Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Week of May 3, 2010

All orchestras: Please watch this "do not talk during rehearsals" video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtjMS3ikk5Q

YIKES!

Friday, February 5, 2010

week of February 8, 2010

Music Fest is Saturday, February 13. The performance schedule for orchestra classes is:
6th grade violin/viola 10am - 10:20am
6th grade cello/bass 11am - 11:20am
7th grade orchestra 12 noon - 12:20pm
ISSMA ensembles 1pm - 1:20pm
8th grade orchestra 2pm - 2:20pm

Please remember that this is a fund raiser for the Performing Arts Department. 100% of the money given on behalf on an orchestra student will go directly to the orchestra to pay for new music, music stands, coaches, rock stops, rosin, mutes, contest entry fees, humidifier filters, clipboards and more. Please give generously.

Friday, January 15, 2010

Week of January 18, 2010

8th Grade Orchestra:
Be sure that you have given your parents the yellow paper about the North Central Orchestra program.
Practice cards due on Tuesday, Jan. 19 and will be accepted until 9am on Jan. 20.
Play a 2 octave scale every day. Be adventuresome and try a 3 octave scale (violins in G, A, and C, violas in C, D, and F, cellos in C, D, and F, bass in F and G.)
Fiddle - set the metronome at the tempo that you can play it easily and gradually increase the speed.
America's Cup - m. 47-71.
Relic - m. 1-43.
Rosin - entire piece
English Suite - m. 1-33.

7th Grade Orchestra
Practice cards due on Tuesday, Jan. 19 and will be accepted until 9am on Jan. 20.
Play a scale every day. Be adventuresome and try a 2 octave scale (violins in G,D,and C, violas in C,G, and D, cellos in C, D, and G and basses in F,G and D.)
E.E. 174-176
Woodsplitter - m. 1-24
British Grenadiers - m. 1-21
Salty - set the metronome at the tempo that you can play it easily and gradually increase the speed. We are at quarter note = 104 in class.
Free Flight - m. 37-50.

6th Grade Violins and Violas:
Practice cards due on Tuesday, Jan. 19 and will be accepted until 9am on Jan. 20.
Our field trip to the Indiana Convention Center is Friday, Jan. 22. Be sure to wear your black and white concert attire that day, bring your instrument and your music to school.
E.E. 144-150.
Incantations - m. 1-16.
All of Bear Mountain
All of Balloon Man

6th Grade Cellos and Bass:
Practice cards due on Tuesday, Jan. 19 and will be accepted until 9am on Jan. 20.
E.E. 144-150.
All of Incantations
All of Bear Mountain
All of Balloon Man