Instrumental Ms. Laping
Happy New Year!
Welcome to 2012 and a very busy few months ahead. Here is the list of our activities for the next few months:
Saturday, February 25 in the music room: Instrumental Festival–students play solos for judge (wear dressy clothes–nothing denim) please let me know if you have a conflict asap
Saturday, March 24th approximately 12 noon Play at Holy Trinity for a community luncheon (we get a free meal!) We will dress in Mass dress for this performance.
In addition to all these performances, the middle school students will be playing at masses. Here is the tentative:
February 16: Denzel (snare)
no instrumentalists during Lent
April 12: Will (trumpet)
1 Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Variations
Song of the Wind
Here are some links that can help your children beginning an instrument succeed in their musical studies:
Cello bow hold:
Violin bow hold:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duOBeTA4djk
Suzuki Volume 1 Variation A:
Beginning flute :
Go Tell Aunt Rhody on flute:
Mozart’s Melody on Saxophone:
Beginning saxophone:
Snare drum: