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Violin at SMOS is an optional elective for students in PreK through Middle School. Parents pay Ms. Ceci directly for these group lessons at the beginning of each semester (Fall/Spring). PreK through Elementary school students have violin on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the school day. Middle School students meet after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
We work primarily in the Suzuki Method, and start to branch out into note reading and other music in 4th and 5th grade. Group lessons are held in my classroom, and are typically divided up by homerooms.
Group lessons are a wonderful way for students to learn how to play the violin. Students will have the chance to perform in their yearly school music concert.
Posture:
Rest position and take a bow
Violin on the shoulder
Bunnies with right hand eating their carrot (I gave each student a carrot to take home)
Bow bunnies, The bunny eats the bow
Repertoire
Up like a rocket
Ants song
Pop goes the weasel
Twinkle rhythms (clapping)
Posture:
Rest position and take a bow
Move to play position with violin ON the shoulder
Bunnies with right hand eating their carrot (I gave each student a carrot to take home)
Bow bunnies, The bunny eats the bow
Repertoire
Up like a rocket
Pop goes the weasel
Ants song
Twinkle rhythms clapping four times in a row
Dirty doggie Rhyme on arm
Posture
10 bowholds
rest position take a bow
play position violin on the shoulder (5 or more times)
Repertoire
Pop goes the weasel
Open the gate with whisper tube or on shoulder
Twinkle rhythms clap and use whisper tube with good bowhold
Posture
10 bowholds
rest position take a bow
play position violin on the shoulder (5 or more times)
Triangle Square nevada
Repertoire
Pop goes the weasel
Open the gate
Twinkle rhythms (clapping and whisper tube)
Twinkle rhythms on open E
Posture
10 bowholds
rest position take a bow
play position violin on the shoulder (5 or more times)
Repertoire
Pop goes the weasel
Chicken on a fencepost (move the arm from the elbow) beginner students should use whisper tube
Flower song (Beginner students)
Monkey song
Twinkle Mississippi stop stop (experienced students only)
Twinkle bread whole bows and left hand wrist straight (experienced students only)
Posture
Rest position to playing position
Violin on your Shoulder
10 good bowholds
Repertoire
Chicken on a fencepost (move the arm from the elbow) beginner students should use whisper tube
Monkey song (plucked with fred and ted looking at you, first finger forms a square)
Twinkle using whole straight (experienced students only)
Lightly Row
Maysong (experienced students only)
Reading
I can read lesson 9&10 of pitch and rhythm experienced students with bow, beginners saying the note names and clapping rhythm
Posture
Rest position to playing position
Violin on your Shoulder
10 good bowholds
Repertoire
Chicken on a fencepost (move the arm from the elbow)
Monkey song (plucked with Fred and Ted looking at you, straight wrist and fingers hovering on top of the string)
Twinkle using whole straight bow
Allegro with power on the staccato notes
Reading Book
I can read lesson 5&6 of pitch and rhythm
Posture
10 good bowholds
violin on shoulder
Open string exercise counting from 8-1 using a straight bow on the string close to the bridge
Repertoire
Chorus of Judas Maccabaeus with the right bowings
Minuet 2 first and second voice
School's Anthem
G Major scale with Mississippi stop stop
I Can Read Music, Vol 1: Violin (For Violin)
Suzuki violin book 1
Music Library
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