- Quietly and efficiently prepare for rehearsal
- Make sure there is a pencil and rosin on your music stand
Today's Objectives
- Sight read a new piece using the "S.T.A.R.S." method
Homework - due Wednesday, January 11th
- Vets: Honor Orchestra Excerpt #2 - "Gap of Dunloe"
- First-Years: #102 Essential Elements Quiz - This Old Man
Classroom & Rehearsal Activities
[5] First Five (see above)
[25] Ensemble Sound Development
- RH1 (soft), RH3 (loud)
- Tune
- Festival Orchestra Warmups
- Page 27 - #102 due January 11th for First-Years - do it today so you don't have to worry about it and can enjoy your break!
[5] New music for festival!
[15] Sight Reading - The Grotto - "S.T.A.R.S." method
- Signatures (time and key): How many beats per measure? What notes in this line are affected by the key signature?
- Tempo (and other expressive markings): How fast and with what character should the music be played?
- Accidentals: Where do they occur and for how long before returning to the “normal” (diatonic) note(s)?
- Rhythms: Are there any complex rhythms that should be examined? How should the rhythmic subdivisions be counted?
- Signs (repeats, endings, segno, coda, etc.): What is the “roadmap” for this piece?
[8] Clean up / Reminders
- Lost and Found
- Unused restroom passes in the homework drawer
- All instruments go home today
- Vets: practice Honor Orchestra scales and excerpts during break or else Santa won't come
- First-years: practice 5 minutes each day unless out of town
- After break: bring back Rhythm Studies, more sight reading (SmartMusic)