Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Lesson 3

Classes continued today in the afternoon after Maths tests were complete .

17 students  (Ayomide absent)

Some very good practice done by most students . Stars go to  Raschida and Jane and Eugene .

Programme

Hot Cross  Buns
Old McDonald
Twinkle
Part 1 Frere Jacque
Play your name

Try these steps
1 Sing the song through . If you can sing it, you can play it.
2 Bow the rhythmon open string D
3 Play pizzicato
4 Work on a small section at a time.

No Class Friday NEXT CLASS Tuesday 4th June  Remember to bring your instruments.



Friday, May 24, 2013

Level 2 Tutti Session








Boys Turn 

Here is task list for this week . Next class Tuesday small groups 

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
           New Tunes
3 Hot Cross Buns   all 4 strings
4Old Mac  17    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   llll   2 1 0_    
  F#E D                DDDD     EEEE F#E D
D________________________
Old McDonald   17
                                                 
            3 3 3  0   1 1 0 1 1 0 0 3_ _ Repeat
            GGGD    E E D_   B B AA G
     Oo 3 3 3 oo  3 3 3     333333 33333_3_ middle line 
            3 3 3 0   1  1 0    1 1  0  0 3_ _

Frere Jacques

DE F#D x 2               F#G A x2
ABAG F#_D_ x 2      D A D_   x2 





Thursday, May 23, 2013

Track List for Class Cd

Track Listing Backing Tracks 
1 Vivaldi in G          
2 Foxtrot
3 Cross Lake Blues ( D and A ) 
4 Attacama Crossing  (rhythm Wintertime in Russia with string crossing D to A)
5 Chopstixs on D Hopping and Skipping and 
6 Kilfenora Ceili Dancer
I stop and you stop 1 
9 I stop and you stop 2 
10 Carnival in Rio
11 Prelude to Carmen
12 Beguine (Samba)

13 Blues
14 Toreadors 
15 Mr Cool
16 Ode to Joy    
17 Old McDonald
18 We Will We Will Rock You
19 Twinkle Variations 
20 Two String Reggae
21 Irelands Call
22 Macchu Piccu Mountain 
23 Scale on A 
24 Scale on D
25 Twinkle Twinkle with violin
26 Twinkle Twinkle with Backing track 
27  Wintertime in Russia Fast 
28 Wintertime in Russia Slow 
29 Bow River 

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Level 2 Begins


Group 4 with Nicola's I Love Fiddle Poster 
Fintan fixes his bow hand 
 Great start to the Level 2 programme today

4 groups had lesson under the stairs in HFSS .  5 Tasks for next week

Task1 Foxtrot Arco (with bow ) short short long___

Task 2 Cross Lake Blues D D z z A A z z  Track 3

Task 3 D to A  with new rhythm

Task 4  Scale on D tarck 24

Task 5 Twinkle Track 25

17 students present

Good position