"I'm a Yankee CELLO Dandy!" Play USA Patriotic tunes on cello!

This class is a fun way to learn popular American patriotic tunes with music theory concepts cleverly disguised in the class. This class would be best for cellists who have been playing for at least one to two years. I teach to the class. So in each session, I will keep with a part of tune until the class fully understands before moving on the next concept. We will do a lot of playing at the same time then at the end of class we can solo to present the understanding of the material. All Learners should come with their own cello in good working condition and properly tuned to A=440. I suggest you sign up to perform your newly learned pieces in our studio class! 

Class One: Learners will become familiar with "I'm A Yankee Doodle Dandy". We will play the piece using standard notation. We will go over possibly a brief history of this piece. I have a print out of the song in standard notation written for two cellos (Learners will play the "Cello 1" part).
Class Two: Learners will become familiar with America's national anthem "The Star Spangled Banner". We will play the piece using standard notation. We will go over a few standard facts about the history of the national anthem. I have a print out of the song in standard notation written for two cellos (Learners will play the "Cello 1" part).
Class Three: Learners will become familiar with "My Country Tis of Thee". We will play the piece using standard notation. We will go over a brief history of the piece. I have a print out of the song in standard notation written for two cellos (Learners will play the "Cello 1" part).
Class Four: Learners will become familiar with "You're A Grand Ol' Flag". We will play the piece using standard notation. We will go over a brief history of the piece. I have a print out of the song in standard notation written for two cellos (Learners will play the "Cello 1" part). The last class will have time to review our pervious pieces and play our favorites. 

If the class is filled advanced cellists we can speed up and learn more folk tunes during the four weeks and I will take suggestions from the class on which Americana/parotitic tunes to play. If the class needs more time with a specific piece, we will stay 2 weeks on "Yankee Doodle" and 2 weeks on "The Star Spangled Banner".

The goal of the class to have fun with popular American tunes to celebrate July 4th and/or Memorial Day and to have each cellist confidently reading sheet music. melodies reading the sheet music.