Oak Hills

Mondays and Wednesdays (2:40PM - 3:20PM)

Practice the following music November 6th

Mr. Brandon's Classes

Violins 2:40

  • Had the class play the Ant song and the Dad song for the beginning
  • Reviewed how to hold the violin and bow in both resting and playing position
  • Had students read pages 2 and 3 in class in the brown book
  • Homework is pages 2 through 4 in the brown book

Violins 3:20

  • Group one beginner:
  • Review and played the Ant song and the Dad song
  • Review the name of all strings
  • Played exercises two through four in the brown book
  • Homework will be going through pages 2 through 5 in the brown book.
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  • Group 2 advance:
  • Reviewed what was their last piece in the brown book
  • Found that they could play page 27 third finger D on the A string
  • Homework will be pages 28 and 29.

Practice the following music November 8th

Mr. Jamie's Classes

Winds 2:40

  • First we went over assembly. Any friends who had trouble this past week were helped and for the most part everyone’s good.
  • Next we checked on how to hold the instrument correctly. Same as before – individuals who were behind were brought on board. The biggest issue was Clarinet fingers 😉 
  • Then we reviewed how to blow into our respective instruments by sections, using the first two notes. Everyone still needs to work on their embouchure but is making great progress.
  • For the rest of class, we played Funny Pair as a class, then in sections.
  • All of them should have books now, but I was short on books for the second class.
  • HW is Skateboard Sam
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Winds 3:20

  • First we went over assembly. 
  • Next we checked on how to hold the instrument correctly.
  • For the rest of class, we played from Skateboard Sam on as a class. 
  • HW is to go as far as possible in the book and report back for Clarinets and Trumpets. For the Saxophones who did not get books, it’s Hot Cross Buns as follows: B A G / B A G / G G G G / A A A A / B A G. Trombones sound great in 3rd and 4th position so I want them to try to learn a few more notes and report back.

Helpful Videos:

What we practiced this week- November 13th and 15th

What we practiced this week- November 6th and 8th

Mr. Brandon’s Classes

 

Violins 2:40

  • Introductory class where we learned how to hold the violin,
  • We also learned what a quarter and half notes are,
  • Do you remember how to play the Ant song and the Dad song?
 

Violins 3:20

  • Introductory class where we learned how to hold the violin,
  • We also learned what a quarter and half notes are,
  • Do you remember how to play the Ant song and the Dad song?
 
 
 

Practice the following music November 8th

Mr. Jamie’s Classes

 

Winds 2:40

  • What a fantastic beginning! I hope you had as much fun as I did.
  • We learned how to assemble, correctly hold, and disassemble our instruments.
  • We learned our first two notes and about the whole note
  • We played pg. 1 as a class, they will get their own books next week.
  • HW is to correctly assemble, hold, and disassemble instruments. 
  • It also would be great if they could work on their first two notes, but getting sound out of the instrument is enough for this week.
  • Links to videos on assembly: Flutetrombonesaxophoneclarinet
  • Link for trumpets about embouchure and playing first notes: trumpet embouchure
 
 

Winds 3:20

  • What a fantastic beginning! I hope you had as much fun as I did.
  • We learned how to assemble, correctly hold, and disassemble our instruments.
  • We learned our first two notes and about the whole note
  • We played pg. 1 as a class, they will get their own books next week.
  • HW is to correctly assemble, hold, and disassemble instruments. 
  • It also would be great if they could work on their first two notes, but getting sound out of the instrument is enough for this week.
  • Links to videos on assembly: Flutetrombonesaxophoneclarinet
  • Link for trumpets about embouchure and playing first notes: trumpet embouchure
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