Tiptoe Triplets and One Down Blues

We began work on our term 2 task list today. We continue to work on placing first finger and place 2nd   and 3rd in the coming weeks . Today we add a new triplet rhythm .   All classes had fun with the Blues Boogie Check out the video on the side on how to play the Blues

Task 1
Rhythm 3  Triplets { 1 1 1 1 1 1}    Track 5 Chopsticks
                                 1 2 3 4 5 6
                       6/8    Six short  beats  (tiptoe)
                    

This is a very important rhythm for Irish dancers  in JIGS

Shadow bowing and Bowing on D String and
first finger down on D (E) to  jig  Lilting Banshee  

Task 2

Cross  Lake Blues  (Mr Walsh)  Track 3  DD_   __ A A _ _

Task 3
First Finger Blues

lD E D E l G G G_ l x 4   Track 13
0  1 0  1   0  0  0

lA B A Bl  D E D El

lG G G Gl G z D zl


Bonus Quiz  1 The painting on the classroom board was called Soleil Levant,. Can you find out who the artist was and when it was painted.

                    2 6/8 is the time signature of what Irish dance

                    3 Read more about Blues music here    http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/popular_music/blues1.shtml


                           Write your own short summary on your school blog
Where  and when was Blues music first heard. Who sang and played it .

After School Orchestra Class  
Present Maxym, Ali, Cayla, Katie, Lucy and Julia

Focus this term on Irish repertoire

1 Scale G major   D___________    A                          E______________
                                               3     0     1^2        3      0       1^2

2 Mo Gile Mear   squishy 2 on A string
3 Dawning of the Day  Work on rhythm first
4 Continue to  work on repertoire tunes 

listen to ‘Dawning of the Day’ on Audioboo

listen to ‘Mo Gile Mear Stringschool’ on Audioboo