Composing Project 2

  1. Print the staff paper.
  2. Draw your clef.
  3. Write time signature of 4/4.
  4. Use half notes, whole notes and the notes C, E and G. Write 8 measures of music.
  5. Label your notes.
  6. Remember your bar lines. Use a double bar line at the end.
  7. Email a picture of your song before your lesson.
  8. Play your song at your lesson.

Piano A, B, and C use treble clef.
Piano D, E and F use bass clef.
Violinists use treble clef.
Violists use alto clef.
Cellists use bass clef.
Cellists who have tenor clef experience, use tenor clef.

This assignment is worth 15 points. Here is a sample video to make it clearer.

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Composing Project 1

  1. Print the staff paper.
  2. Draw your clef.
  3. Write time signature of 4/4.
  4. Use whole notes and the notes C and G. Write 8 measures of music.
  5. Label your notes.
  6. Remember your bar lines. Use a double bar line at the end.
  7. Email a picture of your song before your lesson.
  8. Play your song at your lesson.

Piano A, B, and C use treble clef.
Piano D, E and F use bass clef.
Violinists use treble clef.
Violists use alto clef.
Cellists use bass clef.
Cellists who have tenor clef experience, use tenor clef.

This assignment is worth 15 points. Here is a sample video to make it clearer.

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Point Contest Duet Project

  1. Print Telemann Presto.
  2. Learn Treble Clef or Bass Clef. No repeat, take second ending.
  3. Use Garage Band or BandLab to record.
  4. Mix with Miriam’s recording.
  5. Submit audio file. (25 points)
  6. Record a video of yourself playing.
  7. Mix with Miriam’s video recording, making a split screen video. Use the mixed audio file from step 5. (50 points)

Piano D, E, F
Strings B, C, D
Adult

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Mystery Composer 1

I composed music that was used for the Lone Ranger.

Submit with email or on paper at your lesson. Composer and work for 10 points.

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Merry Christmas

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Winter Recital Photos

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O Come All Ye Faithful Video

My students Jacob and Emily put this video together to spread some cheer. Enjoy!

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Christmas Music Videos for Violin and Cello Duets

The videos for the new duet arrangements are available. Click to see O Little Town of Bethlehem, While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks, Away in A Manger, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, and Joy to the World. Thank-you Josephine!

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Christmas Music Videos for Violin and Piano Music

The videos for young string players are finished. Click for O Little Town of Bethlehem, Away in a Manger, While Shepherds Watched their Flocks, Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, and Joy to the World. Thank-you Josephine! 

 

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Lost Boy

A cello trio arrangement of Lost Boy is available here. There is melodic material in all the parts. The first part requires tenor clef.

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