WGN CLASS NOTES: 2025/11/04

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MEMO: WGN CLASS NOTES: 2025/11/04
DATE: Tuesday, November 4, 2025

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  • Scripture of the Month: John 14:27 – “Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” – John 14:27
  • Character Scripture:
    • Psalms 34:14 – Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it. – Psalms 34:14
    • Matthew 5:9 – Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. – Matthew 5:9
    • Jeremiah 29:7 – Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the LORD for it; for in its peace you will have peace. – Jeremiah 29:7
    • Psalms 122:6 – Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper. – Psalms 122:6
    • Proverbs 14:30 – The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones. – Proverbs 14:30

MUSIC FOUNDATIONS

PIANO 1

  • Practice Time: 15m/5d
  • Practice pages 18, 19, 20 & 21

PIANO 2

  • Practice Time: 15m/5d
  • Practice pages 62, 65, 66, 67″

BUCKETLINE

  • See ALL ENSEMBLES notes above and complete assignment
  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • -Review and connect all of “”Legatos”” (m. 19-36)
  • -Review “”Count-Up Legatos””. If successful, add the Optional Ending (going backwards: 11-10-9-etc.)-Look ahead at Accent exercise.
  • -Practice these exercises at a variety of tempos and stick heights:
  • – TEMPOS: 88 bpm, 104 bpm, 112 bpm, & 120 bpm
  • – STICK HEIGHTS: 3″” (piano), 6″” (mezzo-piano), 9″” (mezzo-forte), & 12″” (forte)”
  • Bring to next class: Bucket drum dowels, pencil, practice pad only (use practice pad stand at home, as it provides a better setup for playing with better posture.)

DRUMLINE

  • See ALL ENSEMBLES notes above and complete assignment
  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • Wonder Drumline Book
    • Practice the sticks out/in procedure (come out 2 counts before the first note, come in 2 count after the last note) using the first four measures of “”Legatos””
    • Finish learning the rest of “”Legatos”” (m. 19-36)
    • Look ahead at “”Count-Up Legatos”” (no variations)
    • Practice these exercises at a variety of tempos and stick heights:
    • TEMPOS: 88 bpm, 104 bpm, 112 bpm, & 120 bpm
    • STICK HEIGHTS: 3″” (piano), 6″” (mezzo-piano), 9″” (mezzo-forte), & 12″” (forte)”
  • Bring to next class: General drum sticks, pencil, practice pad only (use practice pad stand at home, as it provides a better setup for playing with better posture.)

FLAGS

  • See ALL ENSEMBLES notes above and complete assignment
  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • Marching:8 steps to 5 yards (8 to 5) , or 22 1/2″ steps
  • March in a 5 yard x 5 yard box, turning to the left at each corner
  • Make sure to start with your LEFT foot and pivot on the RIGHT foot.
  • The DETAILS & Practice
    • > Left hand around the bottom (stopper) of the pole
    • > Right hand up near the flag with a relaxed, bent elbow-hand placement will depend on your arm length.
    • > Practice presents as you march using the glide step-no bouncing
    • > Watch this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMABHeJupi8
    • Do not work on drop spins or stops at this time. Do work on: windmills 11:38, Butterflys 18:39 and Around the World 22:14

PRELUDE BAND (Beginner Students)

