LEVEL I:  Developing the instrument: 

• This class is design to give the students an opportunity to motivate, learn, practice, ask questions and get additional violin help and advise.

• Knowing the Violin. Proper violin position.

• Fundamentals and knowledge.

• How to read staff, cifrado, diagrams. How to sight read in open position; chromatic and diatonic exercises using all fingers. Song practice. 

• Major scales.

• Tremolo compositions. 

• practicing songs.

 

 

LEVEL 2 - Improving your skills: 

• How to tune the violin. 

• Rhythm notation. 

• Listening and analysis. 

• Listening Survey. Music Appreciation. 

• Musical ideas, concepts, and genres.

• Introductoryion to violin techniques.

• Harmonic interval exercises.

• Pentatonic scales. Arpeggios. 

• Modal progressions.

 

 

LEVEL 3 - Mastering:

• Concepts and criteria.

• Dynamics.

• Violin scales. Chords.

• Searching solos to chords.

• Violin techniques. Gospel, Blues, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Classic, Contemporary. Music Appreciation. Modal improvisation.

 

 

LEVEL 4 - On stage: 

• Concepts and criteria. 

• Performance Counseling.

• Interdisciplinary ensemble class Performance tips and advice.

• Emphasis.

• Improvisation. Violin confidence.

• Strings setting. 

• Live Performance.

• On the stage.

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