Announcements

>AllState 2nd Round Audition Music HERE!!!!

https://www.gmea.org/aso-audition-information

>Instrument Tuning and Repair
-This Friday, Next Tuesday
-Signups emailed to parents.

>#41 and #43 Due Today!

—List of students who have already turned in each piece is below the class agenda
—Assignment information and Turnin location same as last time

—After January 19th, Incompletes will be assigned along with a grade of “1”

Instruction

>Finish Violin Small Groups
-Tomorrow: Viola/Cello/Bass

>Technique Practice: Bow control speed and length

Practice with a metronome to develop control of your bow stroke

  1. Play from the lower half to the upper half of the bow
  2. This amount/area of the bow is what I often refer to the middle bow area or medium amount of bow

Assignment

>Practice the bow stroke with the metronome
>Practice Essential Elements Book 1 from pages 6 to 15 using the bow

—use medium bow lengths for each note

>Small Group work on the medium bow technique this week