  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • Ensemble
    • Essential Elements Book 1 aka Yellow Book
      • Please practice what your coaches have given you. Work on your best sound on each note!
  • Rhythms (clapping https://photos.app.goo.gl/nrxnCqvWbuBghF7x5)
    • Huckleberry Jello
    • Gooseberry, Gooseberry
    • Pineapple, Pineapple
    • Huckleberry, Huckleberry
    • Jello (shh) lo
  •  Clarinet
    • Warm up with one of the songs we played on page 6 & 7 today. If there is anything that you didn’t quite “”get””, take some time to practice those parts. Examples would be:
    • > not sure what a note was
    • > challenging fingering switch between notes-slow it down and have your fingers switch to the next fingering at the same time-no fingers late to covering key after the others have landed
    • > make sure to know your new note!
    • Practice from where you need to start and make it your 🎯 goal to progress through Mozart Melody, no. 32.
      • The following all count as practice:
      • -reading (saying) the notes aloud , in rhythm with a steady tempo.
      • -reading the notes while fingering your instrument
      • -counting the rhythms
      • -and playing, of course!
      • > make sure to draw bar lines on no. 26, page 7.
  •  Flute
    • Practice songs 10-13. Practice 15-20 min four to five days a week. Remember breathing exercises and posture. Don’t tuck your chin.
  •  Horn:
    • Practice breathing, then buzzing, then producing notes. Sure you’re paying attention to her red-handed position and relaxed but upright posture, so you can breathe well.
    • Work on getting a good breath and listen for good tone and correct pitches.
    • Practice the under lined songs in your essential elements book.
  •  Percussion
    • Work on Exercises #31-40 for both snare drum and mallets. Review Exercises #1-30 as needed. Continue working on C, F, Bb, Eb Major Scales with Half-Quarter-Quarter-Quarter-Quarter-Quarter-Quarter-Half format (from the book), focusing on accurate LH lead sticking patterns. Concentrate on proper set-up and playing position/grip for snare drum.
  • Saxophone
    • Warm up with one of the songs we played on page 6 & 7 today. If there is anything that you didn’t quite “”get””, take some time to practice those parts. Examples would be:
      • > not sure what a note was
      • > challenging fingering switch between notes-slow it down and have your fingers switch to the next fingering at the same time-no fingers late to covering key after the others have landed
      • > make sure to know your new note!
    • Practice from where you need to start and make it your 🎯 goal to progress through Mozart Melody, no. 32.
    • The following all count as practice:
      • -reading (saying) the notes aloud , in rhythm with a steady tempo.
      • -reading the notes while fingering your instrument
      • -counting the rhythms
      • -and playing, of course!
      • > make sure to draw bar lines on no. 26, page 7.
  • Trombone & Baritone (Low Brass)
    • Begin warmup by laying on floor to concentrate on deep belly breathing for a minute. After taking a deep yawn-like breath, slowly control the release of breath – can you breathe out for 12 seconds?
    • Continue warmup by buzzing in the mouthpiece. After placing the mouthpiece back in the trombone, focus on playing with a beautiful tone. Do lips slurs to see how many different notes you can play in first position.
    • Practice pages 4-5 in method book – especially lines 6, 8, and 11.
    • In the front cover of the method book, there is a website and code which allows you to listen to the songs. You can also play along with it. This will especially help you ensure that you’re playing the right pitch.
  • Trumpet
    • Work on the “too” exercise without spitting.
    • Buzzing without the mouthpiece, then with the mouthpiece.
    • work on tightening your smile and buzzing higher.
    • Get so you can readily hit the low C – then work up to the G
    • Work on the fingerings for going up the scale – C D E F G.

TRAINING BAND (2nd Level Students or Above)

  • Practice Time: 30m/5d
  • Ensemble
    • Scales, arp & 3rds, 2 octaves (Use a metronome)
      • Bb concert scale #1 And #2 on page 40 of Book 1
    • Review (Use a metronome)
      • Essential Elements Book 2 aka Red Book
  • Bass Guitar
    • Work on warm-up routine, include scale work in the warm up
  • Clarinet
    • 1. Warm up with scales
    • 2. Tune your instrument
    • 2 1/2. Play your Concert Bb Scale going up or down with the tuner after tuning your instrument with you tuning note, at least 2x per week.
    • Practice what Ms. Carol assigned to you in class.
      • > Make sure your rhythms are correct. Write in the counts as necessary.
      • > Work on a more solid sound by supporting your airstream with your muscles in you torso area. Some people say diaphram, but we should use the other muscles as well. Work on this with long tones and steadily contract your abs inward as you are blowing through your mouthpiece.
      • > With the above practice your tone should improve, but you can still make it better by having a relaxed open mouth and a tongue shape that could hold a marble. Kind of like when you say “”ahhh””.
  • Electric Guitar
    • Work on warm-up routine, include scale work in the warm up
  • Flute
    • Scales, arp & 3rds, 2 octaves. Practice songs 78-84. Remember breathing exercises and posture. Practice refried beans and ascot overture. Remember to tongue.
  • Percussion
    • On Snare Work on “Hugga-Hugga-Burr” roll exercise (taught by rote) for both open and closed rolls. Also the “Rhythm Tree” exercise (taught by rote) and Timing Exerise (from Drumline Book). Practice Sticking Patterns focusing on “hiding” the sound change between sticking transitions. For Mallets, review C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab Major scales, adding Db & Gg/F# Major. For both snare and mallets, practice the Essential Elements #21-30.
  • Saxophone
    • 1. Warm up with scales
    • 2. Tune your instrument
    • 2 1/2. Play your Concert Bb Scale going up or down with the tuner after tuning your instrument with you tuning note, at least 2x per week.
    • Practice what Ms. Carol assigned to you in class.
      • > Make sure your rhythms are correct. Write in the counts as necessary.
      • > Work on a more solid sound by supporting your airstream with your muscles in you torso area. Some people say diaphram, but we should use the other muscles as well. Work on this with long tones and steadily contract your abs inward as you are blowing through your mouthpiece.
      • > With the above practice your tone should improve, but you can still make it better by having a relaxed open mouth and a tongue shape that could hold a marble. Kind of like when you say “”ahhh””.
  •  Trombone
    • Bring pencil to class. Begin warmup by buzzing in the mouthpiece and then move to lip slurs. Continue your warmup by playing with tonguing then slurring as you move from first to third position on any pitch.
    • Scales: On page 40, work on key of Bflat 1-3. And eflat scale on handout. Page 47 (chromatic scale) low Bflat to high Bflat – again emphasizing speed (without sacrificing pitch)
    • For ensemble, practice 78-84 – be careful with the different key signatures. Also practice Refried Beans, Ascot Overture, Caravan measures 5-26 and Swing Fever.
  •  Trumpet
    • Work on being more comfortable with your mouthpiece to lip tightness
    • Go for some higher notes. Be holding long clear tones beginning at low C to high C or higher. Work on fingerings for scales in C then with one sharp – F# and one flat – Bb.

