Carlthorp

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Tuesdays (3:00PM - 4:45PM)
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Practice the following music for our Spring Concert!

Mr. Eli's Classes

Violin 3:00

Strings 3:35

Ukuleles 4:15

Surfer Girl:

This Land Is Your Land:

Mr. Chris's Classes

Piano 3:00

Piano 3:35

Winds 4:00

Helpful Videos:

What we practiced this week- November 17th

Mr. Eli’s Classes

 

Violin 3:00

  • Please practice your bunny rabbit bow hold and your notes 1st finger E and second finger F sharp. Work on song 21 on page 19!
 

Strings 3:35

  • Please practice your new 5 note scale up and down. Work on song 34 (soccer champ) on page 13!
     
 

Ukuleles 4:15

  • We missed most of our friends today. Please review the same material below:
  • G7, kind of like G but in reverse (chord chart below)
  • We used G7 to learn to play “I Lava You” from the Pixar movie.
 
 

Mr. Chris’s Classes

 

Piano 3:00

  • – Reviewed Whole, Half, and quarter notes
    – Worked on clapping intermediate rhythms
    – Played through pages 5 in book
    – Please practice pages 5-6
 

Piano 3:35

  • – Reviewed notes on the treble clef
    – Worked on clapping intermediate rhythms
    – Played through pages 5-7
    – Please practice pages 6-8
 

Winds 4:00

  • – Assembled instruments and worked on sound production
    – Played through pages 5-6
    – Please practice pages 6-8

What we practiced this week- November 10th

Mr. Eli’s Classes

 

Violin 3:00

  • We reviewed some songs from last week and started playing F# on the E string!
  • We played F# about 300 times 🙂
  • Great job learning how to put your fingers on the fingerboard to play melodies!
 

Strings 3:35

  • We reviewed E and F# notes and played some songs on pages 8-12
  • Hot Cross Buns (with added harmony!)
  • Mary had a little Lamb
  • High Dive!
  • Work on our new notes E F-sharp and G on the D string! 
 

Ukuleles 4:15

  • We forgot our music books, but learned a new chord and song instead!
  • G7, kind of like G but in reverse (chord chart below)
  • We used G7 to learn to play “I Lava You” from the Pixar movie.
 
 

Mr. Chris’s Classes

 

Piano 3:00

  • – Reviewed finger numbers
  • – Learned about whole, half, and quarter notes
  • – Played through pages 4-5 in book
  • – Please practice pages 4-5
 

Piano 3:35

  • – Identified notes on the staff
  • – Reviewed whole, half, and quarter notes
  • – Played through pages 4-5 in book
  • – Please practice pages 4-6
 

Winds 4:00

  • – Assembled instruments and reviewed notes on the staff
  • – Played through pages 3-5 in book
  • – Learned new notes F and C (G and D on clarinet)
  • – Please practice pages 4-5

What we practiced this week- October 27th

Mr. Eli’s Classes

 

Violin 3:00

  • Please practice song 13 on page 14. 
  • Also work on your new bunny rabbit bow hold! Remember to perch your pinky.
     
 

Strings 3:35

  • Please practice songs 24-27 on page 9.
  • Work on our new notes E F-sharp and G on the D string! 
     
 

Ukuleles 4:15

  • Great job learning the B flat chord this week!
  • Practice getting a clear sound on it, and feel free to try This Land was Made for You and Me…
 
 

Mr. Chris’s Classes

 

Piano 3:00

  • – Practiced clapping along with a metronome
  • – Learned about finger numbers
  • – Played pages 2-3 in book
  • – Please practice your finger numbers
 

Piano 3:35

  • – Reviewed notes on the staff (treble and bass clef)
  • – Learned about finger numbers
  • – Played through pages 3-4 in book
  • – Please practice your finger numbers
 

Winds 4:00

  • – Assembled instruments and reviewed notes on the staff
  • – Practiced pages 2-3 
  • – Discussed counting basic rhythms
  • – Please practice pages 3-4
 

What we practiced this week- October 20th

Beginning Piano:
– Reviewed musical alphabet
– Reviewed notes A,B,C,D,E,F,G
– Played Red light, Green light
– Please practice identifying musical alphabet in piano
Absences: Josephine, Aadi
 
Johnnie McNaughton insists that he’s supposed to be in the older piano class even though the roster says he’s in the first class. He is a 1st grader so I let him sit in with the 2nd class today and he did well. Are we able to make that adjustment?
 
