Welcome to the Mrs. Bowers Strings & Guitar page. You will find weekly updates on concerts, practice material and general information about your students class.
I hope that you are all had a great summer. Please remember that Fred Lynn only has a limited number of VIOLINS to offer for school rental. In case you are unable to rent a school instrument, please be checking out the local music stores for rental prices and agreements.
BEGINNING 6TH GRADE STRINGS
We have been working on p.10-11 in their Essential Elements Book. We have been working on playing notes on the A & D strings. We are working on memorizing our notes on the string and on the staff.
Remember that each student has to complete a practice chart each week. 6th Graders have to practice 90 minutes per week.
INTERMEDIATE 6TH GRADE STRINGS
We are working on being able to read our notes on the staff. We seem to be struggling with this, so we have been focusing heavily on this skill. We are also learning the notes on the G string as well as reviewing the notes on the A & D strings. We have been working in our book on p. 27.
Remember that each student has to complete a practice chart each week. 6th Graders have to practice 90 minutes per week.
7TH GRADE STRINGS
The concert is drawing close. I hope that all 7th grade strings parents received the concert reminder letter that we sent home. The concert is December 14 starting at 6:30PM. All students need to arrive at 5:45PM to start warming up. Make sure you have the black pants and white shirt attire for the concert. Review the class handbook for more details.
We are practicing for the concert "Happy Hoedown" as well as "International Jingle Bells" and regular "Jingle Bells". Please make sure they are rehearsing.
Remember that each student has to complete a practice chart each week. 7th Graders have to practice 120 minutes per week.
7TH GRADE GUITAR
We are moving right along. Lately, we have been working on learning the notes on the 3rd/G string. As soon as we are done learning the notes, we will learn a few songs for the holiday season and even try to learn them as a class to go caroling in the school before we leave for break.
8TH GRADE STRINGS
The concert is drawing close. I hope that all 8th grade strings parents received the concert reminder letter that we sent home. The concert is December 14 starting at 6:30PM. All students need to arrive at 5:45PM to start warming up. Make sure you have the black pants and white shirt attire for the concert. Review the class handbook for more details.
For the concert, be reviewing the new "Jingle Bells" I gave them, also review "International Jingle Bells" we learned last year and lastly finish "Dragonhunter". Especially practice the ending and the CODA.
8TH GRADE GUITAR
We are working on songs for holiday caroling in the class as well as songs for the Guitar Coffee House on February 5, 2008. We have been working hard on learning how to change the strings on the guitars and all the students in this class has brand new strings to play. They did a great job. Now, we are learning how to read tablature with our class songs.
Have a good week and enjoy the holidays,
Mrs. Bowers
Some Favorite Links:
Chord Find Good Place for seeing how to play chords.
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