MIDPOINT BAND (3rd Level Students or Above)

  • Practice Time: 45m/5d
  • Ensemble:
    • Scales, arp & 3rds, 2-3 octaves (Use a metronome) – pick a scale
    • Review (Use a metronome)
      • Essential Elements Book 3 aka Green Book
    • Repertoire (Use a metronome)
      • Continue to work on Swing fever paying attention to your articulation and dynamics. And practice whatever you have been given by your coaches.
  • Electric Bass
    • Practice scales you know and sight-read some personal choice pieces
  • Electric Guitar
    • Practice scales you know and sight-read some personal choice pieces. The Essential Elements series doesn’t include a guitar book so use your private lesson method book.
  • Percussion
    • -Work on “Hugga-Hugga-Burr” roll exercise (taught by rote) for both open and closed rolls, and look ahead at “Timing” exercise (from Drumline Book). Practice the “Rhythm Tree” and “Trading 8th” (taught by rote in class). Practice Sticking Patterns focusing on “hiding” the sound change between sticking transitions. Review all flat major scales (C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb) and their corresponding relative minor scales (a, d, g, c, f, bb, eb). Add Pentatonic and Hexatonic scales.
  • Saxophone
    • New music:
    • > work on rhythms, write out the counts as necessary
    • > since you know the music, listen to some famous saxophonists playing it and find a sound that you like and try to copy it. Notice what you have to do with your embouchure inside and out to mimic that sound.
    • Personal work:
      • > sight read-it doesn’t have to be “”saxophone”” music
      • > have at least 1 purpose each time you sight read, such as:
      • 1. correct rhythms
      • 2. dynamics
      • 3. articulations
      • 4. notes
  •  Trumpet
    • Work on the straw exercise – muscles farther out on your upper lip.
    • Try to play some higher notes
    • Play in tune on each pitch – use a tuner if needed.
    • Hold out the pitches with long breath control.
    • Work on counting – rests and coming in right on time

PRELUDE ORCHESTRA (Beginner Students)

