Canyon Charter

Tuesdays (2:10PM - 3:55PM)

Practice the following music November 14th

Mr. Eli's Classes

Violin 1:45

  • Please practice song 16 on page 14.
  • Remember to open and close the arm to get good bow sound!

Piano 2:20

  • Please practice song 54 on page 38, Soccer Champ with both hands.
  • Try hands separately first, then together.

Strings 2:55

  • Please practice songs 23-25 on pages 8-9. Remember to bring your first finger all the way down to the first tape. Cellos, put second AND third finger down for F sharp (second tape).

Ukuleles 3:30

  • Please practice song 21 on page 11.
    Remember our strumming pattern, down, down up, up down!
     

Violins 4:05

  • Keep working on It’s Raining It’s Pouring. We’ll have a contest next class!

Ms. Shannon's Classes

Piano 1:45

  • Today we held a dual class with Mr. Garrett’s class, and mastered #33 of our left hand playing.
  • HW: Continue to try to figure out how to play #36 (hint- Some notes you may have to play together!).

Winds 2:20

  • Today we took time to work on Dreidel, Dreidel, making sure trumpets and trombones hit the right partials on higher and lower notes.
  • HW- make Dreidel, Dreidel perfect! (Jack HW- jingle-bells-trumpet)

Flute 2:55

  • We took more time to work on Dreidel Dreidel today, reviewing the notes that we needed for the song amongst both the beginner and intermediate groups.
     
  • HW- perfect Dreidel Dreidel- more holiday songs to come after break!

Piano 3:30

  • Good work today! Today we worked on playing chords in our left hand as we played #36 in our book.
  • HW- work on #39 in your books- Jingle Bells to come after break!

Mr. Garrett's Classes

Piano 1:45

  • Today we held a dual class with Ms. Shannon’s class, and mastered #33 of our left hand playing.
  • HW: Continue to try to figure out how to play #36 (hint- Some notes you may have to play together!).

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What we practiced this week- November 7th

Mr. Eli’s Classes

 

Violin 1:45

  • Please practice Page 14 in your book!
  • Remember to move your elbow to change strings
 

Piano 2:20

  • Please practice Soccer Champ with both hands!
  • This is a tricky one, make sure your crossing over to play B.
 

Strings 2:55

  • Please practice songs 20-21 on page 8.
  • Make sure you’re pressing all the way down on the string to play our new note, 1st finger E (on the D string).
 

Ukuleles 3:30

  • Please practice Aura Lee on page 9!
  • There’s lots of chord switching, so practice the chords on their own first.
     
 

Violins 4:05

  • Please practice Down By the Station and It’s Raining it’s Pouring on page 7!
  • Make sure half notes are long, two beats.
     

Ms. Shannon’s Classes

 

Piano 1:45

  • We started learning how to play left-hand piano music today. We also began to learn how to play chords!
  • HW: Work on page 21 and 23 in your books!
 

Winds 2:20

  • Today we talked about how to find new notes using the fingering charts in our books and we played through Dreidel Dreidel!
  • HW: continue working on Harry Potter music and perfect Dreidel Dreidel
 

Flute 2:55

  • We looked over Dreidel Dreidel and had a competition with the Beginning Group playing G Major vs. the Intermediate Group play Bb major!
  • HW: perfect Dreidel Dreidel
  • Bardot HW: Legend of Zelda- Breath of the Wild Medley
 

Piano 3:30

  • We learned how to play left hand piano music and chords. We also learned tricks to help us master playing with our right hand and left hand at the same time!
  • HW: work on pages 23 and 24 in our books
 

Mr. Garrett’s Classes

 

Piano 1:45

  • Good progress this week guys!
  • Please remember to keep your eyes towards the teacher more often and our keyboards off until it’s time to play.
  • Our practice this week should focus on #8,#10, and #12!

What we practiced this week- October 31st

Mr. Eli’s Classes

 

Violin 1:45

  • Keep practicing Ping Pong in page 12 with the bow!
  • Congratulations to our contest winner!
     
 

Piano 2:20

  • Practice the first 2 lines of song 54 on page 38.
  • Start with the right hand in its own, add the left when ready.
 

Strings 2:55

  • Keep practicing songs 18-19 on page 6.
     
 

Ukuleles 3:30

  • Congratulations to all our contest winners, thanks for a fun class!
  • Please practice Skip to My Lou on page 7, the one with G 7 in it!
 

Violins 4:05

  • Thank you Emily for being in class on Halloween!
  • Please keep working on Long Long Ago.

