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GM Sonata 1st mt 1st part

GM Sonata 1st mt 2nd part

GM Sonata 2nd mvmt 1st part

GM Sonata 2nd mt 2nd part

GM Sonata 3rd mt 1st part

GM Sonata 3rd mt 2nd part

GM Sonata 4th mt 1st part

GM Sonata 4th mt 2nd part

You may download mp3 files of the pitches one at a time, or buy the whole album. If you have Apple Music, search ‘”Cello Drones for Tuning and Improvisation by Marcia Sloane” and you can stream this album for free.

https://smile.amazon.com/Drones-Improvisation-Musicians-Practice-Partner/dp/B001OS6R0Y/ref=smi_www_rco2_go_smi_g8217842112?_encoding=UTF8&%2AVersion%2A=1&%2Aentries%2A=0&ie=UTF8

Countdowns video 

Aura Lee/forward extensions video 

Aura Lee play-through video

Dona Nobis Pacem video

Moon Over the Ruined Castle video

 

Please prepare up through p. 43 in Essential Elements and the music above that we didn’t get to in class.

Skills discussed thus far in class:

Posture, Left and right hand/arm shape and movements, block fingering, soft thumbs, soft fingers on bow hand, bow contact (being able to silently wiggle the string with your bow before beginning to play), scales (D Major and G Major), hooked and slurred bowings, differing bow speeds, changing arm angles when going to a new string, rolling (not lifting) bow from string to string, time signatures and subdivisions in duple and triple (compound) meter, introduction to shifting (Countdowns.)

I will post a video of Countdowns soon.

We will perform this on the GRADUATION RECITAL, Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 6:30pm.

Part 1: Farren, Amir, Ella, Sophia, Nathan, Mr. Eric

Videos for part 1:
Theme 1, part 1
Theme 1, part 2
Theme 1, complete
Theme 2, part 1
Theme 2, part 2
Theme 2, complete
Theme 3, part 1
Theme 3, part 2
Theme 3, complete

Play-through practice video

Part 2: Tristan, Curie, Elizabeth, Maxine

Play-through practice video

Part 3: Ryan, Joshua, Aila, Raphael, Ms. Rowena

Play-through practice video

Part 4: Pascal, Benjamin, Henry, Ms. Jennifer

Play-through practice video

Trio Tapestry Selections

Click on the name of the piece to view and download parts. You only need to print the part that you have been assigned.

Orlando di Lasso Duets
part assignments:
I: Bea, Teal, Patti, Jennifer
II: Brian, Phil, Dela, Joe
Important info: There is a note marking in this piece that you may not be familiar with. It looks like this:   and it’s called a Breve or Double Whole Note. The value is 8 beats, or a whole measure in 4/2 time.
Here is a link to a YouTube video explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2nX_Ng0tJA

Purcell Gavotte
part assignments:
I: Teal, Bea, Patti
II: Dela, Joe
III: Phil, Brian

Fauré Pavane
part assignments:
I: Bea, Teal, Patti, Jennifer
II: Brian, Phil, Dela, Joe

Rudolf The Red-Nosed Reindeer Trio CBH arr
videos: first part, second part, third part

Silent Night Quartet CBH arr
video- 3rd cello: https://youtu.be/HbziepgQF3E

O Come All Ye Faithful Duet CBH arr
videos- tune: https://youtu.be/wAKAawkXtLE 2nd cello: https://youtu.be/IiL22_nbRFc

Frosty the Snowman Trio CBH arr
video: https://youtu.be/6aKCeZC0lU4

Hark the Cello Angels Duet CBH arr

I’m Dreaming of a Bach Christmas Duet CBH arr

Away in a Manger Duet CBS arr

Jingle Bells Quartet CBH arr

Little Drummer Boy Quartet CBH arr

Christmas Solos for Beginning Cello Duets
videos: Joy to the World, Angels We Have Heard on High, Good King Wenceslas, Away in a Manger, Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, We Wish You a Merry Christmas

O Hanukkah Quartet Silverman arr

The Dreidel Song Quartet/Quintet Silverman arr

American Medley

Part assignments:
I: Patti, Carolyn B
II: Bea, Jennifer
III: Brian
IV: Dela, Phil

Claire de Lune

Part assignments:
I: Bea, Patti
II: Brian, Jennifer
III: Phil, Carolyn B
IV: Dela

Boismortier Sonata 5 in G

Part assignments:

I: Bea, Patti, Carolyn B

II: Brian, Dela, Phil, Jennifer