“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.”
“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.)
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