Hello Bulldogs, we are in week 5 of online learning. You should all now have Seesaw all worked out. I am not accepting any work other than on Seesaw. Don't just email me your homework or put it in Teams (unless it is assigned there) . It is kind of like you turning in your work on a random desk in the back of the room instead of the turn in bin in the front. I really miss seeing and working with you. I hope that the work I'm giving you is keeping you busy but not making you spend too much time. Please let me know if you think it is too much and you are struggling. This week will be a practice week getting you ready on your song for a playing test next week. Later this week i will post a short music theory quiz that will be related to the focus song you are working on this week. Please listen and play along with the recordings i made for you. It will solve all your note and rhythm questions. Make it fun, change it up. Do the assignment one day and play some older tune a different day. Just stay playing a little bit most days of the week. Currently the plan is that when we are back together again in the fall we can play these songs together!!
6th Grade: warmups are C major( no sharps), G major (F#) and D major (F#, C#) scales try playing these with hooking 2 notes at a time(down down up up) and then slurring 2 notes at a time. If you are ambitious try slurring 4 notes! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Basses stay steady and use a 2nd finger on E for the first note (G). Everyone else say "REST" on beat one to not step on the bass note. try listening to the bass recording as you play your part. The rhythm is the title of the song sung twice. everyone careful of the C naturals in 7 and 8. Bow lifts near the frog/bow grip at 9. (basses still pizz). Basses you have to get your hold up back quick at 28 for the melody with the cellos. you may want to left hand pizz the open G at 28. Basses and Cellos really use a lot of bow length at 29 for your melody. Watch out here are lots of accidentals from 59-64 7th grade: warmup on C, G, and D scales. lets add the Eminor this week with the rhythm at 40 (e F# g a b c D# e) Violins/violas play the D# with high 3rd. your fingers will make a big space (like Mr Spock from star trek) low 2 high 3. Cellos if you are in the low octave the fingering is Cstring - 3 X4 0 1 3 4 X1 -1(or 2) if you are in the high octave D string the fingering is 1 3 4 0 1 2 shift to 3rd position 2 3 (with 3 on the tape for E) Basses the fingering is 0 1 2 0 1 2 shift to 1/2 position 1 (D#) 2(E) The Incredibles Count these rhythms and listen to the recording i made you. Lots of bow lifts at the beginning, get these to the frog/bow grip. measure 9/10 violin/viola trill to an F natural. measure 12 viola/cello this means make the pizz ring. Measure 28 violin/viola this is a glissando. Viola cello melody at 30 bring it out. 1st violins 41 is a divisi - inside plays the high 3 G# G# A(please shift and play this with 2nd finger) the outside player plays the rest and top notes. start the D with an up bow on beat 2) Cellos and basses this tango style rhythm goes throughout the piece. 8th grade: warmup on F, D and G (2 octave). Add D minor this week (d e f g a Bb C# d) Kingdom Dance: Cellos/basses listen to each others recordings as you practice this piece. it will help you keep beat. Violins at 4 the staccato means to lift off and release the note. then land on the accented beat 1 of the next measure. Violas soli means all sections has important part! This is a dance make it fun! We would be playing this today in Disney. careful at 53-56 accidentals. 56 is in 6/8 ( or i would conduct it in 2) a dotted quarter (3 8th notes) is like 1 beat. There are some piano glissandos Rachel! bass/cello soli at 104. 120 Accelerando a little every couple of measures to the end. that is not on my recording. i kept it steady. Keep to the rhythms and the key!
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