Ms. Shannon’s Classes

 

Piano 1:45

  • We played all the way through “This is Halloween” to celebrate Halloween. Great job doing our HW this week!
  • HW- Review #19-22 so that we can start on “Spring Theme” and “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!”
 

Winds 2:20

  • We talked about how to tongue today, and we started “Hedwig’s Theme” from Harry Potter!
  • HW: find all the notes and try to play all the way through “Hedwig’s Theme”
  • Jack HW: play through “Harry’s Wondrous World”
 

Flute 2:55

  • We began to play “Hedwig’s Theme” from Harry Potter!
  • HW: work on finding the notes F and high A to play through “Hedwig’s Theme”
 

Piano 3:30

  • We got to perfect “Musette” in our books, working on playing continuous eighth notes.
  • HW: Work on left-hand exercises in the book!
 

Mr. Garrett’s Classes

 

Piano 1:45

  • Good progress this week guys!
  • Please remember to keep your eyes towards the teacher more often and our keyboards off until it’s time to play.
  • Our practice this week should focus on #8,#10, and #12!
 

What we practiced this week- October 24th

Violin 1:45

  • Please practice song 11 on page 12, Ping Pong!
  • Remember to raise and lower your elbow to change strings. 
     
 

Piano 2:20

  • Please practice high jump on page 37, we’ll have a contest next week! 
     
 

Strings 2:55

  • Please practice songs 18-19 on page 6.
    Make sure you tighten and loosen your bow to practice!
 

Ukuleles 3:30

  • Please keep working on your G7 chord, and practice P.5 for a contest next week!
 

Violins 4:05

  • Please practice Long Long Ago this week.
  • Pay special attention to rhythm, making sure half notes are twice as long as quarter notes, and whole notes are twice as long as half notes.

Piano 1:45

  • Students got to perfect and perform Mary Had a Little Lamb, and they also got to start “This is Halloween” from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
  • They also know about the note Eb on the black keys and eighth notes!
  • HW- find Db and Bb on the piano for “This is Halloween” based of the “flat-tire rule” from today’s class
 

Winds 2:20

  • Great progress today!
  • We finished Hot Cross Buns and moved on to finish Mary Had a Little Lamb.
  • We will be playing music from Harry Potter next week!
  • HW- perfect Mary Had a Little lamb, proceed farther in the book when ready!
 

Flute 2:55

  • We are really seeing some great progress! We finished Puppy Dogs and progressed all the way to Dredyl Dredyl.
  •  
    HW- review the notes D and G and work on Dredyl Dredyl without using our shoulders!
 

Piano 3:30

  • We performed Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and learned “Hedwig’s Theme” from Harry Potter.
  • HW- continue to work on “Hedwig’s Theme,” finding finger positions that will make the song as easy as possible to play (get ready to move those fingers around!).
  • Piano 1:45

    • Good progress this week guys!
    • Please remember to keep your eyes towards the teacher more often and our keyboards off until it’s time to play.
    • Our practice this week should focus on #8,#10, and #12!

What we practiced this week- October 17th

Violin 1:45

  • Please practice songs 6 and 8 in your brown book, do each song once plucking and once with the bow.
  • Remember to use a bunny rabbit bow hold!
 

Piano 2:20

  • Please practice high jump on page 37.
  • Use curved fingers!
     
 

Strings 2:55

  • Please practice songs 16 and 17 on page 6!
     
  • Remember to hold violins all the way up, and make sure you’re using a bunny rabbit bow hold.
 

Ukuleles 3:30

  • Please practice all the chords we’ve learned in class!
  • Work on Skip to My Lou in your book.
 

Violins 4:05

  • Please practice Oh When the Saints Go Marching In!
  • Remember not to practice too fast, sound quality is most important. 

Piano 1:45

  • We worked on Mary Had a Little Lamb today- we are getting better and better each week! We were also introduced to eighth notes.
  • HW: work on #19-22 eighth note exercises!
 

Winds 2:20

  • We worked on “Apple for Teacher” today and had a in-depth teaching about our embouchures!
  • HW- work on Hot Cross Buns and Mary Had a Little Lamb, making sure our embouchures are firm (no puffed cheeks!)
 

Flute 2:55

  • We are now beginning to move forward because of our home practicing- great job! We made it all the way to “Puppy Dogs” this week.
  • HW: Work on #12-15, move on up to #17 when ready!
  • Bardot HW- keep working on Long, Long Ago- focus on using more air and working out transitions from note to note
 

Piano 3:30

  • We continued to work on “Spring Theme this class. We learned about how to “look ahead” in our music and to better read notes without letter names.
  • HW- look at Twinkle Twinkle Little Star- figure out which finger numbers to use!
 

Piano 1:45

  • For this week, we should be working on # ‘s 3, 7, 8 & 9.
     

What we practiced this week- October 10th

Violin 1:45

  • Please practice songs 1-5 on pages 7 and 8!
  • Remember to practice your bow hold and use elbow to change strings.
 

Piano 2:20

  • Please practice Finger Fun on page 36.
  • Keep piano fingers curved!
 

Violins 2:55

  • Please practice songs 13-14 on page 5.
  • Work on good sound with the bow!
     
 

Ukuleles 3:30

  •  Work on your C, C7, F, Am and G7 chords!
  • See how easily you can switch between them.
 

Violins 4:05

  • Work on Ha’kyo Jung on  page 5 of your purple book.
  • Keep practicing good tone and perfect play position!

Piano 1:45

  • We are growing leaps and bounds- great work!
     
  • HW- See if you can practice up to Mary Had a Little Lamb!
     
 

Winds 2:20

  • We made good progress this week, and we can do even more next week!
  • HW: work up to #13 “Apple for Teacher,” proceed to #17 “Hot Cross Buns if ready!
  • Jack HW- continue working on “Long Long Ago” on start on “Au Claire de la Lune”
 

Flute 2:55

  • We may need to brush up on our embouchure and hand positions! 
  •  
    HW- #5 and #6 with correct fingers, embouchure, and air!
     
  • Bardot HW- Move on to “Au Claire de la Lune”
 

Piano 3:30

  • We made a solid effort today. 
  • HW- perfect #25 “Spring Theme,” move on to #27 when ready!

Piano 1:45

  • Practice songs #1-#9,
  • We worked on properly naming the fingers by their assigned numbers and corresponding letters.

What we practiced this week- October 3rd

Piano/Violin 1:45

  • Please practice songs 1-3 from your book.
  • Start with right hand first finger (thumb) on C (find two black keys, slide off to the left).
     
 

Piano 2:20

  • Please practice London Bridge and Finger Fun on pages 35-36. Remember to use curved piano fingers!
 

Violins 2:55

  • Keep working on songs 1-4, but this time with the bow!
  • Violins remember to have perched pinkies!
 

Ukuleles 3:30

  • Please practice switching between C, C7 and F chords, and practice songs 8-9 in your book.
 

Violins 4:05

  • Please practice your 2 octave G scale (low 2 in A and E string) and work on Camptown Races and London Bridge from your purple book!

Piano 1:45

  • Great effort today! We made some great progress with counting.
  • HW: Review #1-3 and move on to #4-7 in your books!
 

Winds 2:20

  • We are finally digging into the book!
  • Much better focus this week from everyone!
  • HW: Work on #1-9 in the book. Jack only hw: Far Far Away
 

Flute 2:55

  • Every student is now capable of making great sounds from their flute. I am so proud!
  • HW: #1-4 from the book, but they can move forward until #9 if ready! Bardot only hw: Far Far Away
 

Piano 3:30

  • We are really advancing forward in this class. Great work this week!
  • HW: Review Good King Applesauce and The Cabbage Song, move forward to #25 Spring Song

What we practiced this week- September 26th

Piano/Violin 1:45

  • Mary Had a Little Lamb (pg. 10) 
  • Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (pg. 16)
  • Super Hero Blues
  • Latin Lullaby
 

Piano 2:20

  • Good work this week! Practice Mary Had a Little Lamb on page 10!
 

Violins 2:55

  • We talked about the neck, body, fingerboard, strings, bridge, tuning pegs, shoulder rest and chin rest!
  • Practice gently plucking your open strings at home.
 

Ukuleles 3:30

  • Great job learning C, C7 and F chords!
  • Practice switching between them and your three songs on page 2.
 

Violins 4:05

  • Great job practicing D scale today!
  • Please work on the first three songs on page 1 of purple book this week.

Piano 1:45

  • We worked on fingers 1-3 today
  • HW is to get used to using fingers 1-3 on your keyboard!
  • Try to play some songs using those three notes, or make your own!
 

Winds 2:20

  • Today we became acquainted with our instruments including how to set up and make a sound
  • HW is to practice their instrument set-up to see who can set it up the best and fastest next week! 
  • Keep working on making great first sounds so we can add notes week to week!
 

Flute 2:55

  • Went over flute set-up and embouchure.
  • Some already got a good sound out! Keep up the good work!
  •  HW is to play the note D or to get a clear sound from the flute mouthpiece. 
 

Piano 3:30

  • Great job today!
  • HW is to play Mary Had a Little Lamb on page 10.