CANTON SUMMER MUSIC CAMP

DETAILS CAN BE FOUND ON THE MAIN STRINGS PAGE.

IT IS SUPER FUN AND I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK IT OUT!!

Happy Summer!

You have all worked so hard this year and I am so proud of everything you have accomplished! I am amazed at how much each of you has learned this year and will miss you all so much next year! I will be checking my email during the summer, so if you have any questions, a problem with your instrument, or just need help tuning, please do not hesitate to contact me at kiddn@cantonma.org.

Your "assignment" for the summer is to take your instrument out of its case at least five times and to play music that gives you joy.

Remember to check the "Extras" tab for help videos and the music we played that is not in our books!

June 15 - June 19, 2020 2nd Year Strings Practice Activities

Goal: 50 minutes per week

Please Note: We will have our last zoom lesson for both JFK and Luce on MONDAY 6/15/20 at 2:00PM (the link has been emailed to parents).

Suggested practice routine:

1. Warm up (5 minutes) 4-5 times per week (Must Do at least 2 warm up items)

   • Play Pepperoni Pizza on the D and A Strings

   • Play the D major Scale (see page 20 #90)

   • Practice Slurs (when you play more than one note without changing the bow direction)

     • You can use “Frere Jacques” OR the G, F#, E in Star Wars to practice.

2. Practice (10 minutes) 3-5 times per week

   • MUST DO: Practice a piece of music that makes you happy.

     • It can be from the book or one of the extra songs we are learning. (See “Just For Fun” Below)

3. Just For Fun:

• • • Frere Jacques

      • I have added slurs to the music for you to practice this skill.

        • • • • Frere Jacques Music Links: Violin Viola Cello Bass

• • • Harry Potter - “Hedwig’s Theme” for fun

      • Try to figure out the names of the notes in at least four measures.

        • Use your book (pages 14, 16 and 18) to find help!

      • Get the Harry Potter music here: Violin Viola Cello Bass

      • Here is a help video for Harry Potter: Harry Potter Help

• • • "Star Wars"

      • • • • • Star Wars Music Links: Violin Viola Cello Bass

      • Here is a help video for Star Wars: Star Wars Help

• • • “Pokemon”

      • • • • • Get Pokemon music here: Violin Viola Cello Bass

      • Here is a help video for Pokemon: Pokemon Help

June 8 - June 12, 2020 2nd Year Strings Practice Activities

Goal: 50 minutes per week

Suggested practice routine:

1. Warm up (5 minutes) 4-5 times per week (Must Do at least 2 warm up items)

   • Play Pepperoni Pizza on the D and A Strings

   • Play the D major Scale (see page 20 #90)

   • Practice Slurs (when you play more than one note without changing the bow direction)

     • You can use “Frere Jacques” OR the G, F#, E in Star Wars to practice.

2. Practice (10 minutes) 3-5 times per week

   • MUST DO: Practice a piece of music that makes you happy.

     • It can be from the book or one of the extra songs we are learning. (See “Optional Activities” Below)

• • • Choose an exercise from the book that gives you practice with something you want to learn better.

      • Suggestions: page 20, #89-92

      • Suggestions: page 21 #94-95

• • • Practice Harry Potter - “Hedwig’s Theme” for fun

      • Try to figure out the names of the notes in at least four measures.

        • Use your book (pages 14, 16 and 18) to find help!

      • Get the Harry Potter music here: Violin Viola Cello Bass

      • Here is a help video for Harry Potter: Harry Potter Help

Optional Activities:

1. Practice Frere Jacques

• I have added slurs to the music for you to practice this skill.

  • • • • • Frere Jacques Music Links: Violin Viola Cello Bass

1. 2. Practice "Star Wars"

Star Wars Music Links: Violin Viola Cello Bass

• Here is a help video for Star Wars: Star Wars Help

1. 3. Practice “Pokemon”

Get Pokemon music here: Violin Viola Cello Bass

• Here is a help video for Pokemon: Pokemon Help

June 1 - June 5, 2020 2nd Year Strings Practice Activities

Goal: 50 minutes per week

Suggested practice routine:

1. Warm up (5 minutes) 4-5 times per week (Must Do at least 2 warm up items)

   • Play Pepperoni Pizza on the D and A Strings

   • Play the D major Scale (see page 20 #90)

   • Practice Slurs (when you play more than one note without changing the bow direction)

     • • You can use “Frere Jacques” OR the G, F#, E in Star Wars to practice.

2. Practice (10 minutes) 3-5 times per week

• • • MUST DO: Choose an exercise from the book that gives you practice with something you want to learn better.

      • Suggestions: page 20, #89-92

      • Suggestions: page 21 #94-95

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  • • Practice Harry Potter - “Hedwig’s Theme”

      • We will go over this in lessons next week.

      • Try to figure out the names of the notes in at least four measures.

        • Use your book (pages 14, 16 and 18) to find help!

      • Get the Harry Potter music here: Violin Viola Cello Bass

      • Here is a help video for Harry Potter: Harry Potter Help

Optional Activities:

1. Practice Frere Jacques

• I have added slurs to the music for you to practice this skill.

Frere Jacques Music Links:

Violin Viola Cello Bass

1. 2. Practice "Star Wars"

Star Wars Music Links: Violin Viola Cello Bass

1. 3. Practice “Pokemon”

Get music here: Violin Viola Cello Bass

May 26 - May 29, 2020 2nd Year Strings Practice Activities

Goal: 50 minutes per week

Suggested practice routine:

1. Warm up (5 minutes) 4-5 times per week (Must Do at least 2 warm up items)

   • Play Pepperoni Pizza on the D and A Strings

   • Play the D major Scale (see page 20 #90)

   • Practice Slurs (when you play more than one note without changing the bow direction)

     • You can use “Frere Jacques” or the G, F#, E in Star Wars to practice.

