Lesson 4

4th Class

Simultaneous Rhythms  Matching words to rhythms

Scale on D

Theory Note on Stave  D String


Listening

Time Line Handel

Black Dyke Band


I couldn't find a clip of Triumph of Time . Here is another modern piece played by the band .
The Black Dyke Band played in Waterford in October last and brass band members came from all around the country to hear them

3rd Class

Old McDonald

3rd finger on D

Structure Ode to Joy   A A1 B A1  String crossing and tremelo

Listening 

Lesson 3

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/tv/tenpieces/grieg.mp3

BBC Ten pieces guide to Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King Click here for guide

What was this piece composed for

Where was Grieg from

When was Grieg living

Can you find out some more about Peer Gynt

4th class

Ms O S
E and G   Engine Engine and Rain Rain
New Rhythms
String Crossing
Scales

Aon Do Muc is Bo
Tri Ceathair Mala Leathair
Cuig Se Cupan Te
Seacht Ocht Teidi Bocht
naoi deich ciste te

3rd class
3rd finger down on  D string to make G
Old McDonald
Quack Quack here Quack Quack there Hera a quack there a quack everywhere  q quack quack
String crossing D to A
Ms Freyne   Harmony Codail a Storin

Lesson 2 Term 2

4th class

  Lines and Spaces The Grand Stave    Treble Clef and Bass Clef
Freeze Game

Notes E and G on D string

Engine Engine No 9
Rain Rain Go Away
Scale all the way  D to D'
Blues

 

3rd Class

More 6 8 rhythms

 Listening : Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks La Rojouissance

Tempo ( Fast or Slow) /Metre  (groups of 3 or 4)  / Instruments (small ensemble or large orchestra)

Timeline: 1500   1600  1700   1800  1900  2000

When was Handel writing . Where on the timeline will we place him?
Learn more about Handel here http://www.classicsforkids.com/composers/bio.asp?id=26

Hallelujah: Term Resumes

4th Class  

18th century song about Scottish Bonny Prince Charlie


6     Six beats      Top no tells you how many
8                        Bottom tells you what kind of beat  8 means short quauver beats

4 new rhythms   crotchets , quavers crotchet rest and dotted crotchet  Q K G
Intervals doh Soh

My Bonnie lies over the ocean

Bonnie Prince Charlie

My Bonnie lies over the sea
My Bonnie lies over the ocean
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me...
 Bring back, bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me
 Last night as I lay on my pillow
Last night as I lay on my bed
Last night as I lay on my pillow
I dreamt that my Bonnie was dead
 Oh blow the winds o'er the ocean
And blow the winds o'er the sea
Oh blow the winds o'er the ocean
And bring back my Bonnie to me

Dotted Rhythms   Dot makes the note longer by half 

Track 8 Chopsticks

 
 











Listen to today's piece  Hallelujah Chorus  
This is one of the best known pieces by Handel . It was composed in 1741 and the first performance was in Dublin.It was a big hit.  It is one number from a long musical work called Messiah 
lhttp://www.hallelujah-chorus.com/audio/hallelujah-chorus-9MB.mp3

a The tempo of the music is (slow, moderate, fast, very fast)
b The rhythn of the music is (varied, repetitive)
c The beat of the music is (steady, changing)
d The dynamics are soft, loud , moderate, varied)
e The instruments used are ( keyboard, orchestra,voices)
f The style of the m,usic is (rock, pop, classical)
g The metre is (3,4)
h It was composed by (Handel,lloyd Weber,


Read more about Handel here http://www.classicsforkids.com/composers/bio.asp?id=26
and
http://www.classical-music.com/article/ten-pieces-special-handel-zadock-priest




Wilmott First finger exercises  Shark's Out pizz
3rd class  Song, Arco Triplets,  String Crossing  D to A 
                

Concert Day

 Bravo to members of 3rd and 4th and the after school group from 5th class on a super concert in the Halla . Super

PRESTO STRINGS Concert December 9^th  

Ms O S

Leader Caitlin Bass Estris  

1 Wintertime in Russia  Track 1 /Ode to Joy    Track 2 /Attacama Crossing  Track 3

2 Twinkle Variation      Piano accompaniment     with school orchestra

3         Storytime   Three Billy Goats Gruff

4 Kilfenora Ceili Dancer   Aisling Aleisha Jane

5 Jingle Bell Stomp       Key D    Chorus Vs Chorus     

After School Group   Twinkle Twinkle and French Folk Song 

Ms McK    Leader Katia Bass Jeb 

Steady Beat Rap    Katia   to say 1234   (quick)
Foxtrot     3 times    2nd Dip  3rd Boogie Track 4
Drunken Sailor     First finger riff x 3    unacc.     Piano   Key E Minor
Wintertime in Russia    f (p)  Track 5
Carol Medley Good King Wenceslas   1 verse   G Blue D Brown/Joy to the World  in D

 Twinkle Twinkle After School Group

Ms Freyne   Leader Natalia 

Vivaldi in G  / O Come All Ye Faithful pizz on G  Track 6
Toreadors March  Track 7   Second time dipping for D Pick up Bow
Kilfenora Ceili Dancer   Track 8 
Ireland's Call    T

Mrs Wilmott

Scary Story  by Kate Melay

Rock You 

Sharks Out

So Happy 

Mary Had a Baby

Beguine

After School

Twinkle and Variations

Old MacDonald

French Folk Song 

Mary had a Baby 

Last Class before Concert

Concert next Tuesday


Ms O Sullivan  

Intros here Introductions

Yo Yo BOW Rap 
Wintertime in Russia 
Ode to Joy  
Attacama Crossing 
Twinkle Variation  
          Storytime   Three Billy Goats Gruff 
Kilfenora Ceili Dancer   Aisling Aleisha Jane 

Jingle Bell Stomp 

Mrs McKeown

Leader Katia  Bass Jeb  Announcer tbc 

Steady Beat Rap    Katia  1234   quick
Foxtrot     3 times    2nd Dip  3rd Boogie
Drunken Sailor     First finger riff x 3
Wintertime in Russia 
Carol Medley Good King Wenceslas   1 verse   G Blue D Brown
Joy to the World D

Ms Freyne 

Leader Natalia Announcer Louise  Bass Isabel 

Alphabet Rap

Vivaldi in G / segue (straight into ) O Come All Ye Faithful 
Toreador's March 
Honolulu Hula Dancer 
Ireland's Call 

Mrs Wilmott
Ms Desmond leading  Kate  reading  Jessica  Bass 

Introduction by Mrs Wilmott introducing our story by our  in house author  Kate Melea

A Songs include

Mary Had a Baby  Yes Lord

Finale   Beguine


Can't wait !

Hope some of you got along to the screening of The Snowman with live performance by the Waterford Concert Orchestra at the Theatre Royal last Sunday. If you missed it -here is a flavour

                         

Lesson 10 Getting Ready for Concert

Just one more lesson before concert day . The programme is shaping up.  We said goodbye to Sadé today. We wish her well in her new home on Crusheen Co Clare

Ms O' Sullivan

Shake your hand down to the ground. Wriggle all your fingers around 
Hang your fingers right over the stick slightly apart now that's the trick
Lean your hand don't let it drop , little finger right on top 
Bend your thumb Bring it round Keep it curved to make a great sound 

Yo Bow Yo Bow To the left to the right and off we go
Yo Bow Yo Bow Up and Down and off we go
Yo Bow Yo Bow round and round and off we go
Yo Bow Yo Bow side to side and off we go.

Three Billy Goats Gruff

Twinkle Variation
Wintertime in Russia   Jingle Bells

No time for the dance this week

Ms McKeown   Leader Katia Bass Jeb

Music Has a Steady Beat Can you feel it in your feet
Hear the Music in the Band Can you feel it Clap your hands
Now let me show you a clever trick, Can you make your fingers click
NO Feel the beat is what I said. Can you think it in your head

Wintertime in Russia
Foxtrot
Balloon Bows on Joy to the World

Ms Freyne

Vivaldi in G   O Come All Ye Faithful

Toreadors March
Kilfenora Ceili Dancer
next week Ireland's Call

Ms Wilmott

Story by Kate