Practice these songs for the Christmas concert: #20, 22, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 41 Remember to pay attention to your posture, and your bow hold. Read more »

Rhythm: Lesson 6 all EE: #89 – tunnel your fingers on the D string and play open A at the same time as the D string. This is called a double stop! #92 p. 26 all Christmas: ode to Joy #86 Jolly Old St. Nicholas God Rest Ye – practice […] Read more »

Rhythm – Lesson 5 all Christmas songs: #20, 22, 31, 32, 33(new), 34(new), 36, 41 You may choose whether you want to pizz or use your bow for the Christmas concert. Remember to work on your bow hold! Bonus question: How many eighth notes are in a quarter note? Read more »

Practice: Themes from The Nutcracker Holiday Salute Wedding Music: X. Canon Cellos practice the Zinn arrangement which is a little more exciting than 8 notes over and over. Combined Practice of songs from 12-12:30 in the Sanctuary. Read more »

Essentials for Strings: p. 51 Bb 3 octave scale and arpeggio Messiah selections: #1, #4, and #44 Sounds of Christmas: Emmanuel, Breath of Heaven Somewhere in My Memory Combined practice: Meet at 11:50 in the Sanctuary to get chairs ready. Practice 12-12:30 Noon: #44 Hallelujah Chorus @12:12 #4 And the […] Read more »

Bach Bonus Question: How many songs are included in our new song, “O Come, O Come! Its Christmas!”? Read more »

ARAW: Units 31 and 32. Violins play Unit 32 in II position. Put your first finger on C natural on the A string and keep in that position for the whole song. Practice New handout: O Come, O Come! Its Christmas! Christmas Kaleidoscope 1: p. 13, p. 14, and p.16 […] Read more »

Focus on these songs for our December concert: #20, #22, #31, #32, #33, #34, #36, #41 Focus on correctly holding your bow. Relaxed right hand. Your pinky should only touch at the tip of the finger. Some of you had bossy pinkies that were trying to grip. Your pointer or […] Read more »

We made great progress on a big sound this week. Remember to practice with a big bow and open and shut your right elbow. ARAW: Unit 13 EE2: p. 9, #36 only Christmas Kaleidoscope 1: p. 9 and p. 10 Bonus Question: List 2 reasons that you need to stop […] Read more »

This week: Practice Essential Elements: Exercises 20, 22, 31, 32, 36, and 41. We are possibly playing these at the Christmas concert, so please work hard on them! For Exercises 31-32: These are a bit different than what we have done before. There are A string notes. For D on […] Read more »