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Practice the following songs for our Spring Concert

Mr. Vince's Classes

Piano 2:30

Piano 3:15

Ukulele/Guitar 3:45

Winds 4:25

Ms. Alondra's Classes

Beginning Strings 3:15

Returning Strings 3:50

Yellow Submarine:

Hokey Pokey:

Eleanor Rigby:

Watchin the Waves:

Three Little Birds:

Ain’t too proud to beg:

 

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What we practiced this week- December 5th

Mr. Vince’s Classes

 

Piano 2:30

 

Piano 3:15

 

Ukulele/Guitar 3:45

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    Guitars:

    1. Practice the new F chord
    2. Practice #2.2. Strumming Exercise B on the Out Of The Woods music sheet
      • remember that our RH keeps moving Down and Up even if we’re not striking the strings

    Ukuleles:

    1. Practice the new G7 chord
    2. Practice the new Dm7 chord
    3. Practice first like of Deck The Halls 
    4. Practice #2. Strumming Exercise on the I Have A Little Dreidel music sheet

Anna:

  1. Practice Yellow Submarine in the book
 

Winds 4:25

  • Trumpets:

    1. Practice going from C to G to C
      • try to do this a little every day because it will take some time to get used to it
    2. Practice #18. High Dive on page 8
      • remember which notes get 1 beat, 2 beats, and 4 beats

    George:

    1. Practice #18. High Dive on page 8
      • remember which notes get 1 beat, 2 beats, and 4 beats

Ms. Alondra’s Classes

 

Beginning Strings 3:15

  • Warmed up with the “Ant Song”!
  • Remembered how to play out F# and G# on the E string 
  • Started learning “Mary Had a Little Lamb” – some of us were able to do the whole song! Great job 
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Returning Strings 3:50

  • Continued practicing Ode to Joy
  • Continued learning “Ralampago” – make sure to listen to it at home! 
 

What we practiced this week- November 7th

Mr. Vince’s Classes

 

Piano 2:30

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    1. Find D on the piano (two black keys, Dos > D in the middle)
    2. Remember where C and E are (move right goes higher, left goes lower)
    3. Practice Our First Song on page 3
 

Piano 3:15

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    1. Find D on the piano (two black keys, Dos > D in the middle)
    2. Remember where C and E are (move right goes higher, left goes lower)
    3. Practice Our First Song on page 3
 

Ukulele/Guitar 3:45

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    Oliver, Francis, and Miles: 

    • Practice the chorus from Love Story

    Anna:

    • Practice the first 2 lines from Changing Chords in the book
      • you can find a picture from the book on the website

    Roshni, Baylor and Lucas:

    • Practice the chorus from What Was I Made For?
    • Practice Deck The Halls:
      • C C C C C C C C | G G C C G G C C (x2)
      • G G G G C C C C | C C D D G G G G
      • C C C C C C C C | F F C C G G C C
 

Winds 4:25

  • Trumpets:

    • Practice going from C to G to C
      • try to do this a little every day because it will take some time to get used to it
    • Practice #15 Bumper Cars on page 6
      • Watch out for the last line where the notes change very quickly

    George:

    • Practice #15 Bumper Cars on page 6
      • Watch out for the last line where the notes change very quickly

Ms. Alondra’s Classes

 

Beginning Strings 3:15

  • * Played our weekly warm up ant song 
    * Remembered how to play our first finger F# 
    * Reviewed “Whistle at the Stars”
    * Learned our second gf=finger G#
    * Played the “longest bow” competition
 

Returning Strings 3:50

  • *Warmed up with “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” 
  • Practiced and played “Ode To Joy” 
  • Applied bowing techniques and guidelines to our piece. 
 

