WEEK 5: listening, review, Twinkle Variations

NOTES FOR EVERYONE

1. Listen to your CD every day. We like to listen to it in the car, while we're doing other homework, or sometimes while we're eating.

2. If you are having trouble keeping up in class, you need to be spending more time at home practicing what you know. This is just like learning a language - if you don't spend time listening to it and repeating it, you won't learn it very quickly and you'll probably get frustrated and discouraged. You can expect successful results if you're putting in the time at home.

3. If you have a specific problem that's keeping you from practicing successfully, please email me about it. I might be able to help. (christineauger@gmail.com)

4. Review of "old" material should take up 80% of your practice time. Become an expert at what you already know.

NOTES FOR EACH GROUP
(SCROLL DOWN TO FIND YOUR CLASS)

A/B Class
Caleb I gave him a pinkinest today and asked him to keep it on his bow and keep his pinky finger in it. We worked on letting someone help – while he was holding the bow, I held the bow screw and moved the bow up and down on the string. We did track 3 on the CD (E string) alternating between him doing it all himself and him letting me help. It was difficult for him to let someone help; please practice this daily with him at home.	Briden Excellent playing today! He followed directions incredibly well and was very attentive and careful with his playing. We talked about keeping a mouse hole open when he holds his bow. See picture for example of a nice round thumb and mouse hole. Practice tracks 3 and 4 with the CD. If those become easy, add track 5.
Caleb demonstrates holding a violin with just his head. He held it while I counted to ten, then kept on holding it! He could have kept it there all day!	Briden demonstrates a lovely round bow thumb with a hole for a mouse to go through!
Both Kids Online Superstar Challenge! Whoever can play along with track 4 on the CD with a beautiful bow hold, great violin position, and beautiful tone will get to be videotaped next week and added to the website as an Online Superstar!

C1/C2/C3 Class
REVIEW track 3 on CD track 4 on CD track 5 on CD track 7 on CD Playing notes on the A string: D (3 fingers), C-sharp (2 fingers), B (1 finger) beginning of Twinkle: A E F# E	NEW First section of Twinkle Variation 1: A E F# E D C# B A Practice this slowly.
Keep left wrist straight (not touching violin) When using left hand fingers, make sure you know which to use First finger = index finger Second finger = middle finger Third finger = ring finger
Online Superstar Challenge! Whoever can play along with TWINKLE VARIATION 1 (taka taka stop stop) on the CD with a beautiful bow hold, great violin position, and beautiful tone will get to be videotaped next week and added to the website as an Online Superstar!

D Class
REVIEW track 3 on CD track 4 on CD track 5 on CD track 7 on CD Playing notes on the A string: D (3 fingers), C-sharp (2 fingers), B (1 finger) beginning of Twinkle: A E F# E	NEW All of Twinkle Variation 1: Practice this slowly. Each box above is a "taka taka stop stop".
Keep left wrist straight (not touching violin) Start each "taka taka stop stop" with a down-bow. Don't be sloppy about this! When using left hand fingers, make sure you know which to use First finger = index finger Second finger = middle finger Third finger = ring finger	A = no fingers on the A string E = no fingers on the E string F# = one finger on the E string, across from thumb D = 3 fingers on the A string C# = 2 fingers on the A string B = 1 finger on the A string
Online Superstar Challenge! Whoever can play along with TWINKLE VARIATION 1 (taka taka stop stop) on the CD with a beautiful bow hold, great violin position, and beautiful tone will get to be videotaped next week and added to the website as an Online Superstar!

Luke demonstrates the first Twinkle Variation (taka taka stop stop). Use this video to practice along with.

E Class
REVIEW Playing notes on the A string: D (3 fingers), C-sharp (2 fingers), B (1 finger) beginning of Twinkle: A E F# E Note review A = no fingers on the A string E = no fingers on the E string F# = one finger on the E string, across from thumb D = 3 fingers on the A string C# = 2 fingers on the A string B = 1 finger on the A string All of first Twinkle Variation (taka taka stop stop):	NEW Twinkle Variation: Down Wiggle, Up Wiggle watch, listen, and practice along with the video of Marley and Lexus that is posted below.
Keep left wrist straight (not touching violin) When using left hand fingers, make sure you know which to use First finger = index finger Second finger = middle finger Third finger = ring finger
Online Superstar Challenge! Whoever can play ANY TWINKLE VARIATION with a beautiful bow hold, great violin position, and beautiful tone will get to be videotaped next week and added to the website as an Online Superstar!