Hello Everyone,
I hope you are safe and warm as we have yet more snow and disruption to school.
Use you time wisely and prepare for your exams.
Advanced Higher and Higher folks-see my comments from yesterday below.
Henry-Use the time to prepare your guitar and bass guitar pieces. Practice loads and use the backing tracks. Learn concepts associated with Sonata Form from the powerpoint we used yesterday. Back this up with reading and revision from History of Music.
Isobel-See my comment on Sonata Form above. You will need to do this as well. Practice your singing and take account Miss Henderson's advice. Practice your percussion pieces on the glock.
S4 Standard Grade
As you know, your performing exam could be 15th February. You must make sure your programme is carefully prepared now and it should have dynamic contrast. Use backing tracks if you have them. Singers must not use words and sing from memory.
Your compositions are on the computers at school and so you should spend time studying Int1 and 2 concepts on Learn Listening Online.
S3 Standard Grade
You were asked to have your performance of Merry Christmas Everybody ready today so we could record it. We will do this on Tuesday (weather permitting). Keyboards must practice both hands and guitarists and bass guitarists must make sure they use the correct right hand finger technique. The chorus should be louder. Make sure you can play the whole of your part and pay attention to section E and F.
S1 and 2
If you have taken your folder home, continue to practice the piece you are working on. This could be Jingle Bells or Santa Claus is Comin' to Town. Some of you have chosen different songs and a few of you are learning Rudolph and Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree.
