dues Cad A COMPREHENSIVE STRING METHOD BY MICHAEL ALLEN ROBERT GILLESPIE PAMELA TELLEJOHN HAYES ARRANGEMENTS BY JOHN HIGGINS VA HAL*LEONARDESSENTIAL TS FOR STRINGS A_COMPREHENSIVE STRING. METHOD . me Yr wee ‘= MICHAEL ALLEN - ROBERT GILLESPIE - PAMELA TELLEJOHN HAYES. ARRANGEMENTS BY JOHN HIGGINS CONGRATULATIONS! You have made one of the most rewarding decisions in your life by joining the orchestra. The key to succeeding with Essential Elements fr Strings 2000s your commitment to daily practice. Each time you learn a new note, count a new rhythm, or play @ melody with a friend, you become a more accomplished musician. As you continue to develop your skills you will become increasingly aware of an abundance of epportunities that are available inthe future. Musicians can teach, perform, canduet, or compose. No matter what profession you choose there are always opportunities available to you. You can play in community, civic, or church orchestras, attend concerts, and become a supporter of the arts, Whether you choose music as a vocation or avocation, we hope it will become an important part of your life, We ate thrilled to welcome you to our orchestra family and wish you the very best for a lifetime of musical success. “Tire sing amt nudes the vin, viola, votncll and he double bas. The ely ancestors ofthe sing fay were the Anbian reba and rebec popuar rng the 1th-16t cena During the 1500s thee were two types ov: tevla da gonba layed onthe kre, andthe vila cd bran played on te sult The sound ofthe violoncello calle elo shorts pitched an octave below the il. The cetohas a warm tone and capable of yng» wide ange of dynamics. es ften refered 19 asthe enor ofthe rchesta, Arora Stadia and the Guanes Guadagi fees were famous insurer makers om the 17th and 1th centres, and the cellos are tin use 03. 11393HL-40:ANOLSIH A Neatly every composer has written music for the cello including Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Famous cello performers include Janos Starker, Leonard Rose, Pablo Casals, and Yo Yo Ma. 1580 0-634-03819-2 Copyfight © 2004 by HAL LEONARD CORPORATION International Copyright Secured All ights Reserved HAL*LEONARD® CORPORATIONTHE CELLO + seront Pegs Peg box Nut Fingerboard Neck Upper bout “Ct bout “Frhole Bridge Sound post (inside) Fine tuners — Tailpiece THE BOW = Tip Stick | Bow hair + Never touch the bow hair Take Special Care String instruments are delicate. Follow your teacher'sr {Quidelines in caring for your instrument, and it wil last forever + Follow your teacher's instructions when removing the instrument from the case, + Protect your instrurient from heat, cold, and quick ‘changes in temperature. ‘Always wipe off the instrument with a soft dry cloth. Be sure to remove all fingerprints and rosin, Aécessories : _ + Sof oth + Rock stop Winding Adjusting screw Ferrule FrogHOLDING YOUR INSTRUMENT 4. sibest way to learn to play your instrurient isto practice oné ski at a.time, Repeat each step until you are comfortable demonstiating | i or your teacher and classmates fp sep 2 Sep 3 Step 4 Remove the bow from the case and put it in’ safe place, Open the case and remove the cello. Identity all parts of the cello. ‘Adjust the length of the end pin so that the scroll of the cella is near your nose when standing Sit on the front half of your chair with your feet positioned underneath your knees. Place the én pin diréctly in front of you ‘one arm's length avray. Lean the cello slightly to the left. and allow the instrument to rest against your chest. The’ peg should be near your head ‘yout left ear,and both knees should touch the cello just below the’’ bout, Itmay be necessary to readjust the length fr position of the end pin. Identify the letter names of each string:C (lowest pitch, G,D,A. Raise your right index finger ever the stings and pluck them as directed by your teacher, Plucking the strings is called pizzicat, and is abbreviated pz.Beat = The Pulse of Music Tie beat in music should be very steady, just like your pulse: + Quarter Note J = 1 peat of sound Notes tell us how high or low to play, and how loig to play. - . = Quarter Rest = 1 Beat of silence Rests tell us to count silent beats. 