Week 4

Today we welcomed our assistant teacher Alice. Alice worked with the advanced group today  on a new song Somewhere Over the Rainbow . Class notes for both groups are posted below.

 

 

 

Group Class Tues 31^st  Jan   Stringschool at Presentation  Worksheet 4

Task 1

Open string Rhythms Hopping and Skipping 15  / Wintertime in Russia 4/ Down River Up river 16

Task 2

Scale using the rhythms above Play your name rhythm

 

                                                                                                       A A  1 1  A_

Task 3 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star    Beginning       D D                                        3 3  2 2  1 1  D_

 

Middle                                                                 A A                                      AA

                                                                                            3 3 2 2 1 __                  3 3 2 2 1______     

 

Repeat beginning line

 

Task 4

Hot Cross Buns    2 1  0 sh  2 1 0 sh   00 00 11 11  2 1 0_

 

Task 5  Merrily we roll along Bow the  rhythm on open  D  then on A

 

On D string                   2101 222 _111_222_

                        2101 2222 1121 0___

 

Task 6 New song  Fingers and feet D string

 From our  fin gers  to our   feet we   always   play    a  steady   beat, we

   2  2      2 2    3 3    3 3      2 2     2 2     1 1   1  1

 

Keep   it  go ing    in a    song if    notes  are  short   or  long _______

 2  2    2  2   3 3    3  3      2   2      1  1   0

 

Task 8 Rain Rain Go  Away  3 1 33 1 33 11 33 1 _

 

Task 9 Revise Fox Trot  and Blues  Track 2  DDD _ AAA_ DDD_ AAA_

                                                                DDD_ DDD_ AAA_ AADsh

 

                                                 D E D E G G G_ x 4

         Track 24    Blues               Middle        A B A B D E DE

                                                 G G G G G sh D sh

 

 

    Email cdstringschool@gmail.com              Lesson notes posted on presentationstrings.blogspot.com

 

 

Improvers

 

 

 

Improvers  Lesson 31^st Jan

Tutor Alice Foley

1 New Tune Somewhere over the Rainbow   110 on supplementary sheet  two phrases . In what way are they the same and in what way are they different.

Practice getting octave leap in tune at start first.  Then look at the other two leaps .

Uke chords are marked in boxes above melody Try with Uke and open string cello

2 Twinkle Duet part harmony  use 4^th finger and high 3 finger for c# on G string

3 Three Key Rollalong  Middle section  3^rd high on G# on D string

Ukulele Corner  Oh Christmas Tree

Chords G  , D7 , Am , C , G7

4 Repertoire Tunes Drunken Sailor . Hot Cross Buns 9new version with octave leap)  Jingle Bells Ode to Joy

 

 

 

Week 3

Group Class Tues 24^th Jan   Stringschool at Presentation

Task 1

Open String Tune New Rhythm Hopping and Skipping Track 16

Work on last two rhythms  Down River Up River Track 18    Group 2  Bile Em Cabbage

Task 2

Open String Sight reading Boogie on the Open D  Boogie on the open D

                                                                                        Boogie on the open G  titi titi titi TA

                                                                                        Boogie on the open D

                                                                                        Boogie on the A___  tititi titi TA sh

                                                                                        Boogie on the open D

                                                                                         Boogie on the open G

                                                                                        Boogie on the D then     G     Yeah  

Task 3

 

Scale on D   Track 10 Three Rhythms Wintertime in Russia / and the other two rhythms from task 1

 

Task 4             track 30       

 

                                                                                           A A 1 1 A

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star    Beginning       D D                                        3 3 2 2 1 1 D

 

Middle                                                                 A A                                      AA

                                                                                            3 3 2 2 1 __                  3 3 2 2 1______     

 

Repeat beginning line

Advanced group    duet part

 

Task 5

Hot Cross Buns    2 1  0 sh  2 1 0 sh   00 00 11 11  2 1 0_

 

Task 6  Merrily we roll along Bow the  rhythm on open  D  then on A

 

On D string                   2101 222 _111_222_

                        2101 2222 1121 0___

 

Task 7  Ode to Joy   D D sh sh A A sh sh  

 

Task 8 Rain Rain Go  Away  3 1 33 1 33 11 33 1 _

 

Task 9

Revise Fox Trot  Track 2  DDD _ AAA_ DDD_ AAA_

                                            DDD_ DDD_ AAA_ AADsh

 

Task 10 First finger Riff   1 1111111 00000000 11111111 0000 1  1                                               

Week 2

Group Class Tues 17^th Jan

Task 1

Open String Tune New Rhythm Down River Up River Track 18    Group 2  Bile Em Cabbage

Task 2

Open String Sight reading Boogie on the Open D  Boogie on the open D

                                                                                        Boogie on the open G  titi titi titi TA

                                                                                        Boogie on the open D

                                                                                        Boogie on the A___  tititi titi TA sh

                                                                                        Boogie on the open D

                                                                                         Boogie on the open G

                                                                                        Boogie on the D then     G     Yeah  

Task 3

 

Scale on D   Track 10 Three Rhythms Wintertime in Russia / Insect rhythms butterfly/ tarantula. Caterpillar

 

Task 4             track 30                                                       A A 1 1 A

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star   Beginning   D D                        3 3 2 2 1 1 D

 

Middle   A A                            A A

                       3 3 2 2 1 __             3 3 2 2 1______     

 

Repeat beginning line

Advanced group    duet part

 

Task 5

Hot Cross Buns    2 1  0 sh  2 1 0 sh   00 00 11 11  2 1 0_

 

Task 6  Merrily we roll along Bow rhythm on  D  then on A

 

(Task 7  Ode to Joy   D D sh sh A A sh sh

 

Task 8 Rain Rain Go  Away  3 1 33 1 33 11 33 1 _

 

Task 9

Revise Fox Trot

 

Task 10 First finger Riff   1 1111111 00000000 11111111 0000 1  1  )  

 

 

                                             

Presto After School 2017 Launch

Stringschool Violin Programme

A message for you :________________________

Welcome to the Stringschool  course.  You will make good progress if you take your violin out every day and practice what you have learned in class.

15 -20 minutes every day will make a difference . On the Stringschool cd you will find all the tracks we used in the school programme and some new ones

 

Tasks this week

Listen to your cd. This will help you learn the tunes and rhythms. How many tracks can you play along with.  Try the tasks with and without the cd

 

Task 1  Practice putting your violin in rest and play position. Can you do it with your eyes closed.

Task 2 Vivaldi in G   (Track 1) Try this with your bow

Task 3 Foxtrot (Track 2) Try it with your bow (arco)

Task 4 Wintertime in Russia (Track 4)  short and long bows ti ti ti ti TA  TA 

Task 5 Old Mc Donald   Put you 3 fingers on D to make G’  Now bow the rhythm of the tune.

Task 6 Scale on D  Track 10   with bow

Task 7 Task Hot Cross Buns  2 1 0_ 210_ 1111 2222 210_  pizzicato

Put a tick next to each task when you attempt it. Colour in a star on the practice record when you have finished your practice

 

Tutor Cathy Desmond BA Hdip LTCL   email : cdstringschool@gmail.com