Practice the following music for our Spring Concert on April 25th!
Mr. Brandon's Classes
Piano 1:45
- Hot Cross Buns
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Good Kind Applesauce
- Super Mario Bro’s Loop
- Piano Tango
- Frolic
- Two Step Swing
- D Major Fantasy
Piano 2:20
- Almost Home
- Karate Chop
- Super Mario Bro’s Loop
- Piano Tango
- Frolic
- Two Step Swing
- D Major Fantasy
Violins 2:55
- Lightly Row
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
- Super Mario Bro’s Loop
- Piano Tango
- Frolic
- Two Step Swing
- D Major Fantasy
Advanced Strings 3:30
- Haydn’s Theme
- Barcarole
- Super Mario Bro’s Loop
- Piano Tango
- Frolic
- Two Step Swing
- D Major Fantasy
Ukuleles 4:05
- Lightly Row
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Super Mario Bro’s Loop
- Piano Tango
- Frolic
- Two Step Swing
- D Major Fantasy
Mr. Alex's Classes
Piano 1:45
- Mary’s Big Cha Cha
- Ode to Joy
- Super Mario Bro’s Loop
- Piano Tango
- Frolic
- Two Step Swing
- D Major Fantasy
Flutes 2:30
- Mary’s Other Lamb
- London Bridge
- When the Saints
- Super Mario Bro’s Loop
- Piano Tango
- Frolic
- Two Step Swing
- D Major Fantasy
Winds 3:00
- Blues Dues
- When the Saints
- Go Fight Win
- Super Mario Bro’s Loop
- Piano Tango
- Frolic
- Two Step Swing
- D Major Fantasy
Intermediate Winds 3:30
- Can Can
- Blues Dues
- Careless Whisper
- Super Mario Bro’s Loop
- Piano Tango
- Frolic
- Two Step Swing
- D Major Fantasy
Helpful Videos:
What we practiced this week- November 30th
Mr. Brandon’s Classes
Violin 1:45
- All students played a performance from the piano book, on page 9
- the students played French Fries or Going home
- ended with students describing the quarter notes, half notes, and whole notes
- homework is on pages 8-9
Piano 2:20
- students played Rain Rain Go Away on page 27 in class
- Taught students about dotted quarter notes and single eight notes, and how to cross over the thumb to play B
- homework is on page 28
Violins 2:55
- Reviewed what fingers are used for F# and E on the D string
- The class played Hot Cross Buns and Mary Had A Little Lamb in class
- Homework is on page12
Advanced Strings 3:30
- Played the D major Scale in class on page 1
- Taught the class how to play Jingle Bells
- Homework is working on page 1 and Jingle Bells
Ukuleles 4:05
- The class learned how to play C, D, and E on the ukulele
- Taught the students how to read Quarter notes and whole notes
- homework is on pages 13-14
Mr. Alex’s Classes
Piano 1:45
- In class, we did Twinkle Twinkle Little Star as our warm-up.
- We moved on to trying the first line of My Dog and Me, which has us again moving our right hand pinky up to the A note and back down again to G.
- We then learned about our right AND left hand position, with the new notes being G and low C on the left hand!
- Eventually every student was able to learn the song Knock Knock; however the challenge is playing Lefty Two Note. Practice this one!!
- Homework: pages 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23; try page 18 for a challenge!
Flutes 2:30
- During flute class, we did some warm-up pieces to get the hang of transitioning from B note to D note (a hard switch on flute); and once again, we worked on playing Jingle Bells!This time, the D note is getting more solid and memorized. Just practice being able to transition from D to other notes in our songs!Homework: pages 10 – 16; Jingle Bells!
Winds 3:00
- In class, we did a warm-up of Crazy Tonguing, then went on to Yankee Doodle Cha Cha on page 13.We also played the fun song Cabbage Song, and finally learned our new note on page 15. We were able to play some of Old MacDonald Had A Farm too! Finally, we are starting to learn the song Jingle Bells on page 19.Homework: pages 10 – 16; page 19
Intermediate Winds 3:30
- In class, we did Hatikvah, Ode To Joy, Jingle Bells, and the Can Can all from the dark blue/green music books!Homework: Hatikvah, Ode To Joy, Jingle Bells, Can-Can, William Tell Overture; everyone please bring the dark blue Best Beginning books so that we can work on other songs all together in that book.
What we practiced this week- November 2nd
Mr. Brandon’s Classes
Violin 1:45
- Had students do punching rhythm exercises for half notes and quarter notes
- Had students play individually pages four and five by themselves
- Making students write out the letter they’re playing and length of rhythm for each exercise on page 5
- Homework is page 5
- Reminder for all students to bring a pencil for next class
Piano 2:20
- Continue working with two handed piano parts on page 23
- Had students played cha cha cha, Lefty two note, and bass clef Frank
- Homework is working on more hot cross buns and rain rain Go away, on pages 26 and 27
Violins 2:55
- Class got to learn the ant song today
- Add students play pages five and six in class individually as solos
- Should students how to put rosin on their bow and how to properly hold it
- Begin showing students how to put first finger E on both violin and cello
- Homework is page eight exercise 20 through 23
Advanced Strings 3:30
- Had students work on D major scale exercise in the green book
- That students play Sakura Japanese folksong on page 13 of the green book
- For second group I need the yellow brown book for cello to make sure all students have the same arrangement of tunes
Ukuleles 4:05
- Had students work on their G7 chord in class
- Had students play Mary had a Little Lamb on page 4
- Worked on eighth note up and down strokes for page 5
- Homework is Skip to My Lou on page 7 incorporating the G7 chord
Mr. Alex’s Classes
Piano 1:45
- In class, we practiced our eighth notes again with the Cabbage and Lettuce songs. Then, we did Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, with our pinky moving up to the A note!
- Homework: pages 12, 13, 15 and 16
Flutes 2:30
- We tried solidifying our notes that we’ve already learned, and even got to playing the challenging song Dreydl Dreydl.
- Work on getting those fingerings memorized, especially from the note D to B.
- Homework: pages 8 – 14
Winds 3:00
- In class, we managed to get to the tough song Dreydl Dreydl on page 10, as well as our new note on page 11 and Crazy Tonguing. Practice these pages at home!
- Homework: pages 9 – 13
Intermediate Winds 3:30
- In class, we once again played some more challenging pieces, such as the Can-Can in the dark blue-green winds book, and the William Tell Overture in the same book.
- We also did some review songs like Erie Canal and Ode To Joy. Our notes for harder pieces are getting easier.
- Homework: Can-Can, William Tell Overture; everyone please bring the dark blue Best Beginning books so that we can work on other songs all together in that book.
- Coco HW: Watch this video on how to play high notes on the clarinet: https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=ZxejP5W0ffc
What we practiced this week- October 26th
Mr. Brandon’s Classes
Violin 1:45
- Kindergarten Piano 1:45PM-2:20PM:
- Reviewed pages 3 through 5 in class
- Showed students how to place a bear claw on the piano from letters C to G
- Worked on the length of half notes and quarter notes
- Homework is pg 5 and 6
Piano 2:20
- Start to work on two handed piece on page 23
- Worked on eighth note exercises in class
- Homework is pages 23-24
Violins 2:55
- Review pages 5 and 6 in class
- Showed how to hold the bow in class
- Showed finger placement for E on the D string
- Homework is Page 8
Advanced Strings 3:30
- Cello worked on ode to Joy in yellow book with instruction
- Advanced violin work on simple gifts
- Homework is snake charmer for cello and slur work for violin advanced group
Ukuleles 4:05
- Played Mary had a little lamb and Skip to My Lou on page 4 in class
- Worked on our G7 shape
- Learn how to play up and down strokes on the ukulele
- Homework is Page four and five
Mr. Alex’s Classes
Piano 1:45
- In class, we got to work on eighth notes with the exercises on page 12. Then we were able to play the Cabbage and Lettuce songs on the next page!Homework: pages 10 – 13
Flutes 2:30
- Flutes are doing great. We are making sounds from our instruments and playing songs like Mary Had A Little Lamb!Homework: pages 7 – 12
Winds 3:00
- My beginning winds class is doing better; it seems like some of you are practicing and remembering your notes well.
- Saxophones are sounding great.
- I need every student to practice at least a couple times during the week!
- We got to pages 9 through 11, and it’s sounding more together this week.
- Homework: pages 9 – 13
Intermediate Winds 3:30
- In class, we played some more challenging pieces, such as the Can-Can in the dark blue-green winds book, and the William Tell Overture in the same book. Please practice these at home.We also played the melody from the Addams Family!Homework: Can-Can, William Tell OvertureCoco HW: Watch this video on how to play high notes on the clarinet: https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=ZxejP5W0ffc
What we practiced this week- October 19th
Violin 1:45
- Kindergarten Piano 1:45PM-2:20PM:
- Reviewed pages 3 through 5 in class
- Showed students how to place a bear claw on the piano from letters C to G
- Worked on the length of half notes and quarter notes
- Homework is pg 5 and 6
Piano 2:20
- Start to work on two handed piece on page 23
- Worked on eighth note exercises in class
- Homework is pages 23-24
Violins 2:55
- Review pages 5 and 6 in class
- Showed how to hold the bow in class
- Showed finger placement for E on the D string
- Homework is Page 8
Advanced Strings 3:30
- Cello worked on ode to Joy in yellow book with instruction
- Advanced violin work on simple gifts
- Homework is snake charmer for cello and slur work for violin advanced group
Ukuleles 4:05
- Played Mary had a little lamb and Skip to My Lou on page 4 in class
- Worked on our G7 shape
- Learn how to play up and down strokes on the ukulele
- Homework is Page four and five
Piano 1:45
- We worked on playing the Cabbage Song on page 13, and then went on to the challenging piece Spring Theme on page 14!
