“My masters are strange folk with very little care for music in them.”
AUTHOR: Johann Sebastian Bach
MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“Music is used for some people as a symbol of status or a way
“Music is used for some people as a symbol of status or a way
to be popular and for them has little to do with the art itself.”
Waltz Op. 64 No. 2
C# Minor
(Tempo giusto)
Performed by Artur Rubinstein
with sheet music
ADV. STRINGS
COMPOSER
CHOPIN
Waltz Op. 64 No. 2
C# Minor
(Tempo giusto)
C# Minor
(Tempo giusto)
LISTENING WORKSHEET
Waltz Op. 64 No. 2
C# Minor
(Tempo giusto)
Performed by Artur Rubinstein
with sheet music
Waltz Op. 64 No. 2
C# Minor
(Tempo giusto)
C# Minor
(Tempo giusto)
Performed by Artur Rubinstein
with pictures of the pianist
This is a term that describes the rate of speed (tempo) that a piece is played at.
The literal meaning is "exact time."
GENERAL MUSIC
01. MUSICAL ALPHABET GRAPHING SHEETS
01. MUSICAL ALPHABET GRAPHING SHEETS
02. PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS
.......a. DEFINITION OF WHAT A PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT IS
.......b. INSTRUMENTS SHOWN IN CLASS (IDENTIFIED BY HOW THEY ARE PLAYED):
............1) SHAKERS
..................a) MARACAS
..................b) TAMBOURINE
..................c) SLEIGH BELLS
..................a) MARACAS
..................b) TAMBOURINE
..................c) SLEIGH BELLS
............2) SCRAPERS
..................a) BELL TREE
..................b) CABASA
..................c) GUIRO
..................d) SAND BLOCKS
..................a) BELL TREE
..................b) CABASA
..................c) GUIRO
..................d) SAND BLOCKS
............3) HITTING or STRIKING
..................a) BELL TREE
..................b) CLAVES
..................c) FINGER CYMBALS
..................d) HAND DRUM
..................e) SAND BLOCKS
..................f) SPOONS
..................g) TAMBOURINE
..................h) TRIANGLE
..................i) VIBRATONE
..................j) WOODBLOCK
..................a) BELL TREE
..................b) CLAVES
..................c) FINGER CYMBALS
..................d) HAND DRUM
..................e) SAND BLOCKS
..................f) SPOONS
..................g) TAMBOURINE
..................h) TRIANGLE
..................i) VIBRATONE
..................j) WOODBLOCK
............4) COMBINATIONS
..................a) BELL TREE
..................b) TAMBOURINE
..................a) BELL TREE
..................b) TAMBOURINE
........c. INSTRUMENTS SHOWN IN CLASS ALSO IDENTIFIED BY MATERIALS THEY ARE MADE OF:
............1) METAL:
..................a) BELL TREE
..................b) COWBELL
..................c) FINGER CYMBALS
..................d) SLEIGH BELLS
..................e) THUNDER SHEET
..................f) TRIANGLE
..................g) VIBRATONE
............2) WOOD:
..................a) CLAVES
..................b) SAND BLOCKS
..................c) SLAPSTICK
..................d) WOODBLOCK
............3) SKIN:
