Parents of the Riverwood Elementary Strings Students: September 25, 2018
The Strings class at Riverwood Elementary is going well. Almost everyone now has an instrument and we are getting ready to move past the open string lessons (pages 4 & 5). If you still need a school instrument, please remember to obtain all the supplies necessary for that instrument and complete the instrument loan application. There are very few instruments still available. Of course, you can still rent or purchase one from a store. During our next class (October 2) I will be teaching the violin and viola students how to attach, adjust, and use their shoulder rest. This lesson usually takes the entire class period (especially with 45 students!). It is essential that your child brings their shoulder rest to class. In the future, students who do not have a shoulder rest will not be allowed to play their instrument with the bow. CELLO students DO NOT need to come to Strings class on October 2. ONLY violin and viola students will meet this week. This adjustment is only for one class, so we will ALL continue in full group lessons on October 9. We will add the left hand to the instruments, which means the students will learn how to play E, F-sharp, and G on the D string (pages 6-7). The students should not practice these pages yet, as poor left hand shape can hinder their progess down the road. Here is my contact information: 1. My e-mail address is: [email protected]. 2. REMIND at “rmd.at/rwstring19” or text @rwstring19 to 81010 (or 901-881-9447). 3. My website for elementary strings is www.Drpalmerstrings.weebly.com Sincerely, Dr. Palmer, Strings Specialist If you no longer want to receive these emails, please reply with “REMOVE” at the top of the text box. Thank you.
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Dear Riverwood Strings Parent/Guardian: Riverwood Elementary
September 4, 2019 The second class at Riverwood went very well today Here is what we covered in class: 1. Stand Partners- ask you student what that means in Strings (it means no more than students share a music stand). 2. School Instrument Loan Applications. Some of the students turned the form in today, which was great! If the student also had their supplies with them, then they should receive a school instrument next week. I also distibuted extra applications at the end of class. I will continue to collect the forms and check for supplies for the next few weeks. Typically, if the student turns in the completed application AND has their supplies, I will issue them a school instrument at the beginning of the NEXT class. If they did not have their supplies, I keep the form (and I will check again during next class). The form is attached to this email and can also be found on my website. 3. Parts of the instrument (page 2 in the Essential Elements book). This was the bulk of the lesson. It included: which parts to touch and hold (the bouts, the neck); which parts to not operate (the tuning pegs and fine tuners); and how some of the parts are held on by tension and friction, and not by glue, screws, or tape. 4. We finished with questions from the class. Yes, even without an instrument or supplies, the students should still come to class. I teach something new during every class, and if they miss information early in the year, they will more easily fall behind later. Make sure you come and learn! I take attendance during every class. Here is my contact information: 1. My e-mail address is: [email protected]. 2. REMIND at “rmd.at/rwstring19” or text @rwstring19 to 81010 (or 901-881-9447). 3. My website is www.drpalmerstrings.weebly.com Rest assured, I will not send this amount of detail in every email, but at the beginning of the year, it’s important that we start on the same page. Sincerely, Dr. Palmer, Strings Specialist |
AuthorDr. Andrew Palmer teaches Fifth Grade Beginning Strings at four Elementary Schools, directs the Honors Orchestras at White Station High School, and travels throughout the school district as a Double Bass Specialist. Archives
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