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.