“There is only one real happiness in life, and that is the happiness of creating.”
AUTHOR: Frederick Delius
MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“Its more fun to create something yourself then to create something
yourself then to have someone else create it for you.”
COMPOSER
SONATA:
This is an instrumental genre in several movements for a soloist or an ensemble. The original usage of the term implied a composition that was to be played rather than sung. Later the term came to be understood as a four movement piece with each movement having a different speeds and characters but still all of the movements having a similar cohesiveness that joined them.
GENERAL MUSIC
COMPOSER
CHOPIN
Sonata No. 2 in B flat, Op. 35,
Movement 3
(Funeral March)
Movement 3
(Funeral March)
SONATA:
This is an instrumental genre in several movements for a soloist or an ensemble. The original usage of the term implied a composition that was to be played rather than sung. Later the term came to be understood as a four movement piece with each movement having a different speeds and characters but still all of the movements having a similar cohesiveness that joined them.
MOVEMENT:
A movement is a part of a larger musical composition with each one in the piece often having a different character or mood so that it could be played as a complete song on its own.
A movement is a part of a larger musical composition with each one in the piece often having a different character or mood so that it could be played as a complete song on its own.
GENERAL MUSIC
01. MUSICAL ALPHABET GRAPHING
02. MEMORIZING THE MUSICAL ALPHABET FORWARD AND BACKWARDS
03. RECORDER INTRODUCTION
.......a. FOLLOWING THE CONDUCTOR
............1) SILENT DIRECTIONS
............2) TEAMWORK
.......b. POSTURE AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO BREATHING
.......c. SHORT EXPLANATION ON HOW THE RECORDER WORKS
............1) IT IS AN INSTRUMENT MADE OUT OF A TUBE WITH HOLES IN IT
............2) COVERING HOLES IN CONSECUTIVE ORDER LENGTHENS THE TUBE
.................a) THE LONGER THE TUBE THE LOWER THE SOUND
............3) SOUND IS PRODUCED BY BLOWING AIR DOWN THE TUBE WITH THE SPEED
OF THE AIR HITTING THE SIDES OF THE TUBE TO CREATE THE
VIBRATIONS
........d. BLOWING THE RECORDER
.............1) GOOD VERSUS BAD SOUNDS
..................a) PLAY THE RECORDER WITHOUT THE FINGERS TO ISOLATE THE
BLOWING MECHANISM FROM THE FINGERING MECHANISM IN ORDER
TO LEARN HOW TO TO PULL A GOOD TONE OUT OF THE INSTRUMENT
..................b) BAD SOUNDS HEARD ON THE RECORDER CAN STEM FROM EITHER
POOR BLOWING TECHNIQUE, POOR FINGERING, OR COMBINATIONS
OF BOTH
..................c) USING THE "ECHO" TECHNIQUE TEACHER PLAYS RHYTHMIC
PASSAGES THAT ARE REPEATED BY THE CLASS (SOME PASSAGES THAT
THE CLASS ECHOES HAVE GOOD SOUNDS AND SOME BAD ON PURPOSE)
..................d) AFTER THE "ECHO" EXERCISE STUDENTS DISCUSS THEIR
EXPERIENCES ON THE PRODUCTION OF GOOD AND BAD SOUNDS
