End of term concert

What a great finish to our violin programme. Ms Herlihy and Ms O Sullivan's class ensembles performed for 3rd classes and their teachers. Thanks to our audience for joining in the singing and helping out on percussion.  Principal Mrs O Mara was our very special guest.

Here are the words of Ode to Joy everybody joined in singing


Joyful Joyful, Lift your voices
All creation everywhere
Hearts and hands cross sea and land
Come join us in our fervent prayer
Every land and every nation
Strong and mighty, meek and mild
Help to build a world of peace for every woman, man and child

Ms Herlihy's Ensemble 

  Warm Up Wintertime in Russia

                    Scale on D

                   Three Little Pigs   includes Blues

                                                               Ode to Joy
                                                         
                                                               Sharks out motif
                                                             
                                                               Beguine
Ms O Sullivan's Ensemble 

Kilfenora Ceili Dancer 

Warm Up Scale on A

We will Shock You

Storytime Hairy Scarey Castle  group 1 pizz Group 2 short bows Group 3 Tremelo

Mary Had a Baby

Jingle Bell stomp

Guest spot Jane Reinl plays Happy Birthday

Thanks to our accompanist Ms Tobin

  Resources Hairy Scarey Castle Three Singing Pigs Umansky
                   Three Little Pigs for strings  Link here for stringschool version  C Desmond

 WEll done to all the students who reached level 2 of the Stringschool programme

Optional after school programme begins Tuesday 1 December .

Draft programme End of term concert

Looking forward to our performance at the end of the 4th class violin module tomorrow . Here is a draft programme.

Ms Herlihy'sEnsemble 

  Warm Up Wintertime in Russia

                    Scale on D

                   Three Little Pigs   includes Blues

                                                               Ode to Joy
                                                         
                                                               Sharks out motif
                                                             
                                                               Beguine

Ms O Sullivan's Ensemble 

Kilfenora Ceili Dancer 

Warm Up Scale on A

We will Shock You

Storytime Hairy Scarey Castle  group 1 pizz Group 2 short bows Group 3 Tremelo

Mary Had a Baby

Jingle Bell stomp

After School Group: Good King Wenceslas Merrily we roll along Lightly Row

Getting ready for concert

Hairey Scary Castle

Sound effects

Creaking door Glissando up on G  press hard
Rattling skeletons
Whooshing Wind
Sqeaking Rats
Flapping Bats
Stamp feet

Next week Lets Try singing the song first and playing it on the second and third time with the narrator saying it.
We will We  Will shock You  Tarack 17

Mary Had a Baby

String Crossing  Ode to Joy

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Wintertime in Russia with duet

Watch Out Wolf's out   singing and playing

Three Little Pigs

Blues

Sound effects

Wolf motif    last bit of Sharks Out

Week 5 Hungarian Dances

Lots happening this weekend in Waterford

The brothers Jablokov are in Waterford  on Saturday night. They are a lot of fun to watch.

Can you name all the instruments in the video

Also the Waterford Concert Orchestra are performing a concert of film music at St John's Church

Things we did today

We listened to Brahms Hungarian Dance no 5 played by the Jablokovs. What happened to the tempo during during the number

Scale on D
Scale on A
Sharks Out
Blues

Duet Katya Heather Ode to Joy

Swans and Scales Lesson 4

The Swan is a famous piece for solo cello by French composer Camille Saint Saens. 

Focus on strings  Violin Viola  Violoncello   (cello) Double Bass

Notes on D string

Work today

Double Bass 

Words to describe speed /tempo

Elements  TEMPO

Lento   Very Slow

Adagio  Slow

Largo    Broad and stately

Andante  Walking pace

Allegro  Quickly

Vivace   Lively

Presto    Very Very quick

Performing Wintertime in Russia Andante / Presto

Attacacm Crossing

Scale on D  

Waltz Time

Listening 1 Today we listened to the Skater's Waltz and learned how to beat three beats in bar.



Performing 2 All 3 fingers down in our scale on D

                   3  First finger riff
                 
                   4 I Stop and You Stop Major/ Minor

Assignment: 
Click on this link to find out more about Johann Strauss http://www.classicsforkids.com/composers/bio.asp?id=73

Matinée Concert Presentation Strings 2015

SCHOOL CONCERT The Presto Ensembles

Anne Marie O'Mara, the principal at the Presentation Primary School, launched the celebratory concert of an inclusive  curricular violin project run over a second successive school year, where four classes got hands-on experience with the violin, under the  tutelage of Cathy Desmond, a past pupil of the school.

The Presto Strings Violin Programme was launched in September 2013, and is one of a small, but developing number of inclusive class-based string tuition projects running in Irish schools, with the wonderful aim of introducing every child to playing an instrument and participating as a team in a musical activity with their classmates. Over the course of the year, students have made progress in music literacy and to delve into the world of music through creating, listening and responding to music in the classroom.

The range of styles featured in today's programme ranged from classical, dance, blues, marches, sea-shanties, and ceili dancing, with added rhythm and dramatic use of sound to tell stories.


The School Hall echoed with excitement and lots of happy faces. The 50 strong School choir who sang recently in the Theatre Royal with The Three Tenors and at the National Childrens' Choir, entertained with the Sé do Maimio , and a stirring Soldier's Chorus from Guonod's Faust and a brilliant finale, The Battle Hymn of the Republic.

Mrs Wilmott's group kicked off the proceedings with a splendid Latin American set with a special tango version of the Twinke theme. There was bluesy interlude  and  finally a samba with added percussion to close.

The After School Play On Ensemble of 5th class students lent their support.
Ms Freyne's class delighted with pizzicato rhythms from March of the Toreador's from Carmen, and a brilliant telling of the Three Little Pigs with Beatrice on percussion.


Ms McKeown's class kicked off with a Foxtrot and shone with a vivid telling of the Three Billy Goats's Gruff. Holly danced a reel to the tutti Kilfenora riff.


Ms O Sullivan class rounded off the concert with an Irish blas , as the young violinists delivered a set of polkas with dance steps from a duo led by Aleesha.

Music continues to be central to life and enjoyment at Presentation. Bravo violin Presto Ensembles of 2015.

Presto Team 2015 Principal: Mrs O Mara  Violin Tutor Cathy Desmond,
Teachers Mrs Wilmott, Ms Freyne, Ms McKeown, Ms O Sullivan
Accompanist:Ms Tobin Coordinator: Mrs. McKenna. 

Bravo tutti!

Updates on the Presto Violin programme and follow on classes will be posted on school website .

'I love that connectivity and inspiration.The happy faces on the children told their own story
 ' Liam Murphy Munster Express

' most enjoyable- a wonderful oppoortunity for my grand daughter' Mrs Power

Check out the full programme of our matinée concert in the link here https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8tZsiLja6jURk1qTWMxd3U4RUU/view?usp=sharing

5th  class After School Ensemble