WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012

QUOTE:
“To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.”

AUTHOR: Robert Schumann

MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“Art is created to make a better world.”

COMPOSER

COPLAND

John Henry 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd3_S_Tf0p4&feature=related

GENERAL MUSIC
01. NET CART COMPUTERS: MAKING AN INSTRUMENT PROJECT
.......a.  STUDENTS COMPLETED (AS POSSIBLE) THEIR "MAKING AN INSTRUMENT" PROJECT ON               THE COMPUTER AND WERE ASKED TO SEND FINISHED PROJECTS TO ME THROUGH                     THEIR GOOGLE DOCS
.......b.  MANY OF THE PROJECTS WILL BE POSTED ON MY BLOG
.......c.  NEXT WEEK STUDENTS WILL BRING THE INSTRUMENTS THEY MADE FROM THEIR                       RESEARCH TO CLASS TO DEMONSTRATE AND I WILL TRY TO GET PICTURES OF THEM               TO POST ON THIS BLOG
.......d.  TODAY EVERYONE IN CLASS SIGNED UP FOR A DAY NEXT WEEK TO DO THEIR                             DEMONSTRATION
............1) ANY STUDENT UNABLE TO MAKE AN INSTRUMENT AT HOME WILL STILL HAVE TO                       VERBALLY EXPLAIN TO THE CLASS THE INSTRUMENT THEY WANTED TO MAKE AND                   EXPLAIN HOW THEY WOULD HAVE GONE ABOUT MAKING IT (PROCEDURES,                                 SUPPLIES, ETC.)

ADV. STRINGS

01.  SILVER BELLS

02.  PARTNER HOUSETOP

03.  HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS

04.  BURGUNDIAN CAROL

BEG. STRINGS

01.  STARTED (AS A WARM-UP) THE FIRST SECTION (INTRODUCTION) TO THE SONG "HOEDOWN'

........a.  USED DOUBLE STOPPING OF OPEN STRINGS

........b.  USED DOUBLE STOPPING WITH 2 FINGERS DOWN

........c.  USED A CHROMATIC FINGERING OF LOW 2 (I CALL IT THE "SAD" 2) SLIDING TO THE                   REGULAR 2 POSITION

02.  HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS

........a.  PRACTICED WITH THE BOW AT UPPER HALF FOR NOW

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012

QUOTE:
“To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.”

AUTHOR: Robert Schumann

MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“Art is created to make a better world.”

COMPOSER

COPLAND

John Henry 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd3_S_Tf0p4&feature=related

GENERAL MUSIC
01. NET CART COMPUTERS: MAKING AN INSTRUMENT PROJECT
.......a.  STUDENTS COMPLETED (AS POSSIBLE) THEIR "MAKING AN INSTRUMENT" PROJECT ON               THE COMPUTER AND WERE ASKED TO SEND FINISHED PROJECTS TO ME THROUGH                     THEIR GOOGLE DOCS
.......b.  MANY OF THE PROJECTS WILL BE POSTED ON MY BLOG
.......c.  NEXT WEEK STUDENTS WILL BRING THE INSTRUMENTS THEY MADE FROM THEIR                       RESEARCH TO CLASS TO DEMONSTRATE AND I WILL TRY TO GET PICTURES OF THEM               TO POST ON THIS BLOG
.......d.  TODAY EVERYONE IN CLASS SIGNED UP FOR A DAY NEXT WEEK TO DO THEIR                             DEMONSTRATION
............1) ANY STUDENT UNABLE TO MAKE AN INSTRUMENT AT HOME WILL STILL HAVE TO                       VERBALLY EXPLAIN TO THE CLASS THE INSTRUMENT THEY WANTED TO MAKE AND                   EXPLAIN HOW THEY WOULD HAVE GONE ABOUT MAKING IT (PROCEDURES,                                 SUPPLIES, ETC.)

