Today we began to learn Jingle Bells on page 66 and went though the melody on the right hand. We also learned how to read notes without the letter names in the middle using “Every Good Burger Deserves Fries” and “FACE!”
HW- try to play through the entire first page of Jingle Bells (extra credit if you learn the left hand part!)

Winds 2:20

Today we played through Yankee Doodle Cha Cha and started Jingle Bells. A lot of us are making great progress, wonderful job everyone!
HW- play through Jingle Bells

Flute 2:55

Today we reviewed Country Hoedown, and moved on to Jingle Bells. We also learned a breathing exercise to help us breathe better and play for longer periods of time!
HW- play through Jingle Bells
Bardot HW- start on 2nd theme of BOTW Medley

Piano 3:30

Today we learned the right hand part of Jingle Bells and learned how to read the lines and spaces of both treble and bass clefs. We also learned how to prep our left hands for chords as we move from measure to measure!
HW- play both hand parts for the first page of Jingle Bells

Mr. Garrett’s Classes

Piano 1:45

Homework coming soon!

What we practiced this week- November 28th

What we learned

Mr. Eli’s Classes

Violin 1:45

Please practice song 18 on page 18.
Please practice the new play position, and move your hand all the way back!

Piano 2:20

Please practice song 54 on page 38.
Practice this song hands together slowly.

Strings 2:55

Please practice song 26 on page 9.
Make sure your fingers are right on the finger tapes!

Ukuleles 3:30

Please practice song 21 on page 11.
Get ready for the tournament next week!

Violins 4:05

Please practice Dreidle Dreidle and Twinkle Twinkle.
Remember to play half notes twice as long as quarter notes!

Ms. Shannon’s Classes

Piano 1:45

Today we began how to learn play chords in the left hand. We are working our way to playing with both hands at the same time!
HW- Work on #36, playing the left hand part, and then the right hand part. Then try to put both parts together!

Winds 2:20

Really great job playing and focusing today! We ironed out Dreidel Dreidel and moved on to learning about eighth notes.
HW- Work on Yankee Doodle Cha Cha, move on to any other pieces on page 13 when ready!

Flute 2:55

We are getting a really nice sound from our flutes and making good progress- great work practicing at home! We played through Mary’s Little Cha Cha and Country Hoedown
HW- work on Country Hoedown. Work further in the book when ready

Piano 3:30

We are doing very well with playing with both hands at once! We reviewed #36 and finished #37.
HW- Start learning Jingle Bells on page 66!

Mr. Garrett’s Classes

Piano 1:45

Homework coming soon!

What we practiced this week- November 14th

What we learned 11/14

Mr. Eli’s Classes

Violin 1:45

Please practice song 16 on page 14.
Remember to open and close the arm to get good bow sound!

Piano 2:20

Please practice song 54 on page 38, Soccer Champ with both hands.
Try hands separately first, then together.

Strings 2:55

Please practice songs 23-25 on pages 8-9. Remember to bring your first finger all the way down to the first tape. Cellos, put second AND third finger down for F sharp (second tape).

Ukuleles 3:30

Please practice song 21 on page 11.
Remember our strumming pattern, down, down up, up down!

Violins 4:05

Keep working on It’s Raining It’s Pouring. We’ll have a contest next class!

Ms. Shannon’s Classes

Piano 1:45

Today we held a dual class with Mr. Garrett’s class, and mastered #33 of our left hand playing.
HW: Continue to try to figure out how to play #36 (hint- Some notes you may have to play together!).

Winds 2:20

Today we took time to work on Dreidel, Dreidel, making sure trumpets and trombones hit the right partials on higher and lower notes.
HW- make Dreidel, Dreidel perfect! (Jack HW- jingle-bells-trumpet)

Flute 2:55

We took more time to work on Dreidel Dreidel today, reviewing the notes that we needed for the song amongst both the beginner and intermediate groups.
HW- perfect Dreidel Dreidel- more holiday songs to come after break!

