Presto String Ensemble Debut at Waterford Health Park

 

I am so proud of my students at the after-school class at my alma mater Presentation School,
Waterford.  Today, they gave their first public performance at the stunning surroundings of Waterford Health Park .  Our special guests were Dr Mark and Edel Rowe, Mrs Anne Marie O Mara, Principal, Presentation Primary School and Ms Angela Tobin, Music Coordinator , Presentation Primary School.

To date all the students in 4th , 5th and 6th class at Presentation Primary School have had two terms of violin tuition. The after school group is drawn from 4th and 5th class students who have completed the in school curricular module.

The programme was as follows


Vivaldi in G
Scale on D and A
Wintertime in Russia
Foxtrot
Blues
Beguine
Ode to Joy
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 
             Pizz / Arco
Merrily We RollAlong
Lightly Row
                                                                                              
Mary Had a Baby
Deck the Halls
Jingle Bells.

Post recital Hot Chocolates

Photo N Meleshko

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