2 = i Ne music st 1as § lines and 4 spaces, Music Staff Thi staff has 5 1d 4 spi rae pers : : Music Bar Lines Barlines divide the music staff into measures. Start 2 f 7 1 Measures ‘The measures on this pagetiave four beats each. © Sar Une oe oe 1. TUNING TRAEK Woit quietly for your teacher to: ‘tune your instrument. DEC fF Re Mom, ¥ 2. LET'S PLAY “OPEN D” Pizvicato (pize.) <1 Pluck the strings 0.1 Opensting i : == = t D Es ' LET'S PLAY “OPEN A” pice 0 Keep asteady beat, 4. -TWO’S A TEAM 5." AT PIERROT’S DOOR the meledyis on your CD. pie >tines sence bos eee if 2 SSeS cds indica ¢ towers Ged FA FACE CB Time Signature 4. beats per measure (Meter) A dork getsone beat Double Bar - 6. JUMPING JACKS ideiilj he cieFand time signature before playing. pice ‘The time signature tells us how many beats are in s each measure and what kind of note gets one beat. = Adouble bar indicates the end of apiece of music. Double Bor 7. MIX /EM UP. pice fo fH © Repeat Sign 2- 0 —o- + Go back to the beginning and play the music again. z 5 Counting cum 1 2 ea Tap toe down onthe number and 2 Tp LT dT LT Et upontes Abas count when paying or esting 8. COUNT CAREFULLY keep a steady beat when playing or resting. ~ G eee epetsign ize com te 2e3 848 18283848 T&2HF HAH TH2ATHAHa ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ Whiten the counting before you play.SHAPING. THE LEFT HAND “f Open string st finger 2nd finger ‘Step.2 Bring your hand to the fingerboard. Place your fingers on the D string, keeping your hand shaped as shown below. Be sure your thumb is behind the second finger and slightly bent. I ployed wit gers spayed wth 3 nges GS wre sing FE ote b sting E__ spied ith 1 ager on theD string. tening Skills Psy whatyourteache pays nen caetly VO. LET’S READ “G” Startmemorizing the note names. pie ¢ sb - A sharp raises the sound of notes and remains in effect for the entire measure, B Sharp — # —_noteswihout sharp orecaled aturanater j u 11. LET'S READ “Fi” (F-sharp) ome sy | 3 Play ll FB. Sharps apply tthe entre measur. 12, LIFT OFF {4 _Isyourleft hand shaped as shown in the diagrams above? L a 2 f [ C| SHAPING THE RIGHT HAND ean Pencil Hold Step 1 Hold pencil in yourleft hand about waist level Fp Step 2 Piace the tip of your right thumb between the i first and second joints of your second finger. Step 3 Place the pencil between your thumb aie second finger, while keeping your thumb gently curved. Step 4 The pencil should touch your fist three fingers between the fst and second joints and touch ~sathe fourth fingar atthe fstont, as shown. — Step 5 Remove your left hand from the pencil. Keep your fingers relaxed, Practice shaping your hand on the |} =} pencil until it feels natural to you. ke Practice BOW BUILDER ONE daly 3. ON THE TRAIL Sey orsing the note names before you play i =r 4, LET’S READ “E” 5. WALKING SONG pice “7S cum ta2e3se4e Te2e3aFe THPHTRAS 16, ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ draw :he missing symbols where they belong beforeyou play: JF q & pice Neracoaleos so DRGAADA? casa de cultur® we a de culCOC Pencil Hold Exercises V'm Outta Here Waye good-bye while keeping your wrist relaxed, Finger Taps ‘Tap your frst finger. Then tap your fourth finger. Thumb Flexers . Flex your thu in and out Knuckle Turnovers ‘Tum your hand over and be sure your thumb knucklé js bentas shown, Knucl BOW BUILDER THREE ‘ Bowing Motions “Elbow Energy + Swing your right elbow away from your body. + Open your right forearm, as shown, + Close your ight forearm, + Swing your elbow back toward your body. Elbow Energy 17. HOP SCOTCH ize Ale Turnovers aH} SEP po eet rie Se] cont Te 2&8 3848 THe2 e344 e 1H 2e3R be Folk songs have been an important part of cultures for centuries and have been passed on fro & & 18. MORNING DANCE pie 4 50 1 19. ROLLING ALONG ize Folk song melodies help define the sound ofa culture or region. This folksong comes from the SI Verzeseae ul Sa Siavic Folk Song. Goto nextline.