(PROPER BREATHING, USE OF THE TONGUE, OVER USING THE MOUTH,
PUFFING THE CHEEKS, BLOWING TOO HARD VS WHISPER AIR)
..................e) DISCUSSION AND PRACTICE OF TONGUE ARTICULATIONS TO PRODUCE
EACH SINGLE SOUND
........e. PUTTING FINGERS DOWN ON THE RECORDER INTRODUCTION (TO BE
REVIEWED AND/OR CONTINUED TOMORROW)
02. MEMORIZING THE MUSICAL ALPHABET FORWARD AND BACKWARDS
03. RECORDER INTRODUCTION
.......a. FOLLOWING THE CONDUCTOR
............1) SILENT DIRECTIONS
............2) TEAMWORK
.......b. POSTURE AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO BREATHING
.......c. SHORT EXPLANATION ON HOW THE RECORDER WORKS
............1) IT IS AN INSTRUMENT MADE OUT OF A TUBE WITH HOLES IN IT
............2) COVERING HOLES IN CONSECUTIVE ORDER LENGTHENS THE TUBE
.................a) THE LONGER THE TUBE THE LOWER THE SOUND
............3) SOUND IS PRODUCED BY BLOWING AIR DOWN THE TUBE WITH THE SPEED
OF THE AIR HITTING THE SIDES OF THE TUBE TO CREATE THE
VIBRATIONS
........d. BLOWING THE RECORDER
.............1) GOOD VERSUS BAD SOUNDS
..................a) PLAY THE RECORDER WITHOUT THE FINGERS TO ISOLATE THE
BLOWING MECHANISM FROM THE FINGERING MECHANISM IN ORDER
TO LEARN HOW TO TO PULL A GOOD TONE OUT OF THE INSTRUMENT
..................b) BAD SOUNDS HEARD ON THE RECORDER CAN STEM FROM EITHER
POOR BLOWING TECHNIQUE, POOR FINGERING, OR COMBINATIONS
OF BOTH
..................c) USING THE "ECHO" TECHNIQUE TEACHER PLAYS RHYTHMIC
PASSAGES THAT ARE REPEATED BY THE CLASS (SOME PASSAGES THAT
THE CLASS ECHOES HAVE GOOD SOUNDS AND SOME BAD ON PURPOSE)
..................d) AFTER THE "ECHO" EXERCISE STUDENTS DISCUSS THEIR
EXPERIENCES ON THE PRODUCTION OF GOOD AND BAD SOUNDS
(PROPER BREATHING, USE OF THE TONGUE, OVER USING THE MOUTH,
PUFFING THE CHEEKS, BLOWING TOO HARD VS WHISPER AIR)
..................e) DISCUSSION AND PRACTICE OF TONGUE ARTICULATIONS TO PRODUCE
EACH SINGLE SOUND
........e. PUTTING FINGERS DOWN ON THE RECORDER INTRODUCTION (TO BE
REVIEWED AND/OR CONTINUED TOMORROW)
ADV. STRINGS
01. BURGUNDIAN CAROL
.......a. LISTEN TO THE MUSIC
.......b. GO OVER THE DIRECTIONS
.......c. REVIEW FINGERING
.......d. SIGHT READ
02. ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL
.......a. GO OVER THE DIFFICULT FAST PASSAGES AND SHOW HOW TO PLAY THE
BOTH PASSAGES USING A SHORT-CUT UNTIL THE ENTIRE PASSAGE IS
LEARNED AT THE ORIGINAL SPEED (TEMPO)
.............1) TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY THESE PASSAGES FAST, THESE PASSAGES NEED
TO BE PULLED OUT OF THE MUSIC AND PLAYED SLOWLY AND
REPEATEDLY A LITTLE FASTER AND FASTER (A METRONOME CAN HELP
WITH THIS) UNTIL LEARNED
.............2) THIS "SHORT-CUT" IS USED WHEN PLAYING THE ENTIRE PIECE FROM
BEGINNING TO END WITHOUT STOPPING FOR CONTINUITY UNTIL THE
ORIGINAL PASSAGES ARE TOTALLY LEARNED AT THE PERFORMANCE
SPEED
01. BURGUNDIAN CAROL
.......a. LISTEN TO THE MUSIC
.......b. GO OVER THE DIRECTIONS
.......c. REVIEW FINGERING
.......d. SIGHT READ
02. ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL
.......a. GO OVER THE DIFFICULT FAST PASSAGES AND SHOW HOW TO PLAY THE
BOTH PASSAGES USING A SHORT-CUT UNTIL THE ENTIRE PASSAGE IS
LEARNED AT THE ORIGINAL SPEED (TEMPO)
.............1) TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY THESE PASSAGES FAST, THESE PASSAGES NEED
TO BE PULLED OUT OF THE MUSIC AND PLAYED SLOWLY AND
REPEATEDLY A LITTLE FASTER AND FASTER (A METRONOME CAN HELP
WITH THIS) UNTIL LEARNED
.............2) THIS "SHORT-CUT" IS USED WHEN PLAYING THE ENTIRE PIECE FROM
BEGINNING TO END WITHOUT STOPPING FOR CONTINUITY UNTIL THE
ORIGINAL PASSAGES ARE TOTALLY LEARNED AT THE PERFORMANCE
SPEED
BEG. STRINGS
01. LEFT HAND PIZZICATO: CYCLE OF STRINGS EXERCISE USING EACH FINGER
PLUCKING EACH STRING 4X IN THE CYCLE
02. LEFT HAND PIZZICATO SONGS
.......a. CRIPPLE CREEK
............1) GO OVER (EXPLAIN) THE MUSIC NOTATION IN THE MUSIC
.................a) QUARTER NOTES/QUARTER NOTE RESTS
.................b) METER (TIME SIGNATURE)
.................c) BAR LINES and MEASURES
.................d) TREBLE or "G" CLEF
.................e) MUSICAL ROAD SIGNS: REPEAT SIGNS and TERMS: D.C. (DA CAPO: THE
TOP) and CODA (SPECIAL ENDING TAGGED TO THE END OF THE PIECE)
.................f) PITCH NOTE READING OF THE OPEN STRING NOTES and RELATING
THEM TO COLORS (BLUE: G/ RED: D/ YELLOW: A GREEN: E)
............2) STUDENTS READ THE NOTE NAMES and COUNT OUT LOUD WHILE
LISTENING TO THE MUSIC
............3) STUDENTS READ THE NOTE NAMES and COUNT OUR LOUD WHILE LISTENING AND
PLAYING THE NOTES USING LEFT HAND PIZZICATO TO THE MUSIC
.................a) STUDENTS PIZZICATO WITH 1ST FINGER, THEN PLAY AGAIN WITH THE
2ND FINGER, AND THEN TWO MORE TIMES USING THE REMAINDER OF
THE FINGERS
.......b. BATMAN
............1) SIGHT READ (TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW)
01. LEFT HAND PIZZICATO: CYCLE OF STRINGS EXERCISE USING EACH FINGER
PLUCKING EACH STRING 4X IN THE CYCLE
02. LEFT HAND PIZZICATO SONGS
.......a. CRIPPLE CREEK
............1) GO OVER (EXPLAIN) THE MUSIC NOTATION IN THE MUSIC
.................a) QUARTER NOTES/QUARTER NOTE RESTS
.................b) METER (TIME SIGNATURE)
.................c) BAR LINES and MEASURES
.................d) TREBLE or "G" CLEF
.................e) MUSICAL ROAD SIGNS: REPEAT SIGNS and TERMS: D.C. (DA CAPO: THE
TOP) and CODA (SPECIAL ENDING TAGGED TO THE END OF THE PIECE)
.................f) PITCH NOTE READING OF THE OPEN STRING NOTES and RELATING
THEM TO COLORS (BLUE: G/ RED: D/ YELLOW: A GREEN: E)
............2) STUDENTS READ THE NOTE NAMES and COUNT OUT LOUD WHILE
LISTENING TO THE MUSIC
............3) STUDENTS READ THE NOTE NAMES and COUNT OUR LOUD WHILE LISTENING AND
PLAYING THE NOTES USING LEFT HAND PIZZICATO TO THE MUSIC
.................a) STUDENTS PIZZICATO WITH 1ST FINGER, THEN PLAY AGAIN WITH THE
2ND FINGER, AND THEN TWO MORE TIMES USING THE REMAINDER OF
THE FINGERS
.......b. BATMAN
............1) SIGHT READ (TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW)