WGN CLASS NOTES: 2025/11/11

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

  • No notes for this week.

PIANO 1

  • Practice Time: 10m/5d
  • 1) Page 22: Composition
    • – Follow the directions given
  • 2) Page 23: Sight Reading
    • – First clap the rhythm, then play finger numbers in the air, then play on the piano
    • -Don’t forget to repeat and play loud (f) or soft (p)
  • 3) Pages 26-27: Old MacDonald
    • -Remember to play page 26, then 27, then the first line of 26
    • -Pay attention to the rhythms on page 26

PIANO 2

  • Practice Time: 15m/5d
  • We’re almost done with Book 1!
  • 1) Page 68: Composition
    • -Write note names on the lines below each note.
    • -Add dynamics (f, mf, p)
  • 2) Pages 70-73: What Can I Share?
    • -Practice ALL parts of What Can I Share?”

BUCKETLINE

  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • We now have several Pieces to work on. For a warm-up play straight eighths using the paradiddle pattern of RLRR LRLL. Then go to moving forward. Keep the 16th notes steady use a metronome to practice. Then practice the piece Bucket head. Practice the First 8 measures concentrating on the accents.
  • Wonder Drumline Book
    • -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

  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • Wonder Drumline Book
    • -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: 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

  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • 🚩Nice work today! 🚩
  • We’ve learned the following skills so far: core-style (smooth) marching, mark time, forward march, presents, drop spins, and windmills.
  • Use these elements to create a short routine, just like we did in class today. Don’t make it too complicated right away—start simple and build on your routine as you become more comfortable with each section.
  • Please come prepared with 8–16 counts to share with the class.
  • 🚩Can’t wait to see your creativity in class!🚩

PRELUDE BAND (Beginner Students)

  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • Ensemble
    • Essential Elements Book 1 aka Yellow Book
      • For those who were in sectionals, please refer to the notes that your coach left for you.
      • For those who were in the larger group, continue working in your Essential Elements Book on what you did today and beyond if that is available to you-as in you understand the music you played and are able to continue ahead in your book. Don’t forget that https://www.essentialelementsinteractive.com/ is a great practice resource at no extra cost-you can find account information on the first page of your book & the sign up code is there too. Enjoy!
  • 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
    • Nice work with your notes. Remember to use the top of page 6 to review notes and practice the fingering changes between notes that are the most challenging.
      >Rolling Along and Hot Cross Buns went well, play them as a warm up.
      >Make sure to read & understand all of the yellow boxes on the pages that you have played and are playing now.
      > write in the notes on exercise 19-try to do it without the yellow box at the top of p. 6-do 2 measures at a time, writing lightly, and then check your work to make sure you are on the right track.
      >exercises 23 & 25 help you to practice skips and jumps between notes. Isolate the ones that give you the biggest challenge-work between them for 5-10 seconds and then play them together with the rest of the music.
      >REMEMBER to use proper POSTURE! 😎
  •  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 #41-50 for both snare drum and mallets. Review Exercises #1-40 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. Practice your buzz roll strokes, working with the “chicken wing” fulcrum (across the stick) and the gravity “free-fall” version to better utilize the bounce/rebound on the drum.
  • Saxophone
    • If you were in sectionals with Ms. Marsha, this is your practice assignment.
      • Review your notes. Remember to use the top of page 6 to review notes and practice the fingering changes between notes that are the most challenging.
      • >MEMORIZE the first 5 notes on top of page 6. You need to know 3 things about them: Name, Location on staff, Fingering. 😎
      • >Rolling Along and Hot Cross Buns went well, play them as a warm up.
      • >Make sure to read & understand all of the yellow boxes on the pages that you have played and are playing now.
      • >Write in the notes on exercise 19-try to do it without the yellow box at the top of p. 6-do 2 measures at a time, writing lightly, and then check your work to make sure you are on the right track.
      • >exercises 23 & 25 help you to practice skips and jumps between notes. Isolate the ones that give you the biggest challenge-work between them for 5-10 seconds and then play them together with the rest of the music.
      • >Practice and fill out your practice record daily, 15 min/day will grow skill immensely. Let’s make this a fun and rewarding habit! 🎷 rocks!
    • If you didn’t work with Miss Marsha
      • 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.
  • Trombone
    • 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
    • Please bring stand and book to class every week! Book is Essential Elements for Band Trumpet Book 1 (can be found on Amazon). Warmup by breathing – start by laying on floor. See how long can slowly breath out. Do some playing in front of mirrors so that you can watch for shoulders lifting during breathing, tension in face or puffing cheeks.
    • 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)
      • >Keep working on your scales-those of you who have 2 octaves, work to increase your range a note at a time. All instruments should keep a firm embouchure in the corners of the mouth but relax in the middles & push more air through the instrument to reach the next note.
    • Review (Use a metronome)
      • Essential Elements Book 2 aka Red Book
      • >Work in the red book on Ascot & Refried Beans. Once your have the notes down, work on all of the extras that make the note musical. Dynamics, accents and good, supportive breathing to make your tone the best it can be.
      • >Essential Elements Yellow Book-We made it through exercise 80-good work! Proceed through page 17 with the rest of the exercises. Exercise 81-pay attention to the dynamics. Check out the warm-ups on page 18. These are a good place to start before each of your daily practice sessions.
      • >I hope you enjoyed sitting in with Midpoint, they were once where you were and just kept practicing and playing together. You all can do it too!
  • 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.
    • Reperotoire
      • > 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 #31-40.
  • 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:
    • Thank you for running your sectionals today and playing along with Training band.
    • 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 Caravan & Swing Fever for next week.
  • 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)

  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • Bass and Cello
    • Excellent work today! I am very impressed with everyone’s efforts, Thank you!
    • 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
        • Same notes as last week, plus my written out Twinkle Variations (cello fingerings + note names):0 0 1 0
          D A B A4 3 1 0
          G F# E D0 4 3 1
          A G F# E0 4 3 1
          A G F# E0 0 1 0
          D A B A

          4 3 1 0
          G F# E D

  • Violin & Viola
    • Watch Pre-twinkle: Setup Exercises Videos: https://a-musician-is.com (password: amusicianis)
    • Listen Daily: Suzuki 1 (Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfU-O0JeFbY)
    • Parts of the Instrument
    • Rest to play position – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAE87XSSW9c&list=PLQgFue6DLggg_7ggJE7c9uBmU3F7UsW3Y&index=3&t=198s
      • Against the wall
    • Rhythms (clapping https://photos.app.goo.gl/nrxnCqvWbuBghF7x5)
      • Huckleberry Jello
      • Gooseberry, Gooseberry
      • Pineapple, Pineapple
      • Huckleberry, Huckleberry
      • Jello (shh) lo
    • Bunny to Bow Grip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ncyzq-N1Kvk&list=PLQgFue6DLggg_7ggJE7c9uBmU3F7UsW3Y&index=2&t=118s)
    • Scrubbing – https://youtu.be/rvivk_ctX6s
      • Against a Wall
    • Penguins
    • 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.
    • Table top exercise

TRAINING ORCHESTRA (2nd Level Students or above)

  • 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
    • Listen Daily: Suzuki 1
    • Practice Routine:
      • Tune
      • “”Find your sound”” on open strings and ringing tones: straight bow, balance between effort and effortless.
      • Open strings (good tone)
      • Ringing tones (2x bows)
      • I can read: be comfortable reading up to lesson 15. I’m very impressed with everyone’s reading so far. Keep it up.
      • Scale D major 4-16th notes per note
      • Perpetual Motion: Please take the time to play this effortlessly by using the routine of: pizz, finger bow go, and ribbit bows. This pays off to take the time to do these three methods.
      • Please review and always consider how good your sound can be – clear, rich tone.”
      • Review (Use a metronome)
        • Twinkle, Twinkle AB Sections – bowing with different rhythms
        • French Folk Song
        • Lightly Row A, A1, B, A1
        • Song of the Wind
        • Go Tell Aunt Rhody
      • Repertoire
  • 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 5 and 6 rhythm and pitch
    • Table top exercise
    • Cat Cow

