Rainy Day Blues

Mentors Mr Blake's class

Not a very nice day in Ennis today but a great day to play violin.

  *Today all three classses climbed up and down the ladder. (see last week's post)

Working on Bow Hold

   *We learned how to read low G  ( how many ledger lines do we need?)
  * We made a start on the One Finger Blues
  * Bow Hand Sleeping Beauty , Jack and Jill ,  Humpty Dumpty, Little Jack Horner . can you find all these nursery rhyme characters in your bow hand?

'Check Out the video tutorial   on the right .   
Notes on D  
 Notes on G
Notes on A


D  E  D  E    G  G  G_    x4
0   1  0   1     0   0   0  


A B A B     D  E  D  E                           
0  1  0  1     0  1    0   1 


G G G G     G  z  D  z  

Up and down the ladder

Ms Sexton centre

We had a busy day on the programme today.  I was joined by trainee teacher and violinist , Aileen Sexton.  Mr Blake's class played an exciting new rhythm, Bow Ri=ver   and Mr Corry and Ms McMahon;s class went up and down the D string ladder . We played two duets from the southern states of the USA Lil Liza Jane and Oh Suzannah. We learned the choruses .  If you have forgotton here they are . We even had a poem about Louisianna, from Maxim.



 Oh Eliza, lil Liza Jane 
 Oh Eliza, lil Liza Jane
 I know a girl that you don't know, lil Liza Jane 
 She lives bdown in Baltimore, lil Liza Jane 
                                 
Oh Suzannah, don't you cry for me 
 I come from Louisiana with a banjo on my knee.


3 UPLADDER
ASCENDING  0 0 0 0  0    1 down 1 1 1 1  1 1   2 down 2 2 2  2  2  3 down 3 3 3 3 3  3   3 again


3 DOWN LADDER
DESCENDING 3 down  3333 3 3   lift up 3    2222 2 2   lift up 2  1111 1 1  lift up 1 0000 0 0 open D 


3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2   1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Mr Corry's class

3  2  1  0  11     We will Rock You

   

Maxim  has the floor

New Term New Bow Hold and 3 Down Ladder

All Classes moved from and outside to an inside bow grip today. A very Important  new step. Check out my tutorial video on the bow hold on the right.

3 things to remember

1 Thumb Bent
2 Fingers wrapped around
3 Little finger round and sitting on top

NEW TUNE Carnival in Rio  ( to  W Tin R rhythm )

Q. Where is Rio de Janeiro !

Mr Corry's and Ms McMahon's played all notes on the D string

Try this to W T in R rhythm
3 DOWN LADDER
3 down  3333 3 3   lift up 3    2222 2 2   lift up 2  1111 1 1  lift up 1 0000 0 0 open D 


3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2   1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 



3  2  1  0  11     We will Rock You 


Welcome Alex to the group who did very well on his first day

Congratulations to Isabel and Katie on their new violins .

Announcing rainy day practice mentors
Mr Blake Tara and Isabel
Mr Corry  Chantelle and Meghan
Ms McMahon Saoirse and *tbc

Practice guidelines Try out your new grip and 3 DOWN LADDER