ADV. STRINGS

01.  SILVER BELLS

02.  PARTNER HOUSETOP

03.  HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS

04.  BURGUNDIAN CAROL

BEG. STRINGS

01.  STARTED (AS A WARM-UP) THE FIRST SECTION (INTRODUCTION) TO THE SONG "HOEDOWN'

........a.  USED DOUBLE STOPPING OF OPEN STRINGS

........b.  USED DOUBLE STOPPING WITH 2 FINGERS DOWN

........c.  USED A CHROMATIC FINGERING OF LOW 2 (I CALL IT THE "SAD" 2) SLIDING TO THE                   REGULAR 2 POSITION

02.  HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS

........a.  PRACTICED WITH THE BOW AT UPPER HALF FOR NOW

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2012

QUOTE:
"Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?”

AUTHOR: Ludwig van Beethoven

MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“Great art can only be determined by each individual’s 

  personal opinion.”

COMPOSER

COPLAND

El Salon Mexico

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69uVFYh1lkE&feature=related

GENERAL MUSIC
01. THEORY: IDENTIFYING LINES and SPACES (PRE-NOTE READING SKILLS and EXERCISES)
.......a.  IDENTIFYING LINES and SPACES BY NUMBER
.......b.  TRANSFERRING THE CONCEPT TO VISUAL SPEED NEEDED FOR NOTE READING
............1) USING A METRONOME-LIKE BEAT STUDENTS WERE TO VISUALLY WATCH AS THE                       TEACHER POINTED TO THE NOTES ON THE STAFF AND IDENTIFY WHAT LINE or                           SPACE NUMBER THE NOTES WERE ON
............2) THE ABOVE WAS REPEATED AT A FASTER, EVEN SPEED (TEMPO)
.......c.  STUDENTS EXPERIENCED WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO NOTE READ AT TIMED SPEEDS AND               POSSIBLY CONTINUE ON THROUGH ANY MISTAKES AS A MUSICIAN HAS TO DO DURING               A PERFORMANCE
.......d.  THIS EXERCISE PROMOTES FOCUSING SKILLS
02.  RECORDER: HOLIDAY SONG "WHACKY NUTCRACKER MARCH"
(AS IT WAS MINIMUM DAY WE JUST STARTED THIS SOME CLASSES WILL BEGIN THIS THURSDAY)

ADV. STRINGS

01. GESU BAMBINO

.......a.  WORKED ON LAST PASSAGE WHICH HAS VIOLIN FINGERING IN THE 2ND POSITION and               AN OCTAVE INTERVAL

.......b.  WORKED ON THE SECTION IN THE MUSIC WHICH IS IN THE 3RD POSITION BUT                             WRITTEN AN OCTAVE LOWER

.............1)  SOME STUDENTS WILL PLAY THE LOWER NOTES WHILE OTHERS AN OCTAVE                             HIGHER

.......c.  READ THROUGH THE ENTIRE PIECE/

             1)  WORKED ON INTERWEAVING  THE CELLO and GUITAR HARMONY PARTS and                                 COUNTERPOINT CHRISTMAS MELODY (TAKEN FROM "OH COME ALL YE FAITHFUL")                   WITH THE "GESU" MELODY PLAYED BY THE VIOLINS

BEG. STRINGS

01.  HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS

........a.  REVIEWED HALF and WHOLE NOTES/METER/MEASURES REST

........b.  WENT OVER NOTE NAMES (NOTES ARE ON THE "D" STRING)

........c.  DISCUSSED FINGER PLACEMENTS (FINGER PATTERN: 0 1 23 4) AND HOW TO MEASURE                  FINGER FROM  FINGER WHEN MOVING BY SKIP: 0-4 / 1-4 / 2-4

.........d.  PLAYED THE SONG USING UH OF THE BOW

.........e.  DISCUSSED 4TH FINGER PROBLEMS

..............1)  BRINGING THE LEFT ARM UNDER THE VIOLIN MORE SO THE 4TH FINGER CAN GO                        UP AND DOWN WITH EASE

..............2)  ADJUSTING THE VIOLIN PLAYING ANGLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE LEFT ARM                                 PLACEMENT WHEN 

                    USING THE 4TH FINGER (ESPECIALLY ON THE "G" STRING)

..............3)  USING THE NEXT HIGHEST OPEN STRING TO CHECK THE 4TH FINGER FOR                                    INTONATION (4TH FINGER ON THE LOWER STRING IS THE SAME PITCH NOTE AS                          THE OPEN STRING  NEXT TO IT...THE PITCH IS THE SAME BUT THE QUALITY OF                          THE SOUND DIFFERS)

.........f.  DEMONSTRATION OF THE MELODY (STUDENTS ARE PLAYING HARMONY) BY THE                        TEACHER

MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012

QUOTE:

“Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, 

  to teach him to love what is difficult.”

