Remember to work on left hand posture! Thank you to those of you who brought back your posture comments from Kathleen signed by a parent! Continue to work on her suggestions. Kathleen is working hard to make it around to everyone in class. If you haven’t received a sheet with posture suggestions yet, be patient. She is on her way!
Exercise: practice the D major scale with bow hold pizzicato. (Hold the bow in your fist with fingers two, three, and four while placing your thumb on the fingerboard and plucking with your first finger.
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen:
Everyone work on the A part. Play with pizzicato.
Jolly Old St. Nicholas: Everyone work on the A part.
E.E. #86, 89, and all of page 25.
Rhythm: all of Lesson 5.
Bonus question: what is a slur?