Mr. Kemp’s
Early Orchestra Tips

Each string player received a book with a DVD
and a CD. Please take the time to watch the DVD.

The CD has accompaniment tracks for the songs
you practice in the book. It is fun to play along
with the CD after you have learned a couple
songs. Make sure you practice WITHOUT the CD first!

IMPORTANT - Once you reach the notes in your book that
do NOT have letter names written, you MUST NOT WRITE
the names of the letters under the notes!!!

You learned how to read letters in Kindergarten. Now we're
learning how to read music notes, not letters! YOU CAN DO IT!!!

Practice, Practice, Practice!

A baseball player practices baseball.
A soccer player practices soccer.
A basketball player practices basketball.
A dancer practices dance..............................(you get the idea!)

I understand 4th graders are very busy people. They are baseball
players
, soccer players, basketball, football, dance, Karate, and
much more. PLUS, they are students, they have friends, they have
families.

Are you also a Violin or Viola or Cello or Bass player???

If you are a Violin Player, you practice the Violin every day.
If you are not practicing every day, you are not really a Violin Player.
Of course the same goes for Viola, Cello, Bass, and all of the band
players, too.

STRIVE for practicing every day. (That means try very hard.)
If you miss once in a while, it's OK! Mr. Kemp knows you are
very busy people.