Friday, November 9, 2012

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2012

QUOTE: 
“Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, 
  it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.”
AUTHOR: Frederic Chopin
MEANING OF THE QUOTE: 
“The easier something looks to produce, the harder it is to achieve in actuality.
When you are good at something you make it look easy.”








COMPOSER
COPLAND


Ching a Ring Chaw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgQzsWpgWpg&feature=related

GENERAL MUSIC
01. MAKING AN INSTRUMENT: STUDENT DEMONSTRATION OF HOMEMADE INSTRUMENTS
.......a.  WE COMPLETED OUR WEEK OF CLASSROOM DEMONSTRATIONS
.......b.  STUDENTS WHO COULD NOT BRING IN AN INSTRUMENT THEY MADE FROM HOME STILL             PRESENTED THE INSTRUMENT THEY HAD PLANNED TO CREATE BY EXPLAINING IT TO               THE CLASS

ADV. STRINGS
PREPARATION FOR THE HOLIDAY CONCERT
01.  NO HOLLY FOR MISS QUINN
02.  PARTNER HOUSETOP

BEG. STRINGS 
PREPARATION FOR THE HOLIDAY CONCERT
01. CHRISTMAS SONG
.......a.  TEACHER DEMONSTRATED TO INTRODUCE TO THE CLASS
.......b.  REVIEWED DIRECTIONS and METER
.......c.   DISCUSSED NEW NOTE "G#" (HIGH 3RD FINGER) ON THE "D" STRING
.............1) REVIEWED THAT A SHARP (#) ADDED TO A NOTE RAISES THE PITCH OF THE NOTE 1/2                  STEP
.............2) 3RD FINGER THAT NORMALLY PLAYS "G" ON THE "D" STRING NEEDS TO MOVE 1/2                      STEP HIGHER TOWARD THE BRIDGE DIRECTION
.............3) 3RD FINGER IS EXTREMELY HIGH ALMOST AT THE SPOT OF THE 4TH FINGER
.............4) A STUDENT ASKED A GREAT QUESTION: "CAN A HIGH 3RD FINGER ALSO BE A LOW                      4TH FINGER?"AND THE ANSWER IS YES BUT IN THIS SECTION IT IS MORE                                      PRACTICAL TO RAISE THE 3RD FINGER THAN TO LOWER THE 4TH 
.......d.  THE 4TH FINGER IS USED IN THIS PIECE SO WE PRACTICED EXERCISES USING THE 4TH             FINGER
.......e.  WE SIGHT READ THROUGH THE MUSIC