All wreaths can be picked up from the High School on November 30th – Don’t forget to pick up your order from the High School Auditorium Lobby

String Technique

Working in the lab to complete compositions – all compositions are due on Nov. 30th
Working on shifting assignments – 5th position and upper positions for cello
working on concert music to perform together as an ensemble and working on tempos

Orchestra

Working to polish all the minor details of the music for the concert
Working and playing with [...]

Working to polish Holiday Magic, Believe, and Christmas Suite
Working on completing Holiday Hoedown
Practice out your problem spots – practice to make sure you know what you are reading to the point of being able to just look at the music and be able to play it fluently

Reminder – after school rehearsal on Thursday this week [...]

Beginners

Working on reading notes and bowing on the strings pages 18 & 19
Taking a look at page 20 in the book
Reviewing the notes on D and A string, beginning rhythms, and music markings
Concert Music – Grasshopper Ball and begin work on Cabbage Countdown

Intermediate and Advanced

Begin working on holiday music for in school small performances
Small group [...]

Orchestra

Finish watching video tape and making corrections in the songs for the concert.
Working in Fine Tuning Books for key signature work
Harmonizing Rhythms – Fun sight reading
Shifting Book Assignments will be given in class on Monday
Wednesday – run through of Concert Music
Reminder – Full orchestra rehearsal on December 12th from 3-5 and concert is on December [...]

No Class this Week due to testing in school and change of schedule

Students should work on bowings, dynamics, fix intonation spots, and phrasing in the following songs: Holiday Magic, Believe, and Christmas Suite (if you are playing this song).
All students should work on learning Holiday Hoedown – need to work on the last section [...]

Beginner

Students are working on a series of pages in the book: pages 14, 15, 17, and/or 18
Students should work on bowing technique to keep the right shoulder and upper arm down and close to the body
While bowing, the students should bow using the lower arm and wrist, plus try to keep the bow moving [...]