Students are busy working on Spring music and learning the intonation for the music and rhythm. In class we are working on rhythms and how to break the parts down. Also, the students are working on a review of concepts they should know by HS.
New concept being learning is vibrato and how to do the motion to learn the technique.
Quartet rehearsals will begin in a couple weeks to start preparing music for the Spring.
We will be setting up some performances in the community at nursing homes and possibly some other venues for orchestra and the string quartet.
Students are doing an outstanding job of learning their spring music. All of their hard work on Key Signatures in the beginning part of the year, has paid off with helping them with their music. We are currently working on rhythm in class along with learning music.
- Songs working on: Pirates of the Caribbean, Final Countdown, Medieval Wars
- Beginning next week: Star Wars
- Working on Rhythm – Counting, how to break down rhythms in measures, etc.
- New lesson schedule will be given out on Friday
- Spring Trip letters were handed out – please ask your child about the letter/ trip – in need of chaperones for trip and an upcoming dance planned in April
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. 6th – posture assessments in lessons and review for upcoming written test on symbols and note reading
- Orchestra rehearsal next week (Week of Feb. 6 ) – cello and string basses only
- Honors Orchestra – I will be selecting students from NIS, MS, HS, & possibly contacting alumni to perform a couple pieces together for our Spring Concert – info will come out this month for the plans
- 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.
- Finishing Composition Work and putting storyboards together
- Presentations to the class
- Great work by students and neat Compositions – lyrics to their compositions
- Next week working on spring music and 2 octave scales
- working on learning skills of rhythms and bowing techniques in our Spring concert music
- students are working on scales and will be tested the week of 1/23/2011
- All students should have the Essential Technique book for strings – Book 3 of Essential Elements 2000 Series for their instrument for lessons.
If you are able to help out or have a space in your house to put a few students to sleep (couch, blow up matress, extra bed), then please check out the documents and take action to help with the needs of this festival!
District Band Housing Letter
Housing Agreement Form for District Band
