“There is no top. There are always further heights to reach.”
AUTHOR: Jascha Heifetz
MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“There is always a way to improve yourself.”
“There is always a way to improve yourself.”
COMPOSER
CHOPIN
Etude Op. 10 No. 3
Played by Pollini
GENERAL MUSIC
01. MUSICAL ALPHABET GRAPHING SHEETS and WORD LISTS TO COMPLETE
02. RECORDERS
........a. EAR TRAINING/WARM-UP
..............1) NOTES USING FINGERINGS: 1 (T1) alone/ 1 (T1) and 2 (T12)/ 1 (T1), 2 (T12), 3 (T123) IN CONSECUTIVE ORDER (BY STEP-WISE MOTION)
..............2) REPEAT THE EXERCISES OF ABOVE PLUS ADDING A SKIP USING THE FINGERINGS: 1 (T1) TO 3 (T123)
....................a) SILENT PRACTICE OF THE SKIP TO TRAIN FINGER MUSCLE MOVEMENT COORDINATION
...............3) LISTENING FOR SOUNDS: HIGH-LOW/ HIGH-LOW-MIDDLE IN DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF STEPS and SKIPS
........b. RECORDER SONGS USING FINGERINGS 1 (T1 and T2)
...............1) SHORT EXPLANATION OF TERMS:
....................a) STAFF
....................b) SPACE NOTE
....................c) LINE NOTE
....................d) STEP-WISE MOTION
................2) SHORT EXPLANATION OF HOW THE MUSICAL ALPHABET CAN BE USED IN NOTE READING IN STEP-WISE MOTION
.................3) REVIEW SONG: ALLEY-ALLEY O
.................4) REVIEW SONG: LUCERNE TO WEGGIS
ADV. STRINGS
01. ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL
........a. TOOK THE 2 HARDEST (FAST) PASSAGES AND AMENDED THEM IN ORDER TO PLAY THE SONG AT PERFORMANCE SPEED WITH CONTINUITY UNTIL ALL THE NOTES IN THE PASSAGES ARE LEARNED TO BE PLAYED UN-AMENDED AT PERFORMANCE SPEED (THIS IS A PRACTICE TECHNIQUE)
..............1) THE UN-AMENDED PASSAGES NEED TO BE PRACTICED VERY SLOWLY AND THEN PLAYED A LITTLE FASTER EACH TIME UNTIL THE PROPER SPEED IS ATTAINED
....................a) PRACTICING TO GET PASSAGES UP TO SPEED CAN TAKE AWHILE TO LEARN SO WHILE
PRACTICING THE PIECE WITH THE GOAL OF CONTINUITY (PLAYING FROM BEGINNING TO END WITHOUT STOPPING) THE AMENDED PASSAGES CAN BE USED
........b. WORKED ON THE NEXT 2 PASSAGES FOLLOWING THESE 2 PASSAGES and PUT THEM TOGETHER
........c. PLAYED THE ENTIRE PIECE FOR CONTINUITY
02. FROSTY
.......a. PLAYED THROUGH THE ENTIRE PIECE
02. FROSTY
.......a. PLAYED THROUGH THE ENTIRE PIECE
.......b. WORKED ON MUSICAL ROAD MAP DIRECTIONS LIKE WHERE TO REPEAT, ETC.
BEG. STRINGS
01. REVIEWED THE CONCEPT OF NOTE READING OPEN STRINGS
........a. IDENTIFIED NAMES OF OPEN STRINGS ON TO SHEET MUSIC GIVEN OUT USING COLORS TO THESE SONGS WE HAVE PLAYED IN CLASS:
.............1) CRIPPLE CREEK
.............2) BATMAN
02. RECEIVED REPLACEMENT BOWS TODAY AND GAVE THEM TO STUDENTS WHO NEEDED THEM