Hi everyone! Look below to find the review for your orchestra. Happy Practicing!
This week was taping week! Everyone needs tapes on their instruments to prepare us for learning to put our fingers on the strings, so unfortunately that took a long time.
Our goal for this week is to learn the first 7 notes of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. I have explained it in this video below:
If your student is dying to know how to play the rest of that line, here are videos explaining how to play those notes — we will go through this next week, so there is no need to do it unless they really want to!
Violin:
Viola:
Cello:
We will review everything next week, so don’t give up on me! I promise it will all be easy soon enough.
This week, we started our playing check-ins. Unfortunately we didn’t get to everyone, so we will do recordings next week as well. If you didn’t record your check-in last week, make sure to practice Maiden’s Rescue measures 5-13. Here’s what we did this week:
We started our playing check-ins this week, but unfortunately we didn’t get to everyone. We will finish the recordings next week and then I will let you all know where you sit the week after. If you didn’t record this week, make sure to prepare Fantasy on Greensleeves — violins will play measures 5-21 and violas and cellos will play measures 37-53. Here’s what we did this week:
Hi everyone! Look for your orchestra to see what we did on Monday:
This week, we learned how to use our bows!
Bows are really tricky, and this is where the scratching and screeching may come into play! There are a few things that are difficult in this stage:
We will continue to work on these things, but don’t be surprised if your student is a little discouraged at this stage. The best thing they can do is to practice! They will start to get it after a while.
This week, students should practice pages 4 and 5, but with the bow.
Our first playing check-in is next week! You will go to a practice room and record yourself playing measures 5 through 13 of Maiden’s Rescue. This will help me know what we need to work on and also determine where you sit in the orchestra. Be sure to practice!
This is what we practiced on Monday:
Our first playing check-in is next week! You will go to a practice room and record yourself playing an excerpt from Fantasy on Greensleeves. You will play these excerpts, based on your instument:
This will help me know what we need to work on and also determine where you sit in the orchestra. Be sure to practice!
This is what we practiced on Monday:
Happy Practicing!