Pencil Bow Hold and playing along with Vivaldi

Which Season

Today we played pizzicato on D and G
  We learned how to make a pencil bow hold
  We played along with some Vivaldi . What was the name of the piece?  Hint see picture

 We practiced our first rhythm  Miss-is-si-pi Down Up

Guest Spot   We met the trumpet . What family is it a member of ?

                     What are the three buttons called ?
                     What does a trumpet player use to make the notes ?
                                                       

Pizzicato on all strings
       track 18  G Old McDonald
                30  Miss is si pi    Down Up   Rhythm 1   ^ ^  1 1
                26  Twinkle

Leaders Wojciech and Rowan  Excellent !


Play On at NS Ennis  After School Class

Intermediate Group Cayla, Lucy, Luke
Essential Elements  Numbers 2-15  No 19 Rolling Along
 No 73 Rhythm Only  on D string

Advanced Group Julia, Ali, Katie 
New Tune no 73 Buckeye Salute
revise tunes 19, 41-43    70
Goal- 10 tunes by  memory

Next week   Slurs and new finger pattern

Rehearsing for a show

New place settings


Each class rehearsed  a short programme combining arco and pizz elements in preparation for a performance in a few week's time . Here is a draft programme.

Mr Blake's class
Programme A
O Come All Ye Faithful /Vivaldi in G  pizz on G
Toreadors March
Wintertime in Russia
Music Box Dancer                  Bowing rhythm  Kil-fen-or-a

Leader Eoin     Bass Elise
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Programme B Ms McMahon's class


Away in a Manger   Broken chord G and D   **** New feature Broken chords
Good King Wenceslas       3rd finger down on D string new note G
Rock You
           next week Ireland's Call

Leader Daniel   Bass Jack
        
Mr  Corry's class

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Programme C  Mr Corry


Jack on Bass Daniel leading



 Cross Lake Blues / Ode to Joy

Foxtrot

Down Up Bells (Jingle Bells)

     next week Greensleeves

Leader  Eoin Carroll   Double Bass Oisin

Guest slot Eoin: John Ryan's Polka

  

Orchestra Group  3pm

Jingle Bells practice pizz
Twinkle Twinkle
Good King Wenceslas
Lightly Row

Pizzicato Polka Day

Pizz Perfect

Today we got off to a flying start at Ennis NS. We moved to room 12 . All three classes remembered rest and playing positions very well. We played pizzicato on three strings G , D and A . Remember

1. Butterfly feet
2. Violin up on your left shoulder under your chin . No shoulder seams

We had a closer look at the trumpet . We played a march from  the Ennis Brass Band  cd

1 Can you name another brass instrument.
2 How does the brass player 'make' the notes . He uses l__ _  p_ _ _ _ _ _ _  and v_ _ _ _ s
3 What is the highest pitched brass instrument .

Remember the Ennis Brass Band are recruiting this week at Ennis Community College from 7pm Thursday .
This is a great way to play join in an ensemble . Thanks to Ms Tiernan for bringing in her uniform to show us.

Mr Foley cellist

Fina

Rest position

lly  thanks to my great assistant today Mr Jack Foley. The name of the piece we played was the Pizzicato Polka . It was by Johann Strauss. Can you find out some more about him . Where was he from. When was he composing. Name another famous piece by this composer.  Try this website http://www 

.classicsforkids.com/