AUTHOR: Nadia Boulanger

MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“The greatest gift of love you can give a child is to teach him/her how to 

  love the challenge of achieving personal goals.”

COMPOSER

COPLAND

"Billy the Kid"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL-j2etBTek

http://www.keepingscore.org/sites/default/files/lessonplans/KSEd_Aaron_Copland_Billy_the_Kid_Claus.pdf

GENERAL MUSIC
01. THEORY: READING NOTE DIRECTIONS
.......a.   IDENTIFYING NOTES THAT ARE THE SAME/NOTES THAT MOVE HIGHER/NOTES THAT                 MOVE LOWER
02.  KEYBOARD RECITAL PRACTICE
.......a.  STUDENTS PRACTICED SONGS FOR AN UPCOMING STUDENT RECITAL IN CLASS                             SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEK BEFORE THANKSGIVING VACATION
.......b.  STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE ANY SONG TO PLAY FROM THE CLASS BOOKLET STARTING                   FROM "YANKEE DOODLE" or HARDER
.......c.  STUDENTS' PROGRESS WAS CHECKED (AND HELP GIVEN AS NEEDED) AS THEY                               PRACTICED

ADV. STRINGS

01. HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS (NEW HOLIDAY SONG)

.......a.  SIGHT-READ

.......b.  PRACTICED A FEW SECTIONS FOR BOW PROPORTIONING USING WHOLE BOWS and                     HALF BOWS (EITHER UPPER HALF or LOWER HALF)

BEG. STRINGS

01.  BOW PROPORTIONING WARM-UP TO RHYTHM "STRAW-BER-RY"

........a.  WHOLE BOW (WB) ON "STRAW" and HALF BOW (EITHER UH or LH) ON "BER-RY")

........b.  PRACTICE THEY SAME RHYTHM and BOW PROPORTIONS USING THE LOWER HALF OF                THE BOW 

.............1)  PRETEND THE LOWER HALF OF THE BOW IS A SHORTENED, SMALL BOW AND NOW                     THE WHOLE BOW ( "STRAW") IS REALLY THE ENTIRE LOWER HALF OF THE BOW                       and THE "BER-RY" IS ACTUALLY ONLY A QUARTER OF THE ENTIRE BOW (EITHER                       THE LOWER or UPPER PART)

........c.  PRACTICE THEY SAME RHYTHM and BOW PROPORTIONS USING THE UPPER HALF OF                   THE BOW 

.............1)  PRETEND THE UPPER HALF OF THE BOW IS A SHORTENED, SMALL BOW AND NOW                       THE WHOLE BOW ( "STRAW") IS REALLY THE ENTIRE UPPER HALF OF THE BOW                         and THE "BER-RY" IS ACTUALLY ONLY A QUARTER OF THE ENTIRE BOW (EITHER                       THE LOWER or UPPER PART)

........d.  PRACTICE THEY SAME RHYTHM and BOW PROPORTIONS USING THE MIDDLE THIRD OF              THE BOW 

.............1)  PRETEND THE MIDDLE THIRD OF THE BOW IS A SHORTENED, SMALL BOW AND NOW                   THE WHOLE BOW ( "STRAW") IS REALLY THE ENTIRE MIDDLE THIRD OF THE BOW                     and THE "BER-RY" IS ONLY A HALF OF THE MIDDLE THIRD SECTION OF THE BOW                       (EITHER THE LOWER or UPPER PART)

02.  JINGLE BELLS ON EACH STRING USING ALL 4 FINGERS

03.  HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY SONG USING ALL 4 FINGERS ON         THE "D"STRING

........a.  SIGHT-READ (TO CONTINUE TOMORROW)

VIOLIN SONGS PLAYED ON ONE STRING

MARY:  DO-RE-MI 

(FINGERING PATTERN 0 1 2)

BILE EM CABBAGES: DO-RE-MI-FA 

(FINGERING PATTERN 0 1 23)

JINGLE BELLS: DO-RE-MI-FA-SOL 

(FINGERING PATTERN 0 1 23 4)

COLORS CAN BE USED TO HELP LEARN THE FINGERING ON EACH STRING:

G STRING:  BLUE

D STRING: RED

A STRING: YELLOW

E STRING: GREEN

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2012

QUOTE:
“The key to the mystery of a great artist is that for reasons unknown, he will give away his energies 

  and his life just to make sure that one note follows another... and leaves us with the feeling that 

  something is right in the world." 

