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'

Telling Stories:Pigs and Goats

Lessons in Library today.

Junior and Senior Infants are polishing up their singing stories
with some Teddy Bear Rock  Aon Dó

1st CLass Steady Beat Rap/ Everybody Down Up Song/ Yo Bow Rap/ Shadow Bowing Twinkle and Hot Cross Buns  Bows on the string Fingers gym Fingers drumming on wood

2nd Class FOxtrot on stave  D monkey scale  Twinkle Bowing the rhythm

3rd Class Violin Story  Three Billy Goats Gruff  Scale warm down

4th Class Violin Story Three Little Pigs

5th class: Solo Turn Ciara Mr Cool Notes on stave
Bravo Ciara  q&& A tempo pulse , dynamic

Telling Stories

Three Billy Goats Gr\uff

Trip Trap Trip Trap x3 Col Legno

Trip          Trap       Trip       Trap
Left           rt           Lt           Rt

Down      Up          Down      Up 

Down                    Down                Down                   Down

Tremelo Trolll

Little Goat Squeal behind the bridge tremelo

Glissando   Up      Up in the air  

Glissando Down    Down in the river

Splash                  Up bow

Rock and Roll Bows   happy sound   after sweey green grass

Music at Marist: New term begins

Back to music classes this week after our extra long holiodays


Junior Infants: We are busy working on our production of Three Singing Pigs. Today we had all three groups together. Today we added percussion .

Senior Infants: Have a listen to Ms Bradley's class perform their version of Jack and the Beanstalk

https://audioboom.com/boos/4396386-senior-infants-singing-story?t=0
There was time too for some rhythm games and a blast of thePenguin Song

1st Class: Steady Beat Rap / Open String Rap
                E for Elephants and Echo Calypso
                Know Your violin song (Scroll, Shoulder, Strings and Bridge)
                Rhythm Quiz  Drum rhythms

 2nd class Bow Hold with Pencil
                 Yo Bow Rap
                Toreadors March / Foxtrot/ Cross Lake Blues

3rd class Violin Special effects  tremelo, glissando / rolloover bows
 adding special effects to Ripples in the Rockpools  trremelos and glissandos
Listen again here   Ripples in the Rockpools 

1 Who is the composer 2 Ripples in the Rockpools is one part of a longer piece. What is the title of the whole piece. 3  What are the Irish instruments used ?

4th /5th class Focus on Jazz
4th class  Cross Lake Blues
                Open string riff and tremelo to Ode to Joy
                Now you has Jazz Check out the video for the listening track . Can you name all the instrument. In two or three sentences, can you describe what jazz music is

5th class  Mr Cool adding vocals
                Now You has Jazz






1 Who is the composer 2 Ripples in the Rockpools is one part of a longer piece. What is the title of the whole piece. 3  What are the Irish instruments used ?

4th /5th class Focus on Jazz
4th class  Cross Lake Blues
                Open string riff and tremelo to Ode to Joy
                Now you has Jazz Check out the video for the listening track . Can you name all the instrument. In two or three sentences, can you describe what jazz music is

5th class  Mr Cool adding vocals Scroll across to see all the notes

Seachtain na Gaeilge

Is é Seachtain na Gaeilge
Bhi béim ar damhsa sa rang inniu

Is é Seachtain na Gaeilge. Bhi go leor mar gheall ar ceol damhsa ar an chláir inniu. Tá suim sa ceol Gaelach ar fud an domhain. Riverdance , a theatre show based on Irish traditional dance has been touring the world for 20 years and has been seen and loved by millions all over the world. The show grew from a a six minute interval act in an international song competition. Dublin was hosting the competition that year. You can see for yourself what made us so excited Here is interval act from the 1994 in the clip below. The best bit I think is when the two solo dancers are joined by the full company of dancers about 4 and 1/2 minutes in . The dancers feet in hard dancing shoes made a great percussion sound
Special thank you to the dancers  for demonstrating the dance steps.

Here are the rhythms we played today

Port - Jig 6/8 The Irish Washerwoman Wriggleys chewing gum

Ríl -Reel 4 beats in a bar. McLeod's Reel Kilfenora Cei-li Dan-cer

Polka John Ryan's Polka     1  2   1 skip rhythm

Hornpipe- 4 beats like a reel but slower tempo

Heartbeat rhythm (dotted rhythm) Cornpíopa Off to California

Which rhythm suits a jig best

http://www.thespeks.com/index.php  Check out The Speks of Glasses Island for more songs and Irish music

Junior Infants / Snr  Jack and Beanstalk/ Three Pigs
1st Drunken Sailor Group 1 riff and song Engine s and Applem Tree
Gp 2 Teddy Bear Drunken Sailor
2nd Vivaldi in G Toreadors March  Mountaineer's Song Polka Riffs
3rd Vivaldi , with cello Kilfenora Ceili Dancer Toreadors Dance Riffs polka
4th Donegal Mazurka  3 Polka Riffs Reel Nil se ina la
5th AA BB structure polka riffs Reel