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Miriam Troxler resides in Beaver, Pa, where she runs a private music studio. After graduation from Chatham University, she toured in Europe with the Continental Singers Orchestra as principal cellist. A long time member of Greenville Symphony Orchestra, she is also the founder and musical director of CelloBrationS. Miriam enjoys composing and arranging with several published pieces to date.
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Write a Song
1. Print the staff paper. 2. Draw your clef at the beginning of the first staff. 3. Draw your time signature. Your choice of 2/4, 3/4 or 4/4 time. 4. Pick a scale you can play well. Using notes from … Continue reading
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Seeing Intervals, Thirds, Fifths, or Sevenths
Thirds, fifths and sevenths are all interval which have the notes both on lines or both on spaces. A third has the notes on adjacent lines. A fifth has the notes on lines with one line in the middle. A … Continue reading
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Tempo Tuesday
Adagio Define the musical tempo. Submit your answer by email or on paper at your next lesson. (2 points)
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How to Practice
How to Practice – Try a New Piece 1. Check the key signature. Do you know how it is going to affect your position? 2. Check the time signature. What kind of note gets one count. 3. Are there any … Continue reading
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Tagged bass, cello, lessons, music education, piano, point contest, postaday, practice, teaching, viola, violin
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Learn By Ear
A musical sample to learn by ear. Sample B (10 points)
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Symbol Saturday
Do you know what this musical symbol is? Draw it and write your answer in your notebook and bring it to your next lesson. (1 point)
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Five Facts
Today’s Point Contest challenge is find five facts about a conductor. Submit your five facts in the comments. (5 points) Double points if you have five different facts about a conductor who has already been submitted.
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Write a Song
1. Print the staff paper. 2. Draw your clef at the beginning of the first staff. 3. Draw your time signature. Your choice of 2/4, 3/4 or 4/4 time. 4. Pick a scale you can play well. Using notes from … Continue reading
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Tagged composition, music education, music lesson, point contest, postaday, write a song
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Seeing Intervals, Fourths or Fifths
Intervals are way to discuss the distance between two notes. A fourth will have one note on a line and one note on a space with a space and line between the notes. If the notes are both on lines … Continue reading
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Tagged fifth, fourth, interval, music, music education, music lesson, note, point contest, postaday
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Tempo Tuesday
Allegro Define the musical tempo. Submit your answer by email or on paper at your next lesson. (2 points)
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