Monday 12 May 2014

Finale Recital at Cashel Primary School.


After School Class Cashel Primary School


“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination
and life to everything.”



Foxtrot
Wintertime in Russia Allegro
Scale on D
Frere Jacques
Sharks Out
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Blues
Mr Cool

Old McDonald






I had a lovely afternoon last Thursday with students of the Violin Class at Cashel  National School. It was lovely to meet parents of Tom, Niamh, Kate and Anna.  Jack was a great assistant on  sound and we played through a selection of our repertoire before a presentation of certificates.
I am so very proud of them and how far they have progressed over the two terms of weekly lessons.

Thank you to our audience who came and made the occasion.
Thanks also to Mrs Cawley for making the space available to us over the course of the programme. 
Thanks also to Mrs Laffey for her support and assistance in the office. I am very grateful to you all.

 I have so much enjoyed my afternoon sessions at Cashel National School. I read all your notes and cards today  and  I am very touched to read how much you enjoyed them too. Thank you Wishing you all well in your musical journeys.  




Wednesday 7 May 2014

1st May



Present  Kate Aisling, percussion
Group 1 Maya Emma , Niamh 
Group 2 Heather Ciara Clodagh, Corinne
Ensemble Johanna Rose, Sarah



Programme ]

Tango    Beginners Tango rhythm on chord sequence 
Tacet part 3

Mo Gile Mear Piano intor 
A B Unison 
AB Parst
A Unison 

Radetsky March 

Christchurch 
A A BB 


One combined Ensemble Session today 

Saturday 26 April 2014

10 April

Session 1 Heather Kate,  Kate . Corinne, Clodagh Ciara  , Niamh

Maya, Emma, Niamh Nicole

Ensemble Johanna, Rose Sarah, Maya, Emma Niamh

Programme

1 Tango
2 Christchurch    Beginners G G zz DD zz    on first half
3 Mo Gile Mear   piano intro whistle A| Unison A B Parts A B Unison A
Ode to Joy
Shetland Song/ Drunken Sailor  Firts finger riff

Radetskty March

New piece  Junior School

French Folk Song 

Fingers in red on A  

333 222 123 0 
333 222 111 0 
012 012 012 3 
123 123 123
3210 321010


Saturday 5 April 2014

April 3

Session 1 Emma, Heather Niamh on cello , Kate , Kate Aisling
Session 2 Maya Emma Niamh Nicole
Ensemble Johanna Rose Sarah, Nicole, Maya , Emma
Absent Ning Ciara, Corinne, Clodagh Andrea.

Work today on Mo Gile Mear/ Ode to Joy / Tango 

Thursday 27 March 2014

March 27






Programme: Mo Gile Mear,  Bass Drone, pno intro, Unison
                  Ode to Joy   Unison , Parts , Dotted Rhythm
                   Shetland Song First Finger riff
                  Tango Pitts

Next week Radetsky March

Two new copies of Eseential Elements available

Kate issued with violin in lieu of viola. 

Group 1   Kate, Kate , Aisling, Heather, Corinne, Clodagh, Ciara,     Ning absent 

Group 2    Andrea, Niamh, Johanna,  Rose (pno), Sarah,  

Cashel GNS Working on ws issued 13th Mar 

Friday 14 March 2014

Skye Boat Song


New students Aisling, Kate , Jane




Group 1
Ciara, Corinne, Clodagh , Ning present

Mo Gile Mear
G Major Scale
Bile em cabbage

Group 2 

Maya Niamh Nicole  present,  (Andrea and Emma absent )
Mo Gile Mear
Skye Boat Song

Ensemble 
Skye Boat Song

Drunken Sailor Trio

Mo Gile Mear Duet with Bass drone 

Saturday 8 March 2014

Mo Gile Mear

3pm class

Practice Schedule 

Scale   1 Any rhythm  2 Long tonic (long first and last note)  
  Three tunes  Twinkle Old Mac Frere Jacques 

D-- E  F# G A B C D'__  Up and Down

Arpeggio on D  DDD F# F F A A A D' D'D' 
                          0 0 0  2  2  2 0  0 0 3    3 3

Slurs    Exercise 1 4 5 

Try French Folk Song     Can you name all the letter names?

Community School 
Group 1 Heather Ciara, Clodagh , Ning   Corinne(A)   

Scale G major Arpeggio  Mo Gile Mear

Group 2 All present Emma, Niamh, Nicole, Andrea, Maya

G major, Ode to Joy Mo Gile Mear 

Ensemble    Ode to Joy, Cumparsita Vivaldi