Week 3 Easter Island Monkey

Things were a little more low key after last week's concert trip and workshops with guest teacher .  4th class worked on some of the new ideas introduced last week.  We practiced our new rhythm  Wintertime in Russia .  'It's just like a Haiku '  said  Dylan . Next we put all fingers down in Easter Island Monkey .  Here's the sequence  Open E  //// //   1 down //// //2 down //// // 3 down//// // 3 again //// // Lift up 3//// // Lift up 2//// // Lift up 1 //// //  THE  END  . Now try the same thing on A  to Athabasca Monkey

New point   Dividing one beat into 4 small notes makes SEMIQUAVERS  

Practice tips    Try Wintertime in Russia  first on A       track 26
                       Easter Island Monkey                          track  16
                       Athabasca Monkey                              track 4

Performance I really enjoyed playing one of my pop music favourites for you . I am a big fan of the Scissors Sisters  and I love playing  'I  Don't Feel Like Dancing '      How many quavers were in your riff based on the title.
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Seamus Doyle, Conductor of St Agnes' Orchestra in St Agnes' School Crumlin sent me this message for you after he met you at last weeks's concert

It was great to see you all at the concert. Keep up the great work you are doing. Ennis and county Clare have a great reputation around the country for music making, and I hope all the Blazing Bows, and Scoil Chríost Rí pupils enjoy making this even greater.
Warm regards,
Seamus.

January 24

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NCH Learn and Explore Consultant visits SCR

Blazing Bows with visiting teacher Dorothy Conaghan

 Great day today. Well done class . Two sessions and all fingers down . We loved the new tunes Dorothy introduced today from  'The Magic Carpet' especially Winter time in Russia'  Thanks to the Learn and Explore consultant for a two great sessions today.  Thanks also to Alice Foley for her assistance today!


Newsflash   Blazing Bows bound for the University Concert Hall Limerick for a date with the RTE Concert Orchestra for  RTE Music in the Classroom concert . Can't wait!


Dorothy demonstrates



Ms Vaughan swaps notes

Recital Duet

No shoulders

Blazing Bows Term 2 begins

Term 2 began this morning in the Hall at SCR.     We were joined by by Aileen, a student  from Mary Immaculate College , Limerick.   We played through some of our favourite repertoire from last term .  Everybody remembered most things and we moved on  to learning two notes putting first finger down on A and D . We learned how to recognise B and E on the stave . Can you remember which lines they are on.  Jordan and Dylan  were leaders today.   
We heard a cello and violin duet or piece fot two instruments .
We listened to Hoe Down  by American Composer  Aaron Copland. .

Homework . Click on the Learn and Explore Link at the top of the page and  check out the trad session in the John Field Room.

NEWSFLASH   Reknowned teacher Dorothy Conaghan  from the National Concert Hall's Learn & Explore programme will visit Blazing Bows next Tuesday  and conduct a workshop .

Serenading Santa

I  met Santa when he visited Ennis last week and of course I took the opportunity to tell him that the boys and girls of Blazing Bows have been very good indeed. He was sorry to have missed the concert but I played him a tune anyway 

Blazing Bows Debut performance at SCR Hall Ennis



Jordan leads the ensemble




 The House Band 

 The Blazing Bows Violin Ensemble                

The 4^th class with David McMahon at Scoil Chríost Rí   in their inaugural performance at

                            Tuesday  14^th December.

With director Cathy Desmond  and  Karen Vaughan on keyboard

Programme           Vivaldi on G

                                O Come All Ye Faithful

                                Silent  Night

1.     ***************************************

                                 First finger on E to Irish air

                                 Toreadors March   

                                 Fox Trot 

                               

                              ************************************

                                Rudolph Retakes  

                               We Will Rock You     Queen  

                               Finale Jingle Bells (Down Up Bells )   

 4th Class Blazing Bows    You Rock !   

I am very proud of you all today .  You performed very well and I really enjoyed the concert.
The school band were brilliant and what about that Christmas rap number - fab! The singalong was great too !
Thank you Dylan, Damien Mafouz and Jordan for introducing items and leading the ensemble . Well done Mary on double bass.

What  did you enjoy most about the performance today?  Do you have a favourite piece. 

Weren't your fellow pupils a great audience . It was great fun! Bravo !



The audience settles down



Group in place



All together pizzicato



percussion section

Violin Floor

Bilkees Saidi past pupil

You're the top!
You're the Coliseum.
You're the top!
You're the Louver Museum.
You're a melody from a symphony by Strauss
You're a Bendel bonnet,
A Shakespeare's sonnet,
You're Mickey Mouse.
You're the Nile,
You're the Tower of Pisa,
You're the smile on the Mona Lisa
I'm a worthless check, a total wreck, a flop,
But if, baby, I'm the bottom you're the top!

How many metaphors can you count in these Cole Porter lyrics?