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Monday, October 17, 2011

WHAT WE DID TODAY 2011-2012: SEMESTER #1 MONDAY; OCTOBER 17, 2011

GENERAL MUSIC:
RECITAL DAY FOR KEYBOARDS
WORKED ON NEW THEORY SHEET (BASS CLEF NOTES ON LINES) EXPLAINED ABOUT THE BASS CLEF AND THAT IT REPRESENTS A FANCY "F" AND THE LINE IN BETWEEN THE DOTS IS NAMED "F" WHEN USING THE BASS CLEF SYMBOL
REVIEWED NAMES OF NOTES ON LINES AND SPACES USING THE MUSICAL ALPHABET BY STEP THEN WENT OVER ANOTHER WAY TO LEARN THE NOTES: SPACES: A COW EATS GRASS AND LINES: GOOD BOYS DO FINE ALWAYS (ALWAYS READING THE LINES AND SPACES FROM THE BOTTOM UP LIKE YOU BUILD A HOUSE FROM THE FOUNDATION FIRST)

DISCUSSED PERFORMANCE ETIQUETTE AT DIFFERENT VENUES (EXPLAINED THE TERM VENUE) THEN COMPARED EXPECTED AUDIENCE BEHAVIOR AT THE DIFFERENT VENUES AND WHY. DISCUSSED THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRIC INSTRUMENTS AND WHY KNOWING THAT HELPS EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF BEHAVIOR AT ROCK CONCERTS AS COMPARED TO ORCHESTRA CONCERTS.

DISCUSSED CLASS BEHAVIOR DURING RECITAL

STUDENTS SIGNED UP FOR a DAY THIS WEEK TO PERFORM A SONG FOR THE CLASS. SONG SELECTION IS CHOSEN FROM THE SONG PACKET I GAVE OUT IN CLASS AND THAT WE HAVE BEEN PRACTICING. THE PERFORMANCE IS WORTH 8 POINTS.

PERIOD 4:
HARVEST FESTIVAL MUSIC STANDING UP
FELIZ NAVIDAD
HR: VIOLINS PRACTICED A LA NANITA NANA AS I PLAYED A HARMONY PART SO THEY COULD MATCH INTONATION.

PERIOD 5:
WARM-UP OPEN STRINGS 4xUH OF BOW
"MY SISTER MARCY" FOR SLOW AND FAST BOW SPEEDS PLAYED AT THE SAME PART OF THE BOW USING THE SAME AMOUNT OF BOW FOR EACH DURATION OF SOUND. WORKS ON DEVELOPING RIGHT ARM MUSCLE CONTROL FOR GOOD TONE

DO-RE-MI/MI-RE-DO ON EACH STRING 4x UH OF BOW. THEN PLAY MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB 1x ON EACH STRING

READ THROUGH ALL 3 HOLIDAY SONGS WE HAVE LEARNED SO FAR:

SILENT NIGHT, FELIZ NAVIDAD, BELIEVE WITH PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT