1302 Buckhannon Pike

Nutter Fort, WV 26301

304-326-7501

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4th and 5th Grade Strings Class with Ms. Cale



5th grade Strings meets Tuesday and Thursday, 11:25-Noon


4th grade Strings Schedule:

Monday: Martin and Allen

Wednesday: Lee, Zontek, Jones

Friday: Gillespie and Nelson

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Click here to access a link to a popular free tuner app. Please use caution in using the black tuning pegs, beginners often BREAK their strings when attempting to tune,

We have been learning the parts of our instruments.

Be sure to trim your nails!

Play the note recognition game by clicking here.

Go under settings to select the correct clef for your instrument.

Our 4th grade class has learned the following notes (the D scale)

                                 D  E   F#  G  A  B  C#  D

           D           E          F#          G              A          B           C#          D

    D          E          F#        G             A         B           C#        D


Viola D Scale                   0       1       2      3                 0       1       2        3

           D      E         F#     G                 A       B        C#     D

                D       E      F#     G                A       B      C#     D

Cello D Scale                  0      1      3      4                    0       1        3       4

              D       E       F#    G                    A       B      C#    D

Exciting news! The 4th graders have been working on holding and playing with our bows!  The image below shows proper hand position for holding the bow.

Fifth grade students are working on the following concepts: slurs and ties, the new notes F natural and C natural, notes on the G string, and hooked bowings. Bravo 5th grade, we are getting prepared for Middle School Strings! Our next goal is to learn notes on the cello and viola C string, and the violin E string.

Click here to visit Ms. Cale's page for WIMS Strings.

Click here to visit Ms. Cale's page for RCB Strings.