Track List for Class Cd

Track Listing Backing Tracks 
1 Vivaldi in G          
2 Foxtrot
3 Cross Lake Blues ( D and A ) 
4 Attacama Crossing  (rhythm Wintertime in Russia with string crossing D to A)
5 Chopstixs on D Hopping and Skipping and 
6 Kilfenora Ceili Dancer
7 I stop and you stop 1 
9 I stop and you stop 2 
10 Carnival in Rio
11 Prelude to Carmen
12 Beguine (Samba)
13 Blues
14 Toreadors 
15 Mr Cool
16 Ode to Joy    
17 Old McDonald
18 We Will We Will Rock You
19 Twinkle Variations 
20 Two String Reggae
21 Irelands Call
22 Macchu Piccu Mountain 
23 Scale on A 
24 Scale on D
25 Twinkle Twinkle with violin
26 Twinkle Twinkle with Backing track 
27  Wintertime in Russia Fast 
28 Wintertime in Russia Slow 
29 Bow River 

Level 2 Begins

Group 4 with Nicola's I Love Fiddle Poster 

Fintan fixes his bow hand 

 Great start to the Level 2 programme today

4 groups had lesson under the stairs in HFSS .  5 Tasks for next week

Task1 Foxtrot Arco (with bow ) short short long___

Task 2 Cross Lake Blues D D z z A A z z  Track 3

Task 3 D to A  with new rhythm

Task 4  Scale on D tarck 24

Task 5 Twinkle Track 25

17 students present

Good position

A Matinée to Remember at Holy Family School Ennis

Corbett Ensemble 

What a morning to remember with all the performing groups in the Holy Family School Hall this morning The 4th class string groups  of Mr Corbett, MS Griffin, Ms Leahy and Ms Loftus  accompanied by Ms Bridge on piano performed their diverse  programme for an invited audience of friends and family in a conclusion to the Level 1 Stringschool programme.   I loved the choir's rain drop percussion effects, a suitable prelude to Burt Bacharach's Raindrops' Keep Falling On My Head . The rain didn't keep the audience away and there was a full house .  There were teas and coffees courtesy of the Parents' Association and the welcoming team greeted patrons and escorted them to their seats. We had some blues violin jamming from Mr Connolly with the Corbett Ensemble and how stirring was the Band's selection of marches.    .
Among the band members were nine fiddlers who participated in last year's  string programme and went on to take the Play On programme. You can hear some of their voices below. While choirs are accessible to all students, instrumental ensembles tend to consist of students availing of extracurricular private tuition.
I am very proud of all the string students on the curricular programmes at Holy Family School and it is a privilege and a pleasure to be part of the many stranded inclusive music activity at Holy Family School Ennis.

Nicholas leads Griffin/Leahy Ensemble

Loftus Ensemble led by Jane 

Welcome Committee

Loftus Ensemble Bass section

Principal's Address from Ms Barnes 

Rock You  Fabian and Eugene

   






Programme 

Play On Group 2012

Holy Family  4^th class String Ensembles 2013 with the Holy Family Chamber Choir and School Band

A matinée recital  at the Hall  on Wednesday 17^th April at 11.30pm. The classes of Ms Loftus, Mr Griffin, Ms Leahy and Mr Corbett  present some of the repertoire we have worked during the terms.

Piano accompaniment Ms Bridge . Band director Mr Connolly assisted by Ms Diane Hennessy

Programme

        Choir Feel the Beat

Loftus Ensemble

Vivaldi in G   pizzicato   Vivaldi  

Foxtrot          pizz.             P Martin

Carnival in Rio  arco               J Martin

Scale on D          arco     1, 23   Fingers down 

    Choir :A Thunderstorm , Singing in the Rain

Griffin/Leahy  Ensemble

Toreadors March           pizz           Bizet

Wintertime in Russsia   arco           J Martin

Ireland’s Call                 arco           Phil Coulter

We Will Rock You        arco            Queen

       Choir For Just a Little While

Corbett Ensemble

The Station Road Blues

A Mozart Melody    with fiddle section Holy Family Band          (Twinkle Twinkle)

Grand Finale March Medley  Holy Family Marching Band                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

    

    -                          This is to certify       

______________________________________________

Participated in the Holy Family String Project at

                    Holy Family Senior School 2012/2013

and has  successfully completed

Level 1 of  the Stringschool Programme

Signed ___________________          Director CD Stringschool

Date ____________________

Cathy Desmond ( Teacher)  BA HDip LTCL     www.holyfamilystrings.blogspot.com  

Some voices of the children from the morning .
                                                      

listen to ‘Welcoming Ushers at Holy Family School Ennis’ on Audioboo

listen to ‘Stringschool at HF’ on Audioboo

listen to ‘Stringschool at Holy Family’ on Audioboo

listen to ‘Stringschool Graduate’ on Audioboo

Final Countdown to Graduation Concert

One from the archive Dress Rehearsal 2012 

Good Work today class! Concert next Wednesday. Looking forward to it!
Tutorials continue in the afternoon . So far all the cello and bass players have had a tutorial .

