Week of March 2, 2009

8th Grade Orchestra:
D Major Scale - two octaves Try different rhythms or a variety of bowings to make scale practice more interesting. How is your intonation, your tone quality and your posture?
You should be focusing on all the contest pieces - Presto, Mist, Momentum. Also spend some time reviewing Ode to Joy, Rosin Eating Zombies and James Bond

7th Grade Orchestra:
G Major Scale - two octaves Try different rhythms or a variety of bowings to make scale practice more interesting. How is your intonation, your tone quality and your posture?
You should be focusing on all the contest pieces - Elizabethan Madrigal, Mariposas Exoticas, Highland Celebration.

6th Grade Orchestra:
Students will need to purchase Essential Elements, book 2 to have in class by March 16. We will use this book for the rest of this school year and for at least the first semester of next year. Books can be purchased at Pepper Music off of 65th St. There are a few used books that can be purchased from Ms. Imboden
D Major Scale - Try different rhythms or a variety of bowings to make scale practice more interesting. How is your intonation, your tone quality and your posture?
On March 9 we will begin playing tests on #193.
E.E. 188-192.
Continue to work on Sourwood Mountain - entire piece
Enchanted Village - m. 1- m. 28

Week of February 23, 2009

8th Grade Orchestra:
D Major 2 octave scale
Contest is just a few weeks away. We now need to focus on these pieces.
Presto - 94-end
Mist - 56-end
Momentum - 124-end
Rosin - 47-end

7th Grade Orchestra:
G Major 2 octave scale
Contest is just a few weeks away. We now need to focus on these pieces.
Elizabethan Madrigal - 29-end
Mariposas Exoticas - 25-end
Highland Celebration - 33-end

6th Grade Orchestra:
C Major scale
E.E. 174-182.
E.E. 193 - This is our big playing test piece next month. Everyone should be about to play the first 16 measures.
Sourwood - entire piece.

Week of February 16, 2009

8th Grade Orchestra:
Playing test on Monday, Feb. 16. All excerpts are from Momentum and everyone will be playing 45-61.
Now that Music Fest is over, we will be focusing on ISSMA organizational contest on March 21. I will let you know what time we play as soon as I know.
Presto: 1-70.
Mist: 1-72.
Momentum: 1-117.
Rosin: 1-57.

7th Grade Orchestra:
Playing test on Monday, Feb. 16. All excerpts are from Highland Celebration:
1st violins: 17-32.
2nd violins: 25-45.
violas: 25-45.
c/b: 17-32.
Now that Music Fest is over, we will be focusing on ISSMA organizational contest on March 21. I will let you know what time we play as soon as I know.
Elizabethan Madrigal: 1-40, 72-end.
Mariposas: 25-48.
Highland: 63-end.

6th Grade Orchestra:
Playing test on Monday, Feb. 16. Everyone will be playing #152.
For those of you who have not yet passed the note quiz, there will be a retake on Weds., Feb. 18.
E.E. 164-173.
shifting 1
Sourwood Mountain: 1-29.

Week of February 9, 2009

Extra Credit Questions: Google "Hilary Hahn" and go to her official website.
Go to her calendar.
Question 1: What orchestra did she perform with on February 6 and 7?
Question 2: Who was the composer of the violin concerto that she performed on February 6?
Go to the section called "Itty Bitty News."
Question 3: What did Hilary do with the hair that she had cut?
Question 4: What is the purpose of the Locks of Love organization?
Send your answers to cimboden@msdwt.k12.in.us for your extra credit points (5 pts. per question.)

TO ALL STUDENTS: REMEMBER THAT SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, IS MUSIC FEST. BELOW IS THE SCHEDULE AND THE LIST OF TUNES YOUR ORCHESTRA WILL BE PLAYING. SEE YOU THERE!!!
MUSIC FEST ‘09
Music Fest is the only fund raising event for the Performing Arts Department. This year, Music Fest is Saturday, February 14, 10am-3pm. Below you will see the scheduled time that your class plays. If you are unable to perform at your scheduled time, you may play with a different orchestra class. Please wear jeans and any Eastwood shirt.

Performing group Arrival time Performance time
6th grade violin/viola 9:50 am 10 am – 10:20 am
6th grade cello/bass 10:50 am 11 am – 11:20 am
7th grade orchestra 11:50 am 12 noon – 12:20 pm
ISSMA ensembles 12:50 am 1 pm – 1:20 pm
8th grade orchestra 1:50 am 2 pm – 2:20 pm
Repetoire Lists:
6th Grade
D Major Scale, one octave
E.E. 42, 86, 89,91,92, 117, 118, 125
Cable Car Crossing
Victory March

7th Grade
G Major Scale, one octave
Shifting 1 and 3
British Grenadiers
Tangents
Dabbling in the Dew

8th Grade
D Major Scale, two octaves
E.T. 113-117
Over the Waves
Sea Mariner
James Bond

Ensembles to Perform
Davis quartet
Anvoots quartet
Gault trio

8TH GRADE ORCHESTRA:
Review all music for Music Fest. See info above for details.
Presto: 1-24.
Momentum: 84-117.
Rosin: 1-47.
Playing test on Monday February 16. All sections on Momentum - 45-61.
Continue to work on tone production. Do you like the way you sound?

7TH GRADE ORCHESTRA:
Review all music for Music Fest. See info above for details.
Highland: 45-53.
Mariposas: 17-33.
Playing test on Monday, February 16. All sections on Highland.
1st violins - 17-32.
2nd violins - 25-45.
violas - 25-45.
c/b - 17-32.
Continue to work on tone production. Do you like the way you sound?

6TH GRADE ORCHESTRA:
Review all music for Music Fest. See info above for details.
Study your notes for timed quiz for those who did not earn a BRAVO last week.
E.E. 154-166.
Playing test Monday, February 16. #52 in the Essential Elements book.
Continue to work on tone production. Do you like the way you sound?