  • See ALL ENSEMBLES notes above and complete assignment
  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • Bass and Cello
    • I am so impressed with everyone’s work so far, well done on being prepared today.
    • Listen Daily: Suzuki 1 NEW LINK (Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPC7G0nvMEg&list=PL11XNZ_T1dFNYL-MUVJTQH7fh2TsJdjAg)
    • Parts of the Instrument
      • Bass: Afterlength, Bass bar, Belly, Bout, Bridge, C Bout, Dowel, Endblock, Endpin, F-Hole, Fingerboard, Flatback, Gmba shape, Headstock, Upper and Lower bout, machine heads, Mensur, Neck, Nut, Overstand, Peg box, Ribs, Romberg Bevel, Saddle, Scroll, Shoulders, Sound hole, Sound post, Table, Tailgut, Tailpiece, Tuning Keys, Violin Corner
      • Cello: scroll, pegs, peg box, nut, strings, neck, fingerboard, bridge, f-holes, tail piece, fine tuners, tail-chord, end-pin, front, back, purfling, sound post, bass-bar.
      • Bow: Tip, stick, horse-hair, ferrule* (I thought the spelling was ph, I was wrong), frog, screw, thumb leather, silver winding.
    • Rhythms (clapping https://photos.app.goo.gl/nrxnCqvWbuBghF7x5)
      • Huckleberry Jello
      • Gooseberry, Gooseberry
      • Pineapple, Pineapple (strawberry, strawberry)
      • Huckleberry, Huckleberry
      • Jello (shh) lo (or “”cello – bow””)
      • You can use any of these rhythms for a scale; we did huckleberry jello (aka Mississippi Stop Stop, aka makin’ bacon pancakes).
    • BOW ASSIGNMENT
      • 100 bow holds! Each day, if your house has stairs, practice bow hold on the bottom stair, and go up one stair, do a new bow-hold, shake out hand and take a step.
      • Up Like a Rocket
        • Up like a rocket, down like the rain,
        • Back and forth like a choo choo train.
        • Round and round like a great big drum,
        • Land on your head curved pinky and thumb.
      • Practice routine:
        • Tune
        • “Find your sound” – using open strings, and ringing tones (4th finger on the A, D, and G; also 1 on G and 1 on C)
        • Scale – D major using any variation bowings (i.e. “”huckleberry jello””) 0, 1, 3, 4 [cross] 0, 1, 3, 4.
        • Twinkle Variations [A. “”huckleberry jello”” and B. “”cello-bow”” are what we’ve done in class; if you feel like playing the others from the recording, give it a go].
        • The most important thing that I want you all to think about while playing is sound: Good tone.
        • left hand pizzicato
        • Ski jumps
        • pluck-clap-switch
        • hovering fingers (over any string – “”c is for cello”” with thumb behind 2nd finger)
        • grass-hoppers
        • rock’n’roll
      • bonus youtube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahYQGSVs7-0) This is one of my favorite cellists and favorite pieces composed for cello.
  • Violin & Viola

TRAINING ORCHESTRA (2nd Level Students or above)

  • See ALL ENSEMBLES notes above and complete assignment
  • Practice Time: 30m/5d
  •  Ensemble:
    • 1. Scales, arp & 3rds, 3 octaves – C Major
    • 2. Review – Suzuki B1-Your current book
    • 3. Boil ’em Cabbage Down Variations 1, 2, and 3.
    • 4. Beautiful Skies
    • 5. Oh! Susanna
    • * PRACTICE POINTS:
      • choose 1 practice point every time you practice a small section
      • always work on tricky sections
      • 1. correct rhythm, steady tempo
      • 2. correct notes
      • 3. bow direction
      • 4. intonation
      • 5. dynamics
      • 6. slow to fast with metronome (work on this LAST!) 🙂
  •  Cello
  • Viola and Violin
    • Listen Daily: Suzuki 1
    • Watch Pre-twinkle: Setup Exercises Videos: https://a-musician-is.com (password: amusicianis)
      • Please watch the videos if you are behind or don’t remember the pieces. They are in the video playlist bk.1
    • Review (Use a metronome)
      • Twinkle B1 to Allegro
    • C Major Scale
      • 1st exercise- play scale degrees 1,4,5,8
      • 2nd exercise- play scale degrees 1,3,4,5,7,8
      • 3rd exercise- play scale degrees 1,2,3,4,,5,6,7,8
    • I Can Read
      • Lesson 3 and 4 rhythm and pitch
    • Table top exercise
    • Cat Cow

MIDPOINT ORCHESTRA (3rd Level Students or above)

