Music Marathon

Music Classroom

We finished the first half of our violin programme at Holy Family Senior School today with a music marathon. -Well a half marathon with 13 items featuring all the things we have learned this term.  We  tried some games . It was amazing how good everyone was at the freeze game and there were some very scary rock star faces for 'Rock You' too scary to be recorded here

 Here is our programme

Vivaldi on G
Foxtrot
Wintertime Fast One Leg hop
Atacama Crossing

First Marathon Runner

Quiz Time

Roadies play time

 Toreadors March |Name the tune
Kilfenora Ceil Dancer  Clap and name the rhythm
Winter time in Rus sia
Old Mac Donld Quavers on D (3)
First Finger riff Drunken Sailor
Rock You
Down Up Bells
Two String Reggae
Ireland's Call
Quiz 

Quiz Time

Visiting Ms Foran and class

Efosa and Asrafal demonstrate third finger placement

Perfect position in Lesson 1

Rainy Reggae Day

Reggae fan, Mr Vaughan points to the Carribbean

Isobel and Ava hav a go at playing trumpet before helping to pack up

Today we worked on our string crossing and placing third finger on D strin g to make new note G . We had  a  musical quiz. We were delighted to welcome Mr Vaughan to Mr Connolly's class .  Mr Vaughan specially liked the reggae number today

We are drawing close to the end of the first half of our  string programme. We have covered many of the basics of violin playing and learned about  different instruments and styles. Next week , we will have a marathon play through of all our reperotire to date .

Two String Reggae     Gand D open strings
New note E Jazz Track   
Old MacDonald  quavers on G'
Cross Lake Blues        String crossing D to A
Atacama Crossing      String crosing D to A  win ter-time- in Rus-sia   **New this week

Quiz Ms Gill's class finished  the quiz in 5 minutes

Cross Lake Blues and Kilfenora Ceili Dancers

Performance by Ms Bridge's Class

Term resumed today and violin class was very busy as we learned to do some new steps. We took two new steps today. changing from D to A string and putting first second and third finger down on D string to make G' (high G). Remember  2 and 3 like to stick together.

Programme
1.New clapping rhythm KIl-fen-or-a Cei-li Danc-ers   quaver rhythm.
2 First finger riff  Revision
3 3rd finger down  on D string  new note G Old MacDonald  **NEW
4 Cross Lake Blues    **NEW
5 Now You Has Jazz Listening and responding.  Cole Porter

Thanks to my wonderful helpers Isobel, Ava and Erin. Nothing is too much trouble for these girls .
Leaders  James, Eyosa,  Bass Martin.

If you would like to have another listen to our listening track today , you can see the musicians in the video clip on the right. Louis Armstrong was a very famous jazz trumpeter and the singe is Bing Crosby who had a big hit with White Christmas

Bravo to Claudia who played Twinkle Twinkle for me today on her new violin. Wonderful Brava!