| Practice the following exercises with your left hand. ger Taps ‘Top fingers on any string, Practice in diferent combinations of Fingers. Strommin’ Along Strum the strings with your 4th finger while swinging your elbow, 38 shown: Strummin’ Along 20. GOOD KING WENCESLAS pie 4 0 =} | Keep fingers down when you see this bracket. 1. SEMINOLE CHANT pie ee ee fe 2 eo 8 4s 22. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - LIGHTLY ROW pie 0 3 44 By 3 Prepare Ft before playing, —— Gp ssiscries ; paar SoBe TRULAGA PMAD is played with 4 fingers CH is played with 3 fingers D fon the A string, fon the string. is played with 1 finger on the A string S S Listening Skills Piay whatyour: teacher plays. Listen carefully. = Ledger tines Ledger Lines = THEORY" lgerlines 23. LET'S READ “D” pie 4 24. LET’S READ “Ci” (C-sharp) Pie y 8 cH 25. TAKE OFF pie & A Play all Hs, Sharps apply to the entire measure. 3. 26. CARIBBEAN ISLAND pie 4 3 Ee * Prctlee BOW BU. DERs ONE, TWO, and THREE day, sa de cults Ledger lines extend the Apa prsrasea! m PwOFR 408 TAL| OLYMPIC HIGH JUMP. Pic Ow | er . 7 - 28. LET'S READ “B” : pie 29. HALF WAY DOWN 4 3 pize, | | 0. RIGHT BACK UP plzz 0 ‘A scale isa sequence of notes in ascending or descending order. Like a musical“ladder;each note isthe next consecutive step ofthe scale. This is your D Seale. The fst and last notes are-both D. 5 8 : Scale 31, DOWN THE D SCALE remember to memorize the note names. / pin. 3 1 / 32. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ ~ UP THE D SCALE Piz. 1 3 4 casa de coltars Spices AGFA. JORGE‘On The Bow. Step 1. dentifyallparts ofthe bow (see page 2. Step 3 Shape the remaining fingers on the bow stick, Hold the bow in your lef hand near the as shown {ip.with the frog pointing to the right. , ‘Step 4 Tum your right hand over and be sure your Step 2 Place the bow between yourright thumb eee and second finger. The tip of your thumb will contact the stick next to the frog, and your second finger will exterid to the ferrule Step. 5: Hold the bow and repeat the exercises on page 8. GB) Alert conor piace your bow onthe insrmentuntinswuced to dos Dryer ene gpe case cart AGFA JORGE TOOLABA MPL 33. SONG FOR CHRISTINE plzz 34, NATALIE'S ROSE rememberto count. pez - oo 35. ESSENTIAL CREATIVITY -How many words can you create by drawing notes on the staff below? 4 Example EG GFolksongs often tell stories. This Israeli folk song descrlbes a game played with a dredel.a smal table-top spinning toy that is been enjoyed by families for centuries. The game is especially popular in December around the time-of Hanukkah, 3 2 Israeli Folk Song 16. DREIDEL CU | Shadow Bowing Shadow Bowing is bowing without the instrument. ‘Step 1 Tighten the bow hairas instructed by your teacher Step 2 Place the rosin in your left hand, Hold the bow in your right hand, Step 3 shadow bow by slowly moving the bow back and forth on the rosin, Be sure to move the bow, not the rosin. Down Bow 1 sove the bow away from your body tothe right Up Bow —_V_ Move the bow toward your body tothe et. ' ROSIN RAP #1 bow hese exercises on the rosin, v 7 v oo tO gl dy eg Down Rest Up Rest Down Rest Up Rest. Down Up Down Up Down Hest “Up Rest. 18. ROSIN RAP #2 Ome tet dtd Down Rest Up Down Up Rest. Down Up Rest Rest Down Up Rest Rest + t. i 39. ROSIN RAP #3 . no n nov on gi ly, i, ty, ty Down Up Rest Rest. Down Up Rest Rest’ Down Rest. Up Rest. Down Up Down Up. 17 _Isyour bow hand shaped as Shown in the diagram above? de culture: Gp siirsscaiess ADAH JORGE WOOLAGA WIPEDReview these notes. Wite the letter names in the spaces below. : THEORY, 40. CAROLINA BREEZE . ice. g 2 1 ° 4 3 for Com 1 8 283 Ae Te2e Se se 1azH Sea e Lares eae 41. JINGLE BELLS Be —— "> 1.S.Piempont pie 3 Bs oc = 42. OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM. ‘American Folk Sons ize. g ° L : 9 ‘ ° Sip o3senes pager oR (LAG CUTE Practice BOW BUILDER FIVE dally.AXOLSIH Adapted by W.A.Mozart 1 43. A MOZART MELODY 7 , 1 ° piezo 2 1 ° : 1 i oe D MAJOR HH entire piece. Play all F’s as F# (F-sharp) and all C’s as C# (C-sharp) when you see $s 4, MATTHEW’S MARCH 15. CHRISTOPHER’S TUNE piezo 2 1 . 