MUSIC

Practice the Twinkle Accompaniment with the rhythm pattern Ice Cream Shh Cone. Eighth note,  Eighth note, Eighth rest, Eighth note.  The bowing pattern is Down Up Stop Up.

Focus on posture, violin hold, bow hold and starting down bow.

Memorize Holly Jolly Christmas, Jingle Jive and  Yo Tengo Un Amigo Que Me Ama.

Posted on September 12th

The students continue to work on the parts of the Twinkle Accompaniment with the Mississippi Hot Dog rhythm. They practiced Holly Jolly Christmas and Jingle Jive.

Posted on September 12th

The students played through the parts of the Twinkle Accompaniment with the Mississippi Hot Dog rhythm. They practiced Holly Jolly Christmas.

Posted on September 5th

The students learned their bow hold and violin position. They played the rhythm "Mississippi Hot Dog" 4 16th notes followed by 2 8th notes.

Posted 8.29

We learned:

•  how to tighten the bow and rosin. Always remember to loosen your bow when you are putting it away.

• how to hold the violin, keeping the scroll between eye and nose level.  Currently, we are holding the heel of our left hand against the side of the violin to assist in keeping a good position.

• how to play pizzicato - plucking the violin. The thumb of your right hand rests against the side of the fingerboard, about 1 inch from the end. extending your index finger over the strings, pluck the string. The index finger plucks about 2.5 inches from the end of the fingerboard.

Posted on September 12th

Practice the Twinkle Accompaniment with the rhythm pattern Mississippi Hot Dog. 4 sixteenth notes followed by 2 eighth notes. (This is posted under Sheet Music)

Focus on posture, violin hold, bow hold and starting down bow.

Posted on September 5th

1. Practice the Rhythm Mississippi Hot Dog 4 sixteenth notes followed by 2 eighth notes on each string. Check your posture. Are you holding your violin and bow correctly? Is the bow straight when you play it? Have fun. G, D, A, E

5th Grade Music Information

Students are expected to be able to read the letter names of the notes on the treble clef staff and to identify and perform correctly rhythms using whole, dotted half, half, quarter and eighth notes/rests.

Students supply their own violin. I STRONGLY recommend renting from a reputable music store. If you prefer to purchase please read this. If you are using a hand me down, you need to take it to a luthier for adjustments prior to our first music class for adjustments.

You will need the following items for class on Thursdays and Fridays.·  

• Violin/bow (with 4 fine tuners)

• Rosin

• Cleaning cloth

• Folding music stand in a case   

• Folder for music and other papers    (keep 2-3 pieces of lined paper and a pencil in your folder)  (Folder will be supplied by St. Hilary School)                                                              

• Cases should be labeled with student's Name, School and Phone Number (either home or school.)

•  iPad (school)

"Great First Week with your violins" 

2. Memorize the letter names of your strings. 

Low to high G, D, A, E and High to low E, A, D, G.

3. Practice playing pizzicato.

First one pluck per string in order G, D, A, E then two plucks, then 3 plucks, then 4 plucks.  (G,D, A,E--G,G,D,D,A,A,E,E, -- G,G,G,D,D,D,A,A,A,E,E,E,---G,G,G,G,D,D,D,D,A,A,A,A,E,E,E,E,)

4. Practice the spider crawl on your bow. 

Holds the bow vertically and "crawls" with your fingers up and down the stick like a spider, without sliding your hand. Try to keep the bow steady - no swaying. Do not touch the hair. 

5. Google Classroom Assignment from Class on September 4th. Due on September 4th.

Twinkle Accompaniment 

Twinkle Accompaniment with Rhythm Pattern 

Twinkle Melody with letter names/notes 

Metronome 

Correct Bow Hold 

How to draw a treble clef and time signature 

violin fingering chart 

violin notes and fingering 

Name That Note 

Treble clef Practice 

Holly Jolly Christmas

Holly Jolly Christmas lyrics

Yo Tengo Un Amigo Que me Ama 

Jingle Jive

Jingle Jive Lyrics