Thursday 30 January 2014

Lift Off Term 2

Cashel Strings

Here is the task list for this week 

Task List  term 2 Week 3
Scale Corner 
1 Starting on open D, play a scale pizzicato saying each letter name out loud, D, E ….etc
2 Choose a rhythm, an insect thythm  ta-ran-tu-la ,  caterpillar, butterfly , play with  bow,
3 Play with long notes . Divide your bow in half. Make the notes last for two whole beats (minims)
Tunes
2 New Tune Frere Jacque  





Step 1 Tap Your toe and say /sing the letter names
Step 2 Play pizz and say/ sing letters
Step 3 Shadow bow and sing letter names
Step 4 Play the rhythm on any open string
Step 5 Bow and play the whole tune working on one phrase at a time
Frere Jacque .
  Practice each section over and over until you have it . You can write the fingers under the notes on the stave  .
Write the letter names below .
B
C
D
Revision
Blues  Beguine , Foxtrot
Old Mc Donald
Bile em Cabbage

Next week French Folk Song and Mr Cool

NS 5 students 

Community College 

Students present : Ning, Niamh, Emma, Maya, Andrea, Clodagh -- Corinne , Ciara 

First session      Frere Jacque, Old MacDonald  Scales see above 
Second session  Scale , Bile Em Cabbage Old MacDonald


Ensemble   (2 ) 
Numbers , No Matter What, Autumn, Slievenamon, Eine Kleine



Fiddles are tuned and ready for collection in music room
     Also a copy of Essential Elements and practice tip sheet 

Next Week Group 1 Ning Corinne, Ciara , Clodagh 
                     Group 2 Maya , Emma, Niamh , Andrea 

Thursday 23 January 2014

Quack Quack Here

Programme


Worksheet 2


Task List Put a tick when you do each task                                         S S M T W Th F
1 Play Your name all 4 strings
2 Blues 13  notes on last post.

3 Hot Cross Buns all 4 strings
  New**** 4Old Mac  (a ) Rhythm only (b) pizz fingers down (c) arco
5 Beguine Tr 12
6Bow River 29
7Twinkle 24 Rhythm Only Then with fingers down
8Twinkle Variation 19 ┌┐┌┐││ Win=ter time in Rus-sia

Hot Cross Buns
2 1 0_   2 1 0_ oooo     l l l  l     2 1 0_
F#E D             DDDD EEEE     F#E D
D________________________


Old McDonald 
3  3  3  0 1 1 0 _   1 1  0 0 3_ _ Repeat
G G G D E E D_ B B AA G

Oo 3 3 3 oo 3 3 3_     33 3 333 33333_3_ middle line

3 3 3 0 1 1 0 _1 1 0 0 3_ _


Frere Jacques


Part 1      DE F#D x 2 
Part 2      F#G A_  x2
Part 3      ABAG F#_D_ x 2 

Part 4      D A D_ x2

Mexican Wave Rhythms 

Friday 17 January 2014

New Term Begins

SJBNS

Niamh, Anna, Tom, Kate , Louise

Here are links to the sheets  given in class today

Welcome to term 2 sheet 1




New Tune Blues see video


Group 1  Niamh, Emma Maya, Ning, x

Group 2 Andrea Nicole Brigit Corinne. Ciara

Programme  1  Triplets ,  2  Twinkle  3 Scale

Use middle of bow Use 1/4 bows and 1/2 bows for long notes.

Ensemble Rose Johanna Sarah, Nicole  Christchurch by J S Sheahan, Abba , Eine Kleine Nachtmusik