Scales and Ladders

St John School Class

To last week's task list we added two new tasks

New Today 

1     Scaley monkey on D            Track 25  

0000 00 (1 down) 1111  1  1 (2 down) 2222 2 2 (3 down)  333333 (3 again) 

333333 (lift up 3) 222222 (lift up 2 ) 111111 (lift up 1) the End

2    Boogie on Up 
        Play each string 4 times
                                      E E E E
                            AAAA           AAAA                              A
              D D D D                                 DDDD                D    D
G G G G                                                          GGGG G                START AGAIN

15 students Cashel Community School

New Tune Blues


CCC Ensemble

Christmas Tree
Mo Gile Mear    Drones Doublestopping
Canon arr Iers 

1, 2 3 down Finger Placement

10 things to do this week
 Beginner's Class
 1 try playing arco and pizz to Vivaldi in G Track 1

2 Foxtrot  Pizz and arco   Track 2

3 Cross  strings Blues   D D z z  A A zz  repeat  Track 3

4 Wintertime in Russia on D string track 30

5 Wintertime in Russia   String Cross from D to A  same rhythm as task 4 but moving from D to A track 4

6  Boogie on up and down
      E             x8
   
      A        x8     x8

      D    x8               x8
 
     Gx8                         x8

Play each string 8 times

7   We Will We Will Rock You    track 19
     1      1      1    1     V

Try this rhythm on open A string

8 Now put your first finger down on G string and play the same rhythm as task 7

9 Down Bow Retakes Balloon Bows on D string to  Irelnad's Call

10 On D String  pizz

Rain Rain Go Away
3      0      3  3    0

Come Again Another Day
    3 3      0  0    3 3    0

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Beginner's Class Community College

Class 1  Finger placement

D D   A A B B A_
G G F# F# E E D ___

A A G G F# F' E_   x 2

Ensemble 

2 Christmas numbers

O Christmas Tree

Don Oiche Ud i mBeithil

2 x cello , Bass, Guitar,  piano , 3 on violin

Pizzicato Polka Day

Stringschool Task List Week  3 

Guest today was Alice Foley on cello . Here is the piece we played

Twinkle Twinkle

      D   D   A  A  B  B  A __

     0  0     0 0    1  1  0

      G G    F# F# E  E  D_

      3  3     2   2  1   1  0

1 Bowing Rhythms  Rhythm 1 Win ter time in Russia      ti ti ti ti  Ta  Ta  Track 30

2 Foxtrot Pizz           D D D_ A A A_ D D D_ A A A_

                                   D D D _ D D D_ A A A_ A A Dz

                                                                                                                    Track 2           

3 String Cross Blues    D D  Elbow Down  A   A  Elbow Up  Track 3  

       Rhythm 2        Ta Ta sh sh   or Ta Ta z  z

4  Play the rhythm of  Twinkle on Open String D  Which words have the long bow ?

5  Pizz. Twinkle  Twinkle

Put a tick when you do each task

               M   T   W   Th  F  Sa   Su

Task 1

Task 2

Task3

Task 4

Task 5

 11 present at NS  Tom, Ross. Ava, Selena, Niamh, Kate , Jasmine, Emma, Blanaid, Hannah, Louise

Item 5 deferred to next week 

Instead we worked on a First finger riff 

1st finger on D is new note E 

E E E E E E E E  D D D D D D D D E E E E E E E E E D D D D E_ E _

8 notes in each group 

Community College

Ensemble  Programme  5 
Pachelbel Canon Violins Guitar and Bass 
Joy to the World
We Three Kings 

Beginners  Community College 18 

1 Rhythm Riffs 
   Ti Ti Ti Ti Ta Ta   v v l  l  Mary Had a Baby 
    d d d d    D D 
2 Down Bow Retakes    Joy to the World
3 Bass Drone on E         Three Kings 

4 First Finger Riff 
5 Tremelo Game 

  next week 1 2 and 3rd finger placement.

5 violins and 2 violas and bass in instrument room
1 copy each of Essential Elements Level 1 in room Don't remove

Debut Class of Cashel String Programme

Rocket Bows





Following the lunchtime demo, a group of 2 dozen students gathered in the music room for the first session. Here is what we covered .

1 Names of strings 
Violin  Greedy Dinosaurs Ate Everything

Both Cello and Viola have the same strings but an octave apart  In addition to GDA they have a botton C string

Bass Same as violin but order reversed.

2 Violin Positions Rest and Play 
3Pizzicato 
Thumb in under corner of fngerboard
Vivaldi in G and Foxtrot (D and A )

4 Beginners Bow Hold see video on right

Fingers well over 
First finger lying down on stick

 1 Tremelo

Retakes
2 Down Bow Retakes .

3 Drones A long slow bow on one note played under a tune is very effective especially on lower strings

4 Rocket Bows Knuckles point skyward

Playlist

 1Vivaldi in G pizz on G
2 Foxtrot  D D D- A A A_              D D D_ A A A_              D D D_ D D D_
                   A A A_ A A D 0ff
3 CCC Fiddlers  The Miller / Lilting Fisherman Drone and pizz on A

 4 Abba Dream pizz on D and G

5Toreadors March   track 14

Next week 2 sessions

4.30  5.15 Established Musicians and Seniors
5.15 -6.10 String Class Absolute Beginners 

Rabbits and Snails

Task List Week 2

Bow Hold

1 With Pencil   Make a ring with your thumb and  first crease of middle finger

                       Fingers Well Over

                       Thumb Bent

                        Little Finger Sitting on top

  see the video on the right of Tamsin Little demonstrating the bow hold

Can you tap the pencil and move it easily .

2 things to try with your bow

        Task  1 Tremelo    Make your bow shiver on the D string Try track 35 or 11

        Task 2 Rhythm 1    Winter Time In Russia  ┌┐┌┐││     on D strings    Track 28

RHYTHM 1 Win-ter Time in Rus sia  

Pizzicato

   Task 3   Foxtrot  Pizz. Track 2  Say the name of the strings as you play them

                  See last week for notes 

 Task 4   Pizz on A to Prelude from Carmen  Track 12

With Bow 

  Task 5    Try Down Bow Retakes / Circle Bows on D to Irelands Call’

                    ┌┐    │

Open string D 

      1 absence  New sudent Blainaid