  • See ALL ENSEMBLES notes above and complete assignment
  • Practice Time: 45m/5d
  • Ensemble:
    • 1. Scales, arp & 3rds, 3 octaves – C Major
    • 2. Review – Suzuki B1-Your current book
      • – concert goal: 140 per quarter
    • 3. Variations on an Irish Tune – measures 1-69 and move further in the music if we’re ready!
    • ***PLEASE measure all pieces for rehearsal purposes. Just need measure number at beginning of each line
    • * PRACTICE POINTS:
      • choose 1 practice point every time you practice a small section
      • always work on tricky sections
      • 1. correct rhythm, steady tempo
      • 2. correct notes
      • 3. bow direction
      • 4. intonation
      • 5. dynamics
      • 6. slow to fast with metronome (work on this LAST!) 🙂
  • Cello
    • Listen Daily: Suzuki 2-3
    • Practice Routine:
  • Viola and Violin
    • Listen Daily: Suzuki 2-3
    • Review (Use a metronome)
      • Suzuki B1-beginning of B2
    • Practice everything from Suzuki Bk 1 and B2 up to Lully gavotte
    • C Major Scale through 2 octaves
      • 1st exercise- play scale degrees 1,4,5,8
      • 2nd exercise- play scale degrees 1,3,4,5,7,8
      • 3rd exercise- play scale degrees 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
    • Get your introducing positions book

CONCERT ORCHESTRA (4th Level Students or above)

  • See ALL ENSEMBLES notes above and complete assignment
  • Practice Time: 60m/5d
  • Ensemble:
    • 1. Scales, arp & 3rds, 3 octaves – g minor
    • 2. Review: Suzuki B1-Current
    • 3. Prelude and Fugue in e minor, all three movement.
    • 4. Beethoven Trio Serenade, first movement.
  • * PRACTICE POINTS:
    • choose 1 practice point every time you practice a small section
    • always work on tricky sections
    • 1. correct rhythm, steady tempo
    • 2. correct notes
    • 3. bow direction
    • 4. intonation
    • 5. dynamics
    • 6. slow to fast with metronome (work on this LAST!) 🙂

RECORDERS 1

  • Practice Time: 10m/4d
  • During your practice, please work on:
    1. Reading Music (Remember = Middle line B! Second space A! Second line G!
    2. Fingering for the B, A, and G notes. Make sure you cover up the entire hole and blow softly.
    3. Keep practicing 3 Lines for Smooth Fingers.
    4. If you haven’t done the Air Control activity yet please do so.
    5. Work on Gently Sleep in your Recorder Karate book. Here are some videos you can watch and play along to, to help with your practice Warm Up (1 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpJdu2U-6Xo and Main Video (3 mins) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMXactSfjoM
    6. You can practice anything we have already worked on (up to 3 Lines on page 7).
    7. Please go over Au Claire De La Lune (Page 7) by first clapping through the ryhthm, then saying the notes aloud while practicing the fingering in ready position, and lastly playing through as best you can.
  • Instrument Care: Don’t forget to “blow” out your recorder after every practice section! Make sure to cover the window so it’s not too loud. (Check out the diagram on Page 2 of your book if you’re not sure where this is. Also take note of the air channel for cleaning.) Some more instructions on how to clean your instrument: You can rinse your instrument under running water with a small amount of soap, or let it soak in a tub or sink with warm water for no more than 10 minutes and again only a little bit of soap. Either way, be sure to rinse it very well and leave it out of its case until completely dry. Overnight is the best time so that it gets plenty of time to dry out. I would also recommend asking your parents if you can use an appropriately sized bottle brush and clean the air channel every now and then. These recorders don’t come apart so its important to wash and dry them thoroughly.
  • Please bring your stand next week!
  • Happy practicing!

RECORDERS 2

  • Practice Time: 15m/4d
  • During your practice, please work on:
    1. Posture
    2. Reading Music. If you’re still struggling with reading the notes, you can make yourself treble clef flash cards and practice assosicating the note names with the fingerings from low C to high E.
    3. Practice Rockin’ Along. If at all possible, please listen to your CD and play along. You can also clap out the rhythm.
    4. Review your part in This Old Man. You can also play anything on pages 2 or 3 for extra variety.
  • Instrument Care: Don’t forget to “blow” out your recorder after every practice section! Make sure to cover the window so it’s not too loud. (Check out the diagram on Page 2 of your book if you’re not sure where this is. Also take note of the air channel for cleaning.) Some more instructions on how to clean your instrument: You can rinse your instrument under running water with a small amount of soap, or let it soak in a tub or sink with warm water for no more than 10 minutes and again only a little bit of soap. Either way, be sure to rinse it very well and leave it out of its case until completely dry. Overnight is the best time so that it gets plenty of time to dry out. I would also recommend asking your parents if you can use an appropriately sized bottle brush and clean the air channel every now and then. These recorders don’t come apart so its important to wash and dry them thoroughly.
  • Please bring your stand next week!
  • Such a great job this week! Happy practicing!

