Clase grupal de violín Suzuki 1

Class is structured to complete one lesson per week, but class needs and experience will be taken into account, and lesson plans may be adjusted to better meet student needs.
 
Lesson 1: Instrument care, Instrument parts, posture, bow hold, and basic bowing patterns and rhythm and placing the fingers. Students will learn basics of reading musical notation, and instrument care and handling.
Lesson 2: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Variations. Students will be spending time reinforcing musical notation skills.
Lesson 3: Lightly Row and Song of The Wind. Students may also practice musical notation reading. Students will learn the difference between staccato and legato. 
Lesson 4: Go Tell Aunt Rhody and O, Come Little Children. Students will learn about basic dynamic markings, and how to control dynamics on their instrument. 
Lesson 5: Scales and Arpeggios in A Major, and Performance Week! Students will be given the option to perform for the class, any song we have learned so far. Performances are optional! Students will also spend time reinforcing musical notation skills. 
Lesson 6: May Song, Long Long Ago, students will practice dynamic control on their instrument. 
Lesson 7: Allegro and Exercises. Students will strengthen their fourth finger, and practice reading musical notation
Lesson 8: Perpetual Motion and Variation, Finger Exercises
Lesson 9: Scale and Arpeggios in D Major, and Performance Week!  Students will be given the option to perform for the class, any song we have learned so far. Performances are optional! Students will also spend time reinforcing musical notation skills. 
Lesson 10: Allegretto, Andantino
Lesson 11: Scales and Arpeggios in G Major, Etude and Finger Exercise
Lesson 12: Minuet No. 1 and Finger Exercise
Lesson 13: Minuet No. 2 and String Crossing Exercise
Lesson 14: The Happy Farmer and Dotted Rhythm Exercise
Lesson 15: Gavotte and Exercises


Throughout the class, students will be given opportunities to reinforce reading musical notation, and to listen to examples of the music we are learning.  Performance weeks are optional, and students can choose whether or not to perform in class.