1s 46. ESSENTIAL CREATIVITY Ploy the notes below. Then compose your own music for the last two measures using the notes youbaveleonedwih thse: J J.J J J t J? if. GE casa de cultura coatzacoalcos pacnst wn wed ize.BOW BUILDER SIX Let's Bow! aeeaey Bow Hold Thumb Placement Listening Skills Pry what yourteacherploys Listen cru Yur tone should be smooth and even, 47. BOW ON THE D STRING 1 Play withthe bowon the tring. y y tata Veo y nov on yon w i —— : f ; =F = a L I 48. BOW ON THE A STRING ft A v a - A v a v “= Oye names 7 4 ge agssauni® { i, so uString Levels ‘Your arm maves when bowing on aiferent strings. | Memorize these guidelines | "Foye your am formed and up to to play higher pitched stings + Move your arm back and down to play lower-pitched strings. Raise arm = higher string Lower arm = lower string « ?, RAISE AND LOWER AV _Y_~ ‘tomeryourarm. ny my _ fiseyourarm. 50-" TEETER TOTTER . nov Aa ny ay 1. MIRROR IMAGE novo yony movin ne Bow Lift => Liftthe bow and return to its starting point. ' 2. A STRAND OF D‘N’ A a Bowtite ee ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ ~ OLYMPIC CHALLENGE ee ee SOE “Combining Both Hands Using notes from the D major scale, echo what your teacher plays. ~__Exaimple A: Teacher Student Teacher “Student Teacher Student Teacher Student Teacher ‘Student Teacher ‘Student sa de cultars Gor ccrrasconiers rb ‘PROF, JORGE THXILABAPUTTING IT_ALL TOGETHER ‘Congratulations! You are now réady to practicé ike av advanced player by cémbining leftard right had skills while reading ‘music. ‘When learning a newline of music follow tiese steps for success: ‘Step 1 Tap your toe and say or sing the letter names. Step 2 Play pice. and say or sing the letter names. ‘Step 3. Shadow bow and say or Sng the letter names. Step™4 Bow and play's vriten 54. BOWING ”G” - pov on Vey pe ne 55. BACK AND FORTH Bovion ony A > AE 56. DOWN AND UP A Py 57. TRIBAL LAMENT 1 (ow tit) A ° a) > 58. BOWING ”D” 2 cosa ee cules * SA Srracomtens ne : Bee unions Aa a | a: £ _ ay | | 60. ELEVATOR DOWN : 4 i : fia v 4 b 2 So ee ce ee* + -ELEVATOR UP 1 v fe ff os pe -. f sf = = _ i" | (1, DOWN THE D MAJOR SCALE : 4 } A - ‘ 4 v o y Special Cello Exercise | hie the bosses lama new note draw the bar lines inthe music below. Then writen the counting. 55. LET'S READ “Ci” ~ Review 4 2 ; a y Cpe whesatens ; paar Jone TAKAO MPBUTEighth Notes ie A Fa secvwanots ration dd Dinas in : TE. beguinters sane FE o5on Mhernmeegeen JJ7) It EDT Meme” THEE TEES ‘Tap your toe down on the number and up on the“ 66. RHYTHM RAP Shaidow bow and count before playing. mAvVovAlv omy AWA RCA en vn gO Poo on oo , | CumeT a 2838-4 a Tareas eset Reseda Ta2rasaae PEPPERONI PIZZA" ~— oe one oa an eaten rine ne a 68. RHYTHM RAP ‘Shadow bow and count before playing, Avan nal Vy ev on m1 vow en ony i ni ny Comet & 2434 4a Tar AT Ase THzes eae TereT EAE 69. D MAJOR SCALE UP A u Tempois the speed 5f music. Tempo markings are usvally written above the staff in Italian, | ee ae aE een) came | |S : : ; Garvin sesnics u 70. HOT CROSS BUNS - . PROFA. JORGE TAMARA PALE Moderato n y ao > Andante . French Folk Song n en U 71. AU CLAIRE DE LA LUNE . L [72. RHYTHM RAP f} 17. pacman anni AO oR y Cont © 2a 3a 4k Tere de ae Ta2eseee 1a 2a sane 73. BUCKEYE SALUTE Moderato : n 2 Time Signature Conducting DE 2 beats per measure Practice conducting this. | \ ‘Quarter note gets one beat ‘worbeat pattern. fi l l ] ] l I pi RI any. fey Ge 2 0050 00 ner goa Gna joann 75. TWO BY TWO a 1st & 2nd Endings Eu B Play the 1st ending the 1st time through! Then, repeat the same section of music skip the 1st ending anf! play the 2nd ending. 