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Thank you

Cathy Desmond

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

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







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