May 5, 2021 Homework Poco Players

Next Wednesday is our dress rehearsal at Seminole Baptist Church (3330 Mission Road, Tallahassee, FL 32303). Come at our regular class time! The concert is on Monday, May 17!

Concert Order:

Tango in Trinidad
Starry Spaces (Mississippi Hot Dog Twinkle with pauses in between)
– Here is the publisher’s recording with piano–it is faster than we are playing on the concert, however!
Twinkle Little Star Theme
Stepping Stones

 

Tango in Trinidad

Soda (shh) Pop – forte! – 8x
Soda (shh) Pop – piano – 4x
Soda (shh) Pop – crescendo – 4x
Soda (shh) Pop – forte! – 7x + “blue bird”

Brief tutorial with piano accompaniment

Stepping Stones 

Click here for a Stepping Stones handout!
Here is a Stepping Stones recording.

Pizzicato and play with bows:
G G D D A A E E A A D D G G D
G G D D A A E E A A D D G G G

Practice all six Twinkle rhythms on the Twinkle Sandwich! (Bread–Peanut Butter–Peanut Butter–Bread)
Mississippi Hot Dog
Soda (shh) Pop
Fuzzy Yellow Caterpillar
Down Pony Up Pony
Pineapple Pineapple
Bluebird Bluebird Bluebird Blah

 

Theory homework: Penguin Rhythm Coloring Sheet – last theory assignment of the year!

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