Rehearsals continue

A busy few days at the violin programme at Marist Primary School, Crumlin. Classes from 1stto 5th are busy preparing their concert programmes. Jumior and Senior Infants are making good progress  on their string lift off. Today we used stickers on shoulder seam to help place our violins on the  the left shoulder or our crest side. Today we picked up the bows for the first time. Exciting! We are getting there!

Senior Infants meet the bow for the first time 

Great Bow Hands

Great bow hand  and a smile 

Another great bow hand

Draft programme

Ist Class . Ms Byrne.Doyle
Violin Song  Lollipop Lady Violins
Everybody Down Up Twinkle Variation
E For Elephants A for ...Pizzicato
(Wintetime) in Rus-sia 
Twinkle Twinkle Down Up Down Up Down
Ireland's Call Flag Waving, Balloon Bows and Tremelos

Several stars awarded today
 2nd Class Programme Ms Rock

Vivaldi in G  pizz
Foxtrot          pizz
Wintertime in Russia
Scale on D
Mountain Song  Sing and Strum
Crocodile

3rd Class Ms Donnellan
 Vivaldi in G
Foxtrot
Ode to Joy
Wintertime in Russia
Scale on D
Three Billy Goats' Gruff
Crocodile

4th Class 
Story of Three Little pigs including special string sound effects

Toreador's March
Wolf's Out
Beguine

5th Class 

School Trip last week and Fire Drill this week / Lots of work to catch up on next week on our jazz
and rock themed programme


Cross lake Blues
One Down Blues
Mr Cool
We Will Rock Yopu

Irish Dance

Concert Preparation

2 Senior Infant students get to grips with the violin

 String Lift off for Junior Infants
Senior Infants  Violin song Rest and Play
Class 3 Bow Hold with Pencil

Senior Classes began concert preparations this week.
Here is the draft schedule

lst Class
New Today Balloon bows ( Down bow retakes )

Violin Song  Scroll shoulders, strings and bridge
Ireland's Call Balloon Bows, marking the beat and tremelo
Twinkle Variation Everybody Down Up Shadow bowing
Twinkle Twinkle  On string
(Wintertime in) Rus sia 
Stars today to Ellen, Maria and Robin

2nd Class
Vivaldi in G
Foxtrot
Boogie on 3 strings
Scale on D
Crocodile

3rd Class
Storytime
Three Billy Goats Gruff - col legno, quavers, down bow retakes , roll over bows , glissandos
Toreadors March
Scale on D
Ode to Joy  String crossing and tremelo

4th class
Three Pigs special violin edition  tunes Toreadors March, Beguine , Sharks Out

Bravo to Aoife who demonstrated how to dance a Samba
( 5th class on tour today)

March of the Swiss Soldiers from The Overture to William Tell

 Have a listen to Part 4 , 8 mins in.

Lesson 11/12 May

Fun with Boomwhackers today in Junior Infant and Senior Infant Class

ABCDEFG Say the musical alphabet with me 

GFEDCBA Say it backwards and your head will sway 

Ms Bradley Percussion session 

Overnight Express train/All aboard / Train Whistle 

Ms Tierney New Song A Ram Sam Sam  

Bouncing Ball Game 

Ms Mc Donagh Violin Time Rest and play 

Class Concert Programme

Nil se in a la Down bow retakes on D

           

Jazz suite

Foxtrot/ Blues /Mr Cool

Twinkle Twinkle Littel Star 

4^th Class Programme

Three Pigs Story time   Sharks Out

Toreadors March 

Twinkle Twinkle

Dances Jig / Reel / Polkas

3^rd Class

Three Billy Goats Gruff

Mountain Song

Ode to Joy

Scale 

2^nd Class

Steady Beat Rap

Ist finger riff Drunken Sailor

Toreadors March

Boogie on the G String

Scale on D

Crocodile 

Ist Class

Steady Beat Rap

Everybody Down Up /I stop and You stop (Dr Suzuki)

Bow Tips Yo Bow Rap

Twinkle Twinkle / Lightly Row Sing and Bow

Finger Drumming on wood / back of hand

Overnight Express Train

Crocodile

String Lift Off for Snr Infants

Classes 21/ 28
Meet the saxophone

Junior Infants and Senior Infants

Final rehearsals of our song stories Three Singing Pigs and Jack and Beanstalk
Percussion Day Three Train Rhythms

Senior Infants: Classes 1 and 2 made a start on their violin journey. We learned parts of the violin
                         Heads Shoulders Knees and Toes Violin style
                         Percussion Day Three Rhythms Overnight Express Train
                                                                             All aboard All aboard
                                                                              Train Whistle
                                                                             
                        Banana Boat Song Ostinato Conga Drum Backing Track 4  ti ti Ta

1st Class: Everybody Down Up
                 Yo Bow Rap
                 Scroll / Shoulders song
                Shadow \Bowing Twinkle / Hot Cross Buns/ Old McDonLD
                 Overnight Express Train 3 Train rhythms
                 Finger drumming on your head
                 \finger drumming on wood
                 Drunken Sailor Song
                 Tremelo  Freeze Game Well done to TJ Patrick, Oliver and Charlie for
2nd Class (No Class HC week)
                  Elements of above
                  Scale on D
3rd Class  Ripples in RockPools  adding quavers and glissandos to our listening
                  Mountain Song
                  Ode to Joy String Crossing Riff  with  Tremelo on lime B
                  Vivaldi on G / Foxtrot/ Wintertime in Russia
                  Scale on D
                  2 string reggae
                  First finger riff
4th/ 5th      Adding semiquavers and glissando to Ripples in the Rockpools Sean Davey
                   Nil se in a La joining  after school class with down bow retakes
                   Twinkle echo
                   Jazz Mr Cool and Blues / Foxtrot
                   Scale D-D'