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The Swinging Strings Project would like to welcome pupils, parents and all interested parties to our website. This blog tracks the progress of 80+ children (and their teachers!) as they learn the violin. It is intended to act as a resource for the pupils as they progress and act as an information point for parents, teachers etc.

The project is delivered on an inclusive basis and links to the Irish Primary Music Curriculum. This means that ALL students particpate irrespective of musical backgrounds. It is believed that it is the one of biggest inclusive projects of its kind in the country. Have a look around and learn all about our violin project. Our cover photo was taken by award winning press photographer, John Kelly.
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Cathy Desmond

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

La le Bríde The first day of Spring

http://www.libraryireland.com/LegendaryFictionsIrishCelts/V-13-1.php  
check out this link for a story about Brigid and music from National Library of Ireland


No rainy day blues in Ennis today and there was sunshine for the first day of Spring .  Click on the link above to read this great story about one of our best known saints  
Ms McMahon's class sang a great song about St Brigid. We also heard the first section of Spring a piece for strings by Vivaldi, an Italian composer who we met at the start of the programme.  Here are some of the terms we le
arned .

 piano    soft
forte      loud
Tremelo move your bow very fast forward and back
trill        swapping between two notes very quickly to make a birdlike sound

Performing
Blues (Notes on last week's post)
Up and down the D ladder 
New Rhythm Bow River 
Daniel Demonstrates




After School Orchestra 
Homework 
Notes on the G String
Violin 4th finger
Ode to Joy
Twinkle (Bow River Variation)
New Baa Baa Black Sheep
Sight Reading Try This Old Man
Posted by Cathy Desmond at 11:13 AM
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  1. fiddle lessonsFebruary 2, 2012 at 1:41 AM

    so lots of students have desired that learn violin because this skill create entertainment .

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