Some Special notes for parents: All students are completing posture assessments – if they still are not meeting the standard with posture – I will re-assess the students in a couple weeks again.  This is an ongoing process and with constant reminders at lessons about posture and what the students should be working on.  Every [...]

Please see the link for the February lesson calendar and rehearsals! NAIS String Lesson Calendar February 2012 – Week of Jan. 30th – reviewing concepts in lessons, learning G String and 8th notes for beginners, Key Signatures for older students, 6 beats per measure with 8th note receiving beat for advanced. – Week of Feb. [...]

Beginners – working on bowing on instrument, G string, and eighth notes Intermediate – working on extended fingerings and new key signatures Advanced – working on solo pieces, shifting All students preparing for upcoming testing on music concepts.

Please see link below for the January lesson/ Rehearsal Calendar NAIS STRING LESSON CALENDAR JANURAY 2012 Students interested in signing up for Orchestra for the Spring should fill out the form and return to Mrs. Sabol by the first week of January. Forms say to return by Dec. 21st, but if they are returned by [...]

Beginners – Students will be working on reviewking skills from the beginning part of the year and testing on these skills.  They will also learn their two remaining strings. Intermediate – Students will continue to learn new rhythms and key signatures, begin some solo work. Advanced  – Students will work on shifting and tuning of [...]

Beginners – working on bowing and playing with fingered notes on the instruments at the same time, beginning the G string and eighth notes, working on holiday songs Intermediate – working on key signatures and new rhythms Advanced – working on individual assignments and new finger patterns Reminder – School tour on Tuesday, Dec. 20th [...]

All the orchestras did a wonderful job performing last evening, Tuesday, December 13th, for their Winter Concert.  The flow of the evening went well between groups, the small ensembles did well performing without guidance and all of the orchestras did a wonderful job on their music.  Don’t sweat the slight stage fright during the evening [...]