PRIME CHOIR

JUNIOR/SENIOR CHOIR (YOUTH CHOIR)

SIGNS AND WONDERS: ASL SIGNING CHOIR

  • 1. Continue working on spelling names
  • 2. Practice Signs: In Thanksgiving, Let Us Praise Him was our song from last year. Listen and review (or sign along with what you remember for new students) (https://letswonder.org/files/wgn/in-thanksgiving-let-us-praise-him.mp3)
  • 3. Advanced Students: Speed and fluency, , as well as reading someone elses sign.

DANCE

  • See ALL ENSEMBLES notes above and complete assignment
  • Block 4 – 2pm-3pm – Practice Time: 10m/3d
    • Attire
      • Please remind your dancers to wear their hair in a ponytail/bun for class.  They can put hair ties in their bag and I am happy to help them get their hair up.
    • Recommended Black Shoes (https://us.blochworld.com/products/ladies-dansoft-leather-ballet-shoes-black-leather?_pos=10&_sid=9c1cfcee7&_ss=r&variant=31741301260387)
    • Our word for the week is self-discipline from verse 2 Timothy 1:7
    • For ballet practice:
set a goal that is obtainable, create a plan, be focused, and practice grace and patience with oneself during the learning process.  See where you can apply this concept to other areas of your life and discuss it with your family.
    • Dance requires a lot of self-discipline
    • Review ballet terminology
      • * Plie – to bend
      • * Tendu – to pointe and stretch
      • * Battement Glisse – beating, gliding movement
      • * Rond De Jambe – circle of the leg
      • * Grand Battement – large beating movement
      • * Saute – to jump
      • * Passe – to Pass
      • * Retire – to retire
      • * Pas de chat – step of the cat
      • * Coup de pied/coupe – cupped
      • Avant – forward
    • Positions
      • Feet
        • *1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
      • Arms
        • *En bas, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Ouvert (open) 5th
    • Movement
      • Coup de pied devant
        • – big toe touching the ankle bone, heel coming forward, knee open, hips level
        • Retire
          • big toe on the inside of your patella (knee cap), heel forward, knee open side, hips level
        • Soutenu prep
          • tendu side, step to releve and click your heels together, lower slow in first position
  • Block 5 – 3pm-4pm – Practice Time: 15m/5d
    • Our word for the week is self-discipline from verse 2 Timothy 1:7
    • For ballet practice:
Set a goal that is obtainable, create a plan, be focused, and practice grace and patience with oneself during the learning process. See where you can apply this concept to other areas of your life this week.
    • *Next week we will be learning how to put your hair in a ballet bun. Please bring extra hair ties and bobby pins if you have them.
    • Body facing positions
      • En face
        • – a la quatrieme devant
        • – a la quatrieme derriere
        • – a la seconde
      • Crois
        • – croise devante (front)
        • – croise derriere (back)
        • – Ecarte
    • Ballet terminology
      • * Plie – to bend
      • * Tendu – to pointe and stretch
      • * Battement Glisse – beating, gliding movement
      • Rond De Jambe – circle of the leg
      • * Frappe – to strike
      • * Grand Battement – large beating movement
      • * Saute – to jump
      • * Passe – to Pass
      • * Sous Sous – over/under
      • * Pas de chat – step of the cat
      • * Cambre – means “arched” and refers to a graceful, controlled bending of the upper body, which can be performed forward, backward, or to the side
      • Port de bras – “carriage of the arms” in ballet, referring to both the graceful, flowing movement of the arms and specific exercises designed to improve arm quality
      • * Pas de cheval – step of the horse
      • Tembe – “fall” from one leg to the other, or from two legs to one, landing with a bent knee
      • Develope – developed or unfolded
      • En l’air – leg elevated, in the air
      • A terre – on the floor
    • Movement
      • Pas de chat
      • Glissade
      • Pas de bourree – 4 progressions
        • – close to 5th
        • – end in coupe
        • – pick up in coupe
        • – pick up in retire
      • Balance
        • arm in 3rd and 4th ouvert (open)
      • 16 releves for ankle strength (1st position)
      • Stretching – splits – Right, Left, Center (please always warm up before stretching to prevent injury)

GUIDED PE

  • Awesome class guys!
  • Beginners! Pay attention to the way you stand and walk this week! practice walking with something balanced on your head.
  • Advanced class! If you have somewhere to practice, try your tripod, single and full vaults! Land safely on your toes back down on to your heels with your hands out front for balance.”

