- 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
- iPad, with BandMate chromatic tuner opened
- Write down the homework in your agenda (see below)
- Warm up on your own
Homework:
- Advanced: Practice "Remember Me," "Beauty and the Beast," and "Fiddles on Fire"
- Beginning: #139 is due tomorrow; practice "Beauty and the Beast" and "Fiddles on Fire"
Today's Objective(s): Read and play in the key of F Major
Classroom & Rehearsal Activities
[1:39] First Five (see above)
[1:45] Ensemble Sound Development
- 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!
- Festival Orchestra Warmups - F Major
- Lower Tetrachord Intonation
- Whole page with drone - tune every note!
- Rhythm Studies - 8.9 (single pitch, chord); 1.8 and 1.9 (scale)
[2:00] Announcements
- Kaleidoscope letter
- Knott's letter
- Band & Orchestra Leadership Council for 2024-2025
[2:10] Essential Elements
- #139 (due tomorrow)
- #142 (F#, C natural)
- Page 36
[2:20] Ensemble Rehearsal
- Beauty and the Beast
- Remember Me
- Fiddles on Fire
[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!