST LEARNED ABOUT THE KEYBOARD AND THE MUSICAL ALPHABET) period 3 will get their new worksheets on Thursday.
Worked at keyboards America Yankee Doodle, etc.
ADVANCED VIOLIN: STARTED QUIZ ON MEASURES 18-21 of HASTE TO THE WEDDING
WENT OVER HOMEROOM SEcTIONAL REHEARSAL SCHEDULES TO START NEXT WEEK
PASSED OUT FINGERING INFORMATION SHEETS TO HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND FINGERINGS ON THEIR INSTRUMENTS..DURING THE QUIZ STUDENTS WERE TO PREPARE THEIR MUSIC WITH COLORS FOR STRINGS USED AND FINGERINGS (USING PENCILS) I WILL COLLECT THEM TO SEE IF STUDENTS ARE UNDERSTANDING HOW FINGERING PRINCIPLES WORK ON THEIR INSTRUMENTS. TOMORROW DURING HOMEROOM I WILL FINISH QUIZZING THE STUDENTS WHO DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO PLAY TODAY.
BEGINNING VIOLIN: LEFT HAND PIZZICATO (PLUCKING) PROCEDURES> LEARNING TO PUT THE LEFT THUMB AT THE CURVE OF THE NECK...FINDING A BACKWARDS "C" WITH THE HAND AND FINGERS AROUND THE NECK OF THE VIOLIN/NAMEING THE FINGERS BY NUMBERS/ DEPRESSING THE STRINGS WITH THE PAD OF EACH FINGER (FINGERS1-4) ON EACH STRING/ LEARNING LEFT PIZZICATO BY ADDING A PULLING TO THE RIGHT MOTION TO THE DEPRESSING ACTION ON THE STRING/ CYCLE OF STRING PROCEDURE/ PLUCKING LEFT PIZZICATO TO CYCLE OF STRINGS WITH EACH FINGER: 4X EACH STRING, 8X EACH STRING, TO RHYTHM OF WORDS "MY SISTER MARCY 2X EACH STRING. USING THIS EXERCISE HELPS TO ESTABLISH LEFT VIOLIN HOLD ANGLE SO STUDENTS WILL BE COMFORTABLE AND THAT 4TH FINGER WILL BE FREE TO MOVE