4th graders have lessons on TUESDAYS. Please remember to bring your instrument, folder and book on TUESDAYS this year.
Los estudiantes de 4to grado tienen lecciones los MARTES. Recuerde traer su instrumento, carpeta y libro los MARTES de este año.
BOTH concert songs with:
Good posture
Correct rhythm
Fingers in tune
Good sound
Playing Test next week!
Surprise Symphony ALL
Old Joe Clark ALL - add chords with shuffle rhythm
Surprise Symphony up to m. 13 with slurs
Old Joe Clark ALL - add slurs and play faster!
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:
Old Joe Clark A section
Over the Rainbow slur challenge (page 35)
Page 36 3/4 time
Surprise Symphony
Old Joe Clark ALL with music
B section:
Old Joe Clark A section
D Dorian Scale with slur challenge
Page 28 G string note reading
Old Joe Clark ALL with music
B section:
Old Joe Clark A section
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!
REVIEW Old Joe Clark A section
D Dorian Scale with slur (2 notes per bow)
Old Joe Clark A section - use my video to remember the notes!
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.
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
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!!
DRESS REHEARSAL on Monday - bring instrument, folder and music
Icicles ALL
Somewhere over the Rainbow ALL with repeats and second ending
To Practice:
Page 22
NEW concert music: Listen, write notes
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
To Practice:
Cheetah Challenge with METRONOME
D string Pass it Off
Page 21
To Practice:
D scale
Hot Cross Buns Composition
Cheetah Challenge with METRONOME
To Practice:
Hot Cross Buns Composition
Ode to Joy (page 19)
Page 20 A string review
To Practice:
Page 19
Hot Cross Buns Composition
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