Variations on a Theme

Ms O Sullivan

Dynamics
p   for piano
pp fro pianissimo very soft
f forte
ff fortissimo  very loud

****New Rap 
Yo Bow
Shake Your Hand Down to the Ground
Wiggle your fingers all around .....



Wintertime in Russia
String Crossing
Scale on D
Twinkle Variation

Ode to Joy solfa

m m f s s f m r d d r m m  rr
m m f s s f m r d d r m  r  dd

r r m d r mfm d r mf m r d r s

m m f s s f m r d d r m r  dd

Listening  Fate  Motif

Beethoven

Ms Freyne
Vivaldi in G with rests and silences added
First finger on D string to make E
Open String rhythm

Ms McKeown
Vivaldi in G silences
First finger down  to make E
Balloon Bows Awayb in a Manger

Ms Wilmott

Open string rhythm
Scale on D
Twinkle Variation
     Listening Dance Macabre

Orchestra Class
All present.
 Variation  1 Twinkle  Wintertime in Russia
 Variation 2  Twinkle Kilfenora Ceili Dan cer
3 note tunes
Old McDonald
Next week French Folk Song

Presto Task List Click on the link for this week's task list 

Danse Macabre and Scary Sounds

Ms O Sullivan

Open String Rhythm Kilfenora Ceili Dancer
Scale on D to Kilfenora Ceili Dancer
Bow Hold Check  Thumb Bend Little finger on End
Twinkle Pizz
Rhythm only arco

Listening Danse Macabre Saint Saens 
 Ms McKeown

Feel the Beat Rap
Vivaldi in G Foxtrot
Wintertime in Russia  / Bow Holds
First finger on D string to make E

Ms Freyne

Feel the Beat Rap
Toreadors March Caitlin Double Bass
BowHold Outside Bowgrip
Wintertime in Russia

Ms Wilmot

Scary sounds for Kate's Horror Story
Twinkle pizz
arco
Hot Cross Buns

After School Class 

Waltzes

Programme 14th October

4th class
Tones and Semitones
Musical staircases
New rhythm  I stop    and you stop   Major and minor

Conducting in 3   WALTZ   Listening piece  Skaters' Waltz
Scale on D

3rd Class

Toreadors March
Blues
Notes on Double Bass  Elephant Alligator Donkey Goat
Bow Grip up stick
WT in Russia
Freeze Game  (Ms Freyne
Tremelo

Launch of School Orchestra Class

Exciting Day at Presentation School as we launch our after school Orchestra Class

10 students from 4th class participated in our first class.

Presto Orchestra




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Musical Alphabet Rap
Blues
Cross Lake Blues
Attacama Crossing (Ms O S)
Prelude to Carmen
Conducting 4 beats in a bar

3rd class

Foxtrot
Toreadors' March
Musical Alphabet Rap
Win=ter time in Russia Bally bricken Goal post
Tremelo  =shivery bows

Prelude A piece of music that happens before the main action in a musical or opera 

New Rhythm and a Close Up on the Clarinet

Introducing Double Bass

Getting to grips with cello

4th Class

New Rhythm  I Stop and You Stop And  Track 27/

Close up on Clarinet Woodwind Family

First Finger Riff  Vocal Drunken Sailor

Scale on D arco and pizz

Notes on Stave

3rd Class 
Bow Grip 
Wintertime in Rus-sia 

Notes on Stave Foxtrot 

Listening Rhapsody in Blue 










Fantasia 2000 (Rhapsody in Blue) from Dachi Cecxladze on Vimeo.

Introducing Double Bass

Ripples in the Rockpools

Programme today

Music has a steady beat rap

1 Pizz on G   Vivaldi in G Track 1
2 Pizz on D   Beetghoven Ode to Joy Track 6
3 Pizz on A   Prelude Bizet

Two note tune Foxtrot D and A




4th class
 Open String Rap

 Beguine
pizz on 4 strings  GDAE

Sightreading  2 String reggae

First finger riff Drunken Sailor

Listening

Ripples in the Rockpools   Recognising the backing rhythm

Year 2 Begins Rest Play and Lollipops

Lollipop Lady Catherine



Tutorial New students



Rest Position

Stopping the traffic  photo John Kelly Ennis




Play Position

And we're off . Such a good start today. Excellent work from 3rd and 4th class groups  Bravo tutti!

4th Class

Open string rhythms Winter time in Russia
                                  Kilfenora Ceili Dancer
                                  Notes on Stave  GDAE
                                  Beguine
                                  Open String rap

Listening Howard Shore   'Concerning Hobbits'  

What instruments can you hear.
What instruments play solo

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3rd Class
Rest and Play Position

Open Strings Great Day At Ennis

New words Pizzicato

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