Middle School ORchestra Working in class to polish music for Friday’s Trip to Music in the parks Working on dynamics, bowings, etc. Please remember to read your itinerary for Friday – We leave at 6:15 at the latest Instruments, Polo shirt, Black pants, Music, and change of clothes for park will be needed, along with [...]

Orchestra Working in class on Benchmark Piece – Mama Mia Performance on Pieces starts on Thursday – starting with Seniors Sight Reading and concept review to begin this week into next week String Technique Working on Solo pieces for Performances next Tuesday Recording on String Quartets and completion of CD’s Evaluation of Music Instrument Brochures [...]

The trip meeting for those going to the South Carolina Trip will be on Monday, 5/7 at 7:00 p.m. at the HS (either in the Auditorium or in the band room). Notice to all: There was a trip change late Friday evening – the departure time for the trip will be at 6:00 p.m. from [...]

Rehearsal at the High School on Monday, 5/7 from 3-5 p.m. in the Auditorium to prepare for the concert. This is a mandatory rehearsal and all students are expected to be there!! Concert on Tuesday, 5/8 – report time 6:15 p.m. to the band room and concert begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium

Orchestra- concert is coming up fast….May 8th!!! Make sure you are practicing your music and getting ready for the concert! While practicing, work out problem spots, check your articulations and dynamics, work on phrasing and your shifting sections for intonation. Rehearsals – Thursday, May 3rd – 3-4 for the full orchestra – HS – Monday, [...]

The concert is coming up fast…it is May 8th!!! All students should be practicing their music to bring the pieces to a performance level. While practicing, figure out where the phrases are that we talked about in class, incorporate dynamics, articulations (staccatos, trills, accents, etc.), and learn to blend your sound for a good tone [...]

All string students should be working on concert music to prepare for the upcoming concert on May 22nd. The following pieces shoud be practiced on a daily basis: Grasshopper Ball, Cabbage Countdown, and Boogie in the Straw. The Beginner students should practice Ode to Joy from their book on page 25. The intermediate and advanced [...]