..................a) HAND DRUM
..................b) TAMBOURINE
............4) COMBINATIONS:
..................a) TAMBOURINE
............5) OTHERS:
..................a) CABASA (CAN BE MADE OF METAL or GOURD)
..................b) GUIRO (CAN BE MADE OF METAL
or GOURD)
..................c) MARACAS (MADE OF GOURD)
..................d) SAND BLOCKS (MADE OF WOOD and SAND PAPER)
..................e) SPOONS (CAN BE MADE OF METAL or WOOD)
........d. INSTRUMENTS CAN ALSO BE CLASSIFIED BY TIMBRE (or BY SIMILAR TONE COLOR) EXAMPLES:
............1) FINGER CYMBALS and TRIANGLES
............2) WOODBLOCKS, CLAVES, and SPOONS
........e. INSTRUMENTS CLASSIFIED IN TWO MAIN CATEGORIES:
............1) PITCHED
..................a) PRODUCES SOUNDS or PITCHES
..................b) SOUNDS or PITCHES CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY NOTES OF THE MUSICAL ALPHABET
............2) NON-PITCHED ............1) PITCHED
..................a) PRODUCES SOUNDS or PITCHES
..................b) SOUNDS or PITCHES CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY NOTES OF THE MUSICAL ALPHABET
..................a) PRODUCES SOUNDS and/or PITCHES
..................b) SOUNDS CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED BY NOTES OF THE MUSICAL ALPHABET
........f. MANY OF THESE INSTRUMENTS ARE NOW ALSO BEING MADE OF SYNTHETIC MATERIALS SUCH AS PLASTIC
01. GESU BAMBINO
.......a. PRACTICED THE 1ST PHRASE
............1) BOWING and ARTICULATION: STARTING and STOPPING TOGETHER
.......b. PLAY THROUGH THE ENTIRE PIECE
02. BURGUNDIAN CAROL
BEG. STRINGS
BOW HOLDING DIRECTIONS
BASIC KNOWLEDGE TO HELP UNDERSTAND WHY THE WAY WAY WE HOLD THE BOW IS SO IMPORTANT
01. BALANCE
........a. BOW IS ACTUALLY HELD BY A BALANCE OF THE VIOLIN FROM BELOW AND THE HAND ABOVE
.............1) THE VIOLIN (PARALLEL TO THE FLOOR) BALANCES FROM BELOW
.............2) THE HAND APPLIES WEIGHT FROM ABOVE
...................a) WEIGHT IS TRANSFERRED FROM THE UPPER RIGHT ARM THROUGH THE MIDDLE JOINT OF THE RIGHT POINTER FINGER ON TO THE BOW
...................b) THE RIGHT THUMB ON THE BOW IS USES TO KEEP THE BOW FROM WIGGLING SIDE
-TO-SIDE
02. HOW THE BOW IS USED TO PRODUCE SOUND and TONE
........a. THE BOW SETS THE STRING TO ITS INITIAL VIBRATION BY STRIKING THE STRING FROM ABOVE
.............1) EXAMPLE: AS A MALLET MIGHT STRIKE A PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT SUCH AS A TRIANGLE
.............2) A "SPRING-TYPE" ACTION OF THE BOW ON TO THE STRING PRODUCES THIS
...................a) PRODUCED BY THE PRESSING DOWN OF THE MIDDLE JOINT OF THE RIGHT POINTER FINGER THROUGH THE USE OF THE UPPER RIGHT ARM ON TO THE BOW FROM ABOVE
..............3) "ARTICULATION" SOUND IS PRODUCED BY THE BOW "SPRING" ACTION
...................a) ARTICULATION SOUND IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE TONGUE TOUCHING BEHIND THE TEETH IN THE PRODUCTION OF SPEECH SOUNDS
..............4) TONE QUALITY PRODUCTION IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO HOW THIS ARTICULATION IS PERFECTED
