Videos

00:40 4th Grade Music AT's Drumming

These ladies are amazing! Loved their drumming demonstration for 4th graders!

2:22 Whole note lesson pg. 7

This is the lesson that goes with pg. 7 in String Basics Book 1 this week. Be prepared to do the playing test for exercise 22 "Crazy Counting" by the end of the week. Here is the flipgrid link to send your playing test https://flipgrid.com/a98faaf5
Good luck!

7:59 How to hold a Violin or Viola

This is a lesson on how to properly hold your violin or viola. Please make sure you have a shoulder rest! If you need me to put finger tapes on your instrument, please email me and drop your instrument off at the front office. I will email you back when your instrument is ready to be picked up. If you need me to look at how you are holding your instrument please set up a zoom conference time with me after school when I can help you.

1:25 6th Grade Playing "Bile em Cabbage Down"

Just because it is so fun to play!

6:20 Half note lesson Sept 2 pg. 5 in your book

This is a zoom video of a half note lesson on Sept. 2 I taught to the cellos. It applies to the violins also and goes with pg. 5 - 6 exercises 6 - 16.

2:15 How to tune your violin

This is a basic video on how to tune using a snark tuner. Please turn your pegs very slowly. To make your pitch go higher turn the peg up toward the ceiling. To make the pitch go lower, turn the peg slowly down toward the ground. Please have your student send me a flipgrid of them tuning their D string at this link

https://flipgrid.com/b4eaad33

Thanks!

6:00 Welcome Reagan Academy Orchestras!

Here is my "Back to School Night" tour of how orchestra will be a little different this year. Can't wait to see you Wednesday Aug. 19th! Rock On! Look for other posts on how to pick your child's instrument size.

00:54 Ben's Pirates

Ben, a Reagan Academy 6th grader made an arrangement of Pirates of the Caribbean on Noteflight.
Many in our 6th grade orchestra class have been playing it these past few weeks. Thanks for sharing with us Ben!

1:20 "Stay Calm Everyone" by Savannah West

Another great composition from one of our 8th graders, Savannah West with a fitting title for our time! Thanks for sharing Savannah!

1:29 Avengers Theme arranged by Dallas Zobell

Dallas, a Reagan Academy 7th grader arranged this piece. Another great example of hard work going on! Thanks Dallas for sharing!

1:52 Quarantine by Sarah Snelson

Sarah, an 8th grader at Reagan Academy, composed this song on Noteflight (a composing program) we use at Reagan Academy. It is one of the songs we have been playing together online during our video conferencing classes. This is just one example of the fine compositions students are producing during this time. Nice job Sarah!