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Play the G and D scales (4 times on each note) GGGG AAAA BBBB ...

Start practicing the exercises starting at # 10 and practice as many exercises  as you can  nicely.

Start at the frog rather than the tip.

When playing in 4 4 time, if beat 4 is a rest, lift your bow and bring it back to the frog.

 Have fun!

 Say the string names and play it 4 times, say the next string name and play it 4 times. Do that with all 4 strings, then mix them up. Keep your bow straight, parallel with your bridge.

Remember to keep your instrument pointing to the side rather than pointing front.

Check how you are holding your bow.

Practice the scales G D and A.

On Thursday, start again at #2 and play slow, fast, and slow again if the sound was not clear. Play as far as you can in the amount time that you have for practice.

On Friday, play scales, open strings and then start with the exercise that you ended on, on Thursday. Again go as far as you can. Follow this pattern every day until you  are comfortable with each exercise.  

Welcome back.

For your practice this week, practice all the exercises that we have learned starting at #1 and go through #?.

How far can you go and still have it sound right?

 Try to play the exercise fast - slow and fast again.

Practice the G, and D and A scale. Play each note 4 times, then the next note 4 times.

GGGGAAAA BBBB CCCC DDDD EEEE F#F#F#F# GGGG  (OPEN 1 2 3 OPEN 1 2 3)

D E F# G A B C# D (OPEN 1 2 3 OPEN 1 2 3)

A B C# D E F# G A

Thank you,  Ms Kimmy for  joining us on the 9th.

1. Practice daily the work from last week.
2. Practice playing on the D string G and F#.
3. Practice # 10 - 13.
4. Play in the middle of the bow rather than down by the frog.
5. Make sure your bow is going straight across the string. Don't let your bow go over the finger board or the bridge.
6. Don't let the wooden part of the bow tip toward the bridge.
7. Be sure to listen to what you play!
8. Part of the time, play with the CD, and part of the time play by yourself so you can hear your violin or viola's sound.

1. P. 7   Practice holding pencil in bow position.
2. P. 12 Practice holding the bow in the middle and then by the frog.
3. P. 13 Do the Shadow Bowing using the rosin. Do # 37 - #39.
4. P.4-5   Play with the middle part of the bow exercises #2 - #9.
5. Practice waving your hand the way Ms Kimmy showed you last week.