4 6. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - FOR PETE’S SAKE . Moderato a THalf Note Half Rest Le2ze RHYTHM RAP f ‘Shadow bow and count béfoeployog. Peeeeey att J dane 1 Base Ae a hae 78. AT PIERROT’S DOOR Modérato . SO o bow. Bow ___, i Bow__,. 79. THE HALF COUNTS i go. GRANDPARENT’S DAY f Andante ‘American Folk Song ce = Ty in ill Repeat the section of music enclosed by the repeat signs. A (if Istand 2nd endings are used, they are played as usual but go back only tothe rst repeat sign, not to the beginning) i THEORY ai. ‘American Folk Song, { y A 82. TEXAS TWO-STRING Piss. his exerci with Your left hand 4th finger. [ ‘42 4th finger pice + (ete)/ | : : PERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT 2 Good performers are on tne with theirinstraments and music ready dressed appropriately, nid know thelr musi wel 87. SCALE WARM-UP * 7 . 38._FRERE JACQUES ~ Round (when group A reaches ®, group 8 beg cones ' Moderato French Folk Song On ® A ‘Two or more pitches sounding atthe same time form a chord or harmony. ‘Throughout this book, A = Melody and B = Harmony. Chord, Harmony 39. BILE /EM CABBAGE DOWN - Orchestra Arrangement : Allegro, American Fiddle Tune [Bl] 2 measure umber83. FOUR BY FOUR p= ee ee 84. 4TH FINGER MARATHON - n 85. HIGH FLYING 5 ‘German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was one of the worlds greatest composers. He was completely deaf by 1802, Although he could not hear music ike we do, he could *hear"it in his mind. The theme of his final Symphony No.9 is called “Ode To Joy” and was written tothe text of a poem by Friedrich von Schiler. “Ode To Joy" was featured in concerts celebrating the reunification of Germany in 1990. SSANOLSIH casa de cultura tb Coatzacoaleos RAPA ORG HOCLABA MILT 86. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - ODE TO JOY L. ‘Moderato : Ludwig van Beethoven [PERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT 90. ENGLISH ROUND 4 On ® 91. LIGHTLY ROW - Orchestra Arrangement Moderato ’ French composer Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) was the originator ofthe operetta and played the cello. An operetta is 3 form of entertamwment that combines several ofthe fine ats together: vocal and instrumental music, drama, dance, and visual arts. One of his most famous pieces is the *Can-Can” dance from Orpheus And The Underworld. This popular work was written Jn 1858, just three years before the start ofthe American Civil War (1861~1865). geist i) | 92, CAN-CAN - Orchestra Arrangement Jacques Offenbach Allegro ‘Art John Higgins B _Whatwere the strong points of your performance?C bived th tages Beene tae Dy Epinessth nger on the G string. fon the G string. on the G sting.— Listening Skills pioy whatyourteacher pays Usten carefully, : ces de cura ctartscoutes RGF SURGE TANGA MPGLTD Key Signature G MAJOR Play all's as F(F-sharp) and all C's as Ch (C-natural). THEORY 93. LET’S READ “G” 4 Play Fis and CX's inthis hey signature. 94, LET’S READ “C” (C-natural) A 95. LET’S READ “B” 3 By 2245 96. LET’S READ “A”98. G MAJOR SCALE write the note names before you play. n. 99. FOURTH FINGER D (forviolins and violas) n Time Signature © = conmontme Conducting | Cate conttng (Meter) Same as} thistourbeet pate, NSS casa de cultura Scntaacoalee 100. LOW DOWN: ‘PROFR. JORGE TAXILAGA WPOLITD n | 101, BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP Moderato nm y a hs, | 102. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - THIS OLD MAN < Moderato “American Folk Song v | BoreTime Signature. 3 3beatspermeasure’ Conducting | & Proctcecondvatng ..° (Meter) 4 Jor} getsone best this thvee-beot pattrh Dotted Half Note J.» . 3808, |. toa co | or Adotocdshatite © 9 bans best tities, value ofthe note. 103. RHYTHM RAP Shadow bow and count before playing. - x i v i 3 J i i . td. 4 3 ——e 1 Pa > a ee Boon | 104. COUNTING THREES E a Slow ‘Slow I 105. D MAJOR SCALE IN THREES : 106. FRENCH FOLK SONG Moderato a v nm 4 French Folk Song 107. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - SAILOR’S SONG: 3 — Allegro mam e “ ' i. Enalh seasons ti 4 Wiitein the corectime signature before you begin. | a, L 0 . v y= Musings. 08. FIT TO BE TIED . tn A SJE Aaa carvene at onnects to or more dite Slur Pray slurred notes together in the same bow stoke 109. STOPAND GO = A foo v eel eee Van eed fave 110. SLURRING ALONG : n v 4 ¥ mV me wn 11. SMOOTH SAILING ee “AMORHL ANOHHL: 12, D MAJOR SLURS = 113. CROSSING STRINGS 1 2 Qo we eT Ao x Ao me ly 114, GLIDING BOWS oY i v ney oY. A 115, UPSIDE DOWN ° A oy Basins ‘PROPR JORGE TAXILAGA MAPOLTzB Ante (or hotes) that appears before the first full measure is called an upbeat (or pickup) @ Upbeat Theremaining beats ae found the lst measure — 16, SONG FOR MARIA Andante 7 on ot : eS SS SS ee a Latin American music combines the folk music from Sout anid Portuguese culturés. Melodies often feature a lively accom styles have become part of jazz, classical, and réck musie. Fine isthe Italian word forthe finish” 117, BANANA BOAT SONG Moderato 1 €€ the D.-al Fine. Then go back to the beginning and py ul you 3a Fin nay). Cs the abbreviation for Da Capo the Malian term fo rete fo the beginning” Whereisbeat a? , ith and Central America, the Caribbean Islands, African, Spanish, ipaniment by drums, maracas, and claves. Latin American Caribbean Folk Song ett 118. FIROLIRALERA ~ Orchestra Arrangement Allegro: Picisl 0 ny —upbeats— casa de cultura ‘Rag, JORGE TRIAS POLIT Mexican Folk Song Art Jobn Higgins 4, & stan Bumpers SE MaRe ER er: men Sie. : Far Eastern music comes from Malaysia, Indonesia, China and other areas. Historians believe the frst orchestras, known, as gamelans, existed inthis egion as early a the Ist century BC Today's gamelan include rebabs (spiked idles), gongs, xylophones. and a wide varlety of percussion instruments. 125. JINGLI NONA Allegro yon Whereis beat 47 He 23 te caters AaissrsSO f F is played with 2 fingers on the D string, Listening Skills _~ Pay whatyour teacher plays. Listen carefully. > Natural ~~ iiggrurai sion canceis ft () or sharp i) and rem in effect forthe ene asi. i= 126. LET’S READ “F” (F-natural) Half Step Ahaifstepisthe-mallestdstnce between two notes Whole Step Ajshote stepis wohalt steps combined. 127. HALF-STEPPIN’ AND WHOLE STEPPIN’ A _W2step , _Wastep : fh Wholestep Wholestep . | 128. SPY GUY 129. MINOR DETAILS A 2 cosa de culture Gr sinarconices paar, sone Ish uP oolCc is pve pa Dingess on thea sing } | Listening Skills riay whatyourteacher plays. Listen carefully 130. LET’S READ “C” (C-natural) 2 : 131. HALF STEP AND WHOLE STEP REVIEW A Wstep 1astep 1A Wholestep’ Whole step pa : fas Chromatics —__ “hromaticnotes ae atered with sharps flats, and naturals, A chromatic pattern is two oF more notes ina sequence of half steps, ie ANOSHL ' =132. CHROMATIC MOVES a | “33, THE STETSON SPECIAL 7 134, BLUEBIRD’S SONG D7 Allegro ‘Texas Folk Song”Key Signature . = ence SF nvores rena THEORY. 135, € MAJOR: SCALE - Round © , we @n @s | Vesteo', Duet Acomposition with two eitferent parts, played together. 136. SPLIT DECISION ~'Duet 4 137. OAK HOLLOW ‘Moderato nm 138. A-TISKET, A-TASKET Allegro y n 2 L 3 inthe second half of the 16008 many composets tried to express the spirit oftheir own country by writing music with, se 2 distinct national flavor. Listen to the music of tuscan ‘composers such as Borodin, Tchaikovsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov. They offen used folk songs and dance ythms to convey ther nationalism, Deserbe the sounds you hese -— ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - RUSSIAN FOLK TUNE ndante B: nm Russian Folk Song casa de cultura APs GE OILAGA FBT L L L L [BQ ‘Alert | This bage mises finger pattems, Wateh for second filgor (Ch) and thi finger GH). 