Week 7

Worksheet Feb 21^st

 

Please note that in a change to last week’s notification, there will be a lesson next week  Feb 28^th . 

 

28^th Feb and March 7^th  Lessons as usual

 

No Lesson March 14^th

 

Task List

Task 1 Warm Up

 

Twinkle Twinkle  Variation  Everybody Down Up

 

Task 2

Fingers and Feet  2222 3333 2222 1111 2222 3333 22 1 1 ___

 

Task 3

Rain Rain Go Away   Get used to jumping from 3 to 1

 

3 1 33 1  33  11 33 1

 

Task 4 Twinkle Twinkle  1  Rhythm Only   2 Fingers pizz  3 Fingers arco

 

 

 Task 5 Merrily we roll along Bow the  rhythm   no 19 Essential Elements  Can you name all the notes on the stave version  F# E D E ……..

 

Task 6 We Will We Will Rock You   On G String   3 2 1 0 11  11  Track  14

 

Task 5 Scary Harmonics  Octave harmonic  To find this special sound , touch the string very lightly about half way along with your 4th finger . This is the harmonic sign  0

 

Task 7- 10  Essential Elements Violin Book

 Work through tunes page 6  to 9   concentrate on 20 and 21 Good King and Lightly Row

 

  Director Cathy Desmond  email cdstringschool@gmail,com  Tel 0861041626

Improvers  Lesson 21^st February

Tutor Alice Foley

Lesson next week as usual

1 New Tune Somewhere over the Rainbow   work on middle phrase today

Practice string crossing from D to A  Get it nice and smooth

Practice retake on open string then place finger on B first on A string  Make the note last a loooooong time  5 beats.

Uke chords are marked in boxes above melody Try with Uke and open string cello

2 Twinkle Duet part harmony use 4^th finger and high 3 finger for c# on G string

3 Three Key Rollalong  Middle section  3^rd high on G# on D string

Ukulele Corner  Oh Christmas Tree

Chords G  , D7 , Am , C , G7

4 Repertoire Tunes Drunken Sailor . Hot Cross Buns 9new version with octave leap)  Jingle Bells Ode to Joy Good King Wenceslas Mary had a Baby

5 Skye Boat Song Work on Duet part Finding harmonics

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            Lesson notes posted on presentationstrings.blogspot.com

 

 

Worksheets and notes on classes are posted on www.presentationstrings.blogspot.com

Week 4

Today we welcomed our assistant teacher Alice. Alice worked with the advanced group today  on a new song Somewhere Over the Rainbow . Class notes for both groups are posted below.

 

 

 

Group Class Tues 31^st  Jan   Stringschool at Presentation  Worksheet 4

Task 1

Open string Rhythms Hopping and Skipping 15  / Wintertime in Russia 4/ Down River Up river 16

Task 2

Scale using the rhythms above Play your name rhythm

 

                                                                                                       A A  1 1  A_

Task 3 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star    Beginning       D D                                        3 3  2 2  1 1  D_

 

Middle                                                                 A A                                      AA

                                                                                            3 3 2 2 1 __                  3 3 2 2 1______     

 

Repeat beginning line

 

Task 4

Hot Cross Buns    2 1  0 sh  2 1 0 sh   00 00 11 11  2 1 0_

 

Task 5  Merrily we roll along Bow the  rhythm on open  D  then on A

 

On D string                   2101 222 _111_222_

                        2101 2222 1121 0___

 

Task 6 New song  Fingers and feet D string

 From our  fin gers  to our   feet we   always   play    a  steady   beat, we

   2  2      2 2    3 3    3 3      2 2     2 2     1 1   1  1

 

Keep   it  go ing    in a    song if    notes  are  short   or  long _______

 2  2    2  2   3 3    3  3      2   2      1  1   0

 

Task 8 Rain Rain Go  Away  3 1 33 1 33 11 33 1 _

 

Task 9 Revise Fox Trot  and Blues  Track 2  DDD _ AAA_ DDD_ AAA_

                                                                DDD_ DDD_ AAA_ AADsh

 

                                                 D E D E G G G_ x 4

         Track 24    Blues               Middle        A B A B D E DE

                                                 G G G G G sh D sh

 

 

    Email cdstringschool@gmail.com              Lesson notes posted on presentationstrings.blogspot.com

 

 

Improvers

 

 

 

Improvers  Lesson 31^st Jan

Tutor Alice Foley

1 New Tune Somewhere over the Rainbow   110 on supplementary sheet  two phrases . In what way are they the same and in what way are they different.

Practice getting octave leap in tune at start first.  Then look at the other two leaps .

Uke chords are marked in boxes above melody Try with Uke and open string cello

2 Twinkle Duet part harmony  use 4^th finger and high 3 finger for c# on G string

3 Three Key Rollalong  Middle section  3^rd high on G# on D string

Ukulele Corner  Oh Christmas Tree

Chords G  , D7 , Am , C , G7

4 Repertoire Tunes Drunken Sailor . Hot Cross Buns 9new version with octave leap)  Jingle Bells Ode to Joy

 

 

 

Week 3

Group Class Tues 24^th Jan   Stringschool at Presentation

Task 1

Open String Tune New Rhythm Hopping and Skipping Track 16

Work on last two rhythms  Down River Up River Track 18    Group 2  Bile Em Cabbage

Task 2

Open String Sight reading Boogie on the Open D  Boogie on the open D

                                                                                        Boogie on the open G  titi titi titi TA

                                                                                        Boogie on the open D

                                                                                        Boogie on the A___  tititi titi TA sh

                                                                                        Boogie on the open D

                                                                                         Boogie on the open G

                                                                                        Boogie on the D then     G     Yeah  

Task 3

 

