QUOTE:
“People compose for many reasons: to become immortal; because the pianoforte happens to be open;
because they want to become a millionaire; because of the praise of friends; because they have
looked into a pair of beautiful eyes; for no reason whatsoever.”
AUTHOR: Robert Schumann
MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“People create art for varied reasons. For everyone the reason
is different.”
COMPOSER
VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS
The Lark Ascending
Played by Janine Jansen
Played by Janine Jansen
GENERAL MUSIC
01. KEYBOARD WORKSHEETS GRADED and MANY TURNED BACK TO REDO FOR ERRORS and COMPLETION
02. NET BOOK CART COMPUTERS: MAKING AN INSTRUMENT PROJECT
........a. DATE SET FOR PRESENTING THE INSTRUMENT MADE WILL BE THE FIRST WEEK IN NOVEMBER
(DETAILS AS TO WHICH DAYS WILL DECIDED LATER)
........b. DEPENDING ON THE RELIABILITY OF THE COMPUTERS THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF THE PROJECT
(LINKS, DIRECTIONS, ETC.) WILL BE DUE AT THE SAME TIME
........c. STUDENTS WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR WORK THAT COULD NOT GET DONE DUE TO
PROBLEMS USING THE SCHOOL COMPUTERS (WE WILL GET AS MUCH DONE AS POSSIBLE)
ADV. STRINGS
01. KEYBOARD WORKSHEETS GRADED and MANY TURNED BACK TO REDO FOR ERRORS and COMPLETION
02. NET BOOK CART COMPUTERS: MAKING AN INSTRUMENT PROJECT
........a. DATE SET FOR PRESENTING THE INSTRUMENT MADE WILL BE THE FIRST WEEK IN NOVEMBER
(DETAILS AS TO WHICH DAYS WILL DECIDED LATER)
........b. DEPENDING ON THE RELIABILITY OF THE COMPUTERS THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF THE PROJECT
(LINKS, DIRECTIONS, ETC.) WILL BE DUE AT THE SAME TIME
........c. STUDENTS WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR WORK THAT COULD NOT GET DONE DUE TO
PROBLEMS USING THE SCHOOL COMPUTERS (WE WILL GET AS MUCH DONE AS POSSIBLE)
ADV. STRINGS
01. HARVEST FESTIVAL: FRIDAY; OCTOBER 26TH MEETING IN CAFETERIA AT 7:15 CALL TIME PM to PLAY AROUND 7:30 PM (A NOTICE WENT OUT MONDAY ABOUT IT)
02. CIDER HOUSE RULES
03. SEA CRUISE
04. PUMPED UP KICKS
BEG. STRINGS
01. OPEN STRING BOWING DOWN-DOWN/UP-UP USING BOTH LOWER and UPPER HALF OF BOW
02. CIDER HOUSE RULES
03. SEA CRUISE
04. PUMPED UP KICKS
BEG. STRINGS
01. OPEN STRING BOWING DOWN-DOWN/UP-UP USING BOTH LOWER and UPPER HALF OF BOW
........a. FIRST DOWN BOW FROG TO MIDDLE/STOP and RESTART BOW IN SAME DIRECTION DOWN BOW
FROM MIDDLE to TIP (THEN REVERSE)
........b. USE THIS BOWING IN THE CYCLE OF STRINGS
02. USE OF THE 4TH FINGER: DO-RE-MI-FA-SOL-FA-MI-RE-DO ON EACH STRING
........a. DISCUSSION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE 4TH FINGER TO VIOLIN PLAYING
.............1) 4TH FINGER SHOULD NOT BE "STRETCHED" TO USE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS INSTEAD IT
NEEDS TO FALL COMFORTABLY ON TO THE STRING
.............2) THE LEFT ARM (UNDER THE VIOLIN) AND LEFT THUMB PLACEMENT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
PROPER USE OF THE 4TH FINGER (ADJUCTMENTS ARE MADE WHILE PLAYING TO ACCOMODATE
THE 4TH FINGER PLACEMENT)
.............3) 4TH FINGER and THE ADJACENT UPPER STRING BOTH HAVE THE SAME NOTE PITCH IN THE FIRST
POSITION
........b. STUDENTS PRACTICE THE FINGERING PATTERN (0 1 23 4)
.............1) FIRST USING RIGHT PIZZICATO IN GUITAR POSITION WITH and THEN WITHOUT THE EYES
.............2) NEXT USING RIGHT PIZZICATO IN REGULAR PLAYING POSITION
.............3) LASTLY USING THE BOW UPPER HALF (UH)
03. JINGLE BELLS (SONG USING ALL 4 FINGERS) TO BE PLAYED ON EACH STRING
........a. MUSIC HANDED OUT WITH FINGERING
........b. REVIEW OF DIRECTIONS UTILIZING FIRST and SECOND ENDINGS
........c. FINGERING CAN BE FOUND HERE:
http://missjacobsonsmusic.blogspot.com/2010/10/jingle-bells-for-violin-by-number.html
........d. DIFFICULTY OF SONG DUE TO USE OF 4TH FINGER and FINGERS THAT MOVE BY SKIP:
..............1) 2-4
..............2) 1-4
..............3) 3-1
........e. USING THE 4TH FINGER ON THE G STRING IS THE MOST DIFFICULT DUE TO LEFT ARM PLACEMENT
UNDER THE VIOLIN (MAY NEED TO ADJUST VIOLIN ANGLE TO AVOID LEFT ARM STIFFNESS)
(PRACTICE ON THIS TO CONTINUE)
(PRACTICE ON THIS TO CONTINUE)