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Welcome!
Welcome!
Homework for this Week:
Homework for this Week:
Every day, listen to a piece played by the instruments we have been learning this year. Here are some suggestions:
One of Ms. Newman’s Favorites: Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Remember! To learn to play, you will need to play every day.
Choose the same time each day and spend 15 minutes to start.
Practice Tips:
Practice Tips:
1. Make one small goal! Pick 1 little thing to work on at a time.
2. Practice slowly! If it is hard to play it slow, it will be hard to play it fast. Slow down!
3. Invite a friend over for a practice party! Laugh at your mistakes and help each other! Then, after 20 minutes, go have a snack and play something else!
2. Clap and say before you play! You can speak the notes in rhythm or the finger numbers.
3. Keep it short! Practice 10 minutes before dinner & 10 minutes after dinner! Studies show that you will learn more doing that than if you practice for 45 minutes straight.
4. Make it a game! Pick only 1 measure and say to yourself “I bet I can play it through 5 times in a row perfectly!” If you make a mistake, start all the way back at one again!
5. Have a practice pet! A friend of mine in music college had a practice koala. He "listened" as she practiced.
6. Find a room! Claim an area of your house as the Practice Room. Make a sign and hang it on the door while you practice diligently!
See this NPR article for more ideas!
Violins have very thin strings and can play the highest notes in the string orchestra. Their sound is silvery and bright.
Violas are bigger and have thicker, lower strings so they can play high, medium AND low notes. Their sound is velvety and rich.
Cellos have a bigger body and even thicker strings so they play the lowest notes of the three. Their sound is thicc and warm.
Class Overview
This year you will be learning the basics of String Orchestra! Each orchestra student will get to choose one instrument (violin, viola, or cello) to commit to and learn for the whole year. On this instrument you will learn beginning string technique and how to play songs as a group using the notes of the D Major scale. We will learn how to read music in three clefs (treble, alto, and bass) and use solfege (do, re, mi etc.) to play in tune together. You will build on everything you have learned so far in general music and get a taste for what it is like to be in a different type of music ensemble. Welcome!
Just like math learning, it doesn't work so well when music learning is delayed.
If Elementary Orchestra & Band is cut, the tradition of musical excellence in Northshore will be a thing of the past.
Skeptical? Read the report HERE !
NSD will move forward with these curriculum cuts in the coming weeks, unless all music parents rally together.
About me
Hi, Ms. Newman here. I am seriously excited you are in my class! I began piano lessons at four years old but begged my parents to let me play the harp. Well... (continue reading)
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