WHICH PIECES EACH GROUP WILL PLAY
Group levels are a bit fluid for this event. Find the description below that seems best suited to your music reading and playing level.
Groups A, B, C--Non-readers.
Play the pieces you can from this list.
Twinkle,
Jingle Bells (just “jingle bells” notes or chorus),
Pat-a-Pan rhythm part,
Go Tell Aunt Rhody,
O Come Little Children
Jolly Old St. Nicholas
Chorus from “Judas Maccabaeus”
Group C who have begun note-reading.
Prepare Group A’s list plus as many pieces as you can from this list. Remember that the point is to be learning to read the notes, not to learn all the pieces by rote.
Songs from Xmas Kal. Bk 1 (purple)
We Wish You a Merry Xmas, Violin 1
All of Jingle Bells tune, Violin 1
Pat-a-Pan, Violin 1
As many Christmas Kaleidoscope tunes as you can.
Group D
Play everything you are able to learn well except "Hansel and Gretel".
Violin 1 on the "Christmas Kaleidoscope" pieces
and handouts
Group E
Play everything.
Learn all parts for everything except "Hansel and Gretel"
*Evening Prayer from “Hansel and Gretel” - violin 2
Group F
Play everything.
Learn all parts for everything except "Hansel and Gretel"
*Evening Prayer from “Hansel and Gretel” - violin 1.