Grade 4

Surprise Symphony lines 1 and 2 - write notes *ONLY* if you need them!
Old Joe Clark ALL with music - add slurs and play faster!
- B section:
  - Violin/Viola video
  - Cello video
- Old Joe Clark A section
  - Violin/Viola video
  - Cello Video

Week of April 6th| Semana del 6 de abril

Over the Rainbow slur challenge (page 35)
Page 36 3/4 time
Surprise Symphony
Old Joe Clark ALL with music
- B section:
  - Violin/Viola video
  - Cello video
- Old Joe Clark A section
  - Violin/Viola video
  - Cello Video

Week of March 30th| Semana del 30 de marzo

D Dorian Scale with slur challenge
Page 28 G string note reading
Old Joe Clark ALL with music
- B section:
  - Violin/Viola video
  - Cello video
- Old Joe Clark A section
  - Violin/Viola video
  - Cello Video

Week of March 23rd| Semana del 23 de marzo

D Dorian Scale 3 ways: 1. Upper Half (UH) of bow, 2. Lower Half (LH) of bow, 3. with slur
Old Joe Clark B section - use my video!
- Violin/Viola video
- Cello video
REVIEW Old Joe Clark A section
- Violin/Viola video
- Cello Video

Week of March 17th| Semana del 17 de marzo

D Dorian Scale with slur (2 notes per bow)
Old Joe Clark A section - use my video to remember the notes!
- Violin/Viola video
- Cello Video

Week of March 10th| Semana del 10 de marzo

D Dorian Scale with low 2nd finger pattern
Packet Page 16 - Choose the Activity - You only need to choose 2! I will collect this packet next week to grade.

Week of March 2nd| Semana del 2 de marzo

D Dorian scale with low 2nd finger pattern
Packet:
- Finish Forging Courage Tortoise OR Hare part
- DO NOT write the notes!!
- Try singing and counting the notes

Week of Winter Break| Semana de las vacaciones de invierno

Book pages 24-25 - review eighth note rhythms
Packet:
- Forging Courage Tortoise OR Hare part
- Finish Rate the Difficulty (first page) if you didn't in class
- DO NOT write the notes!!

Week of January 20 and 28| Semana del 20 y del 28 de enero

DRESS REHEARSAL on Monday - bring instrument, folder and music
Icicles ALL
Somewhere over the Rainbow ALL with repeats and second ending

Winter Break| Vacaciones de invierno

To Practice:

Somewhere over the Rainbow
- part 2 to the end, part 1 top two lines then change to part 2
- OPTIONAL you can try the solo
Icicles ALL with METRONOME or recording - don't speed up!
Winter Break Challenge

Week of December 17th | Semana del 17 de diciembre

To Practice:

D scale with METRONOME - do not speed up!
Somewhere over the Rainbow BOTH parts
Icicles ALL with metronome or recording - don't speed up!

Week of December 9th | Semana del 9 de diciembre

To Practice:

D scale with METRONOME - do not speed up!
Somewhere over the Rainbow line 2
Icicles
- Measure 33-end

*Remember you can slow down a youtube video if you want to practice with the recording!*

Week of December 2nd | Semana del 2 de diciembre

To Practice:

D scale with METRONOME - do not speed up!
Somewhere over the Rainbow line 1
Icicles
- Beginning to 33 with metronome
- 33 to end write notes and try

*Remember you can slow down a youtube video if you want to practice with the recording!*

Week of November 24th | Semana del 24 de noviembre

To Practice:

D scale STACCATO
Icicles
- Practice beginning to measure 33
- Write notes to the end

*Remember you can slow down a youtube video if you want to practice with the recording!*

Somewhere over the Rainbow - write notes

Week of November 18th | Semana del 18 de noviembre

To Practice:

D scale STACCATO
Icicles
- Practice beginning to measure 17
- Write notes to the end

*Remember you can slow down a youtube video if you want to practice with the recording!*

Week of October 28th AND November 4th| Semana del 28 de octubre y 4 de noviembre

To Practice:

Page 22
NEW concert music: Listen, write notes
- Icicles
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Week of October 21st| Semana del 21 de octubre

To Practice:

Cheetah Challenge with METRONOME
D string Pass it Off
Page 21

Week of October 14th| Semana del 14 de octubre

To Practice:

Cheetah Challenge with METRONOME
Page 20

Week of October 6th| Semana del 6 de octubre

To Practice:

D scale
Hot Cross Buns Composition
Cheetah Challenge with METRONOME

Week of October 1st| Semana del 1 de octubre

To Practice:

Hot Cross Buns Composition
Ode to Joy (page 19)
Page 20 A string review

Week of Sept 15 | Semana del 15 de septiembre

To Practice:

Page 19
Hot Cross Buns Composition

Word Wall of Important Vocabulary | Vocabulario Importante

Time Signature - The symbol at the beginning of the music that indicates how many beats per measure, and what type of note gets the beat.

Examples: 4/4, 3/4, 6/8...

D Major Scale - a pattern of 7 notes starting on D

D-E-F#-G-A-B-C#-D

D Dorian scale -

D-E-F-G-A-B-C-D (low 2s, no sharps!)

Music Staff/Lines and Spaces - 5 lines and 4 spaces that show the highness or lowness of pitch

Up Bow - Start at the tip of the bow and move toward the frog

Down Bow - Start at the frog of the bow and move toward the tip

WB - Whole Bow

UH - Upper Half

LH - Lower Half

Slur - a curved line connecting 2 or more notes of different pitches played on the same bow

Practice Videos and Music

Helpful Charts and Pictures | Gráficos e imágenes útiles

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