5th graders have lessons on WEDNESDAYS. Please remember to bring your instrument, folder and book on WEDNESDAYS this year.
Los estudiantes de quinto grado tienen lecciones los MIÉRCOLES. Recuerde traer su instrumento, carpeta y libro los MIÉRCOLES este año.
G street rock ALL with metronome - bpm goal of 116
El Coqui ALL
A minor pentatonic SOLO and SLURRED
G street rock ALL with metronome - bpm goal of 116
El Coqui
Composition worksheet
A minor pentatonic solo with RHYTHM and ARTICULATION variations - can practice with backing track
G street rock ALL
A minor pentatonic 4 beat solo - can practice with backing track
G street rock ALL - check notes and rhythms
Create a solo with the A minor pentatonic scale (on the back of G street Rock)
G street rock
REVIEW beginning to 33
label/practice 33-end
G major scale 2 octave
A minor pentatonic scale (on the back of G street Rock) - practice combining the notes in different patterns
G street rock - label all notes if needed
G major scale 2 octave
Violins attention to low 2s
Viola/cello attention to shifts
A minor pentatonic scale - ACDEGA
G street rock - note reading
Special attention to low 2s, counting the cut time and not speeding up, and dynamics!
Jupiter - attention to articulation
Polar Vortex - attention to articulation
New articulations - accent, staccato, marcato and legato
Jupiter - check notes and bowings
Polar Vortex - check notes and bowings
Complete Movin' On Up permission slip
To Practice:
E minor scale (LOWER OCTAVE for cellos and violas)
Bow pattern DU U DUDU (D=down, U=up)
Storm - if you need notes, write them!
Cellos m. 63 - end
Violas 33-63
Violins 63-end
Icicles (click for recording)
To Practice:
E minor scale (LOWER OCTAVE for cellos and violas) slurred by 2, 4 and 8
Students who are ready can try a 2 octave scale
Pay attention to INTONATION. They can practice with this drone to help be in tune.
Storm - if you need notes, write them!
Cellos m. 33-87
Violas beginning-87
Violins 65-87
BEGINNER GROUP
D scale pepperoni pizza
Page 19 numbers 45, 46
ORCHESTRA CLUB videos
To Practice:
E minor scale (LOWER OCTAVE for cellos and violas) slurred by 2, 4 and 8
Students who are ready can try a 2 octave scale
Pay attention to INTONATION. They can practice with this drone to help be in tune.
Storm - if you need notes, write them!
m. 33-87
BEGINNER GROUP
D scale pepperoni pizza
Page 19 n44, 45, 46
To Practice:
E minor scale (LOWER OCTAVE for cellos and violas) slurred
Storm - if you need notes, write them
beginning to m. 33
BEGINNER GROUP
D scale with "strawberry strawberry" rhythm
Page 19
To Practice:
E minor scale slurred
Storm - if you need notes, write them
beginning to m. 33
BEGINNER GROUP
D scale up and down
Page 15
To Practice:
Any scale slurred by 4
Page 35 Long Long Ago
Storm - if you need notes, write them
Focus on vln/viola m 17, cellos m 63
BEGINNER GROUP
Page 14 Mary Lee
Page 15
To Practice:
D scale slurred by 2 and 4
Pages 34-35
Focus on Long Long Ago
Storm
BEGINNER GROUP
Monkey Song Arco
Page 14
To Practice:
D minor (test)
Page 34
Sequence 1 DOWN
BEGINNER GROUP
Page 12
Monkey song
To Practice:
Page 33
Frere Jacquez
Sequence 1
BEGINNER GROUP
Page 10
DAD song
To Practice:
Page 33
Frere Jacquez
Sequence 1
BEGINNER GROUP
Page 8 Pizzicato and Arco
DAD song Arco
To Practice:
Review page 32-33
Frere Jacquez
Sequence 1
BEGINNER GROUP
Pencil Bow
Finger Twisters
DAD song
To Practice:
Review page 32-33
Frere Jacquez minor
BEGINNER GROUP
Instrument Parts Worksheet
Pencil Bow hold
Name, pluck and bow all open strings
D Minor Scale - a pattern of 7 notes starting on D
D-E-F-G-A-Bb-C-D
E Minor Scale - a pattern of 7 notes starting on E
E-F#-G-A-B-C-D-E
Slur - two or more different notes connected by a curved line and that are played on one bow stroke
Tie - two or more notes of the same pitch connected by a curved line that are played as a single note
Staccato - performed with each note sharply detached or separated
Legato - Notes performed smoothly, connected
Accent - a note played louder or with a stronger, more forceful attack
Marcato - notes played accented and separated, with bow on the string