EQ: What are the fundamentals of string playing?

Monday: Vocal Warm-up, Bow Grip Exercise #1--steps 1-3. Rhythm Lines 1-4....for a grade by section. Hot Cross Buns, Mary Had a Little Lamb, At Perriot's Door and Twinkle----melody and bass line for all songs. Violins and violas will learn how to hold their instrument in playing position.

Tuesday: Vocal Warm-up, Rhythm Lines 5-7....use your instrument like a drum. At Perriot's Door and Twinkle---melody and bass line for both songs. Violins and violas will review how to hold their instrument in playing position while cellos learn how to play in III position.

Wednesday: Vocal Warm-up, Bow Grip Exercise #1--steps 1-3. Rhythm Lines 8-10.......march in your chair. Listening Logs---you must turn these in. Twinkle and Go Tell Aunt Rhody---melody and bass line for both songs. Violins and violas will begin playing in playing position for half the class. At Perriot's Door melody and bas line section test.

Thursday: Vocal Warm-up, Rhythm Lines 5-10.....for a grade by section. Twinkle Pre-Test and Go Tell Aunt Rhody---melody and bass line.

Friday: Vocal Warm-up, Test packet: Reflection, rhythmic dictation, and write the melody/ bass line to Go Tell Aunt Rhody. Twinkle Test--melody and bass line

Learning Goals: (all playing should be with correct posture, superman fingers, no broken wings, thumb on thumb pad, and no thuds.)

1. Play At Perriot's Door (melody and bass line)

2. Play Twinkle (melody and bass line)

3. Perform Rhythm lines 1-10 as a section together

4. Write the melody/ bass line to Go Tell Aunt Rhody

5. Violins and violas perform in playing position

6. Cellos play Hot Cross Buns in third position

7. Begin learning how to how the bow