Winter 2013 Groups

SEAHORSE (Heather)
FloraAllia, Gabriel, Nadia, Emma
Repertoire for the term will include: 
- Twinkle
- Lightly Row
- Boil them cabbage down
- New commissioned work
This term we will focus on writing our own sea-themed composition using the D Major arpeggio and harmonics as starting points. We will also work on ensemble skills and improvisation.
 
BLOWFISH (Ella)
Ilaria, Bea, Vivienne, Elena, Lola
Repertoire for the term will include: 
- Monkey Song on A, D, and G strings (building up to scales and arpeggios in these keys)
- Twinkle variations
- New group composition
Emphasis will be placed on ensemble skills, basic eurythmics/movement and group composition.

STINGRAY (Tash)
Yasmin, Juno, Anoushka, Jasmine
Repertoire for the term will include: 
- D Major Scale and Arpeggio
- Twinkle variations (with harmonics, Jasmine Twinkles, and Twinkles in 3, 5 and 7)
- Lightly Row
- Song of the Wind
- Go Tell Aunt Rhody
- Bile Them Cabbage Down
- New group composition
Emphasis will be placed on ensemble skills, critical listening and beginning improvisation. More specifically this term will focus on different meters (playing in 3, 5 and 7) and coordination/agility in the left and right hands.


MANTIS SHRIMP (Preetha)
Marni, Alessia, Benedicta, Saul, Nico, Jahleel  
Repertoire for the term will include: 
- G Major Scale
- Twinkle in A Major
- Lightly Row in D Major
- Go Tell Aunt Rhody Klezmer Style!
- New group composition, sea song using slurs and string crossings
Emphasis will be placed on group sound and listening/balance between instruments, Major and Minor scale in D and composition.