Working on Scales in class D Major and G Major
Working on Exercise #2 in the Harmonized Rhythms for ensemble sound
Fantasia on Amazing Grace – counting, notes, and harmonizing
Gypsy Tale – working on new concepts of grace notes and trills

Beginners

Students are working on pages 21, 22 and page 27 in the book
Orchestra music – Cabbage Countdown

Intermediate

Working in Book 2 of Essential Elements 2000 series pages 2-5 or 6 and 7
Orchestral Music – Cabbage Countdown and Do-Re-Mi

Advanced

Working in individual books for skill building and repretoire
Orchestral Music – Do-Re-Mi and Wexford Circle

Orchestra

Students will be working on rhythms and intonation in Blue Fire Fiddler and Postcards from Russia
Playing quiz on assigned section of Blue Fire Fiddler
Working in shifting books on Monday – while quizzes are being done
Bowing in relation to rhythms unit beginning

String Technique

View performances of string quartet composition
discussion of performances
Begin working on bowing terminology in relation [...]

Students are working on Fantasia on Amazing Grace – learning notes, rhythms, and Bowings
Working in the Harmonized rhythm books on Exercise 4 – learning to play better as an ensemble and to blend sound
Next week they will be working on computers – Odyssey program with music related units
Violin rehearsal after school on Thursday from 3-4 [...]

Advanced

Working on Individual Book Assignments – technique, scales, key signatures, and rhythm/bowing use
Working on Do-Re-Mi in Orchestral Music.

Intermeidate

Should have purchased Essential Elements 2000 Book 2 for their instrument
Working on pages 1-5 in the new book
Orchestral Music – Cabbage Countdown and Do-Re-Mi

Beginners

Students are continuing to work on pages 27, 20, 21, 22 for new rhythm and [...]

String Technique

Students will rehearse their string quartets
Students will be graded on performance of their quartets on Friday of this week
Students will be given individual assignments on computer programs dealing with music to complete
Students will be working on bowing techniques with bow use and markings in the music.

Orchestra

Students will be working on tuning their instruments
Students will [...]

Students will be given their spring orchestral music if they did not pick it up before the holiday break
Students will be working on Harmonized Rhythm Exercises, scales, and bowing techniques
Practice logs will be handed out and due every Monday or Tuesday of the following week – depending on when they have orchestra.