WGN CLASS NOTES: 2026/01/13

TO: WONDER WGN MEMBERS
MEMO: WGN CLASS NOTES: 2026/01/13
DATE: Tuesday, January 13, 2026

 

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MEMORY VERSES (SEE ALL)

  • Scripture of the Month: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 — Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. — 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 English Standard Version (ESV)
  • Character Scripture:
    • John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. – John 3:16 New King James Version (NKJV)
    • Leviticus 19:18 — You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD. — Leviticus 19:18 English Standard Version (ESV)
    • 1 John 5:3 — For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.  — 1 John 5:3
    • 1 John 4:19 — We love, because He first loved us.. — 1 John 4:19
    • Romans 5:8 — But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. — Romans 5:8

ALL PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLES

  • Please note the REQUIRED Practice Time for each ensemble and be sure to complete the listed number of minutes 5 days a week (or 4 for Recorder students, 3 for some Dance students). Please practice what is listed on the memo.
  • Repetition: You need adequate, consistent practice. You need to do repetitions. Rather than practicing your skills one time each practice session, do them a few times each time you practice so the skills become more natural and automatic.
  • Trimmed Nails: Nails should be trimmed shorter (especially string players).
  • Metronome & Tuner: Remember to Practice with a metronome & use a tuner to check your pitch
  • Mirror: Practice in front of a mirror for some of your practice times.
  • Reed Instruments: Make sure you have 3 extra reeds at all time. (Approved Brands)
  • String Instrument: Make sure you have an extra set of strings at all times. (Approved Brands)
  • Homeschool Music Fest Days Update:
    • If you would like to participate in the Solo & Ensemble Festival (Mar 20), registration is now open.
    • Wonder coaches will begin scheduling private preparation sessions. In addition to helping students select an appropriate piece, coaches can work with students to polish up their selection and get it performance ready. To schedule a private solo or student-led ensemble rehearsal session with a coach, please sign up on the spreadsheet [LINK]
    • For those who’d like to perform as a student-led ensemble, now is the time for students to form their groups and determine a schedule to practice together.
    • Keep in mind, some Wonder rooms may be available on Tuesday evenings for group practice sessions (this is upon request and a parent from the ensemble must be present).
    • The Solo and Ensemble Festival is a great opportunity for Training and Midpoint orchestra, band, and choir students. If you are unsure if this event will be a good fit for you, please speak with one of our coaches for guidance.

ALL WONDER STUDENTS

  • Wonder Hangtime Challenge: Guided PE students are practicing their hang times and pullups and you can join them and see who can hang the longest! We will run the challenge from next week until the April 21 (or sooner if we have all our challengers). Here’s the rules!
    • 1) You must come to Miss Sandra or a PE Helping Hands to time your hanging. We have to be present for the timing to record it.
    • 2) You can try 3 times and take the highest of the 3 times as your record.
    • 3) Your feet cannot touch the sides or the box if being used to get it on.
    • 4) You have to start at our call and will stop the timer as soon as you let go.
    • Adults are welcome to join in as well!
    • Longest hang time gets a prize!

MUSIC FOUNDATIONS

  • 2A & 3A: No Class Notes
  • 2B: optional – Work on your Master Theory Book at home
  • 3B: Since our class got interrupted with the power outage we weren’t able to finish our work in class. Please complete the Whole and Half Step packets I sent home with you.

PIANO 1

  • Practice Time: 15/5d
  • Practice pages 52 and 53. If you are ready to move on, also practice pages 54 and 55.
  • Note: These pieces are in Middle C Position, which means your thumbs share Middle C. You should not move your hands from this position during the song. Pay close attention to which hand is supposed to play each note. Sometimes Middle C should be played with your left hand and sometimes it should be played with your right hand.

