Hi everyone!
I hope you have all been practicing! I gave you a lot of things to practice on Monday. I am hoping that you can practice at least 5 days a week, at least 15 minutes per day. Even a small amount of effort, repeated day in and day out, can create so much progress! Below I have videos indicating what each orchestra should be practicing this week.
Beginning Orchestra:
Intermediate Orchestra:
Hi everyone!
Every week I will post “Challenges”–something a little harder for students to try out before our next rehearsal. Doing so will get them ready for what we are learning next.
This is the Challenge Video for the Beginning Violins:
This is the Challenge Video for the Beginning Violas:
This is the Challenge Video for the Beginning Cellos:
And this is the Challenge Video for the Intermediate Orchestra:
Basses (which are only in Intermediate Orchestra), I have been slacking on giving you instruction, so below I have videos about positions, the D major exercises, and about the new string we will be learning this week!
Make sure you’re practicing! See you all on Monday!
Our Beginning Orchestra Review videos can be found below for each instrument.
Violin:
Viola:
Cello:
Make sure you are practicing at home! For a beginner, 10-15 minutes a day, 5 days a week would be ideal. Thanks so much!
Hi Intermediate Orchestra!
This week we worked on the advanced bowings that I had mentioned in last week’s challenge. That video can be found below:
I also want students to work on the D major exercises found on page 20, numbers 90-92.
Here are the exercises on violin:
And on viola:
And on cello:
Basses, I apologize profusely but I didn’t get yours recorded yet! I will do it tomorrow. I’ll get that video to you ASAP!
Please make sure that the students are practicing at least 20 minutes a day, at least 5 times a week. More would be great, but these should be considered
Hi Intermediate Orchestra!
Below is a challenge for you to try out before our first rehearsal on Monday. I am so excited to see you all again!
Hi Beginning Orchestra!
If you are feeling pretty good about the notes on the D string, try playing the songs on page 15. Below are videos of me playing all of the songs on page 15 on each instrument. We will work on this on Monday!
Hi Intermediate Orchestra!
I hope you have all been practicing over the break, but if not, review the songs on page 19 to re-familiarize yourself. If you can play both parts of “Fork and Spoon,” you should be ready! Below are videos of me playing Fork and Spoon on each instrument. See you next Monday!
Hi everyone!
Below you will find videos about our weekly challenge for our new beginners–the D ladder. We did learn this on Monday, but it will definitely need a lot of practice. I also included videos of what the D ladder is on each instrument so that students can review that. Also try to learn what the D ladder (D, E, F#, and G) look like in the staff for your instrument (found on page 14 of your book) Let me know if you have any questions!
Hi everyone!
Our Beginner Bootcamp went wonderfully yesterday! Check out this video of us playing our FIRST SONG. Already!
Below are some review videos, talking about what we learned, and showing how to hold the instruments, bows, and what the open strings are on each instrument. Check them out!
Violin:
Viola:
Cello:
Beginning Orchestra!
Watch the video below to learn how to rosin your bow. If you can get that done before our first rehearsal on Monday, we will save a lot of time. Let me know if you have any questions!