Scale on D   Track 10 Three Rhythms Wintertime in Russia / and the other two rhythms from task 1

 

Task 4             track 30       

 

                                                                                           A A 1 1 A

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star    Beginning       D D                                        3 3 2 2 1 1 D

 

Middle                                                                 A A                                      AA

                                                                                            3 3 2 2 1 __                  3 3 2 2 1______     

 

Repeat beginning line

Advanced group    duet part

 

Task 5

Hot Cross Buns    2 1  0 sh  2 1 0 sh   00 00 11 11  2 1 0_

 

Task 6  Merrily we roll along Bow the  rhythm on open  D  then on A

 

On D string                   2101 222 _111_222_

                        2101 2222 1121 0___

 

Task 7  Ode to Joy   D D sh sh A A sh sh  

 

Task 8 Rain Rain Go  Away  3 1 33 1 33 11 33 1 _

 

Task 9

Revise Fox Trot  Track 2  DDD _ AAA_ DDD_ AAA_

                                            DDD_ DDD_ AAA_ AADsh

 

Task 10 First finger Riff   1 1111111 00000000 11111111 0000 1  1                                               

Week 2

Group Class Tues 17^th Jan

Task 1

Open String Tune New Rhythm Down River Up River Track 18    Group 2  Bile Em Cabbage

Task 2

Open String Sight reading Boogie on the Open D  Boogie on the open D

                                                                                        Boogie on the open G  titi titi titi TA

                                                                                        Boogie on the open D

                                                                                        Boogie on the A___  tititi titi TA sh

                                                                                        Boogie on the open D

                                                                                         Boogie on the open G

                                                                                        Boogie on the D then     G     Yeah  

Task 3

 

Scale on D   Track 10 Three Rhythms Wintertime in Russia / Insect rhythms butterfly/ tarantula. Caterpillar

 

Task 4             track 30                                                       A A 1 1 A

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star   Beginning   D D                        3 3 2 2 1 1 D

 

Middle   A A                            A A

                       3 3 2 2 1 __             3 3 2 2 1______     

 

Repeat beginning line

Advanced group    duet part

 

Task 5

Hot Cross Buns    2 1  0 sh  2 1 0 sh   00 00 11 11  2 1 0_

 

Task 6  Merrily we roll along Bow rhythm on  D  then on A

 

(Task 7  Ode to Joy   D D sh sh A A sh sh

 

Task 8 Rain Rain Go  Away  3 1 33 1 33 11 33 1 _

 

Task 9

Revise Fox Trot

 

Task 10 First finger Riff   1 1111111 00000000 11111111 0000 1  1  )  

 

 

                                             

Presto After School 2017 Launch

Stringschool Violin Programme

A message for you :________________________

Welcome to the Stringschool  course.  You will make good progress if you take your violin out every day and practice what you have learned in class.

15 -20 minutes every day will make a difference . On the Stringschool cd you will find all the tracks we used in the school programme and some new ones

 

Tasks this week

Listen to your cd. This will help you learn the tunes and rhythms. How many tracks can you play along with.  Try the tasks with and without the cd

 

Task 1  Practice putting your violin in rest and play position. Can you do it with your eyes closed.

Task 2 Vivaldi in G   (Track 1) Try this with your bow

Task 3 Foxtrot (Track 2) Try it with your bow (arco)

Task 4 Wintertime in Russia (Track 4)  short and long bows ti ti ti ti TA  TA 

Task 5 Old Mc Donald   Put you 3 fingers on D to make G’  Now bow the rhythm of the tune.

Task 6 Scale on D  Track 10   with bow

Task 7 Task Hot Cross Buns  2 1 0_ 210_ 1111 2222 210_  pizzicato

Put a tick next to each task when you attempt it. Colour in a star on the practice record when you have finished your practice

 

Tutor Cathy Desmond BA Hdip LTCL   email : cdstringschool@gmail.com

Presto Finale 2016

In a week when the Taoiseach announced intentions to launch initiatives to make instrument tuition available to every student, every child in 4th class had the opportunity to  learn the basics of playing the violin.

The After SchoolClass had an outing to perform at the Waterford Health Park

Presentation School proudly presents

The Presto Ensembles 2016  

  The Burke and Fitzgerald   Ensembles with the Presto Trio

A matinée recital at the Hall on Tuesday 6^th December 1.15pm  The Fitzgerald and Burke ensembles present some of the repertoire we have worked during the term

 

Fitzgerald Ensemble 
Vivaldi in G

Wintertime in Russia

Scaley Monkey D

Three Little Pigs with special string siound effects   Toreadors’ March/ Wolf’s Out

Ireland’s Call

 

Presto Trio Twinkle Twinkle  Ode to Joy French Folk Song  Silent Night

Burke Ensemble

Foxtrot

Carnival in Rio on A

Sea Shanty

 

A Story: The Three Billy Goats Gruff with special string sound effects

 

One Down Blues   

Beguine Samba

 

The concert concludes a ten week module where every 4^th class student participated in a rudimentary violin programme.  It is proposed to run a low cost after school class as an option for interested students beginning in the new term. Violins will be available on loan and a limited number of places will be available. Contact Ms Angela Tobin for further details.

 

Ms Angela Tobin  Music coordinator Presentation School

email info@presntationprimarywaterford.ie

 

Cathy Desmond     Specialist string teacher BA Hdip LTCL 

email cdstringschool@gmail.com