Grade 1/2: What we did this week: We reviewed the A section and added the B section of Allegro. We spent some time focusing on the second octave of the G major scale and we also stated the first five notes of the G minor scale. What did we listen to or watch, that you can watch at home? We [...]
Grade 1: What we did this week: We played through all of Mary Had a Little Lamb and learned the G major scale. We learned about finger patterns, posture and reviewed bow grip. What did we listen to or watch, that you can watch at home? We listened to live examples of the song Mary had a Little Lamb played [...]
Hello Cornerstone Students! Good job on your exam! Thank you for preparing so diligently. If you wish to sign up for the talent show please confirm with myself and your parents for Tuesday. Solo pieces have been chosen by some of you. In the coming weels I will be introducing practice sheets. These need to be filled and signed by [...]
Hi everyone! Great job this week! Keep working hard! Miroslava: Try practicing both Wolfhart studies in F major for the intonation of that scale. Also pay attention to your bow positioning (close to the bridge) for these two studies. Please continue our RCM piece as well. Shona: Please continue working on the Skipping and Walking finger exercises for your [...]
Hello Cornerstone Students! Here is your homework for this week! Grade 1: Great job with Twinkle Twinkle! Keep working hard at your sound and your bowing! We are starting Mary Had a Little Lamb this week. Grade 2: Everyone please practice and memorize your G major scale two octaves and G major arpeggio two octaves for your January [...]
Shona Please review Ode to Joy and begin Go Tell Aunt Rhody. Mark Please look over Humoresque this week and begin a new piece from the Norton book. Thanks everyone!
Hello Cornerstone Students! This week we are working on our scales and arpeggios for our exam. Please take note and begin practicing! Grade One D major and A major scales and arpeggios one octave to be memorized. Grade Two G major scale two octaves and arpeggios to be memorized. Grade Three C major one octave scale and arpeggio to be [...]
Hi Cornerstone students! Here is the homework for this week! If you do not have a shoulder rest yet please buy one for next week! Grade One Please work again on Twinkle Twinkle. Please work on clarity of sound and intonation. Grade Two Please perfect Lightly Row. Watch the half notes and the tuning of your second finger (c#). [...]
Miroslava Please work on long tone forte g major scale two octaves. Work on opening and eighth note passages in Concertino in G Shona Please work on walking fingers study as well as Mary had a Little Lamb. Watch that second finger in the tuning! Mark Please finish off Kreuzter Study #8 watch shifting and intonation for those [...]
Hello Cornerstone Students! Here are the homework postings for this week. Grade One Please practice Twinkle Twinkle Little Star the whole page 26 in Suzuki Grade Two Group a Please practice Lightly Row page 27 in Suzuki Group b Please practice Long Long Ago page 30 in Suzuki Grade 3 Please Start Minuet #1 in Suzuki page 38 Grade [...]