Lesson Friday 1/18/2008 Lesson 29

Practice List Friday 1/18/2008 Lesson 29
Practice List:

1. MHD both type of sandwich, (play bread / play PB&J) with the space for getting ready fast whispered by parent “MHD” (later just “hot dog”)


2. Royal Violin Set for X count down between 10 – 20 +


3. Bow Rub MHD Sandwiches: Rubba dubba dub dub” in the playground.


4. Clean water sandwiches


5. Note Cards – sing, play, sing


6. Poem for Thursday


7. Amy Beach Mazurka – about Amy Beach for Friday

1. MHD sandwich “Bow Rub” practice. Both sandwiches: play bread, sing PB&J, play bread AND sing bread, play PB&J and, sing bread. Use parent whispered MHD space for getting ready. Each MHD unit should be bowed with bow hair giving the string a good rub (not a light tickle) and bow should stay in the yellow playground tape. “ Rubba dubba dub dub” in the playground. He gave gentle reminders along the way, such as, remember your Posture (as he corrected the violin position) and “Ouch” when she was pressing too hard with a finger on the finger board. Occasionally he will guide her right elbow for the Open Door.


2. Getting Ready Fast practice may move from a parent whispered MHD in between notes to just the “hot dog” when Nora is ready.


3. From last week, not the major emphasis this week, but still important. MHD sandwich practice for variable of each MHD unit having a clear clean sound with “no mud”. Mud = playing on more than one string or lack of clear crisp enunciation and/or rhythm, especially the “HOT DOG”. Practice with and without modeling (A listen, A play). Practice sandwiches leaving the getting ready space whispered in rhythm by parent. Help Nora by giving her a cleanly played model for her first note A of the bread. *Give feedback for each unit “clean” or “mud” and have her redo the unit to make it clean or cleaner.


4. Note Cards – practice these in the see, sing, Nora play the note on her violin and then sing again correcting her pitch. Violin says up for all the note cards.


5. Princess or Royal Violin Sets for warm up. Violin correctly (firmly and decisively placed by parent) on side of neck below the ear, jaw on chin “jaw” rest. Parent should place violin in at an angle with scroll of violin higher than chinrest. Keep extending the count down so that Nora can hold this position. These sets were not specifically mentioned at the lesson, however Nora did very well with her violin sets.


6. Review: choose exercises from previous lessons so that Nora can keep working on specific techniques in isolation. Open door elbow on open strings and Stay in yellow tape bow playground, do not go below bottom of yellow tape, soft finger pops.


7. POEM for Thursday.


8. Amy Beach for Friday, including knowing something about Amy Beach, as well as the piece (Mazurka).