140. BINGO } Allegro 18th Century English Game Song a Whereisbedt 2? 4 English composer Thomas Talfis (1505-1585) senved as royal court compose during the reians of Henry Vil.Edward Vt Mey, ‘and Elizabeth |. Composérs’and artists during this era wanted to recreate the artistic and scientific glories of ancient Greece {and Rome. The great artist Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel during Tallis lifetime. Rounds and canons were popular forms of music during the early 16th century. Divide into. groups, and play orsing the JalisCanon as a 4-parteaund..— = ‘MOIS 141. TALLIS CANON ~ Round Moderato Dy ® 6 3 2 ‘Thomas Tallis SF z Theme and Variations jaye aie ane 3 142. VARIATIONS ON A FAMILIAR SONG Moderato Variation 2- make up your own variation 143. ESSENTIAL CREATIVITY - THE BIRTHDAY SONG Moderato 2 ol b y aon iy y : Zasnscie PROFR, JORGE TAXLABA WPOLTO "Now play te line again and create your own rhythm.C STRING NOTES E ispayed win fingers spy wt gets layed ith ger F one ing E D fon the C string. XK & D onthe Cstring, Listening Skills pty wnatyourtescherpays Listen careful > 200 te curara Spm seinscoatess }. LET’S READ “C” 144, a ‘PROFR. JORGE TAULAGA WIPGLITD SSS] + 2 ' tl A y 4 o 147. LET'S READ “D” ae A v D 148. SIDE BY SIDE Name the notes before you play A 3 1 eo - “aE t 149. ¢ MAJOR SCALE Athole Note Whole Rest Whote Rest Half Res : Whole Measure = = a eats = ° 4 Beat of Silent Beats avasede Tazaseaa »° hangsfiom - “teona a staffing saffline 15. RHYTHM RAP ‘snadow bow and count before playing, av 4s by HLL jltttig i Conc1a 283848 18283 a48 TH2eSA4H TAPATATH THIRIOAE TH2AZ Hae TE, SLOW BOWS a = ee ee “S, ee ss gov, 1E 1, LONG, LONG AGO Moderato’ TH. Bally poy SEE oF 5, An arpeggio is a chord whose pitches are played one ata time. Your first arpeggio uses the S Tapeggio is: 3rd 5th and sth steps fom the C major scale 8 1F3. C MAJOR SCALE AND ARPEGGIO Gangs ee EE Sauna. mW \ A v ay 154, LISTEN TO OUR SECTIONS * Violin Viola Cello Bass Vin, Via. Ves lh 155. -MONDAY’S MELODY u 7 fh 160. MOVING ALONG name:ne notesbeforeyou ploy” - 0 ‘OR SCALE : {162. SHEPHERD’S HEY | Moderato English Faksong a : 163, BIG ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN. ‘Ammerican Folk Song Allegro! A i pn; Listening Skills pi whotyourteacherpays. sen caret 464. LET’S READ “B” - Review * 5 165. ICE SKATING ‘Moderato v 166. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - ACADEMIC FESTIVAL OVERTURE THEME Moderato Johannes Brahms Fe es corre coatzacoalcos A sont toaaca webu‘Stacéato notes are marked with a det above or below the note. A staccato note is played with {stopped bow stroke. Listen fora space between staccato notes, Staccato Jaf 167. PLAY STACCATO 168. ARKANSAS TRAVELER — Southern American Folk Song He sense cies OH ste ts BB swuu Bumpers -c mojor fe se sa du 169.Hooked bowing is twa or more notes played in the same direction with a stop between each note, | Hooked Bowing 74. HOOKED ON D MAJOR 176. POP GOES THE WEASEL Allegro ‘American Folk Song sku BUILDERS -c mojor VW77, okt 130. 5 PRDER JORGE SaDynamics — _ pynamics tellus what volume to play of sing. S torte) Play loudly. Add more weight to thé bow: P (ion) Play soy, emove weight fom the bow. 181, FORTE AND PIANO nm vue gq ? : : 182. SURPRISE SYMPHONY THEME ‘Andante Franz loset is [Elm FranzdoserHayan f ‘ B sku BUMDERS - scates and arpeggios Ga esse ce PROF JORGE TAXILAGA KIPOLITO ‘Add your own dynamics to any ofthe lines below. 