AUTHOR: Leonard Bernstein

MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“Artists devote their lives to the creation of beauty for the rest of us to enjoy.”

COMPOSER

VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS

Sinfonia Antartica

GENERAL MUSIC
01. MUSICAL: OLIVER
.......a.  ADDED INFORMATION TO "OLIVER" WORKSHEET AS WE REVIEWED WHAT WE HAVE SEEN SO FAR
.............1) REVIEWED MAIN CHARACTERS MET SO FAR
.............2) REVIEWED THE SONGS WE HAVE LISTENED TO AND THEIR MEANINGS TO THE STORY
........b.  WATCHED A NEW SECTION OF THE FILM
..............a.  USING THE VIOLIN, DEMONSTRATED HOW CERTAIN MUSICAL TECHNIQUES (IN THIS CASE A "TREMELO") ARE USED TO CREATE SUSPENSE and DRAMA 

ADV. STRINGS
01. HARVEST FESTIVAL SET-UP PREPARATION and DIRECTIONS
02.  WE PLAYED TONIGHT AT 7:30 PM

BEG. STRINGS

01. LEARNING HOW FINGERING ON THE VIOLIN WORKS BY CONNECTING IT TO THE CONCEPT OF THE KEYBOARD LAYOUT

.......a.  LOCATED THE KEY "D" ON THE KEYBOARD and FOUND THE MIDDLE "D" WHICH IS THE SAME NOTE AS THE OPEN "D" STRING

.......b.  USING THE 5 FINGERS OF THE RIGHT HAND (THUMB PLACED ON THE "D" KEY) PLACED ON CONSECUTIVE WHITE KEYS TO THE RIGHT, THE 5TH (PINKY) FINGER FALLS ON THE KEY NAMED "A"  (VIOLIN OPEN "A"STRING)

.............1) 5 NOTES (or WHITE KEYS) IN THIS EXAMPLE IS CALLED A "PERFECT 5TH)

.............2) VIOLIN STRINGS ARE TUNED TO PERFECT 5THS

........c.  PLACE THE RIGHT THUMB ON THAT "A" KEY and  USING THE 5 FINGERS PLACED ON CONSECUTIVE WHITE KEYS TO THE RIGHT, THE 5TH (PINKY) FINGER NOW FALLS ON THE KEY NAMED "E" (VIOLIN OPEN "E" STRING)

.........d.  GO BACK TO "MIDDLE D" ON THE KEYBOARD and PLACE THE LEFT PINKY FINGER ON IT FOLLOWED   BY THE OTHER FINGERS IN CONSECUTIVE ORDER TO THE LEFT, THE THUMB WILL FALL ON "G"  (VIOLIN  OPEN "G" STRING)

02. PLAYING VIOLIN MUSIC ON THE KEYBOARD: "MARY" and "BILE EM CABBAGES"

.......a.  LOCATING DO-RE-MI- FA (DO to RE is a WHOLE STEP/ RE to MI is a WHOLE STEP/ MI to FA is a HALF STEP)

.......b.  LOCATING WHOLE STEPS and HALF STEPS ON A KEYBOARD

............1)  HALF STEP: 2 CONSECUTIVE KEYS NEXT TO EACH OTHER EITHER BLACK TO WHITE (or VICE VERSA) or WHITE TO WHITE (ON THE VIOLIN FINGERS TOUCH)

............2)  WHOLE STEP: THE SPAN OF ANY 3 KEYS CONSECUTIVE KEYS EITHER WHITE WHITE BLACK, BLACK WHITE WHITE, BLACK WHITE BLACK or WHITE BLACK WHITE (ON THE VIOLIN FINGERS HAVE A SPACE BETWEEN THEM)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2012

QUOTE:
“Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, 

  for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this 

  great force.” 

AUTHOR: Irving Berlin

MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“What you feel inside will control your entire life on the outside.”

