- Quietly and efficiently prepare for rehearsal
- Make sure there is a pencil on your music stand
- Make sure there is a little finger thickness of space between your bow hair and bow stick
- Lots of rosin on the bow please!
Today's Objectives
- Read and play in the key of C Major
Homework
- Prepare for the All-City concert
- Catch up on any missing assignments before spring break
Classroom & Rehearsal Activities
[5] First Five (see above)
[10] Ensemble Sound Development
- RH1, RH3
- Tune
- Intonation:
- D Major Scale, fermatas, unison, tune each note
- D Major Scale, half notes, round
- Festival Orchestra Warmups
[10] Announcements / Reminders
- Report bullying! QR code on Schoology and above whiteboard
- Tuesday, April 4th - All-City Concert at La Mirada Theatre
- Eat before the concert!
- Recommended to bring a bottle of water
- 5:15 p.m. call time backstage in the green room
- Dress is formal concert black
- "Appalachian Hymn" and "Electric Sinfonia"
- Tickets
- Bass transportation
- Wednesday, April 5th - Booster Meeting
- Thursday, April 20th - Solo and Small Ensemble Recital in the MPR
- Looking for soloists! Click here to register.
- "Prelude and Fugue," "Expressions," "Appalachian Hymn"
- Friday, May 12th - Kaleidoscope VAPA Festival
- "Remember Me" and other new music!
[15] Ensemble Sound Development
- Essential Elements - Page 34
[40] Ensemble Rehearsal
- Electric Sinfonia
- 68-84
- full run
- Prelude and Fugue
- Expressions
- mm. 1-4 dynamics
- m. 8 syncopation
- m. 26 (similar)
- mm. 9-12 rhythm (pizz each part separately, then combine, then arco each part separately, the combine)
- mm. 27-30 (same thing)
- Appalachian Hymn
[4] Clean up