Mrs. Lapointe

In our first class we learned:
1. the parts of the flute: head
2. how to blow on the flute head
3. Lesson A sheet music – when to play and when to rest (4 beats each)

Students should review what they learned through the week before our next lesson. Flute players should take a break if they become dizzy during practice.

In our first class we t…Read more

In our first class we learned:
1. the parts of the flute: head
2. how to blow on the flute head
3. Lesson A sheet music – when to play and when to rest (4 beats each)

Students should review what they learned through the week before our next lesson. Flute players should take a break if they become dizzy during practice.

In our first class we t…Read more

In our first class we learned:
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 bottom…Read more

In our first class we learned:
1. the chromatic fingering for F#, which is used when F natural and F# are next to each other.
2. Batman Warm up A.

We discussed:
2. reeds, prior knowledge, and types of music that interested everyone to enable teacher to assess a good starting point for future learning and activities.

We reviewed:
3. Lesson 10 in…Read more

In our first class we learned:
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…Read more

In our first class we learned:
1. the parts of the flute: head
2. how to blow on the flute head
3. Lesson A sheet music – when to play and when to rest (4 beats each)

Students should review what they learned through the week before our next lesson. Flute players should take a break if they become dizzy during practice.

In our first class we t…Read more

In our first class we learned:
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.…Read more

In our first class we learned:
1. the parts of the flute: head
2. how to blow on the flute head
3. Lesson 1 in their music book – when to play and when to rest (4 beats each)

Students should review what they learned through the week before our next lesson. Flute players should take a break if they become dizzy during practice.

In our first c…Read more

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
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

In our first class we learned:
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
3. Lesson 1 in their music book – when to play and when to rest (4 beats each)

Students should…Read more

In our first class we learned:
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 bottom…Read more

In our first class we learned:
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)

Students should review what they learned…Read more

In our first class we learned:
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)

In our first class we took home:
1. a…Read more

Have an AWESOME summer!

Review any of the warm ups we did this year:

Green Book page 34 #1-10
Blue book page 35 & 36 all scales
Music sheets: Concert F descending, Long Tones, & warm up set 1 option 1 & option 3

Review your high/low notes:
Lesson F1 page 11
Lesson F2 page 18
Lesson F3 page 26

PLAY STUFF FOR FUN!

Lesson 13 (blue book page 25) Keep working on your chromatic exercises 1-3

Have an AWESOME summer!

Review the techniques we learned this year.

Ties & Slurs (first introduced on page 29)
Low 2nd finger position (first introduced on page 32)
Staccato (first introduced on page 40)
Hooked Bowing (first introduced on page 41)

Review any of the skill builders (in orange boxes)
Page 31 G major
Page 40 G major
Page 41 C…Read more

Here are recordings of the 2 parts to 190. William Tell. There are 3 different speeds for each part A & B the number 60, 72, 120 on each file indicates the metronome setting.

Continue to use the warm ups with the new articulations marked from last week.
Review page 44 exercises 190 & 191.

Practice the A part of exercise 192. Simple Gifts.

Have an AWESOME summer!

Review any of the Warm ups that we have done this year.

Green Book page 26 #1-10
Music Sheet (page 4) Concert F Descending 1
Concert F descending 2
Long tone 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D
Music Sheet (page 6) Warm up Set #1 Options 1, 2, & 3
Warm up Set #1 Option 4

Review…Read more

Warm up: Pick 3 from Concert F descending, Long tones, & warm up set #1. Include at least one that uses high notes.

Practice Lesson 8 exercise 4A & B (Blue Book page 18)
Practice Lesson 9 exercise 1 Here we go Pancake. (Blue Book page 19)