Hello 5th graders!
This week we performed SPIFFY'S RETURN! In this story, while learning the fate of Spiffy the Spider, we learned these techniques:
tremolo
glissando
harmonics
flats
In lessons we:
Continued working on tuning. HERE is a helpful online tuning resource you can use!
Discussed to really sound great, we need to work independetly AND together. To practice playing together, we played a fun game called "Trick or Beat" to work on staying together on different parts
The independent component is home practice! Students got a "fill in the blank" practice schedule this week, and we completed the first day together in lessons. We want to challenge students to complete the rest at home and use it to practice! See below to fill in another copy if needed!
Please work on the following at home!
Tune your instrument, use your practice schedule to practice challenging or new passages from A Day in the Countryside, Dragon Chasing Day, and Shadow Fire
Play Spiffy's Return for a family member! :)