Wednesday 22 February 2017

Week 7


Worksheet Feb 21st

 

Please note that in a change to last week’s notification, there will be a lesson next week  Feb 28th . 

 

28th Feb and March 7th  Lessons as usual

 

No Lesson March 14th

 

Task List

Task 1 Warm Up

 

Twinkle Twinkle  Variation  Everybody Down Up

 

Task 2

Fingers and Feet  2222 3333 2222 1111 2222 3333 22 1 1 ___

 

Task 3

Rain Rain Go Away   Get used to jumping from 3 to 1

 

3 1 33 1  33  11 33 1

 

Task 4 Twinkle Twinkle  1  Rhythm Only   2 Fingers pizz  3 Fingers arco

 

 

 Task 5 Merrily we roll along Bow the  rhythm   no 19 Essential Elements  Can you name all the notes on the stave version  F# E D E ……..

 

Task 6 We Will We Will Rock You   On G String   3 2 1 0 11  11  Track  14

 

Task 5 Scary Harmonics  Octave harmonic  To find this special sound , touch the string very lightly about half way along with your 4th finger . This is the harmonic sign  0

 

Task 7- 10  Essential Elements Violin Book

 Work through tunes page 6  to 9   concentrate on 20 and 21 Good King and Lightly Row

 

  Director Cathy Desmond  email cdstringschool@gmail,com  Tel 0861041626





Improvers  Lesson 21st February

Tutor Alice Foley

Lesson next week as usual

1 New Tune Somewhere over the Rainbow   work on middle phrase today

Practice string crossing from D to A  Get it nice and smooth

Practice retake on open string then place finger on B first on A string  Make the note last a loooooong time  5 beats.

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

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

3 Three Key Rollalong  Middle section  3rd 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 Good King Wenceslas Mary had a Baby

5 Skye Boat Song Work on Duet part Finding harmonics



            Lesson notes posted on presentationstrings.blogspot.com
 


 

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