First Year Cellos

Here's a great way to listen to your songs. Go to the Intermediate School page, then go to Orchestra, then go to Suzuki Book. Choose your instrument and Book 1. All the songs in your book are there being performed for you. Of course, this is the finished version, but it's a great way to listen and learn!!!

You should continue to review all the Twinkle variations:

Remember:

Position is important! Make sure you are sitting tall with both feet on the floor and without the cello resting on your shoulder. The pegs should be near your ear. You know how to do this!
Bow hold should be set up before you begin to play. Imagine you are pouring something from a can into your cello (like magic practice serum). Your hand will be rounded, tilted to the left (thumb side of the hand) and the back of your hand (pinkie side) will NOT be touching the bow at all except for the pad of the pinkie finger. Don't close the "back door". Check this over and over again!!!! You know how bow hands can misbehave if you don't pay attention to them. Your two middle fingers will touch the bow stick between the first and second knuckle. "Long John Silver" (your middle finger) will be touching the silver part of the frog (it's called the ferule) if you are doing this right. Remember to keep your hand soft!
Start each of the variations by using a downbow- bow moving towards the tip (away from you).
Don't forget how your bow arm needs to move. Your right elbow should be relaxed and low- think of a begging dog- and bow placed on the string near the frog. As you move towards the tip, your right elbow rises and then relaxes when you change bow direction towards the frog.
Spend at least 5 minutes of practice on review.

Some of you have started this song already. If not, you will find the music on the bottom of the page.

Once you have it learned- keep working until it's memorized.

Here are things to be careful of:

The last note of each line is a half note with a dot next to it. This means, it's a dotted half note and it's worth 3 beats.
The last line is probably the trickiest so work on that first and repeat, repeat, repeat...like 10 times!
You should spend at least 15 minutes of practice on this piece.

Here are two video examples of the song for you!

IMG_0518.m4v

Twinkle Sandwich CL.docx

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