What we practiced this week- October 24th

Mr. Vince’s Classes

 

Piano 2:30

    1. Using the 10/17 Homework file in this folder, remember where to put your fingers on the piano.
      • make sure we use the correct hands and correct finger numbers on the correct black keys
      • have an adult check your hand placement with the picture
    2. Practice the entire Old MacDonald Had A Farm on page 2 of the file
    3. Find D on the piano (two black keys, Dos > D in the middle)
    4. Remember where C and E are (move right goes higher, left goes lower)
     
 

Piano 3:15

    1. Using the 10/17 Homework file in this folder, remember where to put your fingers on the piano.
      • make sure we use the correct hands and correct finger numbers on the correct black keys
      • have an adult check your hand placement with the picture
    2. Practice the entire Old MacDonald Had A Farm on page 2 of the file
    3. Find D on the piano (two black keys, Dos > D in the middle)
    4. Remember where C and E are (move right goes higher, left goes lower)
     
 

Ukulele/Guitar 3:45

  • Oliver, Francis, and Miles: 
    • Practice the chorus from Love Story
     
    Anna:
    • Practice the first line from Changing Chords in the book
      • you can find a picture from the book on the website
     
    Roshni, Baylor and Lucas:
    • Practice the chorus from What Was I Made For?
     
 

Winds 4:25

  • Trumpets:
    • Practice going from C to G to C
      • try to do this a little every day because it will take some time to get used to it
    • Practice #13 Apple for the Teacher on page 5
      • Watch out for the last line where the notes change very quickly
    • Sal: practice Hot Crossed Buns
     
    George:
    • Practice Hot Crossed Buns in the book

Ms. Alondra’s Classes

 

Beginning Strings 3:15

  • Started class with our habitual “ant song” sing and play 
  • Practiced our first finger F sharp 
  • Practiced and played “Whistle at the Stars” and “I see a Star”
  • Played our “Fix the teacher” game but we tried it with students in the class ti improve our bow hold and violin hold
 

Returning Strings 3:50

  • Started with a D major scale 
  • Warmed up further with “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” 
  • Started learning mariachi tune “Relampago” by ear- listen to it at 
 

What we practiced this week- October 17th

Piano 2:30

    1. Using the 10/17 Homework file in this folder, remember where to put your fingers on the piano.
      • make sure we use the correct hands and correct finger numbers on the correct black keys
      • have an adult check your hand placement with the picture
    2. Practice the entire Old MacDonald Had A Farm on page 2 of the file
 

Piano 3:15

    1. Using the 10/17 Homework file in this folder, remember where to put your fingers on the piano.
      • make sure we use the correct hands and correct finger numbers on the correct black keys
      • have an adult check your hand placement with the picture
    2. Practice the entire Old MacDonald Had A Farm on page 2 of the file
 

Ukulele/Guitar 3:45

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    Oliver, Francis, and Miles: 
    • Do our chord transition exercise choosing any chord pair from this list: E- G D (focus on D this week)
    • Keep a constant tempo (speed), and landing the new chord at the right time is the most important. Take it slow but keep it consistent! 
    • If you forget the chord shape, you can find it online
     
    Anna:
    • Practice remembering the C, F, and G chord.
    • Find time to press hard on the strings while you’re doing other ‘passive’ activities like watching movies, YouTube, etc. but don’t spend too much time on this!
    • Try switching between those two chords as quick as you can.
    • If you forget the chord shape, you can find it in your book
     
    Roshni, Baylor and Lucas:
    • Do our chord transition exercise choosing any chord pair from this list: E- C G D
    • Keep a constant tempo (speed), and landing the new chord at the right time is the most important. Take it slow but keep it consistent! 
    • Love Story – Taylor Swift:
      • G (x8) D (x8) E- (x8) C (x4) D (x4)
 

Winds 4:25

  • Trumpets:
    • Practice going from C to G to C
      • try to do this a little every day because it will take some time to get used to it
    • Practice #13 Apple for the Teacher on page 5
      • Watch out for the last line where the notes change very quickly
     
    George:
    • Practice the songs on Page 6
    • Remember to avoid the side keys

Beginning Strings 3:15

  • * Warmed up with our weekly “Ant Song”
     
