Hello Parents and Students, Thank you so much for a great day at Music Contest last week. The judges were very complimentary of the students and the teachers. The next couple of weeks are very busy, so I thought an email would be helpful! I will still send out weekly reminders, but […] Read more »
Younger Beginner Violin Class
This week, please practice Essential Elements: Exercises 43, 64, 73, 86, 88, 89, 91, and 92. Please practice especially hard on 91 and 92! These are quite difficult, and we are playing them at our concert next week, along with the other pieces listed above. Also, please pay close attention […] Read more »
Intermediate Orchestra 5/6/16
March – Make sure your low 2s are in tune! Faith of our Fathers #188 – Cripple Creek – only 1X. 1sts = A part, 2nds and violas = B part, cellos = B part #182 – Surprise Symphony – Staccatos, low and high 2s, dynamics #168 – Arkansas Traveler […] Read more »
Beginning Violas 5/6/16
David and Amber, join the full orchestra in the sanctuary at 8:45. Ben, lesson at 9:40. Read more »
Intermediate orchestra 4/29/16
You all are sounding so good! Please work on all of our end of the year concert pieces: Faith of our Fathers March 118 138 142 168 182 183 On 188: Take all repeats, then repeat the entire piece playing the opposite part (except cellos!). 1st violins play A then […] Read more »
Beginning violas 4/29/16
Please see individual notes in your books/notebook. You all are doing such a good job! Read more »
Older Beginner Violin Class 4/22/16
Practice #76, 80, 81, 85, lightly row and can can, and your contest pieces. Read more »
Intermediate Orchestra
Great job today! Next week we will work backwards through the list below so that we can spend more time on the less familiar pieces. Concert pieces: Faith of Our Fathers March 118 138 142 168 182 188 Read more »
Beginning violas
Please work on the personal assignments that I wrote for you in your books/notebooks. See the beginner violin post for a list of the end of the year concert pieces. Look through and see if there are any you may want to work on, either to play in the concert […] Read more »
4/1/16 Older Violin Class
Continue practicing your contest songs: #43, 64, 73, 86, 88, 89.Practice in your Essential Elements book anything through where the G string is introduced. Read more »