Allan Fisher

Play whatever lines of Jingle Bells that you can for your family at Christmas!

BOOK
(continue) Lesson 6: Lines 1-2
-be sure to hold the bow correctly at the frog
-keep the beat steady…if you have a metronome, quarter notes/rests = 60
-be sure to bow “in the middle of the sidewalk”
-click below to play along with a friend of mine, with…Read more

Would be terrific for you to play Jingle Bells for your family at Christmas!

BOOK
(review) Lesson 4: Line 8
-be sure to tongue each and every note
–click below to play along with a friend of mine for “Mary Had a Little Lamb” (scroll down to the song)
TRUMPET – htt…Read more

Swiss Army Triplet and Flam Drag (go as slow as you need to demonstrate correct sticking)
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Continue the (learned by rote) exercise we used to start each lesson (increase the speed to your preference)

(NEW) Lesson 17: Lines 4-6
-m.m = 96

Drummer Boy: review
Carol of the Bells: review
Elve’s Dance: review

LIP SLURS (warm-up)
–Trumpet = on fingering 1,2 and 2,3
–Trombone = on position 2 and 3

Joseph: Bb scale (continue) – same link below takes you to a play along version of the Bb scale)
C scale (continue) positions in order are (6. 4. 2. 1. 4. 2. 4. 3)

Play for your families at Christmas Time…perform a mini concert on your o…Read more

Play for your families at Christmas Time…perform a mini concert on your own!

A Scale (Continue):
-work on placing the fingers on top of the tapes
-four quarter notes on each note where m.m. = 60
-use of the bow (be careful to move your elbow when changing from string to string)
-remember the fingering series is:
A string: 0, 1, 2, 3…Read more

Play for your families at Christmas Time…perform a mini concert on your own!

Lesson 5: Jingle Bells – m.m. = 60
–First: play along with the video (click on ink below), to hear exactly what the drums are doing.
–Second: try playing along with the music where you can hear what the other instruments are playing at the same t…Read more

Lesson 6: Lines 1 – 2 (continue to improve your bowing and sound with these simple exercises)
-be sure to hold the bow correctly at the frog
-keep the beat steady…if you have a metronome, quarter notes/rests = 60
-know when to down (pull) and up (push) bow
-be sure to bow “in the middle of the sidewalk”
-use your right hand pointer finge…Read more

F Scale / both octaves (continue): m.m. @ 72 (slurred quarter notes)
-Bb’s (F-naturals)
-lower (NEW) octave in the 3rds series you were taught

Play for your families at Christmas!
–# 84 O Tannenbaum
–Carol of the Bells
–Elves’ Dance

(NEW) Lines 41-43
-m.m. = 92
-do not forget the accents!

Be able to play for your families at Christmas!
–Jingle Bells: review ALL
–Good King Wenceslas: ALL
–Santa Claus is Coming to Town: ALL
–Away in a Manger: ALL
–Joy to the World: ALL
–Deck the Halls: ALL

Exercise #19 (continue with melody and words): quarter note @ m.m = 72

Tuning
-Be sure to change the tuning of the blue string (4th string) to “A”

(skip to 4:20 in the video for standard tuning instructions)

NEW “C” CHORD
BLUE string (4th string) – 3rd finger – 3rd fret

NEW “F” CHORD
YELLOW string (3rd string) – 1st finger – 1st fret
GREEN str…Read more

Scale (D) continue: both octaves, quarter notes (quicker speed this week m.m. = 92)

Encourage you to perform these songs for your family at Christmas!
Carol of the Bells (continue) – ALL – (m.m. = 120)
Elves’ Dance (continue) – ALL – (m.m. = 88)

(NEW) Lesson 5 – Lines 4A + 4B – (m.m = 88)
-be sure to give all dotted quarter notes 1 ½ counts

C Scale (Continue): (Up/Down) metronome marking (4 eighths – 2 quarter notes on each note) @ (m.m.) = 72
–Vanessa: (continue) triplet eighth notes up and down @ quarter note m.m. = 88 (NEW – quicker)

4th finger usage (technique exercises – continue as we have been doing): from 3rd finger to 4th, on all strings

Play these songs for your…Read more

Lesson 6: Lines 1-2 (continue)
-be sure to hold the bow correctly at the frog
-keep the beat steady…if you have a metronome, quarter notes/rests = 60
-know when to down (pull) and up (push) bow
-be sure to bow “in the middle of the sidewalk”

Click below to play along with a friend of mine, with (Lesson 6: Line 2)Read more