........b. BOW MOVEMENT AFTER THE INITIAL ACTION
.............1) AFTER THE "ARTICULATION" THE BOW PRESSURE ON THE STRING IS LESSENED (LESS PRESSURE FROM ABOVE) AND THE BOW CONTINUES IN EITHER A DOWNWARDS or UPWARDS DIRECTION
...................a) DOWN BOW: PLAYER PULLS THE BOW DOWN FROM THE LEFT SHOULDER
...................b) UP BOW: PLAYER PUSHES THE BOW UP TOWARDS THE LEFT SHOULDER
.............2) BOW SPEED (DIRECTED BY THE THE RIGHT ARM) IS CONTROLLED AND STEADY
...................a) BOW SPEED IS DETERMINED BY MANY FACTORS and IS A TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION LATER)
.............3) PRESSURE ON TO THE BOW BY THE RIGHT ARM IS DETERMINED BY THE BOW SPEED USED LEARNING THE BOW HOLD BY STEPS:
01. BOW HOLD DETERMINED BY THE MIDDLE KNUCKLES OF THE RIGHT HAND
02. STEP 1: PLACEMENT OF THE KNUCKLES:
.......a. ON THE PADDING and/or SILVER PORTION OF THE BOW NEAR THE FROG PLACE THE MIDDLE
KNUCKLES OF THE RIGHT HAND FINGERS: POINTER, MIDDLE, RING, and PINKY ON THE BOW
...........1) PINKY NEVER TO BE ON THE SCREW OF THE BOW
03. STEP 2: RIGHT THUMB PLACEMENT
........a. LIGHTLY TOUCHES THE FINGER TIPS IN BETWEEN THE TWO MIDDLE FINGERS
............1) THUMB DOES NOT SQUEEZE OR PUSH HARD AGAINST THE FINGERS
........b. THUMB PLACED IN BETWEEN THE BOW STICK AND HAIR
04. STEP 3: PINKY ADJUSTMENT
........a. RIGHT PINKY FINGER ADJUSTED SO THE PAD OF THE FINGER SITS ON THE TOP OF THE BOW
............1) FINGER MUST BE CURVED NATURALLY NOT PRESSED DOWN HARD OR CAVED BACKWARDS
........b. THIS FINGER IS THE "BALANCE" FINGER
05. STEP 4: RIGHT POINTER FINGER ADJUSTMENT
........a. POINTER FINGER MIDDLE KNUCKLE CAN BE ADJUSTED TO A LITTLE BELOW THE JOINT
............1) THERE ARE 3 BASIC PLACEMENTS OF THE POINTER FINGER ON THE BOW AND USAGE VARIES DEPENDING ON THE PLAYER
..................a) FRANCO-BELGIUM: POINTER FINGER MIDDLE KNUCKLE PLACED SLIGHTLY BELOW JOINT ON THE BOW (THE MOST COMMON USAGE)
..................b) FRENCH: POINTER FINGER KNUCKLE JUST ABOVE THE FINGER TIP KNUCKLE USED ON THE BOW (CREATES A LIGHTER SOUND)
..................c) RUSSIAN: POINTER FINGER KNUCKLE JUST BELOW THE HAND USED ON THE BOW (CREATES A HEAVIER SOUND)
........b. THE FRANCO-BELGIUM METHOD IS WHAT I AM TEACHING
06. QUICK REVIEW THAT I ALWAYS SAY IN CLASS:
........a. BOW IS ACTUALLY HELD BY A BALANCE OF THE VIOLIN FROM BELOW AND THE HAND ABOVE
.............1) THE VIOLIN (PARALLEL TO THE FLOOR) BALANCES FROM BELOW
.............2) THE HAND APPLIES WEIGHT FROM ABOVE
...................a) WEIGHT IS TRANSFERRED FROM THE UPPER RIGHT ARM THROUGH THE MIDDLE JOINT OF THE RIGHT POINTER FINGER ON TO THE BOW
...................b) THE RIGHT THUMB ON THE BOW IS USES TO KEEP THE BOW FROM WIGGLING SIDE
-TO-SIDE
02. HOW THE BOW IS USED TO PRODUCE SOUND and TONE
........a. THE BOW SETS THE STRING TO ITS INITIAL VIBRATION BY STRIKING THE STRING FROM ABOVE
.............1) EXAMPLE: AS A MALLET MIGHT STRIKE A PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT SUCH AS A TRIANGLE
