Summer Schedule starts June 14.
Seniors Max and Jacob in a virtual recital playing the second movement of the Marcello Sonata. Listen to the performance here.
Op. 126 is a collection of 22 short duets for two cellos. The pieces are musical and fun to play. The top part can be played in first position. The lower part is more demanding, but very accessible.
A number of new arrangements are available so that violinists and violists can enjoy the duets. In order to keep the range similar, the top violin part will require some position work. Nothing is higher than third position. There is also a piano version so a mixed ensemble can enjoy the pieces.
If you’d like to get your own copy, the violin version, viola version, cello version and piano version are available here.
To listen to the duets, here is a piano playlist. To hear the parts individually, use this playlist. Would you like to hear what Duet 1 sounds like with viola and cello? Here’s a video.
No reason to dress up! You can watch the Casual Recital just how you are.
Watch the Casual Recital
Part 1 https://youtu.be/ED-PoMmtFis
Part 2 https://youtu.be/4E5VEfRs314
Part 3 https://youtu.be/lWCCwlmUEYM
I made this recording while preparing for the Beaver Valley Montessori School String Instrument Demonstrations. The Swan Video
New this year, choose your instrument and an animal or feeling. Have you heard a unicorn on the violin? A monkey on the cello?
Josephine and I had a great time….. and so did the students.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30
I recently finished recording all 22 of the duets. Each duet has a separate video for top and bottom parts. For the top parts, I stayed in first position as examples for online students. The lower parts I was more free in my position choices. You can listen to them here. I have them organized in a playlist on my YouTube channel.
If you create a virtual duet by recording yourself playing along with one of the parts, I’d love to see it.
Congratulations! First, Second and Third Place in each category.
Piano A
Elizabeth 201
Bryce 201
Megan 184
Grace I 160
Piano B
Adalynn 292
Briella 257
Philomena 81
Piano C
Mackenzie 221
Gabriel 213
Joe 107
Piano D
Lily 300
Phoenix 233
Kate 228
Piano E
Andrew 531
Nathan 481
Molly 357
Piano F
Bingan 1321
Max 710
Janna 480
Strings A
Isla 145
Eve 71
Strings B
Grace 295
Bella 287
Alexandra 198
Strings C
Josephine 565
Rachael 189
Sophie 138
Strings D
Alex 449
Jacob 432
Katrina 224
Adult
Lorinda 1298
Carla 387
Richard 188
Enjoy!
A new book which includes patterns and exercises in the modes of C. Ionian, Lydian, Aolian, Mixolydian, Dorian, Phrygian and Locrian are all explored. Each mode has pentatonic etudes as well as studies using the range of an octave. Treble clef, bass clef, alto clef and tenor clef reading for each mode. Ear training exercise are included.
Get the book and start your musical modal journey.
12/8/12 and 12/21/12