- Homework: pages 12 – 14
Flutes 2:30
- Excellent playing, flutes. Impressed with our progress as usual.
- We made it all the way to page 12. Just keep practicing the notes we’ve already learned.
- Homework: pages 9 – 12! Go on to page 13 and 14 for a challenge
Winds 3:00
- We were able to play pages 6 and 7 more easily, which is awesome.
- Our embouchure techniques are getting better. Just keep practicing!
- Homework: pages 6 – 9
Intermediate Winds 3:30
- Good progress in this class!
- We worked on songs from the Best Beginning Book (dark blue book). Our note-switching is getting faster. Keep up the good work!
- Homework: pages 6, 26, 27 in Best Beginning book (dark blue book); Spring theme, Frere Jacques
What we practiced this week- October 12th
Piano/Violin 1:45
- Kindergarten Piano 1:45PM-2:20PM:
- Reviewed pages 3 through 5 in class
- Showed students how to place a bear claw on the piano from letters C to G
- Worked on the length of half notes and quarter notes
- Homework is pg 5 and 6
Piano 2:20
- Start to work on two handed piece on page 23
- Worked on eighth note exercises in class
- Homework is pages 23-24
Violins 2:55
- Review pages 5 and 6 in class
- Showed how to hold the bow in class
- Showed finger placement for E on the D string
- Homework is Page 8
Advanced Strings 3:30
- Cello worked on ode to Joy in yellow book with instruction
- Advanced violin work on simple gifts
- Homework is snake charmer for cello and slur work for violin advanced group
Ukuleles 4:05
- Played Mary had a little lamb and Skip to My Lou on page 4 in class
- Worked on our G7 shape
- Learn how to play up and down strokes on the ukulele
- Homework is Page four and five
Piano 1:45
- Great job today playing right hand notes!
- Homework: pages 6 – 10!
Flutes 2:30
- Homework: pages 1 – 5, and focus on playing Hot Cross Buns!
Winds 3:00
- Work on assembling your instruments using the videos below
- Homework: pages 2 – 9!
Intermediate Winds 3:30
- Homework: pages 21, 23, 24, and 26 in the purple book!
What we practiced this week- October 5th
Piano/Violin 1:45
- Today we learned our piano finger numbers, where’s middle C on the piano, and reading the first page!
Piano 2:20
- Today we read through the book to see where everyone’s ability level is
- We will start learning the Left Hand parts of songs we already know!
- Please take a look at page 23 left hand part for homework
Violins 2:55
- Today we learned how to hold each instrument and to hold their bow.
- We also learned what notes are the open strings, and we played open A and D strings!
Advanced Strings 3:30
- Today we read through the book to see where everyone’s ability level is
- We played D and G Major scales and read through songs from our books!
Ukuleles 4:05
- Today we learned how to play C major, C7, and F Major chords.
- We started learning Yellow submarine
Piano 1:45
- Great job today playing right hand notes!
- Homework: pages 6 – 10!
Flutes 2:30
- Homework: pages 1 – 5, and focus on playing Hot Cross Buns!
Winds 3:00
- Work on assembling your instruments using the videos below
- Homework: pages 2 – 9!
Intermediate Winds 3:30
- Homework: pages 21, 23, 24, and 26 in the purple book!
What we practiced this week- September 28th
Piano/Violin 1:45
- Today we learned our piano finger numbers, where’s middle C on the piano, and reading the first page!
Piano 2:20
- Today we read through the book to see where everyone’s ability level is
- We will start learning the Left Hand parts of songs we already know!
- Please take a look at page 23 left hand part for homework
Violins 2:55
- Today we learned how to hold each instrument and to hold their bow.
- We also learned what notes are the open strings, and we played open A and D strings!
Advanced Strings 3:30
- Today we read through the book to see where everyone’s ability level is
- We played D and G Major scales and read through songs from our books!
Ukuleles 4:05
- Today we learned how to play C major, C7, and F Major chords.
- We started learning Yellow submarine
Piano 1:45
- Homework: pages 1 – 6!
- Play along with the videos below
Flutes 2:30
- Flutes will need to focus on holding the instrument and (more importantly) getting a sound from the instrument!) Some of us were very close.
- Homework: watch the flute video below to help practice holding the flute and getting a sound on flute.
- After that, practice page 1 – 3!
Winds 3:00
- Work on assembling your instruments using the videos below
- Try to play the first two notes on page 1!
Intermediate Winds 3:30
- Homework: please review notes and be able to play pages 1 – 25 in the purple Real Book.
- Then, practice page 26 as we did in class.
- Everyone please review reading the notes on the staff!