Westside Neighborhood School

Mondays (3:15PM - 5:15PM)

Practice the following songs for our Spring Concert!

Piano 3:15

Violins 3:45

Ukuleles 4:15

Winds 4:45

Ukulele Chords

Piano Fun Book Videos

3 Videos

Previous Weeks:

What we practiced this week- December 4th

Piano 3:15

  • Please practice Bad News Bears on page 5! Remember to put your thumb on C, left of two black keys.
     
 

Violins 3:45

  • Please work through all of Haydn’s Theme on page 2. Make sure fingers are right on the finger tapes, and get more sound by using more bow.
     
 

Ukuleles 4:15

  • Please practice Three Little Birds and work on switching between C, F and G chords! If your thumb gets tired of strumming, use a different finger.
     
 

Winds 4:45

  • Please work on Hot Cross Buns! Warm up by playing our 5 notes (Bb C D Eb F for flute, C D E F G for trumpet).
     

What we practiced this week- November 13th

Piano 3:15

  • Please practice songs 7-8 on page 5. 
  • Remember to count carefully, it’s not a race!
 

Violins 3:45

  • Please keep practicing Haydn’s theme on page 2.
  • Remember to practice slowly, chunk by chunk, and then put it all together.
 

Ukuleles 4:15

  • Keep practicing Three Little Birds.
  • Try finding G chord with your eyes closed, you can do it!
     
 

Winds 4:45

  • Please keep working on Bumper Cars on page 6.
  • Remember to save your air and keep corners tight trumpets!

What we practiced this week- November 6th

Piano 3:15

  • Please practice song 5 on page 5.
  • Remember to use your right hand thumb in C, NOT your pointer finger!
 

Violins 3:45

  • Please practice Haydn’s Theme on page 2!
  • Make sure your rhythm is steady and your half notes are long enough.
 

Ukuleles 4:15

  • Please practice Three Little Birds!
  • Remember to practice finding G chord slowly, and then release your hand to find it again.
 

Winds 4:45

  • Please practice Bumper Cars on page 6!
  • Remember to take deep breaths, and trumpets keep corners tight!
  • Good sound comes from steady air, not hard blowing.

What we practiced this week- October 30th

Piano 3:15

  • Please work on song 3 in your book!
  • Remember to find C by finding two black keys and sliding off to the left.
     
 

Violins 3:45

  •  Keep working on your D scale up and down!
  • Practice getting your most beautiful bow sound.
 

Ukuleles 4:15

  • Keep working on G chord!
  • Remember to use tall pointy fingers to get the clearest sound on your chords.
     
 

Winds 4:45

  • Keep practicing your C D and E (trumpets) and B flat C and D (flute), and practice Hot Cross Buns in your book!

What we practiced this week- October 23rd

Pianos (3:15) Please work on songs 1-2 in your book. Make sure your piano fingers are curved and that you’re using thumb and index 1st and 2nd) fingers to play C and D.

 
Violins (3:45) Please work on song number 1 in your book, and keep playing your D scale. Remember to practice our new bow hold with thumb in between the stick and the hair.
 
Ukes (4:15) Please practice finding your new G chord, and try switching to and from G from other chords. Practice Eleanore Rigby from your book!
 
Winds (4:45) Please practice songs 1-3 in your new books! Make sure your getting the right note from your instrument by keeping corners of the mouth tight and low (trumpets only).
 

What we practiced this week- October 16th

Piano 3:15

  • Please make your own 8-note song this week using the notes C, D, E, F and G!
  • Practice using curved piano fingers.
  • Play along with these helpful videos!
 

Violins 3:45

  • Please make your own 8-note song this week using open strings G D A or E.
  • Try using the bow for your song!
 

Ukuleles 4:15

  • Please practice your C, C7, F and Am chords.
  • See how quickly you can play each chord in a row!
 

Winds 4:45

  • Please practice the 5 notes we worked on in class (trumpet C D E F G, flute B flat C D E flat F).
  • See how long you can hold one note!

What we practiced this week- October 2nd

Piano 3:15

  • Practice finding mountains, hills, and C (left of the hill).
  • Practice using your 5 piano fingers, starting with thumb on C!
 

Violins 3:45

  • Practice getting in rest position, ready position and play position.
  • Practice some plucking on open strings, G D A E!
 

Ukuleles 4:15

  • Practice finding C chord, F chord and A minor chord.
  • See if you can switch between them!
 

Winds 4:45

  • Practice getting a good sound on instrument, trumpets buzz and flute blows air. 

What we practiced this week- September 18th