Updated "Greensleeves"

"Greensleeves" or "What Child Is This":

Here is the sheet music for the solo part:






















Here is is video for the solo part:

Here is the sheet music for the Advanced Part:

Here is the video for the Advanced INSIDE students:

Here is the video for the Advanced OUTSIDE students:

Here is a video for the A Students going over the tricky part:

Here is the Sheet music for the Intermediate or "B" Students:

Here is the video for the Intermediate Students:

Here is the sheet music for the Beginning Students or "C"'s:

Here is the video for the "C"'s:

Here is a video for the beginners going over the bowing for the trickier part of the song:

"O Holy Night"

"O Holy Night" is a Christmas Hymn with lyrics written by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to "Minuit, chretiens" by Placide Cappeau (1808-1877), an amateur French poet.

Here is the sheet music for the "A" students:

Here is the video for the OUTSIDE "A" students:

 Here is the video for the INSIDE "A" students:

Here is the sheet music for the "B" part:

Here is the video for the "B" or intermediate students:

Here is the sheet music for the "C" part:

Here is the video for the "C" or beginning students:

Check Out This Music Learning Site!

A Parent Volunteer recommended this link & Rachel really wants all of the violin students to watch it:

 http://www.musictheory.net/

This blog will help every student at every level. Please spend some time practicing with this site.

Carol of the Bells

"Carol of the Bells" is a popular Christmas carol composed by Mykola Leontovych. The song is based on a folk chant which is known in Ukrainian as "Shchedryk".

For Advance Students:

Video for advanced students:


Accidentals:

For Intermediate Students:

Video for Intermediate students:

For Beginning Students:

Video for Beginning students:

Caroling Caroling

"Caroling, Caroling" is a Christmas song written as a Christmas card by Alfred Burt in the 1940's:

Here is the sheet music for the "A" or advanced students:

Here is the video for the Advanced OUTSIDE students:

This is a video for the Advanced INSIDE students:

Here is the sheet music for the "B" or intermediate students:

Here is the video for the "B" students:

Here is the sheet music for the "C" or beginning students:

Here is the video for the "C's":

"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"   is a Christmas Carol from the United States written for the troops overseas during WWII by Hugh Martin:

This is the sheet music for the advanced or "A" students:

Here is a video for the "A" or advanced students to hear how your part sounds:

 Here is the sheet music for the "B" or intermediate students:

This is a video for the "B's" so you can hear your part:

This is the sheet music for the beginning or "C" students:

Here is a close up video for the "C's" to see the left hand fingerings and hear the tune you are learning:

Here is a far away shot to show the "C's" the proper bowing with your right arm:

"Scotland the Brave"

"Scotland the Brave" is a Scottish Folk song from the 19th Century.  The author of the tune in unknown. It was popular for a several decades before lyrics were added to it.

Part for the "A" orchestra group:

 

Part or the "B" orchestra students:

 

Part for the "C" students:

Festival at Rocky Mountain Elementary

The Orchestra Festival was so fun!

Here the violin students are on the bus on the way to Rocky Mountain Elementary:
 

Here is Rachel getting the students ready for the Festival:

Here are all of the schools playing "Tango" & "Cha-Cha" together complete with maracas: 

 

Here are the Vineyard Vikings playing Edelweiss:

Here are all five elementary orchestras playing the "Brudenelle Waltz":

 

Here are the Maxwell girls. Rachel who runs the program with major support from her amazing mom and best volunteer, Robin, and Rachel's youngest sister Brooklyn (who is also "first chair" or concert master):

Here is the Vineyard Violin program playing Scarborough Fair:

Here is "Glenlogie" led by Robin Maxwell with soloist Rachel Maxwell:

Here are the students are enjoying treats after the Festival provided by Lindon Elementary School:

Cha-Cha

Cha-Cha part A:

Cha-Cha part B:

 Cha-Cha part C:

Tango

Tango part A:

Tango part B:

 Tango C part:

Brudenell Waltz

Brudenell Waltz part A:

 

Brudenell Waltz part B:

 

 

Brudenell Waltz part C:

 

Glenlogie

"Glenlogie" is an Scottish Folk Song.

Solo part for "Glenlogie":

A Parts:














Outside A Part:

Inside A Part:

Part B:

Part C:

Loch Lomond

"Loch Lomond" is a Scottish air.

"A" part for "Loch Lomond" :

 

Part B for "Loch Lomond":

"How To Train Your Dragon", ('Test Drive') by: John Powell

"How To Train Your Dragon" part for the "A" students:

Inside Part A:

"How To Train Your Dragon" part for the "B" students:

"How To Train Your Dragon" part for "C" students:

Edelweiss

"Edelwiess" was written by Rogers & Hammerstein for the Oscar winning musical "The Sound of Music". It is a beloved folk song in Switzerland, Austria & Germany where the flower Edelweiss goes in the high altitudes.

Here is the part for the "A" students:

Part for "B" students:

Part for "C" Students: