- 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 book
- Write down the homework in your agenda (see below)
- Beginning violins and violas line up at the front for tuning (Mr. Mijares will tune cellos and basses)
- Warm up on your own
Homework: Music Theory 101 - Section 7 Practice Quiz
Today's Objective(s): Use the 4th finger to play the note "A" on the D string
Classroom & Rehearsal Activities
[1:39] First Five (see above)
[1:45] Ensemble Sound Development
- Tune
- Page 16-17 [160 bpm]
- Festival Orchestra Warmups - D String Intonation
- Play (with drone)
- Sing "dAH" (with drone)
- Play (violas/cellos/basses drone)
- Play (violins drone)
- Page 18-19 [120 bpm]
- Festival Orchestra Warmups [100 bpm]
[2:00] Essential Elements
- Page 22 (78, 79, 82)
- Page 23 (#86 is due February 7th)
[2:20] Housekeeping
- Missing permission slips
- Honor Orchestra!
[2:25] Ensemble Rehearsal
- Sight Reading: STORM by Soon Hee Newbold (the first of our festival pieces)
- Signatures - Time and Key. Do they change?
- Tempo - Fast, slow, medium? Does it change?
- Accidentals - Any notes outside the key signature? Put them under your fingers.
- Repeats, Road Map, Rhythms - Any repeat signs, D.S., D.C., etc.? Any tricky rhythms?
- Signs and Symbols - Any other questions?
- First read
- Adv. play as written
- Beg. play pizzicato
- Listen to recording and pizz. (Warning: It's fast! We will not play it this fast for awhile.)
- Second read
- Adv. play as written
- Beg. choose your Option
[2:55] Announcements / Reminders
- Instruments in cases
- Straighten chairs / stands
- Pick up any trash - leave it better than you found it!
- All instruments go home today - practice!