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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

WHAT WE DID TODAY 2011-2012: SEMESTER #1 TUESDAY; SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

GENERAL MUSIC:

RECORDERS
WARM-UP:
...FOLLOWING CONDUCTOR'S SILENT DIRECTIONS: MUST WATCH
...LISTENING AND ECHOING THE TEACHER (RHYTHMS AND PITCHES USING 3 NOTES)
...TONE: WORK ON TONGUING ARTICULATION AND POSTURE FOR BREATH CONTROL
...REVIEW AND DISCUSS MUSICAL ALPHABET AND HOW IT WORKS ON THE RECORDER
...DISCUSS FINGERING AND USE OF THE LEFT THUMB ON THE RECORDER
WHEN HEARING AN "UGLY" SOUND STOP AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WENT WRONG AND THEN HOW TO FIX IT.
START SONGS/MUSIC NOTATION USING FINGER NUMBERS ADDED AS HELP (SONG: UN BERGERE
....QUARTER NOTE EXPLANATION (HEART BEAT)
....WHAT IS A MEASURE, METER, REPEAT SIGN (MUSICAL ROAD MAPS)
....IMPORTANCE OF BREATHING/BREATHING USED FOR PHRASING AS WE DO IN SPEECH/ USE COMMAS TO TAKE BREATHS