October Scale of the Month

9/30/2017

C Major

The key of C Major has zero sharps or flats (natural notes only).

The relative minor key of C Major is A minor.

Some pieces I enjoy that are written in the key of C include Franz Joseph Haydn's Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major and Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C Major.

Happy practicing!

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Composer of the Month:

1) Find and listen to a piece by the composer written (or arranged) for your instrument.

2) Find a piece by the composer that you really enjoy. Explain what you like about it.

3) Write down three interesting facts about the composer.

Scale of the Month:

1) Be able to play the scale memorized by the end of the month. (Ask Hayley how many octaves you should learn.)

2) Invent a 2, 3, 4 or 6-beat rhythm to play on each note of the scale OR invent a bowing pattern for the scale (using slurs, hooked bows, staccato, legato...the possibilities are endless).

3) Find a piece of music written for your instrument that uses the same key as the scale of the month OR compose your own.