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Elementary Assignments for Week of May 18, 2009

Posted by lsabol on May 18th, 2009 under Elementary Assigments  •  Comments Off

Schedule this week:
Lessons at Bushkill on Monday
Tuesday – Instrumental Program at Shafer
Wednesday – Instrumental Program at Lower Nazareth
Thursday – Lessons at Shafer
Friday – Memorial Day Program at Lower Nazareth
Last week of May – Final Week for Lessons and programs – May 26th Instrumental Program at Bushkill
NOTE: These are changes from the original calendar schedule [...]

Middle and High School Week of May 18, 2009

Posted by lsabol on May 18th, 2009 under High School Assignments, Middle School Assignments  •  Comments Off

MS: Collect music from the concert, sight reading music, research on string players
HS: Orchestra – working on sight reading, string orchestra compositions – performances
String Technique: work on finishing up string orchestra compositions – transfer recordings to CD’s , student videos

Items which need to be returned by the 1st week of June

Posted by lsabol on May 12th, 2009 under Elementary Assigments, High School Assignments, Middle School Assignments  •  Comments Off

All music from concerts need to be turned in at your designated school.
All school loaned instruments need to be returned. Due to the transition of buildings for next year and inventory, all instruments need to be returned and not kept over the summer.
High -Tech books at the HS
Bowing Technique books at the HS and [...]

MS Field Trip to PAC Competition

Posted by lsabol on May 12th, 2009 under Middle School Assignments  •  Comments Off

Here is your information sheet for Friday, May 15th and your field trip to compete in the PAC Music Competition!
hershey-park-trip-itinerary-for-may-15th

Assignments for the Week of May 11th

Posted by lsabol on May 11th, 2009 under Elementary Assigments, High School Assignments, Middle School Assignments  •  Comments Off

Elementary: Working in designated Essential Elements Books – beginners finishing out Book 1 for reviewing all strings, working on slurs and articulations with the use of the bow
Advanced students 0 working in book 2 on rhythmic patterns – syncopated rhythms, dotted rhythms, etc. Also we will be getting ready for the in school [...]

Concert and Trip Comments

Posted by lsabol on May 11th, 2009 under Elementary Assigments, High School Assignments, Middle School Assignments  •  Comments Off

To all elementary, middle, and high school students who participated in the Spring Orchestra Concert:
You did an outstanding job on the performance of all the music learned for the Spring Semester. You should be very proud of your accomplishments and the wonderful performance you did for your family, peers, friends, and administration.
New York Trip: [...]