Advanced Piano:
– Identified notes on treble and bass clef
– Reviewed how to count basic rhythms
– Played through pages 3-4 in book
– Please practice pages 4-5 
Absences: None
 
I gave Merritt some additional homework to challenge him, page 13 in the book
 
Band:
– Assembled instruments and reviewed notes on the staff
– Discussed proper breathing techniques
– Please through pages 1-3 in book
– Please practice pages 2-4 in book
Absences: None

Begging violins (3:00): Please practice songs 8-11 on pages 11-12! Remember to count your rests and hold your violin all the way up in play position.

Strings (3:35): Please practice songs 16-19 on page 6 with the bow! Remember to keep bow straight and go for a good clear sound.

Ukes (4:10): great progress this week! Please practice switching to G chord, and work on Don’t Worry About a Thing in your book.

What we practiced this week- October 13th

Piano 3:00

  • – Reviewed musical alphabet 
  • – Reviewed notes C,D,E
  • – Learned notes F,G,A,B 
  • – Please practice playing the musical alphabet on your piano
 

Piano 3:35

  • – Reviewed notes on treble and bass clef
  • – Reviewed counting basic rhythms and watching a conductor
  • – Play songs 1 & 2 on page 1 in blue book
  • – Please practice pages 1-2
 

Winds 4:00

  • – Reviewed notes on the staff
  • – Reviewed counting basic rhythms and watching a conductor
  • – Play through page 1 in book
  • – Please practice pages 1-2 in book

Violin 3:00

  • Good work this week!
  • Please practice songs 4-5 and make sure your getting a clear plucking sound.
 

Strings 3:35

  • Good work this week!
  • Practice songs 13-15 plucking AND with the bow!
  • Work on your bow hold and bow sound.
 

Ukuleles 4:15

  • Practice our new chords, A minor and G!
  • Practice the song Eleanor Rigby in your book!

What we practiced this week- October 6th

Piano 3:00

– Reviewed High/low notes and the musical alphabet
– Learned notes C,D,E
– Played red light green light
– Please practice notes C,D,E and charge your piano
 

Piano 3:35

– Identified notes on the staff (treble and bass)
– Reviewed high/low notes
– Learned notes C,D,E
– Please practice notes C,D,E
 

Winds 4:00

– Reviewed assemble of instrument and posture
– Identified notes on the staff and learned different rhythm types
– Played through page 1 of book
– Please practice pages 1-2

Violin 3:00

  • Today we practiced our play position and made our own song on our strings (G D A E).
  • Please make your own song at home, and we can perform it in class!
     
 

Strings 3:35

  • Today we practiced making a bow hold with pencils.
  • Try this at home on your bows, and try making a smooth sound on all four strings!
     
 

Ukuleles 4:15

  • Practice our new chords, A minor and G!
  • Practice the song Eleanor Rigby in your book!
     
 

What we practiced this week- September 29th

Piano 3:00

– Learned how to turn off/on Piano
– Learned high notes vs low notes
– Played Simon says
– Please practice playing high notes vs low notes
 

Piano 3:35

– Learned high notes vs low notes
– Learned the musical alphabet
– Identified notes on the staff
– Please review high/low notes and the musical alphabet
 

Winds 4:00

– Learned how to assemble and hold instruments
– Learned how to make sound on our instruments
– Started identifying notes on the staff
– Please practice making sound on your instrument

Violin 3:00

  • Practice holding your violin safely, left hand around the neck!

  • Try getting into play position and plucking open strings.

 

Strings 3:35

  • Practice plucking open strings in play position. Work on page 2 of your book

 

Ukuleles 4:15

  • Practice switching between C and F chord.

  • Remember, left hand fingers should be pressed firmly on top of the string!