Piano 3:30

Good work today! Today we worked on playing chords in our left hand as we played #36 in our book.
HW- work on #39 in your books- Jingle Bells to come after break!

Mr. Garrett’s Classes

Piano 1:45

Today we held a dual class with Ms. Shannon’s class, and mastered #33 of our left hand playing.
HW: Continue to try to figure out how to play #36 (hint- Some notes you may have to play together!).

What we practiced this week- November 7th

What we learned 11/7

Mr. Eli’s Classes

Violin 1:45

Please practice Page 14 in your book!
Remember to move your elbow to change strings

Piano 2:20

Please practice Soccer Champ with both hands!
This is a tricky one, make sure your crossing over to play B.

Strings 2:55

Please practice songs 20-21 on page 8.
Make sure you’re pressing all the way down on the string to play our new note, 1st finger E (on the D string).

Ukuleles 3:30

Please practice Aura Lee on page 9!
There’s lots of chord switching, so practice the chords on their own first.

Violins 4:05

Please practice Down By the Station and It’s Raining it’s Pouring on page 7!
Make sure half notes are long, two beats.

Ms. Shannon’s Classes

Piano 1:45

We started learning how to play left-hand piano music today. We also began to learn how to play chords!
HW: Work on page 21 and 23 in your books!

Winds 2:20

Today we talked about how to find new notes using the fingering charts in our books and we played through Dreidel Dreidel!
HW: continue working on Harry Potter music and perfect Dreidel Dreidel

Flute 2:55

We looked over Dreidel Dreidel and had a competition with the Beginning Group playing G Major vs. the Intermediate Group play Bb major!
HW: perfect Dreidel Dreidel
Bardot HW: Legend of Zelda- Breath of the Wild Medley

Piano 3:30

We learned how to play left hand piano music and chords. We also learned tricks to help us master playing with our right hand and left hand at the same time!
HW: work on pages 23 and 24 in our books

Mr. Garrett’s Classes

Piano 1:45

Good progress this week guys!
Please remember to keep your eyes towards the teacher more often and our keyboards off until it’s time to play.
Our practice this week should focus on #8,#10, and #12!

What we practiced this week- October 31st

What we learned 10/31

Mr. Eli’s Classes

Violin 1:45

Keep practicing Ping Pong in page 12 with the bow!
Congratulations to our contest winner!

Piano 2:20

Practice the first 2 lines of song 54 on page 38.
Start with the right hand in its own, add the left when ready.

Strings 2:55

Keep practicing songs 18-19 on page 6.

Ukuleles 3:30

Congratulations to all our contest winners, thanks for a fun class!
Please practice Skip to My Lou on page 7, the one with G 7 in it!

Violins 4:05

Thank you Emily for being in class on Halloween!
Please keep working on Long Long Ago.

Ms. Shannon’s Classes

Piano 1:45

We played all the way through “This is Halloween” to celebrate Halloween. Great job doing our HW this week!
HW- Review #19-22 so that we can start on “Spring Theme” and “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!”

Winds 2:20

We talked about how to tongue today, and we started “Hedwig’s Theme” from Harry Potter!
HW: find all the notes and try to play all the way through “Hedwig’s Theme”
Jack HW: play through “Harry’s Wondrous World”

Flute 2:55

We began to play “Hedwig’s Theme” from Harry Potter!
HW: work on finding the notes F and high A to play through “Hedwig’s Theme”

Piano 3:30

We got to perfect “Musette” in our books, working on playing continuous eighth notes.
HW: Work on left-hand exercises in the book!

Mr. Garrett’s Classes

Piano 1:45

Good progress this week guys!
Please remember to keep your eyes towards the teacher more often and our keyboards off until it’s time to play.
Our practice this week should focus on #8,#10, and #12!