PIANO 2

  • Practice Time: 15m/5d
  • Complete Theory on page 25
  • Practice 26, 27, 29, 30, 31
  • Remember to *keep your fingers curved*

BUCKETLINE

  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • Bucket head- practice letter c to the end preparing for a test in two weeks. Bucket stomp Letter a to B.
  • Wonder Drumline Book
    • Practice Time: 20m/5d -MEMORIZE and connect all of “Legatos”, “Count-Up Legatos”, ” Sticking Patterns”, “Taps & Accents”, “Roving Accents”, “Double/Triple Beat”, “Timing Patterns” -Finish learning “Rolls & Rhythm Tree”. -Practice these exercises at a variety of tempos and stick heights: – TEMPOS: 64, 72, 80, 88, 96, 104, 112, 120, 128, 136, 144, and 152 bpm – STICK HEIGHTS: 3″ (piano), 6″ (mezzo-piano), 9″ (mezzo-forte), 12″ (forte), and 15″ (fortissimo/’full extension’)

DRUMLINE

  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • Practice Time: 20m/5d -MEMORIZE and connect all of “Legatos”, “Count-Up Legatos”, ” Sticking Patterns”, “Taps & Accents”, “Roving Accents”, “Double/Triple Beat”, “Timing Patterns” -Finish learning “Rolls & Rhythm Tree”. -Practice these exercises at a variety of tempos and stick heights: – TEMPOS: 64, 72, 80, 88, 96, 104, 112, 120, 128, 136, 144, and 152 bpm – STICK HEIGHTS: 3″ (piano), 6″ (mezzo-piano), 9″ (mezzo-forte), 12″ (forte), and 15″ (fortissimo/’full extension’)

FLAGS

  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • Great work today, ladies! That was a lot of repetition and you really pulled it together with the details. We’re in a good place to start to work on the details.
  • 🚩Attached is our very rough video of the drill we did before the break.
  • https://drive.google.com/file/d/131APTZRxG_yPMfAKO1wx23QwkndKDgFe/view?usp=drive_link
  • ✅ Watch yourself
  • ✅ Watch others, especially Aspen & Cassidy-they have the moves on the correct counts
  • ✅ Practice in small pieces of 4-8 counts and work out the basics, then put each piece together.
  • ✅ When the basics are solid, work on the details: flag position, glide step, posture, hands, etc. Scrutinize yourself to be the best you can be!

PRELUDE BAND (Beginner Students)

  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • Ensemble
    • Essential Elements Book 1 aka Yellow Book
      • There will be tests on the following lines in your essential elements book #26 as a solo # 30 as a class learn both lines A and B Switching on the repeat.#31 #42 no slower than 90 bpm on the metronome.
  • Rhythms (clapping https://photos.app.goo.gl/nrxnCqvWbuBghF7x5)
    • Huckleberry Jello
    • Gooseberry, Gooseberry
    • Pineapple, Pineapple
    • Huckleberry, Huckleberry
    • Jello (shh) lo
  •  Baritone
    • Warm up by buzzing in the mouthpiece. After placing the mouthpiece back in the baritone, focus on playing with a beautiful tone. Do lips slurs to see how many different notes you can play with 12. Continue practice session as indicated on handout.
  •  Clarinet
    • Practice Tips
    • ✅ Keeps cheeks flat, no puffs
    • ✅ Tongue shape should remain in the hissing cat 😺 position
    • ✅ As you go through your assignments (26, 30, 31 & 42) check teeth and cheeks to make sure they are in the correct positions.
  •  Flute
    • Physical Position: pay attention to the alignment of mouthpiece to body of flute. The top of the mouthpiece hole should be roughly aligned with the mechanism edge of the keys. When the mouthpiece is turned too far backward, the wrists are in an awkward position which is slowing fingering changes down. It makes it hard to move the fingers and is going to cause wrist pain within a short period of time. Wrists should be as neutral as possible so the fingers rest easily on the keys.
    • Technique:
      • -Continue to practice articulating each note. Don’t just huff them. Your tone is really nice when you use your tongue to articulate each note as written!
      • -Remember to funnel the air FASTER from your diaphragm through a smaller “straw” for reaching higher pitches.
      • -As a warm up, practice F, G, and A (notes you know) in two octaves, slowly switching from low to high, until they both sound pleasant to your ear. No fingering changes for these notes.
  •  Horn:
    • Warm up 3-4 minutes
      • ✅ Warm up with long tones always
      • ✅ Use the notes in the fingering chart that are numbered 1-12.
      • ✅ Play 2nd line G to 3rd line Bb 3-5 times and make sure you are hitting the correct pitches
    • Starfire March
      • ✅ Make sure to begin each note with a strong tongue -not hard, but enough that the start of each note is crisp.
    • Rock Point 5
      • ✅ Watch for slur signs over notes, play the notes slurred!
      • ✅ Work on the jump from Dangling D (below the staff)to 3rd line Bb.
      • ✅ Use the exercises we worked on in sectionals to hit these higher notes.
      • ↪ ♩♩♩♩ (4 quarter notes) followed by a whole note on each note that doesn’t always sound when played. If the note doesn’t sound on the correct pitch when you start adjust your embouchure to get the note, don’t stop & then start over, try and make each start of the note better. You are working towards getting the note to sound as you release the air from your tongue and begin the whole note. This should all be done with the same note. Use this on any note, but only one at a time.
  •  Percussion
    • Practice the new piece Starfire March and review Essential Elements Book I
    • Songs/Exercise
    • 34, 35, 42, 43, 54, 57. 58
  • Saxophone
    • Warm up your horn and yourself with lots of notes. Scales and songs you’ve already played are good for this.
    • After you & your instrument are warm, please use a tuner to tune your instrument. This helps to set your ears to the correct pitches even when not playing with others. It will also help you to become accustomed to tuning by yourself before rehearsals.
    • You played strongly today! Almost like we didn’t have 3 week break-good work!
    • Rock Point 5
      • ✅ The newest technique here is slurring. Be diligent to play the slurs in the right places with the correct articulation. Take the tempo slower and get used to the feel of tonguing the first note of the slur and letting the rest of the notes (1 in this case) flow out of the sax just by switching fingerings.
    • 🎷 Make sure to practice the rest of the songs assigned by Ms. Carol.
  • Trombone
    • Bring pencil to class!
    • 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 in method book as mentioned in prelude band notes. Do worksheets and flash cards daily for note names and positions (if assigned)
  • Trumpet
    • Sit up straight – breath control
    • Work on keeping your three finger tips on the valves – strengthen your third finger
    • See the notes and get the fingering for each note quickly
    • Work on the notes for Rock Point and clap the rhythm until you get the feel for it
    • Be good on the Starfire March – Your tones were much better this week

