- Quietly and efficiently prepare for rehearsal. Make sure all the following items are on your music stand:
- Pencil
- Rosin (apply every day!)
- Music Binder
- Essential Elements, opened to page 32
- iPad, with BandMate chromatic tuner opened
- Write down the homework in your agenda (see below)
- Warm up on your own
Homework: Practice Essential Elements page 32-34
Today's Objective(s): Play F sharp and F natural in tune
Classroom & Rehearsal Activities
[1:39] First Five (see above)
[1:45] Ensemble Sound Development
- In Tune app
- Tune
- I will give you a drone
- Use the upper half of your bow
- Play SOFTLY
- Adjust your fine tuner until your string matches the drone
- If you do not know which way to turn the fine tuner, pick one– if it sounds worse, go the other way!
- D Major Intonation
- Rebuild bow hands
- Festival Orchestra Warmups (D) - with drum track and drone - tune EVERY note
- Rhythm Studies - 1.8, 1.9, 2.9, 2.10 (single pitch, chord, scale)
[2:15] Essential Elements
- Page 32
- Page 33
- Page 34
[2:40] Ensemble Rehearsal
- Fiddles On Fire - 170, 180 bpm
[2:50] Announcements / Cleanup
- Exit Ticket: MusicRacer.com - Note Names - Level A and B
- Instruments in cases
- Pick up any trash - leave it better than you found it!
- All instruments go home - Practice!