The HS and MS Orchestra will be selling Vouchers for Maggie Moos Ice Cream Cakes. If you are interested in doing the fundraiser, you will sell coupons for the cakes which are good for a year. For every coupon sold, you will receive $5 profit.
Sell Sell Sell – Easy Fundraiser!!!
March 3rd [...]

String Orchestra
1) working on Farewell Symphony – to fix intonation problems and work on syncopation sections
2) Work on Dance of the Hallows and Dark Catacombs for dynamics
3) New assignment of Shifting coming up – page 15 in the book
4) Helter Skelter – working on rhythms
String Technique
1) Sound Stories – Assignment should be completed by March [...]

Orchestra Shifting Quizzes will take place on February 21st on pages 14 & 15 in the Advanced Technique Books.

Develop a Sound Story (Individual Project)
Step 1: Develop a story about a dream, an event in your life, something that interests you, etc.
Step 2: Write the narration for the story – Make sure it is typed up
Step 3: Taking the narration, develop sound effects to illustrate and help paint a picture of [...]

The following scale sheets will help you work on bow use and learn the scales in different keys. The scale sheets take you through every key signature using sharps. Next week you will find a posting with the key signatures using flats and a different bow exercise.
Violin Scales
Viola Scales
Cello & Bass Scales