2. Practice (10 minutes) 3-5 times per week

• • • MUST DO: Choose an exercise from the book that gives you practice with something you want to learn better.

      • Suggestions: page 20, #89-92

      • Suggestions: page 21 #94-95

• • • Practice Harry Potter - “Hedwig’s Theme”

      • We will go over this in lessons next week.

      • Get the Harry Potter music here: Violin Viola Cello Bass

      • Here is a help video for Harry Potter: Harry Potter Help

Optional Activities:

1. Practice Frere Jacques

   • I have added slurs to the music for you to practice this skill.

Frere Jacques Music Links:

Violin Viola Cello Bass

1. 2. Practice "Star Wars"

Star Wars Music Links: Violin Viola Cello Bass

1. 3. Practice “Pokemon” Get music here: Violin Viola Cello Bass

May 18 - May 22, 2020 2nd Year Strings Practice Activities

Goal: 50 minutes per week

Suggested practice routine:

1. Warm up (5 minutes) 4-5 times per week (Must Do at least 2 warm up items)

   • Play Pepperoni Pizza on the D and A Strings

   • Play the D major Scale (see page 20 #90)

   • Practice Slurs (when you play more than one note without changing the bow direction)

     • You can use “Frere Jacques” or the G, F#, E in Star Wars to practice.

2. Practice (10 minutes) 3-5 times per week

• • • MUST DO: Choose an exercise from the book that gives you practice with something you want to learn better.

      • Suggestions: page 20, #89-92

      • Suggestions: page 21 #94-95

• • • Practice Frere Jacques

      • I have added slurs to the music for you to practice this skill.

      • Frere Jacques Music Links:

Violin Viola Cello Bass

• • Practice "Star Wars"

    • Star Wars Music Links: Violin Viola Cello Bass

3. Optional Challenges: (We will learn these songs together in lessons this week, but you do not have to practice them ahead of time.)

1. Harry Potter - “Hedwig’s Theme” Get music here: Violin Viola Cello Bass

2. “Pokemon” Get music here: Violin Viola Cello Bass

May 4 - May 8, 2020 2nd Year Strings Practice Activities

Goal: 50 minutes per week

Suggested practice routine:

1. Warm up (5 minutes) 4-5 times per week (Must Do at least 2 warm up items)

   • Play Pepperoni Pizza on the D String

   • Play Pepperoni Pizza on the A String

   • Practice Slurs - new skill (when you play more than one note without changing the bow direction)

     • 1. You can use “Hot Cross Buns” (F#, E, D) to practice them.

2. Practice (10 minutes) 3-5 times per week

   • Practice Star Wars (MUST DO)

     • • We will go over this in lessons this week!

       • Star Wars Music Links: Violin Viola Cello Bass

• • Practice "Frere Jacques"

    • • We will go over this in lessons this week.

        • It is not a “Must Do” but at least have a copy handy for lessons.

        • I have added slurs to the music for you to practice that skill.

        • Frere Jacques Music Links: Violin Viola Cello Bass

• • Choose an exercise from the book that gives you practice with something you want to learn better.

    • • Suggestions: page 20, #89-92

      • Suggestions: page 21 #94-95

• • Optional Challenges:

1. “Fiddle Fun”

• It is listed under the “Extra Music For Fun” section at the top.

2. Work on a song from your book or another source that you like.

• • • • • • • Practice any parts that seem hard to you.

            • Play the entire piece from beginning to end.

Second Year Strings Week 4 of Virtual Learning

Goal: 50 minutes per week

Suggested practice routine:

• Warm up (5 minutes) 4-5 times per week

  • Play the D major scale, thinking about the names of the notes while you play them.

  • Practice slurs - choose two notes on the same string and try playing them in the same bow. Practice the slurs in both directions (up bow and down bow)

  • Try playing the D major scale using slurs (two notes per bow).

• Practice (10 minutes) 3-5 times per week

  • Choose an exercise from the book that helps you practice something you want to learn better.

    • Suggestions: page 20, # 85-89

    • Suggestions: page 20 #90-93

  • Work on a song you know from your book that you like.

  • Practice any parts that seem hard to you

  • Play the entire piece from beginning to end

  • If you know this piece well, play it for a family member and then choose a new piece to try.

• Optional Challenge:

  • Try one of the new pieces posted on google classroom

  • FIgure out the note names

  • Practice it in small sections then put them together once you feel comfortable.

Second Year Strings Week 3 of Virtual Learning

Goal: 50 minutes per week

Suggested practice routine:

• Warm up (5 minutes) 4-5 times per week

  • Play the D major scale, thinking about the names of the notes while you play them.

  • Practice slurs - choose two notes on the same string and try playing them in the same bow. Practice the slurs in both directions (up bow and down bow)

• Practice (10 minutes) 3-5 times per week

  • Choose an exercise from the book that helps you practice something you want to learn better.

  • Work on a song you know from your book that you like (choose a different one from last week).

  • Practice any parts that seem hard to you

  • Play the entire piece from beginning to end

• Optional Challenge:

  • Try one of the new pieces posted on google classroom

  • FIgure out the note names

  • Practice it in small sections then put them together once you feel comfortable.