ART (DRAWING & WATERCOLOR)

  • No notes for this week.

ART (TEXTILES – NEEDLE PUNCH)

  • No notes for this week.

ART (PHOTOGRAPHY)

  • 1st Year Students
    • Practice different composition methods; thirds, frame within a frame, leading lines, symmetry. Remember to have your camera on program mode.
  • 2nd+ Year Students
    • Take more pictures of food!
    • Remember, each picture should have a Subject/Verb combination.
    • Ideas: the subject can be a person with food, or food looking delicious and inviting. Try capturing steam from a hot beverage or butter that’s melting on mashed potatoes. Meals are usually served on tables with people as the audience. Make the camera/viewer the chef, or a dinner guest, or a pet begging for a bite.
    • You’re telling a story with each picture. Don’t isolate one thing but capture moments of a meal, a shared experience with food…
    • Food is associated with kitchens, dining rooms, restaurants, serving, receiving… show smiles, or anticipation on faces, or hands passing a bowl.
    • Meals are usually surrounded with conversation, happiness, family, sharing… try to capture that for the viewer who would like to be there too.
  • Wonder Student Photography 25-26 Folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AA9Lot8NgFikQ1gPnG49q3-STs4nDSAj?usp=drive_link

THEATER

  • Great work today! Practice warming up your body throughout the week.
  • History I: Creation to the Resurrection: Covers the period from 4004 B.C. to c.A.D 33

LITTLE MOVERS & LITTLE SHAKERS

  • Remember to listen to recordings and check out your books daily this week.
  • For our next class, practice singing “cuckoo” from The Cuckoo’s Calling You.

LITTLE CYCLES

  • Remember to listen to recordings and check out your books daily this week.
  • Draw me a picture of your very favorite weather!! Remember if you do the homework you get a sticker!!

MUSIC MAKERS 1

  • Parents: Be sure that your child is listening to their CD daily…And that they keep everything together in their bags…Whatever gets taken out gets put back into their bags And their bags need to come with them each week to class. They receive new handouts and/or a page to write on or draw…Home assignment this week is to Draw me a picture of Turtle, Squirrel and Raccoon and the tree. This is their interpretation…Sounds like many haven’t done much writing or drawing…It’s ok…Whatever their interpretation is, is AOK! There is no right or wrong…just experience …WE compared major and minor songs All the Little Ducklings and Willum… one major and one minor and played them on the glockenspiel.

MUSIC MAKERS 2

  • We reviewed lines and spaces then, then read Listen to Bells and then played it on the glocks! They did really, really well! We “read” Twinkle in SolFedge and again played the first phrase on the glocks. They followed directions and sounded great! Keep up the good work… We listened to Twinkle variations and moved to it and I asked them to imagine their own little story about the song…They are to tell you their interpretation of the variations on Twinkle and draw me a picture of the story of the Bremen Town Musicians. Part 1…The rest of the story comes next week! They did not receive the new cards!

DISCOVERY

  • No notes for this week.
  • Dance
    • No Practice Records required
    • Review ballet terminology
      • – Plie – to bend
      • – Tendu – to pointe and stretch
      • – Degage/glisse – beating, gliding movement
      • – Rond de Jambe – circle of the leg
      • – Pas de Chat – step of the cat
    • Feet positions
      • 1st, 2nd, 3rd
      • Arm positions
      • en bas, 1st, 2nd
    • Leap prep:
      • Front kicks – straight front leg and pointed toe
      • Arabesque – straight back leg with pointed toe, body stays straight and lifted
      • Leap over stuffed animals

PLAYROOM WITH HELPING HANDS

  • After Lunch Check-in: Please be sure to check your student in room 212
  • Check-out: Please be sure to quietly check your student out in room 212 or (playground) with the Playroom Helping Hands

COMPUTER SCIENCE (STANDARD APPLICATION)

  • Topics Covered: Functions. For further review, you may reference https://learnpythontherightway.com/chapter/chapter-4.html

COMPUTER SCIENCE (FUNDAMENTALS OF EMBEDDED PROGRAMMING)

  • Topics Covered: Managing Input and Triggering Events.

JUNIOR HELPER

  • No notes for this week.

STUDY HALL

  • No notes for this week.
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