- Quietly and efficiently prepare for rehearsal. Make sure all the following items are on your music stand:
- Pencil
- Rosin (apply every day!)
- Music Binder
- Essential Elements
- Write down the homework in your agenda (see below)
- Warm up on your own
Homework:
- Advanced: Practice "Remember Me," "Beauty and the Beast," and "Fiddles on Fire"
- Beginning: Practice pages 36 and 37, "Beauty and the Beast," and "Fiddles on Fire"
Today's Objective(s): Read and play in the key of C Major
Classroom & Rehearsal Activities
[1:39] First Five (see above)
[1:45] Ensemble Sound Development
- Tune
- I will give you a drone
- Use the upper half of your bow
- Play SOFTLY
- Adjust your fine tuner until your string matches the drone
- If you do not know which way to turn the fine tuner, pick one– if it sounds worse, go the other way!
- Festival Orchestra Warmups - F Major
- Lower Tetrachord Intonation
- Whole page with drone - tune every note!
- Rhythm Studies - 8.9 (single pitch, chord); 1.8 and 1.9 (scale)
[2:00] Announcements
- Music stands and general maintenance
- No food or drink in room 91 at any time
- This month's Booster meeting has been moved to Monday, May 6th due to the 8th grade Disneyland trip
- The deadline to register and pay for Knott's is Wednesday, May 8th
- Kaleidoscope is Friday, May 17th
- Attire is Benton Music polo and khakis
- Dress rehearsal for "Remember Me" from 3 to 4 p.m.
- Concert starts at 5 p.m.
[2:10] #139 Passoffs
- Mr. Mijares will test the following students one at a time on #139:
- Jonathan B.
- Kaiden C.
- Jack
- Isabella
- K'Naan
- Aaliyah
- Emma
- Rosette
- Sophia
- Maya
- Britny
- Leilani
- Levi
- Alina
- Ethan
- Students who do not pass with Mr. Mijares today will perform in class on Tuesday
[2:15] Essential Elements
- #142 (F#, C natural)
- Page 36
- Page 37
[2:25] Ensemble Rehearsal
- Beauty and the Beast
- Remember Me
- Fiddles on Fire
[2:50] Announcements / Cleanup
- Exit Ticket: MusicRacer.com - Note Names - Level A and B
- All students complete the exit ticket, however I will only be checking the following students:
- Violet
- Kaiden
- Isabella
- Felix
- Ethan
- Sophia H.
- Alina
- Kandice
- Leilani
- All students complete the exit ticket, however I will only be checking the following students:
- Instruments in cases
- Pick up any trash - leave it better than you found it!
- All instruments go home - Practice!