WOW, we finally had a rehearsal!! That was LOTS of snow, but now it is back to work...
Rehearsal/Homework - Sinfonietta
Notereading class 3-3.30pm:
-We had a merry bunch of folks-Jack, Amelia, Rita & Pria.
Air & Caprice:
-everyone needs to work on m30-40; m55-59; m74-77.
-vln 2 & vla please take m4 to your teacher.
Suite for Strings-Aria
-cellos need to take D to their teachers.
-vlns must work with their tuners on D.
Fancy Fiddles:
-please keep practicing this.
Technique:
-please learn/review the difference between ties & slurs. Take your exercise sheet to your teacher who can check that you are doing them correctly.
Music History:
-please read the biography of Mozart & highlight 5 facts that you will then memorize.
Music Theory:
-I handed out a sheet of musical terms & I would like you to memorize the meanings of largo, lento & maestoso.
Rehearsal/Homework - Sinfonia
3 REHEARSALS LEFT BEFORE THE CONCERT!
After a vote among the orchestra members it was decided, with an overwhelming majority, that we should postpone Lovers' Waltz until the May concert. So for the concert on March 21st we will perform Ave Verum & Skywalker Scenes. Please continue to work on Lovers' Waltz as we will work on it in the coming weeks.
Ave Verum:
-discuss with your teacher how to get a richer sound.
-vln 1 must focus on the bowing & counting of m14-20.
Skywalker Scenes:
-the slow middle section needs whole bows & beautiful tone.
-please work on the faster sections with the metronome.
Music history:
-please read the biography of Mozart that was handed out. Highlight 5 items & memorize them.
-research the piece by Mozart that we are playing-Ave Verum Corpus. Find out when it was written & what larger work this part is from.
Music theory:
-please clap & count the rhythms containing sixteenth notes #67-70.
-on your sheet of musical terms I would like you to memorize the meanings of the words A-F.
Let's stay focused on pulling this music together.
Have a great week,
Louise :)
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Spring semester - January 31st, 2010
Rehearsal/Homework - Sinfonietta
Notereading class 3-3.30pm:
-This is a "come when you want to" class & you do not have to attend weekly.
-We had Rita, Jack, Amelia & Carlos in attendance.
Air & Caprice:
-2nd violin & viola-work on the notes of m 4.
-1st violin-please look out for the C naturals (low 2 on A).
-everyone must practice clapping & counting m 55-59.
Suite for Strings:
-we began the Aria.
-It consists of 2 important ideas: a quarter note idea that switches back & forth between upper & lower strings; a dotted quarter note rhythmic idea.
-1st violin-watch the C natural (low 2 on A).
-everyone should take this to their teacher for help on the slurs.
-hwk: from beginning to B.
Fancy Fiddles:
-everyone must work on m 21-28, especially the rhythm.
Music History:
-please find out about the composer Beethoven. I would like you to look up when & where he was born & died.
Rehearsal/Homework - Sinfonia
6 REHEARSALS LEFT BEFORE THE CONCERT!
Everyone must focus on the highlighted sections of their music. These are the parts that we KNOW are problems.
Ave Verum:
-please focus your practice on C to the end.
Lovers' Waltz:
-we managed to get through a substantial amount of this piece today, which tells me that you are practicing this. Thank you.
-the rhythm is giving us the biggest problem in this piece so it would be smart to clap & count every day.
-1st violin have the bulk of the melodies in this piece & that is what everyone is listening to. You have a big responsibility to really work on your parts. Please work on the rhythm/bowing in m 10 & m 14. I will quiz you again next week on m 41-46.
Skywalker Scenes:
-I am very impressed at how fast you are able to play this already!
-1st violin-please fix the bowings of m 33-64.
-viola-please review the C# (high 3).
-everyone must practice m 33-64 with the metronome.
Music theory:
-it seems that most people have learnt the order of flats... WELL DONE! Be prepared for a quiz on the order of sharps/flats at any time...
-the rhythm sheet #43 was decently prepared. Please continue to work on this as it will help you with the rhythms in Lovers' Waltz.
Please keep up the hard work. I am impressed with the effort that you are putting into this music.
Have a great week,
Louise :)
Notereading class 3-3.30pm:
-This is a "come when you want to" class & you do not have to attend weekly.
-We had Rita, Jack, Amelia & Carlos in attendance.
Air & Caprice:
-2nd violin & viola-work on the notes of m 4.
-1st violin-please look out for the C naturals (low 2 on A).
-everyone must practice clapping & counting m 55-59.
Suite for Strings:
-we began the Aria.
-It consists of 2 important ideas: a quarter note idea that switches back & forth between upper & lower strings; a dotted quarter note rhythmic idea.
-1st violin-watch the C natural (low 2 on A).
-everyone should take this to their teacher for help on the slurs.
-hwk: from beginning to B.
Fancy Fiddles:
-everyone must work on m 21-28, especially the rhythm.
Music History:
-please find out about the composer Beethoven. I would like you to look up when & where he was born & died.
Rehearsal/Homework - Sinfonia
6 REHEARSALS LEFT BEFORE THE CONCERT!
Everyone must focus on the highlighted sections of their music. These are the parts that we KNOW are problems.
Ave Verum:
-please focus your practice on C to the end.
Lovers' Waltz:
-we managed to get through a substantial amount of this piece today, which tells me that you are practicing this. Thank you.
-the rhythm is giving us the biggest problem in this piece so it would be smart to clap & count every day.
-1st violin have the bulk of the melodies in this piece & that is what everyone is listening to. You have a big responsibility to really work on your parts. Please work on the rhythm/bowing in m 10 & m 14. I will quiz you again next week on m 41-46.
Skywalker Scenes:
-I am very impressed at how fast you are able to play this already!
-1st violin-please fix the bowings of m 33-64.
-viola-please review the C# (high 3).
-everyone must practice m 33-64 with the metronome.
Music theory:
-it seems that most people have learnt the order of flats... WELL DONE! Be prepared for a quiz on the order of sharps/flats at any time...
-the rhythm sheet #43 was decently prepared. Please continue to work on this as it will help you with the rhythms in Lovers' Waltz.
Please keep up the hard work. I am impressed with the effort that you are putting into this music.
Have a great week,
Louise :)
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