Wednesdays (2:45PM - 5:05PM)
Practice the following topics this week- March 15th
Mr. Eli's Classes
Beginning Violins 2:45
Today we:
- practiced our 5 note scale and worked on songs 15-17.
- Please work on 5 note scale
- song 20 on page 18
Piano Class 3:15
Today we:
- Please practice Musette on Page 17!
Piano Class 3:45
Today we:
- Please practice songs 28-29 on pages 18-19!
Strings Class 4:45
Today we:
- Please work on 8 note scale up and down
- keep practicing London Bridge on page 5!
Helpful Videos:
Previous Weeks:
What we practiced this week- January 11th
Beginning Violins 2:45
Today we:
- worked on playing with good posture
- reviewed our 5 note scale.
- Please work on your D string notes this week!
Piano Class 3:15
Today we:
- worked on page 12 and went on to Spring Song on page 14.
- Please practice Spring Song!
Piano Class 3:45
Today we:
- Worked on Spring Song (pg. 14) and Twinkle Twinkle (pg. 16).
- Please try to learn all of Spring Song this week!
Strings Class 4:45
Today we:
- practiced lightly row and went on to Frog Song on page 5.
- Please practice Frog Song this week!
What we practiced this week- December 14th
Mr. Eli’s Classes
Beginning Violins 2:45
Today we:
- worked on page 15.
- Please work on songs 15-17 this week!
Piano Class 3:15
Today we:
- Worked on page 12.
- Please practice songs 19-22!
Piano Class 3:45
Today we:
- Started learning song 25 Spring Theme.
- This one is very hard and needs practice at home!
Strings Class 4:45
Today we:
- worked on page 4.
- Please keep practicing your 5 note scale and Lightly Row!
What we practiced this week- December 14th
Mr. Eli’s Classes
Beginning Violins 2:45
Today we:
- worked on page 15.
- Please work on songs 15-17 this week!
Piano Class 3:15
Today we:
- Worked on page 12.
- Please practice songs 19-22!
Piano Class 3:45
Today we:
- Started learning song 25 Spring Theme.
- This one is very hard and needs practice at home!
Strings Class 4:45
Today we:
- worked on page 4.
- Please keep practicing your 5 note scale and Lightly Row!
What we practiced this week- December 7th
Beginning Violins 2:45
Today we:
- worked on songs 12-15.Special challenge this week, try to learn song 16 (the Boy Scout p. 15) on your own!Practice good loose bow holds and playing the right string!
Piano Class 3:15
Today we:
- worked on song 16 Mary Had a Little Lamb
- moved on to song 18, Good King Applesauce.
- Please practice song 18 this week on page 11!
Piano Class 3:45
Today we:
- practiced songs 19-22
- went on to the Cabbage and Lettuce songs on page 13.
- Megan and Zia please practice the Lettuce Song,
- everyone else practice the Cabbage song so we can do the duet next week!
Strings Class 4:45
Today we:
- practiced our 5 note scale D-A
- worked on Lightly Row on page 4.
- Please practice all if lightly row this week!
What we practiced this week- November 30th
Beginning Violins 2:45
Today we:
- practiced songs 7-9 in the blue book.
- Please practice song no. 12 today and make sure you’re getting good sound in the middle of the bow!
Piano Class 3:15
Today we:
- reviewed Going Home
- went on to songs 17-18.
- Please practice songs 17-18 this week!
Piano Class 3:45
Today we:
- reviewed song 18, and went on to song 19.
- Please practice songs 19-22 this week!
Strings Class 4:45
Today we:
- reviewed our how hold and practiced Mary Had a Little Lamb.
- Please work on Lightly Row this week!
What we practiced this week- November 9th
Beginning Violins 2:45
Today we:
- worked on the Eats Apples Donuts Grapes song
- tried to get a good tone.
- then reviewed the notes E F sharp and G on the D string.
- Practice songs 6-7 (pg. 10) this week!
Piano Class 3:15
Today we:
- worked on keeping our curved piano hands relaxed and open,
- practiced Going Home on page 9.
- Please practice this song!
Piano Class 3:45
Today we:
- reviewed Going Home and started Good King Applesauce on page 11.