183. D MAJOR ¥ y 184. G MAJOR A y y 185. G MAJOR (upper Octave violin) 5 y 186, C MAJOR *. a *FrEKFUKMANCE SPOTLIGHT é Teen 188. CRIPPLE CREEK - Orchestra Arrangement (A~ Melody and B= Harmony) “ Allegro . American Folk Song A A ‘Art Michal Allen -f ‘|B ee S. A y Africas a large continent made up of many nations, and African folk music is as diverse as its many cultures. This folk song io |s from Kenya. The words describe warriors as they prepare for battle. Listen to examples of African folk music and describe 2 “he sound, = # ; 1 9, TEKELE LOMERIA ~ Orchestra Arrangement : ‘Moderato Kenyan Warrior Song 5 y Ar. John Higgins casa de cultura coatzacoalcos ‘PROFR. JORGE TAXILAGA ROUTPERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT = : 5 alan composer Gioaching Rossini (1792-1868) wrote some ofthe wos favorite apéras, "Wiliam Tell'was Rossini’ ast opera.and its popular theme is stilt heard on television. = 190. WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE ~ Orchestra Arrangement oes Allegro vy ‘Ar.John Higgit ae A eS iggins nv 191. ROCKIN’ STRINGS - Orchestra Arrangement _ 7 aoe John Higgins 5 a o> vine L a n Ga sense ROFR, JORGE HOLAGA WOLDPERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT 192. SIMPLE curts = Orchestra Arrangement shaker Folk Song Aldante Arc John Higgins 1 af : Ga ss scun JORGE TAXILAGA MIPGUTOPERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT : [Asoo sa corposionwitten cane ployer ofien with plane accoipariment Ts slawas Solo with Piano. - ‘writenty Johann Sebastian Bch (165-1750). You ana plano scomponist can perfor for Accompaniment the orhestayur shook you fai and at eter occasions When you hove earned th plece ‘wel ry memorizing. Performing fran audience sgn excng pr of being invlved i ue. 193. MINUET NO. 2 -Solo Johann Sebastian Bach ) coats Moderato sy ly 4 a ae 2 ° 2ie2 ng Piano Accompaniment 1 Moderato casa de cultura ‘coatzacoaleos PAUFR. JORGE TOOLABA MILT( Improvisation Improvisation Is the art of eely cteatig your own musi a you phiy. ‘AMO 194. RHYTHM JAM. Using te folowing notes improvise your own rhythin iE eS 195. INSTANT MELODY "ting tn ftening notes mpi yoir ann mcd Rie At gui the ocearpaniien a 2 Tipe SS CELLO FINGERING CHART Cann SSN ° HW Ja essee ‘PROFA, JORGE TAXILAGA wiPGLITIO(REFERENCE INDEX Definitions (yo) 4 Allegro 20 & * Repeat Sign 5 Alto Clef ~ 5 (viola) Repeat Signs (enclosed). 22 Andante 20 found 24 : neo 16 sale 1 pea 37 Shadow Boving 13 aortines 4 soap 6 Bass Clef 5 (cello&bass) ~ Slur 29 sea 4 - solo 46 tow 17 2 ets a0 chord 24 Tempo Mangs 20 hromatis 33 Thee Andaatons 35 Common Time 27 Tie 29 7 Counting 5 TineSigmture 5 = OCafine 30 TbleCet 5 bn DotedatNote 28 Uptow 13 Doubler 5 Upbest_ 30 oun tow 13 oteine 37 Duet 34 violeRest 37 Oymanies 52 Whole Step 32 Bibs 20 Ystand Endings 2 Forte (f) 42 Composers eS Jotun sEBASTAN BACK so. SMnetio.2 6 Val step 32 wowe van seenoven Harmony) 26 * Ode To Joy (from Sym.No.9) 23. Hooked Boning eeabsitine Improvisation 47 + Academic Festival Overture Theme 39 + Supse Syphon Theme #2 Measues 4 Nresowe tuner 38 WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART ae Mort ieedy 15 busiest 4 sncaues oFFeNeAch es + Canan rom“Orpheus And The Piano (Pp) 42 Liedecweshd (25 Fickup 30 Gioncevno Rossi pyc » Wilanet Orerure 48 reerNote 4 ‘THOMAS TALLIS net 4 + canon 35 ‘World Music AFRICAN + TekeleLomeria. 43, AMERICAN + Arkansas Traveler 40 + Big Rock Candy Mountain 39 + Bile’Em Cabbage Down 24 + Bluebirds Song 33, + Cripple Creek 43, * Grandparents Day 22 + Michael Row The Boat Ashore + Old MacDonald Had A Farm + Monday's Melody” 37 + Pop Goes The Weasel 41 + SkipToMyLou 35 + Simple Gifts 45 + This Old Man” 27 CARIBBEAN + Banana Boat Song 30 ENGLISH + Bingo 35 + English Round 25 + Sailors Song: 28 + Shepherd's Hey 39 FAR EASTERN, + JingliNona 31 FRENCH + AtPierrot'sDoor 22 + AuChireDeLalune 20 + French Folk Song 28 + FréreJacques 24 MEXICAN + Fiolialera 30 RUSSIAN * Russian Folk Song 34 suavic + Moming Dance 8 weish + Good King Wencestas 9 TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY MUSIC + Dreidet 13, “+ ingle Bets 2 “4cre cee anes cn van ep+2e | es) a ma) ey LoL sei ae ee eal ese aaear aa Co pany He eeN aie Rega rata Rec pra DCE een eea ee Ryle ag eel et Pete cul Sean cut a cg aerate a HA pie ir wic Ea ee ee ee erent HAN. 10; 0.634 13818- j RAM