Thursday, 22 January 2015

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


‘Ten Pieces’ Special: Part 3 – Handel’s Zadok the Priest

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

Wednesday, 10 December 2014

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 9th  
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 

Wednesday, 3 December 2014

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

                         

Monday, 1 December 2014

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







Wednesday, 19 November 2014

Lesson 9 Concert Rehearsal


Mozart Horn Concerto no 4  BBC Ten Pieces

Looking ahead now to our concert for the school on 9th December in the school hall.  The programme is starting to take shape . Here is what we did today

Ms O Sullivan 
1 Open String Rap

Violin strings from high to low 
Let me tell you how they go 
First there's E then A then D Way down low you'll find big G
 EADG
Way down low you'll find big G
(Play) EADG 

Play each string from low to high 
Start with G then reach for the sky
(Play) GDAE 
 From Fiddle Time Starters Blackwell

2 Twinkle Variation Ballybricken Bull Post  

3 Reel 

  Dancers Abby, Jane and Aleisha A A B B AABB

Class Chord  G and D   we added note B today GBD  Kilfenora (Ceili Dancer silent)

Guitar Chord Ms O Sullivan

4 New Rhythm  I stop and you stop  on D string
    I I sh  I I I sh I 

Listening piece Mozart Horn Concerto no 4
Listen here http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/tv/tenpieces/mozart.mp3

http://www.classical-music.com/article/ten-pieces-special-part-2-%25E2%2580%2593-mozarts-horn-concerto-no-4

  Next week  5 Three Billy Goats Gruff

Leader Caitlin  Jane

3rd class Ms  McKeown

ABCDEFG Say the musical alphabet with me
GFEDCBA Say it backwards and yr head will sway.

Foxtrot 
First finger riff Drunken Sailor 
Wintertime in Russia arco
Away in a Manger

Next week Joy to the World


Ms Freyne
Music Has a steady Beat Can You Feel it in Your Feet LRLRLRLR
Hear the Music in the |Band Can YouFeel it Clap Youir Hands xxxxxxxx
Now Let Me Show you a clever trick
I Can make my fingers click 
No Feel the Beat is What I said 
Can you think it in yr head

Vivaldi in G 
/O Come All ye Faithful

Kilfenora Ceili Dancer 

Ireland's Call
Next week Toreador's March 

Leader Natalia  

Mrs Wilmott 

Scary Story by Kate Adding special effects

Bow River
Shark's Out
Add Rock You next week

After School Class
French Folk Song




Thursday, 13 November 2014

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 

Wednesday, 12 November 2014

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