Swinging Strings: Fortissimo

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Fortissimo

Performing

Foxtrot Track 2 Arco (with bows)
First Finger Blues Track 15
Bow River Fiddling Track 4

Cross Lake Blues   Track 5

The Water is Wide (Unison and Echo) Ms McMahon's class treated me to a wonderful rendition of this beautiful Irish folksong

Leaders Tara, Damien

Bass Players Luke , Jack and Clare

Listening
All about dynamics .

piano , forte , pianissimo, fortissimo, crescendo,

The Rite Of Spring by Igor Stravinsky

Why do you think this piece caused a fuss when it was performed in Paris first in 1913. ?

Key Words Instruments, Dynamics, Rhythm , Beat

After School Orchestra Class

Welcome back Ali and Abigail and hello to Katie who is practicing very hard

New Tunes French Folk Song 106 and Old McDonald. Use your Cds and DVD play along tracks to practice all the tunes we played this term