(Some links will need @fcpsschools.net access)
Tuning with PEGS Video Tutorial - Learn how to tune with Ms. Wilcox's friend Mrs. Ford.
Tuning with FINE TUNERS Video Tutorial - Learn how to tune with Ms. Wilcox's friend Mrs. Ford.
How to Tune Your Instrument Infographic (need @fcpsschools.net access)
Tuning 101 Presentation - https://tinyurl.com/tuning101ppt
Working on Shifting
Learn to Shift to III Third Position with Baby Shark (Learn with Ms. Patterson)
How to Shift on the Violin (+ Some Good Exercises) with Eddy Chen from TwoSet Violin
Cello - Shifting for cellos with Mr. Matthie
Working on Vibrato
Vibrato (Learn with Ms. Patterson)
**Proceed with caution – you don’t want to have an incorrect set up when we come back. Always start slow – good reviews for those who’ve mastered them already!
Working on Bow Strokes
Violin Spiccato/Staccato with Mr. Matthie (need @fcpsschools.net access)
Canon in D by Mrs. LaBrie
Mrs. LaBrie is one of my colleagues who wrote this super fun lesson for variations on Pachelbel's Canon in D. Download the music .pdf file for your instrument and select your back track to play along with! (PDF's need @fcpsschools.net access)
Violin Music PDF
Viola Music PDF
Cello Music PDF
Bass Music PDF
MUSIC TRACKS TO PLAY ALONG WITH
Distance Duets by Mrs. LaBrie
Mrs. LaBrie is one of my colleagues who wrote these Distance Duets for you to play with a friend (virtually of course). Download the music .pdf file for your instrument and practice with Ms. T in the practice tracks! Consider submitting one of these pieces for a performance showcase to be held virtually later in the year :-). (PDF's need @fcpsschools.net access)
Violin Music PDF
Viola Music PDF
Cello Music PDF
Bass Music PDF
MUSIC TRACKS TO PLAY ALONG WITH
Strings + You by the United States Army Strings
Do you want to play with a world-class string ensemble that regularly performs at the White House? Are you tired of practicing scales and etudes by yourself? The U.S. Army Strolling Strings can help! Check out our FREE online resource, “Strings + YOU." Now you can play non-classical arrangements with us from home!
Materials include:
*Downloadable PDF arrangements with score and individual parts.
*Separate mp3 files for each member of the string family.
You can find all this material here:
https://www.usarmyband.com/recording-notes/the-us-army-strings---strings-you.html
Coming soon! Meanwhile.....here's a site that has lead sheets for video game music. There are so many! https://www.vgleadsheets.com
NPR Live Stream Concert List (Updated daily)
Two Set & Paganini 24 Hula Hoop (with Hilary Hahn)
Chili Klaus & Classical Orchestra
What Happens Just Before Show Time at the Met Opera
Musician Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty ft. Jacob Collier & Herbie Hancock
2Cellos - Game of Thrones [Live at Sydney Opera House]
Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile And Stuart Duncan: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Bohemian Rhapsody for Symphony Orchestra and Solo Viola - THE STUDIO RECORDING
Flash Mob - Gustav Holst - The Planets: Jupiter (Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra)
Look What You Made Me Do, Taylor Swift - Gaga Symphony Orchestra live recording
Line Rider (youtube Line Rider for more videos...there are tons)
Phantom of the Opera - Prague Cello Quartet
50 Most Famous Pieces of Classical Music
Crazy Train/Ozzy Osbourne - Solo Harp with Effects
Frozen: Behind the Scenes of Recording the Music Score
How to Practice Effectively...For Just About Anything
Music and Math: The Genius of Beethoven
Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale
How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain
A Different Way to Visualize Rhythm
Why We Love Repetition in Music
MUSIC RACER
Practice Note Reading, Finger Patterns, Music Terms
MUSIC THEORY
Note reading excercises. Use the "settings" gear in the upper right hand corner to change clef, note range, etc.
Tutorial Video HERE!
PRESET NOTE READING LEVELS (by string/instrument and/or level of difficulty)
STAFF WARS
Practice Note Reading in ALL CLEFS! How many levels can you crush?
MUSIC RACER
Practice Note Reading, Finger Patterns, Music Terms
Google Arts & Culture- 11 Dramatic Virtual Tours of Stages Around the World
View The Bolshoi Theater (Moscow), Carnegie Hall (NYC), National Theater of Korea (Seoul),The Colosseum (Rome) and many more!
Created by the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. Take quizzes, explore around and see how your musical mind works!
Create your own loop!
Create your own music using blocks & tech - how cool is this!!!
Ear Training & Music Theory through fun games. Go try them!
COMING SOON!