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Dear 5th Grade Orchestra Parents,
I realized (thanks to a parent) that the green concert information sheet might have not made it home on Wednesday or Thursday night. If you misplaced your letter, accidentally tore all of the information off, or if it didn't make it to you, please click below to download a copy. Thank you, Mrs. C Dear 5th grade Orchestra,
As you all know, we have our holiday sing- along concerts coming up soon. This week you should have received a green sheet with all of the information on it. Please read it over again with your parents. Like I mentioned in class, it is very unlikely that you will have your Music T-shirts by the concert date. If you DO get them, then you are to wear them with nice dark jeans or black pants. If not, then wear nice school clothes or dress up for the spirit dress up day (this only applies to some schools). For our concert we will be playing the following songs: (PLEASE NOTE: Wade Thomas, I changed one of the songs AND I also changed the way we are playing them. Wade Thomas class will get a sheet on Wednesday with all of the information on it) For our concert: The first song is Twinkle Twinkle. We will play the first two lines together, then groups will play, then we will play the last two lines together. Twinkle Twinkle (Violin) Together: D0 D0 A0 A0 A1 A1 A0 Together: D3 D3 D2 D2 D1 D1 D0 Group 1: A0 A0 D3 D3 D2 D2 D1 Group 2: A0 A0 D3 D3 D2 D2 D1 Together: D0 D0 A0 A0 A1 A1 A0 Together: D3 D3 D2 D2 D1 D1 D0 Twinkle Twinkle (Cello) Together: D0 D0 A0 A0 A1 A1 A0 Together: D4 D4 D3 D3 D1 D1 D0 Group 1: A0 A0 D4 D4 D3 D3 D1 Group 2: A0 A0 D4 D4 D3 D3 D1 Together: D0 D0 A0 A0 A1 A1 A0 Together: D4 D4 D3 D3 D1 D1 D0 For our concert: For Jingle Bells, ONE time all together. Say “Hey!” at the end as a group. Jingle Bells (Violin) D2 D2 D2- D2 D2 D2- D2 A0 D0 D1 D2--- D3 D3 D3 D3 D3 D2 D2 D2 A0 A0 D3 D1 D0- Jingle Bells (Cello) D3 D3 D3- D3 D3 D3- D3 A0 D0 D1 D3--- D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D3 D3 D3 A0 A0 D4 D1 D0- Please continue to practice the Orchestra Karate Lines and also practice the two songs we will play during the concert. Thanks! Mrs. C Dear 5th grade Orchestra,
This week is a little strange because I only saws a couple of you due to conferences and early dismissals. Here is what we did in class: We warmed up on the G string:
We also worked on a new song which is the main focus of this week. We started to learn Ode to Joy! This song seems hard and difficult, but will a little concentration, it is pretty easy! Ode to Joy (Violin) D2 D2 D3 A0 A0 D3 D2 D1 D0 D0 D1 D2 D2- D1- D2 D2 D3 A0 A0 D3 D2 D1 D0 D0 D1 D2 D1- D0- D1- D2 D0 D1 D3 D2 D0 D1 D3 D2 D1 D0 D1 A0- D2 D2 D3 A0 A0 D3 D2 D1 D0 D0 D1 D2 D1- D0- Ode to Joy (Cello) D3 D3 D4 A0 A0 D4 D3 D1 D0 D0 D1 D3 D3- D1- D3 D3 D4 A0 A0 D4 D3 D1 D0 D0 D1 D3 D1- D0- D1- D3 D0 D1 D4 D3 D0 D1 D4 D3 D1 D0 D1 A0- D3 D3 D4 A0 A0 D3 D3 D1 D0 D0 D1 D3 D1- D0- (The dashes mean that the note is held out. Each dashed note is a half note!) We have our Winter sing-along coming up, which means we are going to start practicing our singing in class! Also, I did confirm with Mr. Santucci and we WILL be performing during the winter sing-along. We will discuss which songs we will be playing during class. It will only be one or two songs. Please make sure to practice not only the Orchestra Karate but also all of the other songs we have learned in class. See you soon! Mrs. C Dear 5th Grade Orchestra,This practice blog is a special one because it is going to count for 2 weeks. I wish that all of you have a Happy Thanksgiving filled with lots of food and most importantly, family! Take this chance to play for your family or your pets and really perfect everything that we have done up until now.
Week 10 and Week 11 homework is: 1.Practice Hoe Down, Hot Cross Buns, and Twinkle Twinkle 2. Practice all of the check-off songs for Orchestra Karate #1. I have some people who have finished Orchestra Karate # 1 and have earned their black belts already! 3. Make sure to practice reading your notes. I know that note reading can be difficult at first but we have learned only a couple of new notes on the D string. Make sure you can identify and play all of these new notes! 4. Lastly, if you haven’t done so already, please order your music t-shirt using the following link: See you soon, Mrs. C |
AuthorGricelda Calderon, Violin and Cello Teacher Archives
September 2019
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