  • * Played “Ping Ping” on page 12 from our blue books
     
  • * Remembered how to play our F sharp
     
  • * Sang and played “whistle at the stars” 
 

Returning Strings 3:50

  • * Warmed up with our weekly “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
     
  • * Worked in our bowing techniques 
     
  • Resumed working on “Ode To Joy”

What we practiced this week- October 10th

Mr. Vince’s Classes

 

Piano 2:30

    1. Using the 10/10 Homework file in this folder, remember where to put your fingers on the piano.
      • make sure we use the correct hands and correct finger numbers on the correct black keys
      • have an adult check your hand placement with the picture
    2. Practice Old MacDonald Had A Farm on page 2 of the file
      • Sing the words first, then play the notes using the numbers I provided
      • Focus on the last part for this week, where both hands are playing one after another
 

Piano 3:15

    1. Using the 10/10 Homework file in this folder, remember where to put your fingers on the piano.
      • make sure we use the correct hands and correct finger numbers on the correct black keys
      • have an adult check your hand placement with the picture
    2. Practice Old MacDonald Had A Farm on page 2 of the file
      • Sing the words first, then play the notes using the numbers I provided
      • Focus on the last part for this week, where both hands are playing one after another
 

Ukulele/Guitar 3:45

  • Oliver, Francis, and Miles: 
    • Do our chord transition exercise choosing any chord pair from this list: E- G D (focus on D this week)
    • Keep a constant tempo (speed), and landing the new chord at the right time is the most important. Take it slow but keep it consistent! 
    • If you forget the chord shape, you can find it online
     
    Anna:
    • Practice remembering the C and F chord.
    • Find time to press hard on the strings while you’re doing other ‘passive’ activities like watching movies, YouTube, etc. but don’t spend too much time on this!
    • Try switching between those two chords as quick as you can.
    • If you forget the chord shape, you can find it in your book
     
    Roshni, Baylor and Lucas:
    • Do our chord transition exercise choosing any chord pair from this list: E- C G D
    • Keep a constant tempo (speed), and landing the new chord at the right time is the most important. Take it slow but keep it consistent! 
    • Try the chord progression: E- (x4), C (x4), G (x4), D (x4)
     
 

Winds 4:25

  • Trumpets:
    • Practice going from C to G to C
      • try to do this a little every day because it will take some time to get used to it
    • Then practice as many songs as you can on Page 4
     
    George:
    • Practice the songs on Page 6
    • Remember to avoid the side keys
K-1 Strings 3:15 – August Azavedo was absent
It was so nice seeing everyone again!
We had fun doing our weekly ant song and reviewing our bow holds.
We sang and clasped half notes and quarter nite rests
Played and practiced “Karate Chop” and “Skate Boarder”
At home please review page 13 & 15
 
Strings 3:50 – Cece was absent 
Great first day!
We started with our weekly warm up of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” It’s sounding much better now!
* Practiced our detache bowing techniques
* Resumed working on the first two lines of “Ode to Joy” from our yellow books- practice this at home!
 

What we practiced this week- October 3rd

Beginning Strings 3:15

  • It was so nice seeing everyone again!
  • We had fun doing our weekly ant song and reviewing our bow holds.
  • We sang and clasped half notes and quarter nite rests
  • Played and practiced “Karate Chop” and “Skate Boarder”
  • At home please review page 13 & 15
 

Returning Strings 3:50

  • We started with our weekly warm up of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” It’s sounding much better now!
  • * Practiced our detache bowing techniques
  • * Resumed working on the first two lines of “Ode to Joy” from our yellow books- practice this at home!

Beginning Strings 3:15

  • It was so nice seeing everyone again!
  • We had fun doing our weekly ant song and reviewing our bow holds.
  • We sang and clasped half notes and quarter nite rests
  • Played and practiced “Karate Chop” and “Skate Boarder”
  • At home please review page 13 & 15
 

Returning Strings 3:50

  • We started with our weekly warm up of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” It’s sounding much better now!
  • * Practiced our detache bowing techniques
  • * Resumed working on the first two lines of “Ode to Joy” from our yellow books- practice this at home!

