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Elementary Assignments for Week of 10/13/2008

Posted by lsabol on October 10th, 2008 under Elementary Assigments  •  Comments Off

Beginners - working on songs on the D and A string
- notes on the A string
- movements with the bow - correct bow hold
- using the bow with the rosin for learning down and up bows and bow motion
Intermediate -
- working on concert music International Jingle Bells
-Books - completing slurs, notes on C and E [...]

Elementary Week of 10/6/2008

Posted by lsabol on October 6th, 2008 under Elementary Assigments  •  Comments Off

Lesson Schedule is as follows:
Cycle Day 5 - Monday - LNES
Cycle Day 6 - Tuesday - LNES
Cycle Day 1 - Wednesday - Bushkill
Cycle Day 2 - Thursday - Bushkill
Cycle Day 3 - Friday - Shafer
Beginners - Working on songs on the D string and notes on the A string - pages 9, 10, 11
- Using [...]

Elementary Week of 9/29/2008

Posted by lsabol on September 25th, 2008 under Elementary Assigments  •  Comments Off

Beginners - working on bow hold with pencil - if you want to try with the bow, refer to page 12 in your book
- book assignment - pages 7, 8, & 9 working on songs on the D string notes and open A string
Intermediate - Reviewing C Major Scale and notes. Working on Dotted [...]

Elementary Lesson Week of 9/22/2008

Posted by lsabol on September 19th, 2008 under Elementary Assigments  •  Comments Off

Beginnings - Practice pages 6 and 7 in book and have them ready for lessons. Notes on the D string.
Intermediate - Bring book 1 and 2 to lessons - finishing reviewing last 2 strings on the instrument and working on articulation marks (staccato, hooked bowings, etc.) Reviewing the strings on your instrument. [...]

Elementary Lesson Schedule Changes

Posted by lsabol on September 16th, 2008 under Elementary Assigments  •  Comments Off

Due to the overwhelming response to the string program and me being the only teacher who teaches strings in the district, the lessons have been changed from a Monday through Friday to a 6 day cycle in order for me to instruct the students properly. Please download and print the schedules posted with this [...]

Elementary Week of 9/15/2008

Posted by lsabol on September 15th, 2008 under Elementary Assigments  •  Comments Off

- beginners - reviewing holding of instrument and plucking on open D and A strings
- new - learning to use left hand on the D string and bow hold with the pencil
-2nd year/ advanced students - working in the beginning of book 2 - reviewing notes and concepts
- finishing concepts in book 1 not learned [...]

Elementary Lessons - Begin Week of 9/8/08

Posted by lsabol on September 9th, 2008 under Elementary Assigments  •  Comments Off

- Schedule is being sent out to the teachers in the school and updated on a regular basis as the sign-up forms come in
- Lessons are a 1/2 hour long once a week
- Every student must rent an instrument and purchase the book needed for classes
- If you need information about the instruments or books, [...]