Week 4 Elephant , Alligator, Donkey, Goat and more Bullfighters

Gort Road Quartet

I spotted this group outside Vaughan's Garden Centre . Can you name all 4 instruments?



Week 4  
1   New Tune Toreadors March  

Here are the notes for our tune today Toreadors March . It is from the opera Carmen. We learned the sign for repeat in music . 

pizzicato
 D D D_ D D A_     x3
A A A A A A A D

Pencil Bow Hands 

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2 'Train' Bowhands

We did a lot of work on our 'train' bowhand  and tummy grip bowhands

       Driver , passengers, guard (hopping on and off) and engineer

We did a caterpillar exercise with our bows .
We played our V V l l  Wintertime in Rus-sia rhythm on D string (Track 31)





Leaders today Abby, Ben and Nathan   Bravo!

3 Double Bass Strings 

Finally we learned the open strings on the double bass . ( Can you remember what they were. Hint see the title of  this blog post) 

Bass players    Ruth, Annie . Dayna  Boys turn next week
Mr Corry  Bonus pts Brian

One from the archive, Geraldo our double bass  at Shannon 2010

Next week   Balloon Bows  and Brass Bands

Orchestra Class  Scales on G, D and A , beginners  new tune no 22 Lightly Row , Blues

4 rhythms Aon Do Muc is Bo , Wtin Russia, Kilfenora Ceili Dancer , Hopping and Skipping and ,   1 scale a day , one rhythm , Foxtrot, Twinkle 

Advanced group  Mo Gile Mear new tune , Birthday Song   Batman C natural riff , Ode to Joy