.Practice routine suggestions!
In order to maintain (and advance) your playing skills here is a suggestion practice routine, in case you don't already have one in place. I will have more suggestions for you in coming days/weeks. Tune Scales (5-10 minutes) - use your scale packet. Start with familiar ones and try to mix in one that you aren’t as good at each time you play. Play! – start with music that you are familiar with (5-10 minutes), then pick something that you need to learn/improve (10-15 minutes), finish with something you love to play (5+ minutes). Pick a piece to play along with one of the posted recordings! Don’t forget to wipe down your instrument And PLEASE- do NOT use disinfecting wipes on your instrument- it may ruin the finish on it. Here are two youtube recordings of The Cafe Suite- one has the cadenzas, one does not. Please listen to both. The Jr. high school (no cadenzas) does a *really* nice job with the entire suite.
Cadenza version No cadenza version Greenwood Exam- playing test during period 5 exam time (Wed. Jan 22 10:10-11:40***) Violins: C Major scale: quarter note = 120 C Major arpeggio: quarter = 66 Mozart excerpts: Measures 1-34 Measures 157-165 Measures 191- end Viola: C Major scale: quarter note = 120 C Major arpeggio: quarter = 66 Mozart excerpts: Measures 1-12 Measures 23-34 Measures 157-165 Measures 191- end Cello: C Major scale: quarter note = 120 C Major arpeggio: quarter = 60 Mozart excerpts: Measures 1-12 Measures 23-34 Measures 157-165 Measures 191- end Bass: C Major scale: quarter note = 120 C Major arpeggio: quarter = 66 Mozart excerpts: Measures 1-9 Measures 23-34 Measures 87-103 Measures 191- end Seating will begin on Tuesday (9/17), beginning with the violins. Seating will continue until finished (Thursday or Friday).
Playing requirements: D major scale, 2 octaves, eighth notes, 2 notes per bow (slur every 2 notes) violin/viola: quarter note = 88, cello/bass: quarter note = 72 D Major arpeggio: violin/viola/cello: quarter note = 50, bass: quarter note = 42 Diversions: Measure 77 to the end. Quarter note = 84 Mantras: measures 24 to 43. Quarter note = 96 You will receive information about ordering your uniform for concerts. Please order no later than September 25 to ensure that you will have your dress or tux in time. Parents please look for these ordering instructions on Thursday or Friday of this week. All orders are done at home and should be shipped to you there. We do not handle the actual ordering of uniforms through the school. There will be some additional rehearsals on select Wednesday mornings to facilitate combining both string orchestras for the December and May performances. Please take note of these when making appointments. These combined rehearsals are critical to the performance.
November 27, 2019 @ 8am in the Theater December 4, 2019 @ 8am in the Theater December 11, 2019 @ 9am in the Theater May 13, 2020 @ 8am in the Theater May 20, 2020 @ 8am in the Theater May 27, 2020 @ 9am in the Theater |