What we practiced this week- October 24th

Mr. Eli's Classes

Violin 1:45

Please practice song 11 on page 12, Ping Pong!
Remember to raise and lower your elbow to change strings.

Piano 2:20

Please practice high jump on page 37, we’ll have a contest next week!

Strings 2:55

Please practice songs 18-19 on page 6.
Make sure you tighten and loosen your bow to practice!

Ukuleles 3:30

Please keep working on your G7 chord, and practice P.5 for a contest next week!

Violins 4:05

Please practice Long Long Ago this week.
Pay special attention to rhythm, making sure half notes are twice as long as quarter notes, and whole notes are twice as long as half notes.

Ms. Shannon's Classes

Piano 1:45

Students got to perfect and perform Mary Had a Little Lamb, and they also got to start “This is Halloween” from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
They also know about the note Eb on the black keys and eighth notes!
HW- find Db and Bb on the piano for “This is Halloween” based of the “flat-tire rule” from today’s class

Winds 2:20

Great progress today!
We finished Hot Cross Buns and moved on to finish Mary Had a Little Lamb.
We will be playing music from Harry Potter next week!
HW- perfect Mary Had a Little lamb, proceed farther in the book when ready!

Flute 2:55

We are really seeing some great progress! We finished Puppy Dogs and progressed all the way to Dredyl Dredyl.
HW- review the notes D and G and work on Dredyl Dredyl without using our shoulders!

Piano 3:30

We performed Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and learned “Hedwig’s Theme” from Harry Potter.
HW- continue to work on “Hedwig’s Theme,” finding finger positions that will make the song as easy as possible to play (get ready to move those fingers around!).

Mr. Garrett's Classes

Piano 1:45
Good progress this week guys!
Please remember to keep your eyes towards the teacher more often and our keyboards off until it’s time to play.
Our practice this week should focus on #8,#10, and #12!

What we practiced this week- October 17th

Mr. Eli's Classes

Violin 1:45

Please practice songs 6 and 8 in your brown book, do each song once plucking and once with the bow.
Remember to use a bunny rabbit bow hold!

Piano 2:20

Please practice high jump on page 37.
Use curved fingers!

Strings 2:55

Please practice songs 16 and 17 on page 6!
Remember to hold violins all the way up, and make sure you’re using a bunny rabbit bow hold.

Ukuleles 3:30

Please practice all the chords we’ve learned in class!
Work on Skip to My Lou in your book.

Violins 4:05

Please practice Oh When the Saints Go Marching In!
Remember not to practice too fast, sound quality is most important.

Ms. Shannon's Classes

Piano 1:45

We worked on Mary Had a Little Lamb today- we are getting better and better each week! We were also introduced to eighth notes.
HW: work on #19-22 eighth note exercises!

Winds 2:20

We worked on “Apple for Teacher” today and had a in-depth teaching about our embouchures!
HW- work on Hot Cross Buns and Mary Had a Little Lamb, making sure our embouchures are firm (no puffed cheeks!)

Flute 2:55

We are now beginning to move forward because of our home practicing- great job! We made it all the way to “Puppy Dogs” this week.
HW: Work on #12-15, move on up to #17 when ready!
Bardot HW- keep working on Long, Long Ago- focus on using more air and working out transitions from note to note

Piano 3:30

We continued to work on “Spring Theme this class. We learned about how to “look ahead” in our music and to better read notes without letter names.
HW- look at Twinkle Twinkle Little Star- figure out which finger numbers to use!

Mr. Garrett's Classes

Piano 1:45

For this week, we should be working on # ‘s 3, 7, 8 & 9.

What we practiced this week- October 10th

Mr. Eli's Classes

Violin 1:45

Please practice songs 1-5 on pages 7 and 8!
Remember to practice your bow hold and use elbow to change strings.

Piano 2:20

Please practice Finger Fun on page 36.
Keep piano fingers curved!

Violins 2:55

Please practice songs 13-14 on page 5.
Work on good sound with the bow!