COMPOSER

VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS

TUBA CONCERTO:  
PRELUDE 
PLAYED BY GOURLAY 

GENERAL MUSIC
01. MUSIC THEORY WORKSHEET SPACE NOTE and LINE NOTE IDENTIFICATION.
02. PERCUSSION: SNARE DRUM STICKS and DRUM PAD 
.......a.  REVIEW SNARE DRUM STICK HOLD (MATCHED STICKING)
.......b.  REVIEW "LEFT and RIGHT" PLAYING CHART (DIFFERENT PATTERNS OF LEFT AND RIGHT HAND USES)
............1) DISCUSSED USE OF AN "ACCENT" ON THE FIRST SOUND (NOTE) ON EVERY GROUP OF 4 (ACCENT 
                 PRODUCED BY LIFTING THE FIRST NOTE OF EACH GROUP OF 4 HIGHER THAN THE OTHERS)
.......c.  START QUARTER and QUARTER REST PLAYING EXERCISES USING RIGHT and LEFT PATTERNS
.............1)  THE ENTIRE GROUP NEEDS TO PRODUCE THE RESTS AT THE SAME TIME (ANYONE WHO PLAYS ON  
                   RESTS BY ACCIDENT DESTROYS THE SILENCE OF THE REST FOR EVERYONE SO FOCUSING IS 
                   ESSENTIAL
.............2)  FOCUSING CAN BE HELPED BY SAYING THE COUNTING OR THE LEFT/RIGHT DIRECTIONS OUT 
                   LOUD WHILE PLAYING

ADV. STRINGS
01. HARVEST FESTIVAL: THIS FRIDAY; OCTOBER 26TH MEETING IN CAFETERIA AT 7:15 CALL TIME PM to 
       PLAY AROUND 7:30 PM (A NOTICE WENT OUT LAST WEEK ABOUT IT)
02.  REVIEWED DIRECTIONS FOR SET-UP FOR TOMORROWS PERFORMANCE
03.  CONCERT SONG ORDER WHICH WE PRACTICED TODAY (ABOUT 20 MINUTES PLAYING TIME):
........a.  SEA CRUISE
........b.  CIDER HOUSE RULES
........c.  SALLY'S SONG
........d.  BILE CABBAGES
........e.  PUMPED UP KICKS


BEG. STRINGS

01.  BOW SPEED VERSUS AMOUNT OF BOW USED
.........a.  BOW SPEED OPEN STRING BOWING TO WORD RHYTHM "STRAW-BER-RY" 4X EACH STRING 
              FIRST PLAYED AT UH and THEN AT LH 
..............1)  USED THE SAME AMOUNT OF BOW FOR EACH SYLLABLE WHETHER SHORT or LONG
..............2)  BOW SPEED CHANGES FOR EACH SYLLABLE LONG and SHORT
..............3)  PRACTICED THE BOWING PATTERNS IN THE AIR BEFORE PLACING BOW ON THE STRING
..............4)  PRACTICED WITH A BOW LEADER
.........b.  AMOUNT OF BOW USED OPEN STRING BOWING TO WORD RHYTHM "STRAW-BER-RY" 4X EACH 
              STRING
..............1)  USED DIFFERENT PARTS OF BOW FOR EACH SYLLABLE ( EITHER UH or LH FOR THE SHORT and 
                   WB  FOR THE LONG)  
..............2)  BOW SPEED DOES NOT CHANGE FOR EACH SYLLABLE LONG and SHORT BUT THE AMOUNT OF 
                    BOW USED DOES
..............3)  PRACTICED THE BOWING PATTERNS IN THE AIR BEFORE PLACING BOW ON THE STRING
..............4)  PRACTICED WITH A BOW LEADER
02.  FROSTY (OPEN STRING HOLIDAY MUSIC) PRACTICED FOR BOW PROPORTIONS
........a.  REVIEWED DIRECTIONS, WHOLE and HALF NOTES, and NOTE NAMES
........b.  PRACTICED IN SECTIONS USING WB FOR WHOLE NOTES and EITHER LH or UH FOR HALF NOTES 
.............1)  WHEN THE HALF NOTES START DOWN BOW PLAY AT THE LH
.............2)  WHEN THE HALF NOTES START UP BOW PLAY AT THE UH
........c.  PRACTICED WITH THE ACCOMPANIMENT

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2012

QUOTE:
“Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.”

