Please label your violinist’s violin CASE with their name (I recommend using painters tape or something similar). Please write your violinist’s name in their book. Sometimes things get left behind and this helps me find the right owner.
We became composers yesterday! All the students wrote their own open string songs and performed them solo for the class in playing position. I am so proud of these violinists!
Each week I "shout out" one or more students in each class! This week I would like to shout out: EVERYONE! You were so brave to perform solo in front of me and your peers. You all wrote beautiful songs using G, D, A, E, rest, and repeats!
Violinists and families - this week it is so important that you begin the habit of practice for this year. Please take out your violin 4 times for practice between 11/5-11/9 for just 5-10 minutes every time. I want you practicing practice! This will make practicing much easier later in the year and is a great life skill!
This week in violin we:
Reviewed rest/playing position
Reviewed “The Egg Song” and “The DAD Song” in playing position
talked about what a composer is
composed our own open strings songs
Practice:
5-10 minutes a day (this week might be more of a 5 minute week)
Chose 1-2 of these things to do a a day
Review the song “Dirty Doggy Scrub Scrub” you can do this without your violins, even in the car or on the bus or train! “Dirty Doggie Scrub Scrub, Put Him in a tub tub, Rub a dub a dub dub, Dirty Doggie Scrub Scrub”
Watch and play along with your violins to this video on how to get into Playing Position. What did Ms. Hannah not start teaching yet in this video from 4 years ago - your violinist will know!
Watch and play along with “The Egg Song” This video is in Rest position. Play it in Playing Position by yourself! How do we pluck in playing position?
Have this playlist on REPEAT! Especially the first video. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5WJD9Cu1eMqGd72RYQBs5ySq8eA51rRh&si=YHuN96A2sowRBj9m