TRAINING BAND (2nd Level Students or Above)

  • Practice Time: 30m/5d
  • Ensemble
    • Scales, arp & 3rds, 2 octaves (Use a metronome)
    • There will be a test on # 84 and 86-89 next week in the essential elements book.Practice #184 in the essential elements book from measure 1 to 26. It the 1812 Overature.
    • Review (Use a metronome)
      • Essential Elements Book 2 aka Red Book
      • We have added /ascot overactive to our band practice. This week work on this piece focusing on the dynamics. Work on playing very softly during the parts marked with a P for piano. Your work on refried beans is going very well. Let’s work on our breathing. Be sure to breath only at the breath marks or on the rests.
  • Bass Guitar
    • Scales, arp & 3rds, 2 octaves.
    • Work on warm-up routine, include scale work in the warm up
  • Clarinet
    • Work on Refried Beans & Ascot Overture
    • Ascot Overture practice tips:
    • 🧣Look up all of the fingerings for any notes that you don’t know-these are the notes that are “over the break” meaning from 3rd line Bb to 3rd line B. More on that vocabulary next week.
    • 🧣Look for anything about Bb. Make yourself a fingering chart with each of these new notes-make it fancy like your drawings and you will never forget these fingerings!
    • 🧣The 8th notes are fast-make sure you are tonguing correctly with tu, tu, tu, tu or do, do, do, do. If you are unable to sustain tonguing at that speed throughout the 8 measures, then practice saying those syllables walking around your house or as you do other schoolwork or while you’re doing dishes. The idea is to get your tongue muscle strong & agile.
    • 🧣For Ascot, it is best practiced in sections; divide it up and conquer!
    • Happy Practicing! 🎵❤️🎵❤️🎵❤️🎵
  • Electric Guitar
    • Scales, arp & 3rds, 2 octaves.
    • Work on warm-up routine, include scale work in the warm up
  • Flute
    • Refried beans, ascot overture, practice pages 38 and song swing fever in jazz book and caravan. Make sure to practice breathing and posture and b flat blue scale
  • Percussion
    • Practice variations of rolls: buzz & open-stroke through 5-, and 9-stroke roll types. Apply this to “The Thunderer”. Practice “Hugga-Hugga-Burr” for these roll types, including also single-stroke rolls (32nd-notes with alternating sticking).
  • Saxophone
    • There will be a test on # 84 and 86-89 next week in the essential elements book.Practice #184 in the essential elements book from measure 1 to 26. It the 1812 Overature.
  •  Trombone
    • 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, especially practice Caravan and Swing Fever and Last Dance (use online recordings for Swing Fever and Last Dance). For Caravan – mark slide positions on sheet music for any tricky ones (especially accidentals) before next class.
    • practice 78-84 – be careful with the different key signatures. Also practice Refried Beans & Ascot Overture – especially the measures with accidentals.
  •  Trumpet
    • Keep working on rhythm and notes for 1812 overture
    • Hold tones for the full value – more measures for each breath
    • Keep working on timing to stay together

