MGA VIOLINS: January 24, 2011

Welcome back into the swing of things, violinists!

C1/D:
IN CLASS, THIS IS WHAT WE DID:

AT HOME, YOU NEED TO PRACTICE:

Twinkle Variations if you are still unclear about where/what the notes are (see previous posts for clarification and video examples)
Lightly Row - this should be memorized. Try playing along with the CD without looking at the music. You should do this five times each day.
start listening to track 43 on your CD

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C2/C3:
IN CLASS, THIS IS WHAT WE DID:

AT HOME, YOU NEED TO PRACTICE:

all Twinkle Variations (see previous posts if you're rusty)
the A Major Scale, taka-taka stop stop version (the first part of the CD track). Just listen to the rest of it on the CD and please do not try to play along. It goes pretty fast, and you need to be able to play it solidly and securely at a slow tempo first.
The scale is found on pages 34-35 of your "Step by Step" book, and it is track 43 on your CD. (No, we are not skipping Cuckoo or Lightly Row!)

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E1/E2:
IN CLASS, THIS IS WHAT WE DID:

reviewed all Twinkle Variations
reviewed Cuckoo
played through Lightly Row five times, at different tempi
introduced and practiced the A Major Scale (taka taka stop stop version, mostly)
practiced the Grasshopper Exercise
played through Song of the Wind, with repeat

AT HOME YOU, NEED TO PRACTICE:

Lightly Row - this should be memorized. Try playing along with the CD without looking at the music. You should do this five times each day.
A Major Scale (pages 34-35 of your book, track 43 on your CD) but only the taka taka stop stop version. Just listen to the other two versions for now.
Grasshopper Exercise (pages 36-37 of your book, track 44 on your CD)
Song of the Wind (pages 36-37 of your book, track 46 on your CD. Listen to tracks 47 and 48 but don't play along with them yet please.)

MGA VIOLINS