What we practiced this week- September 26th

Mr. Vince’s Classes

 

Piano 2:30

  • With your right hand, use fingers 2, 3, and 4 and place them on a group of 3 black keys, with each finger having its own key. Try and repeat any rhythms or beats that you can hear around you.
  • Practice the first line of Mary Had A Little Lamb: 4 3 2 3 4 4 4
 

Piano 3:15

  • With your right hand, use fingers 2, 3, and 4 and place them on a group of 3 black keys, with each finger having its own key. Try and repeat any rhythms or beats that you can hear around you.
  • Practice the first two lines of Mary Had A Little Lamb: 4 3 2 3 4 4 4, 3 3 3, 4 4 4
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Ukulele/Guitar 3:45

  • Keep working on finger strength for the E minor chord
  • Push your thumb lower down the neck so you can reach around the other side better
 

Winds 4:25

  • Wolfgang, Juniper, and Sal: 
    • Practice holding your notes out as long as you can without wavering
    • Practice and remember the names of your first three notes:
      • Open position, medium: C
      • Open position, high: G
      • First finger pressed, high: F
     
    Taj and Forest: 
    • Remember how to properly fit the reed on the mouthpiece (make sure you see a thin black line).
    • Left Thumb covers the hole on the back of the clarinet, Right Thumb goes under the hook at the bottom.
    • Left Hand cover the top three holes, make sure the holes are completely covered or else you won’t get any sound!
    • Try and produce long notes that are stable.
    • Remember to squeeze your cheeks inwards so air does not escape from the sides of your mouth!

Beginning Strings 3:15

  • Reviewed our bowholds 
  • Played long notes on the A and E string, and then in quarter note rhythms 
  • Tried our first finger F# on E string
  • Played those three notes in rhythm of “Whistle at the Stars”
 

Returning Strings 3:50

  • Reviewed and practiced “Detache bowing”
  • practiced and played “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
 

What we practiced this week- September 19th

Mr. Vince’s Classes

 

Piano 2:30

  • With your right hand, use fingers 2, 3, and 4 and place them on a group of 3 black keys, with each finger having its own key. Try and repeat any rhythms or beats that you can hear around you.
  • Practice the first line of Mary Had A Little Lamb: 4 3 2 3 4 4 4
 

Piano 3:15

  • With your right hand, use fingers 2, 3, and 4 and place them on a group of 3 black keys, with each finger having its own key. Try and repeat any rhythms or beats that you can hear around you.
  • Practice the first two lines of Mary Had A Little Lamb: 4 3 2 3 4 4 4, 3 3 3, 4 4 4
  •  
 

Ukulele/Guitar 3:45

  • Keep working on finger strength for the E minor chord
  • Push your thumb lower down the neck so you can reach around the other side better
 

Winds 4:25

  • Wolfgang, Juniper, and Sal: 
    • Practice holding your notes out as long as you can without wavering
    • Practice and remember the names of your first three notes:
      • Open position, medium: C
      • Open position, high: G
      • First finger pressed, high: F
     
    Taj and Forest: 
    • Remember how to properly fit the reed on the mouthpiece (make sure you see a thin black line).
    • Left Thumb covers the hole on the back of the clarinet, Right Thumb goes under the hook at the bottom.
    • Left Hand cover the top three holes, make sure the holes are completely covered or else you won’t get any sound!
    • Try and produce long notes that are stable.
    • Remember to squeeze your cheeks inwards so air does not escape from the sides of your mouth!

Beginning Strings 3:15

  • Reviewed our bowholds 
  • Played long notes on the A and E string, and then in quarter note rhythms 
  • Tried our first finger F# on E string
  • Played those three notes in rhythm of “Whistle at the Stars”
 

Returning Strings 3:50

  • Reviewed and practiced “Detache bowing”
  • practiced and played “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”