MIDPOINT BAND (3rd Level Students or Above)

  • Practice Time: 45m/5d
  • Ensemble:
    • Scales, arp & 3rds, 2-3 octaves (Use a metronome) – pick a scale
    • Class was cut short so we didn’t get to read Where do we Go From Here in the standard of excellence jazz books so please read through it to become familiar with it.
    • 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
    • Scales, arp & 3rds, 3 octaves.
    • Practice scales you know and sight-read some personal choice pieces
  • Electric Guitar
    • Scales, arp & 3rds, 3 octaves.
    • 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
    • Practice Risky Business and the Blues chart, using listening to guide your practice. Practice playing the ‘hits’ on the snare, and consider different approaches to the fills, keeping in mind that often times “less is more”.
  • Saxophone
    • Come with questions and rhythms to work on next week that you may have incurred in rehearsals or practice time.
  •  Trumpet
    • Keep working on timing and speed especially on Caravan
    • See note values and rhythmic values better – the Shire
    • Watch for variations – Volume variations – get softer
    • Even with time off you sounded good together

PRELUDE ORCHESTRA (Beginner Students)

  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • Bass and Cello
    • Listen Daily: Suzuki 1 (Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPC7G0nvMEg&list=PL11XNZ_T1dFNYL-MUVJTQH7fh2TsJdjAg)
    • Watch: Yo-Yo Ma (https://youtu.be/3uiUHvET_jg?si=B0jucrf5qGnPp5Ib)
    • 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: Please don’t feel rushed when doing the following practice routine:
        • Tune
        • Open strings (4 bows per string)
        • Ringing Tones (4 bows per ringing tone)
        • D Major scale
        • Twinkle Variations
        • French Folk Song
        • When playing through the songs that we know, focus on excellent tone while having a relaxed posture.
        • When playing newer pieces, keep that same focus. It’s okay to play these in slow motion so that all of the notes are anticipated.
      • French Folk Song (https://youtu.be/DDRxi_8sm9k?si=v6VBilnJxhSbfthP)
      • Lightly Row (https://youtu.be/Ct8U9AKqiWo?si=63nGXHWhAEBKU_-s)
      • Song of the Wind (https://youtu.be/38N7vjdBnyQ?si=BoYh_WZQG9bTBbBy)
      • Go Tell Aunt Rhody (https://youtu.be/2KFHDTGuj78?si=0LqshskA7Tio0RpW)
  • 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
    • Bowing the Shoulder
    • Modified pengiuns
    • First finger taps
    • 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
    • planks

TRAINING ORCHESTRA (2nd Level Students or above)

  • Practice Time: 30m/5d
  •  Ensemble:
    • Remember to practice breathing in the rests!
    • 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. – memorize
    • 4. Beautiful Skies
    • 5. Oh! Susanna
    • 6. Amazing Grace
    • 7. Buffalo Gals
    • 8. When the Saints Go Marching In
    • 9. Westward Journey
    • 10. Bonaparte’s Retreat
    • Remember to practice breathing in the rests and before entrances!
    • * 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 11 and 12 rhythm and pitch
    • Table top exercise
    • Cat Cow
    • perpetual motion

MIDPOINT ORCHESTRA (3rd Level Students or above)

  • Practice Time: 45m/5d
  • Ensemble:
    • 1. Scales, arp & 3rds, 3 octaves – D Major; D Harmonic Minor
    • 2. Review – Suzuki B1-Your current book
    • 3. Variations on an Irish Tune – Variations on an Irish Tune practice all of it, especially counting the rests and breathing before entrances
    • 4. Moonlight Odyssey – measures 10-76″
    • * 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 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 ex2

CONCERT ORCHESTRA (4th Level Students or above)