AUTHOR: Ludwig van Beethoven

MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“A person will judge him/her self more critically than anyone else.”

COMPOSER

VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS

A London Symphony 
III. Scherzo

GENERAL MUSIC
01.  COMPUTER NET CART ASSIGNMENT: MAKING A PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT
........a.  STUDENT MADE INSTRUMENTS TO BE DEMONSTRATED TO THE CLASS THE FIRST WEEK OF
             NOVEMBER (SPECIFIC DATES FOR THESE DEMONSTRATIONS TO BE DETERMINED NEXT WEEK)
........b.  NEXT WEEK WILL BE OUR LAST CLASS SESSION OF NET CARTS ON THIS PROJECT
........c.  DUE TO COMPUTERS NOT ALWAYS BEING RELIABLE THE GRADING ON THIS PROJECT WILL BE
             ONLY ON HOW MUCH OF THE PROJECT COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN THE FRAME OF TIME
             ALLOWED 
..............1)  NO STUDENT WILL HAVE THEIR GRADE LOWERED IF THEY CAN NOT COMPLETE THIS
                    ASSIGNMENT DURING CLASS TIME
........d.  STUDENTS (EITHER THOSE WORKING IN PAIRS OR BY THEMSELVES) WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 
             BRINGING IN SOME PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT (OR ANY INSTRUMENT) THEY MADE TO
             DEMONSTRATE TO THE CLASS
........e.  DOCUMENT DIRECTIONS (REVIEW):
.............1.  LINKS 10-12
.............2.  NAME THE INSTRUMENT YOU ARE MAKING
.............3.  INGREDIENTS LIST
.............4.  DIRECTIONS BY STEP (STEP 1, STEP 2, ETC.)
.............5.  INSTRUMENT CLASSIFICATION (SCRAPER, SHAKER, ETC.)
.............6.  DESCRIBE THE INSTRUMENT: WHAT KIND OF SOUND IT MAKES and HOW IT IS PLAYED
.............7.  MAKE THE DOCUMENT INTO A PRESENTATION THAT CAN BE PUT ON A BLOG 
                  (COLORS/PICTURES/FONTS)
.............8.  SHARE YOUR DOCUMENT WITH ME BY SENDING IT TO ME AT:  sjacobson@ewcsd.org

ADV. STRINGS
01. HARVEST FESTIVAL: THIS FRIDAY; OCTOBER 26TH MEETING IN CAFETERIA AT 7:15 CALL TIME PM to 
       PLAY AROUND 7:30 PM (A NOTICE WENT OUT LAST WEEK ABOUT IT)
02.  WE DECIDED THE CONCERT SONG ORDER WHICH WE PRACTICED TODAY (ABOUT 20 MINUTES
        PLAYING TIME):
........a.  SEA CRUISE
........b.  CIDER HOUSE RULES
........c.  SALLY'S SONG
........d.  BILE CABBAGES
........e.  PUMPED UP KICKS


BEG. STRINGS

01.  OPEN STRING BOWING SLURRING DOWN-DOWN/UP-UP USING BOTH LOWER and UPPER HALF OF BOW

........a.  PLAYED ON PAIRS OF STRINGS G&D; D&A; A&E

02.  SILVER BELLS (HOLIDAY SONG) USING OPEN STRINGS and SLURS

........a.  WORKED ON SPECIFIC SECTIONS AT A TIME USING INDICATED BOWING INSTRUCTIONS 

          (WB: WHOLE BOW or 1/2: USING HALF OF THE BOW)

........b.  CONNECTED THE SECTIONS TOGETHER

........c.  DISCUSSED AND REVIEWED 3/4 TIME and THE CONCEPT OF HALF NOTES; QUARTER NOTES, and NEW 

          CONCEPT: THE DOTTED HALF NOTE

..............a.  THE RULE OF THE "DOT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NOTE":

    A DOT 

(WHICH SITS TO THE RIGHT OF A NOTE) 

IS WORTH HALF THE VALUE OF THE NOTE IT SITS NEXT TO

........d.  TEACHER DEMONSTRATED THE VIOLIN NOTES AGAINST THE RECORDED ACCOMPANIMENT

........e.  THE CLASS STARTED TO PLAY THE SECTIONS OF MUSIC ALREADY PRACTICED WITH THE

              ACCOMPANIMENT (WE STILL HAVE THE SECOND HALF OF THE PIECE TO WORK ON)

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012

QUOTE:
“What comprises good performance? It is the ability through singing or playing to make the ear
  conscious of the true content and effect of a composition.”