.............2) A "SPRING-TYPE" ACTION OF THE BOW ON TO THE STRING PRODUCES THIS
...................a) PRODUCED BY THE PRESSING DOWN OF THE MIDDLE JOINT OF THE RIGHT POINTER FINGER THROUGH THE USE OF THE UPPER RIGHT ARM ON TO THE BOW FROM ABOVE
..............3) "ARTICULATION" SOUND IS PRODUCED BY THE BOW "SPRING" ACTION
...................a) ARTICULATION SOUND IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE TONGUE TOUCHING BEHIND THE TEETH IN THE PRODUCTION OF SPEECH SOUNDS
..............4) TONE QUALITY PRODUCTION IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO HOW THIS ARTICULATION IS PERFECTED
........b. BOW MOVEMENT AFTER THE INITIAL ACTION
.............1) AFTER THE "ARTICULATION" THE BOW PRESSURE ON THE STRING IS LESSENED (LESS PRESSURE FROM ABOVE) AND THE BOW CONTINUES IN EITHER A DOWNWARDS or UPWARDS DIRECTION
...................a) DOWN BOW: PLAYER PULLS THE BOW DOWN FROM THE LEFT SHOULDER
...................b) UP BOW: PLAYER PUSHES THE BOW UP TOWARDS THE LEFT SHOULDER
...................a) BOW SPEED IS DETERMINED BY MANY FACTORS and IS A TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION LATER)
.............3) PRESSURE ON TO THE BOW BY THE RIGHT ARM IS DETERMINED BY THE BOW SPEED USED LEARNING THE BOW HOLD BY STEPS:
01. BOW HOLD DETERMINED BY THE MIDDLE KNUCKLES OF THE RIGHT HAND
02. STEP 1: PLACEMENT OF THE KNUCKLES:
.......a. ON THE PADDING and/or SILVER PORTION OF THE BOW NEAR THE FROG PLACE THE MIDDLE
KNUCKLES OF THE RIGHT HAND FINGERS: POINTER, MIDDLE, RING, and PINKY ON THE BOW
...........1) PINKY NEVER TO BE ON THE SCREW OF THE BOW
03. STEP 2: RIGHT THUMB PLACEMENT
........a. LIGHTLY TOUCHES THE FINGER TIPS IN BETWEEN THE TWO MIDDLE FINGERS
............1) THUMB DOES NOT SQUEEZE OR PUSH HARD AGAINST THE FINGERS
........b. THUMB PLACED IN BETWEEN THE BOW STICK AND HAIR
04. STEP 3: PINKY ADJUSTMENT
........a. RIGHT PINKY FINGER ADJUSTED SO THE PAD OF THE FINGER SITS ON THE TOP OF THE BOW
............1) FINGER MUST BE CURVED NATURALLY NOT PRESSED DOWN HARD OR CAVED BACKWARDS
........b. THIS FINGER IS THE "BALANCE" FINGER
05. STEP 4: RIGHT POINTER FINGER ADJUSTMENT
........a. POINTER FINGER MIDDLE KNUCKLE CAN BE ADJUSTED TO A LITTLE BELOW THE JOINT
............1) THERE ARE 3 BASIC PLACEMENTS OF THE POINTER FINGER ON THE BOW AND USAGE VARIES DEPENDING ON THE PLAYER
..................a) FRANCO-BELGIUM: POINTER FINGER MIDDLE KNUCKLE PLACED SLIGHTLY BELOW JOINT ON THE BOW (THE MOST COMMON USAGE)
..................b) FRENCH: POINTER FINGER KNUCKLE JUST ABOVE THE FINGER TIP KNUCKLE USED ON THE BOW (CREATES A LIGHTER SOUND)
..................c) RUSSIAN: POINTER FINGER KNUCKLE JUST BELOW THE HAND USED ON THE BOW (CREATES A HEAVIER SOUND)
........b. THE FRANCO-BELGIUM METHOD IS WHAT I AM TEACHING
06. QUICK REVIEW THAT I ALWAYS SAY IN CLASS:
MIDDLE JOINTS ON BOW STICK
THUMB IN BETWEEN TWO MIDDLE FINGERS
PINKY SITS UP FOR BALANCE AND A SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT OF THE POINTER FINGER