  • Practice Time: 60m/5d
  • Ensemble:
    • 1. Scales, arp & 3rds, 3 octaves – c major
    • 2. Review: Suzuki B1-Current
    • 3. Beethoven Prelude and Fugue in e minor – all 3 movements;practice with metronome, pay careful attention to articulation, notes, and bowing
    • 4. Beethoven Trio Serenade, first movement – quarter note=80, pay careful attention to dynamics and articulation
    • 5. Revueltas – focusing on the first movement, pay careful attention to rhythm and notes. Begin learning the second movement of the Revueltas, focusing on notes and rhythms.
  • * 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:
  • Remember Practice Records
  • I missed seeing you guys but I know you did a great job!
    1. Work on Concert Piece: Peace Like A River. Play along with this video or your sheet music! Warm-Up Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JGOhSfOX_o Main Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTFXKwEx5QA
    2. Fingering for the following notes: E, low D, high D, B, A, G, and High C,
    3. Recorder Karate song #5: Old MacDonald Had a Farm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1-02WBB_to
    4. If you didn’t get to it in class, do your best to make sure the Music Theory Review on page 14 in your Recorder Star book is filled out. Read over it once or twice this week. We’ll double check our answers next week.
    5. Play through page 15 and 16 in your Recorder Star book. Focus on smooth transitions between notes and using “too, too” to play each note for a nice crisp sound.
  • 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.
  • Happy practicing!

RECORDERS 2

  • Practice Time: 15m/4d
  • Remember Practice Records
  • – I missed being there with you guys, but I know you did great!
  • Every Week:
    • Keep working on Here Comes Winter, we’ll play that for a final time next week.
    • Practice all the songs on page 15. Focus on smooth transitions between notes and using “too, too” to play each note for a nice crisp sound.
    • Clap through the rhythm chart on page 13.
    • Have another song you learned over break ready to go to share at the beginning of class.
    • Keep listening to our concert song, In Christ Alone. We’ll hand out the sheet music next week! There are two notes we haven’t learned yet, but become familiar with the song! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgfU7M_s3mc
  • 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.
  • Happy practicing!

PRIME CHOIR

JUNIOR/SENIOR CHOIR (YOUTH CHOIR)

SIGNS AND WONDERS: ASL SIGNING CHOIR

DANCE

  • Practice dance steps that will be in the performance piece
  • Block 4 – 2pm-3pm – Practice Time: 10m/3d
    • – ballet walks
    • – 3rd arabesque
    • – Arabeque with high-v arms
    • – pivot turn
    • – port de bras – en bas, 1st, 5th, 2nd, en bas
  • Block 5 – 3pm-4pm – Practice Time: 15m/5d
    • – pivot turn into soutenu
    • – balance
    • – sous sous with diagonal arms
    • – pas de bourree
    • – walts turns

GUIDED PE

  • No notes for this week.

ART (DRAWING & WATERCOLOR)

  • No notes for this week.

ART (TEXTILES – NEEDLE PUNCH)

  • No notes for this week.

ART (PHOTOGRAPHY)

THEATER

  • No notes for this 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 daily this week

LITTLE CYCLES

  • Remember to listen to recordings and check out your books daily this week.

MUSIC MAKERS 1

  • Happy New Year! Glad to have you back
  • Work on Memorizing Like a River Glorious and Micah 5:4-5
  • Copy your green cards in any order
  • Don’t forget to add the flags and/or bar or dots!

MUSIC MAKERS 2

  • You are to bring your bag and binder and cards to class every week!
  • Work on Memorizing Like a River Glorious and Micah 5:4-5
  • Listen to your CD especially Sim, Saladim, and Lightly Row
  • Can you sing The Cuckoo’s Calling you in canon with your family?
  • Practice all your songs on your paper glock!

DISCOVERY

  • No notes for this week.
  • Dance
    • No Practice Records required
    • Practice dance steps for that will be in the dance performance
    • – 3rd arabesque
    • – ballet walks on releve
    • – port de bras – en bas, 1st, 5th, 2nd, returning to en bas
    • – chaine turn – hands on hips

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)

  • No notes for this week.

COMPUTER SCIENCE (FUNDAMENTALS OF EMBEDDED PROGRAMMING)

  • No notes for this week.

JUNIOR HELPER

  • No notes for this week.

STUDY HALL

  • No notes for this week.
Wonder Memo

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