MIDPOINT ORCHESTRA (3rd Level Students or above)

  • 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:
      • Tune
      • “”Find your sound”” on open strings, then ringing tones
      • D Major scale (1×2 = 1st finger, extention 2)
      • Open strings (good tone)
      • Review (Use a metronome)
        • Suzuki B1-Current
      • Repertoire
        • Variations on an Irish Tune:
        • Magic Flute (https://youtube.com/shorts/_S6HDcdtiaI)
          • There was no tempo for Magic Flute, so 80 is what I would do.
        • Countdown:
          Up-bow start
          0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 1 2 4
          D G D G D G D G D G A B C D0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 4 2 1 0 4
          A D A D A D A D A D C B A G
        • Advanced Countdown:
          4 4 4 3 4 2 4 1 4 4 0 1 2 3
          D G D G D G D G D G A B C D0 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 3
          A D A D A D A D A D C B A G
        • Long Long Ago – keep up the good work with this, see what you can do to memorize this (listen to recordings?)
        • Minuet No 1 – I’m also very impressed with how well this was prepared.
        • Next week we will be continuing vibrato practice – keep your (left arm) elbow feeling free when practicing vibrato.
  • 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
    • ITP ex1

CONCERT ORCHESTRA (4th Level Students or above)

  • 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. – Posture
    2. – Reading Music (Remember = Middle line B! Second space A! Second line G!)
    3. – Fingering for the B, A, and G notes. Make sure you cover up the entire hole and blow softly.
    4. – Play all the songs on page 6, and fill in the missing notes for Rolling Merrily. You can also start practicing Go To Sleep on page 8.
    5. – Finish working on the song Gently Sleep in your Recorder Karate book. *Play along with this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMXactSfjoM
  • Instrument Care: Don’t forget to “blow” out your recorder after every practice section! One time this week, please rinse it with warm water and make sure it dries.
  • 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
    3. – Fingering from low C up to high E. Make sure you cover up the entire hole and blow softly.
    4. – Make sure your part of This Old Man is sounding great.
    5. – Look at Kum Bah Yah (Page 4), and review Rockin’ Along. Make sure your measures are labled and breath marks are in a place that is best for you. You can also start preparing to play Chopsticks as we’ll look at that next week.
    6. – Please bring your stand!
  • – Instrument Care: Don’t forget to “blow” out your recorder after every practice section! One time this week, please rinse it with warm water and make sure it dries.
  • Please bring your stand next week!
  • Happy practicing!

PRIME CHOIR

JUNIOR/SENIOR CHOIR (YOUTH CHOIR)

SIGNS AND WONDERS: ASL SIGNING CHOIR

  • 1. Choose 3 signs to teach family or friends.
  • 2. Practice Signs: Look up a sign to bring next week
  • 3. Beginner Students: Continue working on spelling names
  • 3. Advanced Students: Speed and fluency. FInger spelling

DANCE

  • Block 4 – 2pm-3pm – Practice Time: 10m/3d
    • Galatians 6:9 – And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
    • 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
        • Vaganova Arabesque 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
        • Cecchetti 3rd
    • Movement
      • Ballet walks
      • Waltz step – walk 123 brush outside leg, repeat walk 123 brush inside leg (we practiced this in a circle in class)
      • Arabesque – staight leg and pointed toe
  • Block 5 – 3pm-4pm – Practice Time: 15m/5d
    • Review – 10 mins/5days
    • 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
      • * En cloche – like a bell (front and back movement)
      • * Releve vs eleve – Releve starts from a plie to a rise and eleve rises from straight legs
    • Movement
      • Pirouette prep
        • tendu side close 4th
        • push off back foot ending retire balance – arms 3rd to
      • 1st
        • Repeat x4 Right and Left
      • Balance x3 sous sous
      • Pas de bourree – 4 progressions
        • – close to 5th
        • – end in coupe
        • – pick up in coupe
        • – pick up in retire
      • 16 releves for ankle strength (1st position)
      • Stretching (please always warm up before stretching to prevent injury)

