Hinkie - Strings Ensemble (Section Wed 6) Assignments
- Instructors
- Term
- 2019-2020 School Year
- Department
- Music
- Description
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Class Title:
Strings Ensemble
Code:
E735
Text:
Sound Innovations
Rating:
3
Prerequisite:
Strings 1
Grade:
3-6
Fees:
$15
Max:
15
Can be repeated? Yes
Description: This class is for students who have played violin, viola, cello, or bass for one or more years and will give students the opportunity to build ensemble skills in an orchestral setting. Tone production, ensemble playing, intonation, music terms associated with playing, and performing introductory orchestral pieces will be the primary focus of this class. Parents will need to supply a properly sized violin, viola, cello, or bass and all necessary equipment. Students will participate in several performances per year including outside strings clinics, and end of semester school performances. NOTE: At home practice and parental involvement required. Students are expected to practice at least 120 minutes per week. Practice records are a part of students’ grades.
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Assignment
- Red #22-32
- Velocity
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- Red #22
- Believe - count carefully
- Velocity- count carefully
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Assignment
- Work hard at mastering Recital Pieces:
- Green: #1-6, 8, 10, 11
- Red: # 8, 3, 14, 16, 17, 20, 22
- Believe: all
- Velocity: all at 88 bpm
- Use SmartMusic and develop fluency!
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Assignment
- Mark these pieces with a highlighter in your books and work hard at mastering them!
- Green: #1-6, 8, 10, 11
- Red: # 8, 3, 14, 16, 17, 20, 22
- Believe: all
- Velocity: all at 88 bpm
- Use SmartMusic and develop fluency!
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Assignment
- Velocity: practice on Smart Music with metronome at 88
- Green: 12-13
- Red: 19-30
- Believe: learn measures 5-12
- Re-test Green #11 Playing Test if not satisfied with grade to earn some more points
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Assignment
- Green: #10-11 (PLAYING TEST ON THESE NEXT WEEK!)
- Red: #19-28
- Velocity
- Believe
- Register for SmartMusic and use it!
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Assignment
- Playing Test coming up! Work hard on this week's homework with special attention to:
- intonation
- counting/fluency (use a metronome!)
- Red: #20-28
- Green: #7-11
- Velocity: measures 1-32 (at quarter note on metronome set at 88 beats per minute)
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- Velocity m. 1-32
- Green: #7-11
- Red: #20-28
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- Green #7-11
- Red #19-28
- Velocity m.1-32 (Careful counting!)
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- G: #7-11
- R: #19-28
- V: m. 1-32
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- Velocity
- measures 1-24
- count carefully!
- measures 1-24
- Red Book
- #8-18
- Green Book
- #1-6
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- Red #8-14
- Green #1-6
- Velocity mm. 1-9
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- Red #4-14
- Green #1-6
- Velocity measures 1-9
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- Red book: EXERCISE #'s 2-10+ write composition
- Green book: Work on EXERCISE #1-6; watch online videos that correspond