Hi 3rd graders!
Here's what we're doing in classes this week!
Warming up with patterns on the D and A strings.
Playing a D scale with long smooth bows to start earning our WHITE KARATE BELTS!
Listening to some of these variations on Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star by Mozart. Can you still hear the melody, or the idea of the melody, amidst all of Mozart's Twinkle Variations?
Trying some of our own Twinkle Variations! First we labeled the sheet below (just ONE note per measure, or little box, of music). We then tried playing some of the rhythms at the bottom of the page and then learned how to do them to the tune of Twinkle. For example, instead of starting the song with two D's and two A's, start it by playing the rhythm of "Mississippi Hot Dog" on the D string, then again on the A string! Can you make up some of your own Twinkle Variations this week? See below if you need to print a new copy!
The assignment for next week is:
Twinkle Variations
Review London Bridge
Page 1 is VIOLA
Page 2 is VIOLIN
Page 3 is CELLO/BASS