Music Rap  Tutti

Music has a steady beat, Can you feel it in your fee  LR LR LR LR
Hear the Music in the band, Can you feel it , clap your hands  x x x x x x x x

Let me show you a clever trick, can you make your fingers click x x x x x x x x

Feel the beat is what I said, Can you Think it in yiur head  (fingers on temples .................8)

Great work today on our first rehearsal for next week's concert



Ms Loftus

Here is the draft programme  4 items each


Bass Thomas   Cello Cormac  Announcer tbc

Rap
Announcer introduces two items

Vivaldi in G      Vivaldi in G 

Foxtrot          Piano Ms Bridge 

Carnival in Rio   Piano Ms Bridge 

Scale on D         Piano Ms Bridge 

**************

Ms Griffin /Leahy    Bass, Fabian Cello, Eugene Adewale Precusssion 
Toreadors March   Backing Track

Wintertime in Russia    Piano 

Ireland's Call Backing Track 

We Will We Will Rock You 

****************

Mr Corbett

Blues   pizzicato Bass Vanessa Cello Marcel, sub Chi Chi 

Twinkle Twinkle  Class Follow on Group (Solo middle line)  Three verses . Tutti 3rd verse 
Finale   Band   March Medley Treaty Stone, Let Erin Remember, Minstrel Boy, Star of County Down 

   Next Week Rehearsal Tuesday Class times     
   Dress Rehearsal  9.15  Wednesday 17th 

Afternoon Tutorials  Tues Ayomide, Adawele, Fabian, Eugene, Vanessa, Chi Chi, Marcel,
Thurs Eugene, Daniel , Thomas, Cormac
more tutorials to follow

Friday tutorial  Tomasz Ethan, Chris, Aaron,  Anna, Brikena, Chi Chi, Leanne, Precious, Rachel  Jashar, Amelka, Gloria

  More New Violins  appeared today Wishing Ava (Ms Loftus)  and Gloria ( Mr C) great fun with their new instruments  

Now You Has Jazz

Trying out a clarinet for size

Today we brought the tuition part of the  programme to a close.

We met a new instrument from the woodwind family -the clarinet and we listened to some jazz. Check out the video of Now You Has Jazz

Getting to grips with a clarinet

Looking ahead to next term when we will be giving  our big  performance, we rehearsed some of our concert programme as follows.

   Group 1
Vivaldi in G
Foxtrot
Carnival in Rio
Beguine Level game
Scale on D

Group 2
Rap
Toreadors March
We Will Rock You   Scary Face Comp Winners Joshua and Witney

Group 3
Blues
Scale on D
Twinkle Twinkle two string duet boys on D girls on A

Upside down you're turning me
One from earlier in the year

Pizzicato Polka Day

On a cold march day , we looked at the Polka . My guest cellist Alice Foley played the Pizzicato Polka. We heard two Irish polkas, John Ryan's and the Kerry Polka .

Programme

1 Violin Rap
2 Rhythm Practice /Violin Drumming  4 rhythms
3 Scale on D
4 Polka Riffs Double Stopping on D and A  A technique where you play on two strings at the same           time

A sean nos dancer from Zimbabwe  photo John Kelly of Clare Champion

Here is the photo I showed from Clare Champion. Irish music and dance is renowned all over the world. You can read about 'Turo, a sean nos danceer  from Zimbabwe in South Africa in this week's edition.

Marching Band Practice Today Looking good for St Patrick's Day.  My  first time ever marching and playing , not easy but great fun!
Next week a marathon  and quiz on all the things we have covered this term and last term

Roisin and Doreen get some practice in

Getting ready to march 

Pizzicato Polka with guest Alice 

y 

Violin Rap and Fiddle Drum

It was all about the beat today  at Holy Family Fiddle Project. We  began with a rap before turning our violins upside down to make drums .  We worked on 4 of our rhythms before bowing them.  Which is your favourite .  

Comhghairdeachas leat! Bhí sibh ar fheabhas!  I was delighted to see so many Holy Family  students contest the Amhráníocht  Class at Feile na hInse on Tuesday. Great songs!  and you all  looked so smart in your pink and grey uniforms.  Angel, Nicola and Shannon made it to the final.  The winning song was Mo Gile Mear sung by a girl from Scariff. Well done to Ms Griffin and Ms Loftus.

Drum Major 

 Violin Rap Part 1

Music Has a Steady Beat Can You Feel it in your feet

Hear the music in the band, Can you feel it , clap your hands

Now let me show you a clever trick, can you make your fingers click

No feel the beat is what I said , Can you think it in your head 

4 rhythms  2 Kil-fen-or-a Ceil-i Dan-cer , 3 Win ter time in Rus-sia

Feile na hInse Amhranaiocht Finalists 

 Improvers Group No class due to Maths reschedule