Wednesday, September 25, 2013
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
QUOTE:
“Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.”
“Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.”
AUTHOR: Ludwig van Beethoven
MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“A person will judge him/her self more critically than anyone else.”
GRANADA ADV. STRINGS
1. D MAJOR SCALE IN A 3-PART ROUND
2. FELIZ NAVIDAD
a. With echo technique played notes from B down to Low C
2. STARBURST (notes B, A)
a. Note Reading without numbers and letters
b. Ear training
1) Moving hands to the high and low sounds of the two pitches in the song
2. SONG OF THE SEA (notes: B, A, G)
a. Ear training moving to high, middle, and low sounds
“A person will judge him/her self more critically than anyone else.”
COMPOSER
VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS
A London Symphony
III. Scherzo
III. Scherzo
GRANADA ADV. STRINGS
1. D MAJOR SCALE IN A 3-PART ROUND
2. FELIZ NAVIDAD
INTRO. TO INSTRUMENT
GRANADA
1. WARM-UP
a. With echo technique played notes from B down to Low C
2. THE REAPER SONG
a. Song using B/A and Low D and E
1) Reviewed note reading and rhythm
GRANADA
1. WARM-UP
a. With echo technique played notes from B down to Low C
2. THE REAPER SONG
a. Song using B/A and Low D and E
1) Reviewed note reading and rhythm
HILLVIEW
1. WARM-UP a. With echo technique played notes from B down to Low C
2. STARBURST (notes B, A)
a. Note Reading without numbers and letters
b. Ear training
1) Moving hands to the high and low sounds of the two pitches in the song
2. SONG OF THE SEA (notes: B, A, G)
a. Ear training moving to high, middle, and low sounds
GRANADA BEG. STRINGS
1. LITTLE BITTY (OPEN STRING SONG)
a. Note reading/singing the note names while playing
b. Reviewed lifted down bows found in the music
2. FINGERING DO-RE-MI-FA
a. 0 1 23 (fingers 2 and 3 touch called a half step)
b. Played on each string forward and backwards 4x
1) Guitar position/using eyes/right pizzicato
2) Guitar position/not using eyes/right pizzicato
3) Regular position/not using eyes/right pizzicato
4) Regular position/not using eyes/bowing UH
3. ONE OCTAVE MAJOR SCALE
a. Uses fingering pattern DO-RE-MI-FA on two neighboring strings
b. Played the G, D, and A Major scale
1. LITTLE BITTY (OPEN STRING SONG)
a. Note reading/singing the note names while playing
b. Reviewed lifted down bows found in the music
2. FINGERING DO-RE-MI-FA
a. 0 1 23 (fingers 2 and 3 touch called a half step)
b. Played on each string forward and backwards 4x
1) Guitar position/using eyes/right pizzicato
2) Guitar position/not using eyes/right pizzicato
3) Regular position/not using eyes/right pizzicato
4) Regular position/not using eyes/bowing UH
3. ONE OCTAVE MAJOR SCALE
a. Uses fingering pattern DO-RE-MI-FA on two neighboring strings
b. Played the G, D, and A Major scale
HILLVIEW ORCHESTRA
1. INTRODUCTION TO THE KEYBOARD
2. JINGLE BELL ROCK
1. INTRODUCTION TO THE KEYBOARD
2. JINGLE BELL ROCK
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
QUOTE:
“What comprises good performance? It is the ability through singing or playing to make the ear
conscious of the true content and effect of a composition.”
“What comprises good performance? It is the ability through singing or playing to make the ear
conscious of the true content and effect of a composition.”
AUTHOR: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“A good performance gets the audience to feel something deep inside.”
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
GRANADA ADV. STRINGS
1. SILENT NIGHT
“A good performance gets the audience to feel something deep inside.”
