Nazareth Area Strings

String Technique Class

1. Finish Assessments on Shifting Song
2. Work on shifting from 3rd to 5th position
3. Cello work on shifting in 2nd, 3rd, and extended positions and 4th position
4. Basses work on reading notes on the G and D string
5. Composition – new assignment – duet for 2 stringed instruments – working with a partner
6. New Scales – E and F# Major

Orchestra Class

1. Scales – C, G, D, and A Major with rhythms
2. Fine Tuning – working in the key of A Major
3. Music – working to polish Christmas Quatrain – Assessment on Friday, 9/29, on first 3 songs
4. Music – working in sectionals on Russian Sleigh Ride
5. Charlie Brown Christmas – working on dynamic contrasts and phrasing