"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
“Great art can only be determined by each individual’s
personal opinion.”
COMPOSER
COPLAND
El Salon Mexico
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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)
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