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Music/ Orchestra and what students should know by the end of February

Posted by lsabol on February 28th, 2007 under Elementary Assigments, High School Assignments, Middle School Assignments, Notable News  •  Comments Off

Elementary
Beginners should know Grasshopper Ball and Cabbage Countdown in their concert music by now. Also, they should know their D, A, and G strings along with reading quarter notes, eighth notes, and half notes in the music.
Intermeidate/Advanced students should know Grasshopper Ball, Cabbage Countdown and the first half of Do-Re-Mi in their concert music. [...]

Matey’s Pizza Pick-up This Friday, March 2nd

Posted by lsabol on February 28th, 2007 under High School Fundraisers, Notable News  •  Comments Off

The pizza pick-up will be at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, March 2nd at the HS Auditorium Lobby area. Please be prompt in picking up your pizzas, since they will be frozen when delivered.

March Rehearsal Calendar

Posted by lsabol on February 28th, 2007 under Elementary Assigments, High School Assignments, Middle School Assignments, Notable News  •  Comments Off

Please print off the calendar and keep it for reference of rehearsals for March.
March Reherasal Calendar

Posted by lsabol on February 26th, 2007 under High School Assignments, Notable News  •  Comments Off

Orchestra

working on Halo, Pirates, Rosin Eating Zombies
Playing tests on Pirates and Blue Fire Fiddler this week
Pirates Sections – violas & celli -71-86, 1st & 2nd violins 86-93, everyone 112-end
Blue Fire Fiddler – 1st & 2nd Violins – 14-16, 69-end; violas & celli 37-40, 69-end; everyone – 58-59, 41-44

String Technique

Working on finishing compositions on duets this [...]

Middle School Assignments for Week of 2/26/07

Posted by lsabol on February 26th, 2007 under Middle School Assignments, Notable News  •  Comments Off

Students will be working on finishing Fantasia on Amazing Grace this week on Tuesday and putting final touches on that song and Gypsy Tale by next week.
On Thursday the students will be working in the computer lab on music skills through a computer program called Odyssey.
After school rehearsal on March 22nd for the select string [...]

Elementary Assignments for Week of 2/26/07

Posted by lsabol on February 26th, 2007 under Elementary Assigments, Notable News  •  Comments Off

Beginners

Working on pages 22-25 depending on your playing group
Working on page 28 and concert songs if you are done with pages 22-25
working on Cabbage Countdown and Boogie in the Straw

Intermediate

Working on pages 5-10 depending on your group
Working on Do-Re-Mi and Bottom part of Cabbage Countdown
Begin looking at Boogie in the Straw

Advanced

Working on individual assignments in [...]

High School Assignments for Week of Feb. 19th

Posted by lsabol on February 22nd, 2007 under High School Assignments, Notable News  •  Comments Off

String Orchestra

Working on Phantom of the Opera and shifting sections
working on rhythms and intonation in Halo and Gaelic Overture

String Technique

working on string duets
working on technique assignment sheet
working on individual repretoire assignment