COMPOSER
VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
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| Thomas Tallis (c1505-1565) |
GRANADA ADV. STRINGS
1. SILENT NIGHT
INTRO. TO INSTRUMENT
1. THEORY: SHARPS and FLATS
a. Explanation of what sharps and flats are
1) Sharp (#) raises a pitch
(the black key next to the right of the white key)
2) Flat (b) lowers a pitch
(the black key next to the left of the white key)
b. Worked on pages 1-4
1. THEORY: SHARPS and FLATS
a. Explanation of what sharps and flats are
1) Sharp (#) raises a pitch
(the black key next to the right of the white key)
2) Flat (b) lowers a pitch
(the black key next to the left of the white key)
b. Worked on pages 1-4
GRANADA BEG. STRINGS
1. WARM-UP OPEN STRINGS
a. Separate bows 4x each string UH
b. Lifted up bows at the tip 4x each string then 8x each string
2. OPEN STRING WALTZ
a. Singing the note names and playing
b. Bowing using a leader so the bows move in the same direction
3. LITTLE BITTY
a. Open string song
b. Sing and play UH
1. WARM-UP OPEN STRINGS
a. Separate bows 4x each string UH
b. Lifted up bows at the tip 4x each string then 8x each string
2. OPEN STRING WALTZ
a. Singing the note names and playing
b. Bowing using a leader so the bows move in the same direction
3. LITTLE BITTY
a. Open string song
b. Sing and play UH
HILLVIEW ORCHESTRA
1. RUDOLPH
1. RUDOLPH
Monday, September 23, 2013
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
QUOTE:
“Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end.”
“Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end.”
AUTHOR: Igor Stravinsky
MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
“The secret to writing a good piece of music is not to make it too
“The secret to writing a good piece of music is not to make it too
short or too long. Timing is everything.”
COMPOSER
VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS
English Folk Song Suite
GRANADA ADV. STRINGS
1. JINGLE BELL ROCK
2. BELIEVE
a. Sight Reading
1. JINGLE BELL ROCK
2. BELIEVE
a. Sight Reading
INTRO. TO INSTRUMENT
1. KEYBOARD
a. Practice for recital /teacher observation and help
1) America
2) Yankee Doodle
1. KEYBOARD
a. Practice for recital /teacher observation and help
1) America
2) Yankee Doodle
GRANADA BEG. STRINGS
1. OPEN STRING BOWING WARM-UP
a. Separate bows 4x each string UH
b. Fast vs Slow Bows: Rhythm "my sis-ter Mar-cy"
1) Can press the bow down harder the faster the bow moves and reverse when the bow moves slow
2. "MARY" (DO-RE-MI SONG)
a. Review solfege/fingering while singing
b. Play song on all 4 strings
1) Guitar position/using eyes/right pizzicato
2) Guitar position/not using eyes/right pizzicato
3) Regular position/not using eyes/right pizzicato
4) Regular position/not using eyes/bowing UH
c. Play song using recorded accompaniment for each string
1. OPEN STRING BOWING WARM-UP
a. Separate bows 4x each string UH
b. Fast vs Slow Bows: Rhythm "my sis-ter Mar-cy"
1) Can press the bow down harder the faster the bow moves and reverse when the bow moves slow
2. "MARY" (DO-RE-MI SONG)
a. Review solfege/fingering while singing
b. Play song on all 4 strings
1) Guitar position/using eyes/right pizzicato
2) Guitar position/not using eyes/right pizzicato
3) Regular position/not using eyes/right pizzicato
4) Regular position/not using eyes/bowing UH
c. Play song using recorded accompaniment for each string
HILLVIEW ORCHESTRA
1. CONCERT D MAJOR SCALE
a. Slurs in groups of 4
2. FELIZ NAVIDAD
a. Played through for continuity
b. Worked on first section
1. CONCERT D MAJOR SCALE
a. Slurs in groups of 4
2. FELIZ NAVIDAD
a. Played through for continuity
b. Worked on first section
Sunday, September 22, 2013
VIOLIN BEGINNING CLASS SONGS #5: MORE EASY VIOLIN SONGS
ELIVIRA
(EASY VIOLIN ON "D" STRING ONLY)
CHARIOTS OF FIRE
(EASY VIOLIN)
HOE DOWN
(EASY VIOLIN)
VIOLIN BEGINNING CLASS SONGS #4: NOTE READING; DO-RE-MI SONGS EACH STRING
OLD MAC DONALD (2nd PART)
JAMES' LOT
LOLLIPOP
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