Beginning Class 4th Lesson

We reviewed tuning with tuners, and singing the song Good, Days, Are, Everywhere for violins, to help us with proper tuning pitches. Violas and Cello sing Come, Go, Dance, Away. I rechecked everyones bow holds also, because we started by bowing page 5, which had been homework. Then for the first time we put 3 fingers down on the D string while we were bowing, using about 1/3 of bow. I went around and checked everyone to make sure they were holding their fingers down firm enought to get good bowed tone. Be sure and play on the tips of the fingers (not pressing them flat), keeping the elbow out in front of the violin, and the thumb of fingering hand should not be sticking up. This will need to be worked on for a while.

My Thursday class will not be meeting for 2 weeks, due to conferences. But you can come and get tuned if you come a bit before 5PM to Seltice on Tuesday. This missing class will be made up Monday, Nov. 23 (Thanksgiving week).

Homework is plucking (pizzacato) pages 7-9, and 10 & 11. You need to bow pages 6, 7, 10. If you are in Thursday class you can bow all the pages you did pizzacato, since you will have more time. Tuesday's class can do this too if they want to move ahead.

If you are putting fingering numbers by the notes, try to erase the open string notes and the 3's (4's for cello), leaving only the markings 1's and 2's for violins (1's and 3's for cello). If you don't need any markings that is GREAT!