- Please practice this song!
Strings Class 4:45
Today we:
- practiced bowing on each string,
- worked on Mary Had a Little Lamb on page 10.
- Please practice finger coordination, and switching between F sharp and E on the D string!
What we practiced this week- October 26th
Beginning Violins 2:45
Today we:
- reviewed a loose bunny rabbit bow hold, and practice getting a good sound with a good bow plus sign.
- We played the Eat Apples Donuts Grapes song and learned song #1 on page 8.
- Please practice songs 1-4 on pages 8-9 (blue book)!
Piano Class 3:15
Today we:
- worked on songs 14-17 on pages 9-11.
- Please practice these four songs!
Piano Class 3:45
Today we:
- worked on songs 14-17 on pages 9-11.
- Please practice these four songs!
Strings Class 4:45
Today we:
- practiced mississippi hot dog on all four strings
- worked on putting down our first and second finger on the D string.
- Stick to the finger tapes!
- worked on on mary had a little lamb on page 3.
- Please practice this song!
What we practiced this week- October 19th
Beginning Violins 2:45
Today we:
- reviewed rest ready and play position, and practiced plucking our strings with our pointer fingers (and using our thumb on the corner of the fingerboard as an anchor.)
- got our brown books and learned the first 4 songs starting on page 3.
- reviewed out bow hold (bunny rabbit bow hold) and practiced bowing on our open strings, maintaining a good plus sign with our bow and strings, and bowing right in between our bridge and end of fingerboard.
Piano Class 3:15
Today we:
- reviewed our left and right hand, high and low end of the piano, and how to find the note C.
- got our piano books and learned the first 4 songs.
- worked on keeping good curvy piano hands, and putting each finger on a different white key.
Piano Class 3:45
Today we:
- reviewed our left and right hand, high and low end of the piano, and how to find the note C.
- got our piano books and learned the first 4 songs.
- worked on keeping good curvy piano hands, and putting each finger on a different white key.
Strings Class 4:45
Today we:
- got our yellow books.
- reviewed our bow hold (bunny rabbit, NO banana thumb) and practiced bowing on open strings, trying to get our best sound (plus sign, correct placement between bridge and end of fingerboard).
- practiced finding the note e on the d string by putting our first finger down.
What we practiced this week- October 12th
Beginning Violins 2:45
Today we:
- we reviewed our rest ready and play positions.
- we went over our four strings, and tried plucking them one at a time.
- we played through the G D G song, D A D song and A E A song.
- Lastly, we learned about how to hold our bow, and some exercises to do with it (windshield wipers, rockets).
- For bow hold, make a bunny rabbit with your hand first and keep bow hold loose.
Piano Class 3:15
Today we:
- For the keyboard classes, we reviewed mountains and hills and how to find C at the foot of the hill.
- We learned how to put our hands on the piano, one finger per note.
- We went up and down from C to G, and tried some patterns.
Piano Class 3:45
Today we:
- For the keyboard classes, we reviewed mountains and hills and how to find C at the foot of the hill.
- We learned how to put our hands on the piano, one finger per note.
- We went up and down from C to G, and tried some patterns.
Strings Class 4:45
Today we:
- For advanced violin class, we reviewed how to pluck our strings (with the Ant song)
- we went over how to hold the bow with a relaxed bow hold (bunny rabbit method).
- we then practiced bowing open strings, and practice our silent string changes (teeter-totter).
What we practiced this week- September 28th
Beginning Violins 2:45
Today we:
- Reviewed the violin and bow hands, as well as parts of the instrument and names of the strings.
- We then learned the G D G and D A D songs (with rests).
- Lastly we learned the parts of the bow.
Piano Class 3:15
Today we:
- Reviewed mountains and hills-how to find C and our finger numbers.
- We learned a few songs by ear, and talked about rests and curved fingers.
Piano Class 3:45
Today we:
- Reviewed mountains and hills-how to find C and our finger numbers.
- We learned a few songs by ear, and talked about rests and curved fingers.
Strings Class 4:45
Today we:
- Learned some rhythmic patterns
- Bowed evenly on all four strings, and went over proper bow hold.
- We’re excited to start learning new pieces next week!