AUTHOR: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“A good performance gets the audience to feel something deep inside.”

COMPOSER

VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS

Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

GENERAL MUSIC
01.  THEORY WORKSHEET: SPACE/LINE NOTES and NOTE STEMS
02a. PERIODS 1 and 2:  RECORDER
.........a.  WARM-UP: B, A, G STEP WISE and SKIPS
.........b.  STARBURST: 2 NOTE SONG
..............1) EAR TRAIN WITHOUT INSTRUMENT: LISTEN and TOUCH HEAD FOR HIGH SOUND/SHOULDER FOR 
                   LOW SOUND
..............2) REPEAT ABOVE WITH EYES CLOSED
..............3) REVIEW MUSICAL ALPHABET ON THE RECORDER 
                   BAG/FED/C: "I FED THE CAT A BAG OF CAT FOOD"
..............4) REVIEW TREBLE ("G") CLEF NOTE READING  and READ THE NOTES OF THE SONG
..............5) PLAY THE SONG ON THE RECORDER FIRST READING THE NOTES then BY EAR WITH EYES CLOSED
.........c.   WHACKY MARCH (FIRST HOLIDAY SONG BY NUMBER)
..............1) SIGHT READ BY PERIOD 1 and TO BE STARTED BY THE OTHER CLASSES NEXT WEEK)
02b. PERIOD 3: KEYBOARDS
.........a.  WORKED ON SONGS FOR OUR RECITAL IN NOVEMBER
.........b.  PRACTICED USING OUR KEYBOARD READING SKILLS TO HELP FIND THE NOTE PLACEMENT FOR THE 
              FINGERING FRAME USED TO PLAY SONGS IN THE MUSIC PACKET
.........c.  AFTER FINDING THE INDICATED FRAME STUDENTS ARE NOT TO LOOK AT THEIR FINGERS and ARE 
              TO KEEP THEIR EYES ON THE MUSIC PAGE

ADV. STRINGS

01. HARVEST FESTIVAL: THIS FRIDAY; OCTOBER 26TH MEETING IN CAFETERIA AT 7:15 CALL TIME PM to 
       PLAY AROUND 7:30  PM (A NOTICE WENT OUT LAST WEEK ABOUT IT)

02. BILE CABBAGE
03. SALLY'S SONG
03. SEA CRUISE
04. PUMPED UP KICKS
05. CIDER HOUSE RULES

BEG. STRINGS
01.  OPEN STRING BOWING DOWN-DOWN/UP-UP USING BOTH LOWER and UPPER HALF OF BOW
........a.  PLAYED ON PAIRS OF STRINGS G&D; D&A; A&E
........b.  DIRECTIONS:
.............1) "G"STRING DOWN (FROG TO MIDDLE) 
.............2)  STOP THEN ROCK BOW TO "D" STRING 
.............3) "D" STRING CONTINUE DOWN (MIDDLE TO TIP) 
.............4)  REPEAT "G" STRING UP (TIP TO MIDDLE) 
.............5)  STOP THEN ROCK BOW TO "G" STRING 
.............6)  "G" STRING CONTINUE UP (MIDDLE TO FROG)
.............7)  REPEAT ABOVE DIRECTIONS BUT CONNECT BOTH PARTS OF THE BOW WITHOUT STOPPING TO 
                   CREATE A "SLUR"
.............8)   MOVING THE BOW IN THIS EXERCISE SORT OF CREATES A "FIGURE 8" TYPE OF MOVEMENT WITH 
                    THE BOW 
02.  JINGLE BELLS 
........a.  NOTE READING and FINGERING ON THE "A" STRING NOTE READING BY STEP 
             (LINE to NEXT SPACE or VICE VERSA EITHER UP or DOWN)
........b.  PLAYING THE SONG ON EACH STRING