Mrs. Lapointe

In our first class we learned:

1. drum assembly.
2. hand position on drum sticks.
3. where to strike the drum.
4. Lesson 1 sheet music – quarter notes & rests.

Students should review what they learned through the week before the next lesson.

We took home:

In class we reviewed:

1. parts of the clarinet – bell, lower joint, upper joint, “draw bridge” key connecting upper & lower joints.
2A. treble or G clef & the whole note E (clarinet only)
2B. bass clef & the whole note D (trombone only)
2C. time signature 4/4 & whole rest. (all)
3. Lesson 1 – playing E notes (cln) or D notes (trombone)
4.…Read more

In class we reviewed:

In class we learned:

In our 1st class we learned:

We took home:
1. instrument

In class we reviewed:
1. Batman Warm Up A
2. lesson R3

In class we learned:
1. Batman Warm Up B
2. Lessons R3-R5.

In the music book there are 5 “R” lessons – they are meant to review in a quick overview all the material that was learned from the green book in previous years. As we work through these 5 lessons we will be going over note names…Read more

In class we reviewed:
1. lesson R1
2. lesson R2

In class we learned:
1. lesson R3

In the music book there are 5 “R” lessons – they are meant to review in a quick overview all the material that was learned from the green book in previous years. As we work through these 5 lessons we will be going over note names, fingerings, and rhythms that may…Read more

In class we reviewed:
1. the parts of the flute: head, body, foot
2. how to blow on the flute completely assembled
3A. how to assemble the flute and where to put our hands
3B. how to assemble the bells & drums where to strike the bars (in the center) or the drum head near the far edge away from you.
4. Lesson A in their music book – when to p…Read more

In class we reviewed:
1A. the parts of the flute: head
1B. how to assemble the stands for drums and bells
2A. how to blow on the flute head
2B. how to hold drum sticks & mallets when playing and when not playing
3A. how to play sound for 4 beats continuously. (flutes only)
3B. how to play sound for 1 beat(all) alternating hands every 4 beats…Read more

In class we reviewed:
1. How to assemble the clarinet & saxophone
2. How to hold the clarinet & saxophone
3. where to put fingers for E note (clarinets only) or B note (saxophones only)
4. Lesson 1 playing the notes E (clarinets) or B (saxophones)

In class we learned:
1A. notes F & G (clarinets)
1B. notes C & D (saxohpones)
2. Lesson 2 in the…Read more

In class we reviewed:
1A. the parts of the clarinet: mouthpiece, reed, ligature (holds your reed on mouthpiece) and barrel
1B. the parts of the saxophone: mouthpiece, reed, ligature (holds your reed on mouthpiece) and neck.
2A. how to blow on the clarinet mouthpiece and barrel.
2B. how to blow on the saxophone mouthpiece and neck.
3. Lesson 1 in…Read more

In class we reviewed:
1. the parts of the flute: head, body, foot
2. how to blow on the flute head
3. how to assemble the flute and where to put our hands
4. Lesson A in their music book – when to play and when to rest (4 beats each)

In class we leaned:
1. the fingering for Bb and C
2. Lesson B in their music book.

Students should review what t…Read more

In class we learned:
1. the parts of the flute: head, body, foot
2. how to blow on the flute completely assembled
3. how to assemble the flute and where to put our hands
4. Lesson A in their music book – when to play and when to rest (4 beats each)
5. the fingering for the note Bb

Students should review what they learned, concentrating on make g…Read more

In class we reviewed:
1. the parts of the flute: head, body, foot
2. how to blow on the flute head
3. how to assemble the flute and where to put our hands
4. Lesson A in their music book – when to play and when to rest (4 beats each)

In class we leaned:
1. the fingering for Bb and C
2. Lesson B in their music book.

Students should review what t…Read more

Today in class (zoom) we reviewed:
1A. how to take the trumpet in and out of the case
1B. how to take the trombone in and out of the case
1C. how to assemble the drum
2A. how to hold the brass instruments both when playing and not playing
2B. how to hold drums sticks when both when playing not playing
3A. how to blow into the brass mouthpiece
3B.…Read more

Today in class we reviewed:
1A. the parts of the flute: head
1B. the parts of the clarinet: mouthpiece, reed, ligature (holds your reed on mouthpiece) and barrel
2A. how to blow on the flute head
2B. how to blow on the clarinet mouthpiece and barrel

Today in class we learned:
1A. the parts of the flute: body & foot – how to assemble the…Read more

Students should not remove the bow from the case yet. We will go over bow safety in a future class before use them.
Today in class we reviewed:
1. how to take the violin in and out of the case
2. the parts of the violin: neck, shoulder, & scroll
3. how to attach the sponge
4. how to hold the instrument both when playing and not playing
5.…Read more

Today in class (zoom) we reviewed:
1. how to take the violin in and out of the case
2. the parts of the violin: neck, shoulder, & scroll
3. how to attach the sponge
4. how to hold the instrument both when playing and not playing
5. plucking the A string (2nd string from the bottom w/violin in playing position) & D String (3rd string from the…Read more

Today in class we reviewed:
1. how to take the violin in and out of the case
2. the parts of the violin: neck, shoulder, & scroll
3. how to attach the sponge
4. how to hold the instrument both when playing and not playing
5. plucking the A string (2nd string from the bottom w/violin in playing position)

Today in class we learned:
1. G clef symbol…Read more

Today in class (zoom) we reviewed:
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In our first class we learned:
1A. how to take the trumpet in and out of the case
1B. how to take the trombone in and out of the case
2. how to hold the brass instruments both when playing and not playing
3. how to blow into the brass mouthpiece
4. Lesson 1 in their music book – when to play and when to rest (4 beats each)

Students should r…Read more