Ukuleles 3:30

Work on your C, C7, F, Am and G7 chords!
See how easily you can switch between them.

Violins 4:05

Work on Ha’kyo Jung on page 5 of your purple book.
Keep practicing good tone and perfect play position!

Ms. Shannon's Classes

Piano 1:45

We are growing leaps and bounds- great work!
HW- See if you can practice up to Mary Had a Little Lamb!

Winds 2:20

We made good progress this week, and we can do even more next week!
HW: work up to #13 “Apple for Teacher,” proceed to #17 “Hot Cross Buns if ready!
Jack HW- continue working on “Long Long Ago” on start on “Au Claire de la Lune”

Flute 2:55

We may need to brush up on our embouchure and hand positions!
HW- #5 and #6 with correct fingers, embouchure, and air!
Bardot HW- Move on to “Au Claire de la Lune”

Piano 3:30

We made a solid effort today.
HW- perfect #25 “Spring Theme,” move on to #27 when ready!

Mr. Garrett's Classes

Piano 1:45

Practice songs #1-#9,
We worked on properly naming the fingers by their assigned numbers and corresponding letters.

What we practiced this week- October 3rd

Mr. Eli's Classes

Piano/Violin 1:45

Please practice songs 1-3 from your book.
Start with right hand first finger (thumb) on C (find two black keys, slide off to the left).

Piano 2:20

Please practice London Bridge and Finger Fun on pages 35-36. Remember to use curved piano fingers!

Violins 2:55

Keep working on songs 1-4, but this time with the bow!
Violins remember to have perched pinkies!

Ukuleles 3:30

Please practice switching between C, C7 and F chords, and practice songs 8-9 in your book.

Violins 4:05

Please practice your 2 octave G scale (low 2 in A and E string) and work on Camptown Races and London Bridge from your purple book!

Ms. Shannon's Classes

Piano 1:45

Great effort today! We made some great progress with counting.
HW: Review #1-3 and move on to #4-7 in your books!

Winds 2:20

We are finally digging into the book!
Much better focus this week from everyone!
HW: Work on #1-9 in the book. Jack only hw: Far Far Away

Flute 2:55

Every student is now capable of making great sounds from their flute. I am so proud!
HW: #1-4 from the book, but they can move forward until #9 if ready! Bardot only hw: Far Far Away

Piano 3:30

We are really advancing forward in this class. Great work this week!
HW: Review Good King Applesauce and The Cabbage Song, move forward to #25 Spring Song

Mr. Garrett's Classes

What we practiced this week- September 26th

Mr. Eli's Classes

Piano/Violin 1:45

Mary Had a Little Lamb (pg. 10)
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (pg. 16)
Super Hero Blues
Latin Lullaby

Piano 2:20

Good work this week! Practice Mary Had a Little Lamb on page 10!

Violins 2:55

We talked about the neck, body, fingerboard, strings, bridge, tuning pegs, shoulder rest and chin rest!
Practice gently plucking your open strings at home.

Ukuleles 3:30

Great job learning C, C7 and F chords!
Practice switching between them and your three songs on page 2.

Violins 4:05

Great job practicing D scale today!
Please work on the first three songs on page 1 of purple book this week.

Ms. Shannon's Classes

Piano 1:45

We worked on fingers 1-3 today
HW is to get used to using fingers 1-3 on your keyboard!
Try to play some songs using those three notes, or make your own!

Winds 2:20

Today we became acquainted with our instruments including how to set up and make a sound
HW is to practice their instrument set-up to see who can set it up the best and fastest next week!
Keep working on making great first sounds so we can add notes week to week!

Flute 2:55

Went over flute set-up and embouchure.
Some already got a good sound out! Keep up the good work!
HW is to play the note D or to get a clear sound from the flute mouthpiece.

Piano 3:30

Great job today!
HW is to play Mary Had a Little Lamb on page 10.