GUIDED PE

  • Awesome class guys! Last week notes were wrong sorry!
  • Beginners! Work on those kneels and tripods!
  • Advanced group find chances to practice vaulting but be safe!
  • Be sure to have your water bottle and proper shoes for PE and jacket for chilly days!

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
    • Pace yourself, but watch these videos during the coming week. Treat each one as an instructor, listening to the words while scruitinizing the photography within each.
    • First, this video is an essay featuring a street photographer. Its message is about training your eye.
      • Learn to See First, Shoot Later: Lessons from Ernst Haas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqypq8rNSDs
      • Sean Tucker understands that cameras can be a shoebox, or DSLR, or smart phone. He explains why it isn’t about the camera, but the photographer behind it.
 This is a repeat from 2 weeks ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGngRlWHmZw
      • Townsends focuses on 18th Century life in America and features GORGEOUS photography. This was posted a few days ago and is a recipe from a 1723 cookbook. Pay attention to the lighting, different video speeds, and camera angles. I have been a fan of this channel for a long time. Your parents will probably want to watch more episodes with you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ8T6xGuna4
      • Finally, this is a video from B&H Photo with some creative exercises that will make you think differently about what you’re seeing. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82bt_1_HMOA
      • And this is the website with a thousand or more tips in the tutorial section. Take a look and see what you can find that might help train your eye. 
www.digitalcameraworld.com
      • BONUS: This is a repeat from a few weeks ago. “Why THE FAR SIDE is a masterclass in storytelling” mentions something called, in medias res, or in the middle of the action. Google, in medias res, after the video for more examples. This is literally what we are doing when taking pictures. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQjGW5Mxk58
  • Wonder Student Photography 25-26 Folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AA9Lot8NgFikQ1gPnG49q3-STs4nDSAj?usp=drive_link

THEATER

  • I am so proud of all of you working so hard on your concentration, movement and voice today!
  • Please remember to work on your homework for next week is to memorize Luke 2:13-14 and be prepared to recite it for next week on 11/18
  • 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 daily this week

LITTLE CYCLES

  • Remember to listen to recordings and check out your books daily this week.
  • Your homework this week is to make a baby animal out of whatever materials you like: paper, yarn, cardboard, fabric…as long as it’s a baby animal it gets you a sticker!

MUSIC MAKERS 1

  • Listen to your CD everyday!
  • Review your triple rhythm cards (green)with your family
  • “Du-du; du-da-di, du-da-di; du—di, du-di; du-da-di, du” Parents listen to the recording and look in the parent handbook for explanation of our system of rhythm reading.
  • Copy your cards in any order on your home assignment page Bring it back to class for a special stamp

MUSIC MAKERS 2

  • Listen to My Secret and accompany the song with the two clapping patterns:
    • Tap, clap
    • Tap, clap, clap.
    • Twinkle Song Page: Sing the song, pointing to the notes.
    • Locate familiar patterns both rhythmic and tonal
    • Read the Story about the Musicians of Bremen
    • Draw a picture of your favorite part of the story!

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
      • – Arabesque
      • – Saute – to jump
    • Feet positions
      • 1st, 2nd, 3rd
    • Arm positions
      • en bas, 1st, 2nd
    • Movement
      • Marching in releve
        • – keep toes pointed and knees up to the sky
      • Teach your family the Butterfly Dance
        • – arabesque Right Left
        • – Turn to the right on releve
        • – Saute to catch the butterfly
        • – Open arms 5th, 2nd, en bas to let the butterfly go

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: Conditionals. For further review, you may reference https://learnpythontherightway.com/chapter/chapter-5.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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