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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2013

QUOTE:
“This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly 
  than ever before.”
AUTHOR: Leonard Bernstein
MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
"When you are angry its not the answer. Get your emotions out 
  with your music instead.”






COMPOSER
DEBUSSY


Arabesque I
(Played by pianist Ciccolini)


Arabesque I
(Arranged for flute and harp)



Arabesque - Classical Music Definition of Arabesque


Definition:
Depending on the context, the term arabesque has several different meanings.
Originally, it described a style of Arab art and architecture consisting of 
intricate designs of geometric floral, and foliage patterns. 
Similarly, as it applies to classical music, arabesque is a style of music that is ornately decorative. 
Most arabesques were composed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 

GENERAL MUSIC:
01.  PROCEDURES TO GETTING OUT FOLDERS and STARTING THE PRE-LESSON ACTIVITY
02.  REVIEW OF SILLY RULES WORKSHEET QUESTIONS 1-7
03.  ECHO CLAPPING and MUSIC ELEMENTS OF PULSE and RHYTHM
........a.  ECHO CLAPPING MUSIC GAME:  LET'S PLAY THE STICK GAME

ADV. STRINGS
01.  ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL
........a.  EXTRA PRACTICE ON THE ENDING RHYTHMIC PASSAGE
02.  SOMEONE THAT I USED TO KNOW

BEG. STRINGS
01.  WARM-UP
........a.  1ST FINGER SHIFTING DO-RE-MI-FA-SOL and BACKWARDS
........b.  SHOWED CLASS HOW SHIFT CAN BE PERFORMED USING THE NEXT HIGHEST OPEN                      STRING AS A DOUBLE STOP TO HELP WITH INTONATION
02.  NEW SONG:  YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME (HARMONY PART)
........a.  REVIEWED COUNTING
........b.  EXPLAINED ADDED SHARP (#) and FLAT (b) NOTES and THEIR SYMBOLS
........c.  PRACTICED MOVING CHROMATIC PASSAGE FINGERINGS: "B" to "Bb" ON THE "G"                       STRING