WGN CLASS NOTES: 2026/02/10

TO: WONDER WGN MEMBERS
MEMO: WGN CLASS NOTES: 2026/02/10
DATE: Tuesday, February 10, 2026

 

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MEMORY VERSES (SEE ALL)

  • 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

  • ALL CLASSES – Important Reminder: Food is never allowed in my class and if you must bring water, keep it along the back wall rather than having it next to you. We use a lot of special materials in class that we want to keep nice for as long as possible so I need everyone to follow these guidelines. I will be quizzing you on this information before you come into class next week.
  • 2A & 3A: We worked on the Grand Nine and naming notes on the staff. In Music Foundations, we DO NOT use phrases (like “All Cows Eat Grass”) you may have learned other places to learn note names. These are easily mixed up or forgotten or learned incorrectly. In our class, we use the Grand Nine as landmark, or reference, notes and then work our way up or down the staff to find note names.
  • 2B: If you are doing a Composer Report and I have already approved your selection, begin gathering information for your report. I will have more guidance for you next class.

PIANO 1

  • Practice Time: 10/5d
  • We are scheduled to perform at the assembly (lunchtime) on April 14. I need to remind everyone that if you do not put in the appropriate amount of practice, there is a chance you will not be able to participate in the performance. Parents, please be sure that your student is diligently practicing and recording their practice times on their Practice Record. Thank you!
  • This week: Continue practicing all parts of Lost My Partner. Everyone should be able to play each part without pausing. If they are not able to do this, they likely haven’t been practicing enough.
  • Also practice pages 56, 57, 59, and 60. You don’t need to practice every song every day, but you should practice for the full 10 minutes each time. Some days you might only get to two songs and some days you might run through all of them.

PIANO 2

  • Practice Time: 15m/5d
  • Practice pages 38 and 39 until you can play it smoothly.
  • Practice pages 44 and 46.
  • If you’re ready to move on, also practice 48 and 49.

BUCKETLINE

  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • PLAY WITH A METRONOME ON BUCKET HEAD!!! 72BPM. Work on rhythms on Bucket stomp
  • Wonder Drumline Book
    • Practice all exercises (excluding “Rolls & Rhythms”) to the goal of memorization at moderate tempos (80-120bpm) and stick heights (mezzo-forte and forte (plus piano-forte for accent exercises). Keep utilizing the mark time to guide your ability to keep good tempo. Write in the foot work (lefts and rights) above the staff for “Count Up Legatos” and practice these individual measures to see how the feet align with the hands; keep in mind the subdivided ‘upbeat’ motion in the mark time to help with the measures that have a left hand starting on an upbeat.

DRUMLINE

  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • Work all exercises that have been rehearsed in class so far (essentially all but “Timing” exercise) at all heights (p-3″, mp-6″, mf-9″, f-12″, ff-15″) and a variety of tempos. For the “Double Beat” and “Rolls & Rhythm Tree” be careful to build reps up very slowly from 70 bpm and increase by only 2 bpm to gradually apply the finger fulcrum. Make sure to focus on memorization as you repeat exercises. Building memorization and chops requires consistent practice, around 10-40′ PER DAY to keep up the muscle memory.

FLAGS

  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • Basically the same as last week with one acception:
  • When practicing the marching part, don’t march forward, but do move, things to try:
    • 🚩 Mark time and turn clockwise or counterclockwise.
    • 🚩 Side step in one direction while doing drop spins and then reverse direction doing windmills (as an example)
    • 🚩 Practice lunging while doing a slam.
    • BASICALLY, work on moving your body while performing a flag move.
  • I’m so excited that you are all helping to create our routine-you’re a great team! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
  • ✨ New moves to practice:
    • 🌎 Round the World
    • 🦋 Butterfly-I cannot find a video for how I taught you today. The basic move is to twist L & draw a circle on the L side of your body with the silk of the flag and then twist R to draw a circle on the R side and come back to center. The butterfly moves that I’ve been seeing have 4 part to it. We can learn those as well.
    • The flag moves for the marching part are as follows:
      • Present Forward & up
      • Present R & up
      • Present L & up
      • Present Back & up
      • Slam Forward & up
      • Slam R & up
      • Slam L & up
      • Slam Back & up
      • 4 count drop spin
      • Helicopter

PRELUDE BAND (Beginner Students)

  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • Ensemble
    • Essential Elements Book 1 aka Yellow Book
      • Practice Ode to Joy in your lesson books. And practice Rock Point Five in your concert book.
  • 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
    • Use last weeks playing tips to continue working forward in your books. (below)
    • Biggest thing to watch for is puffy cheeks. Without those, you have a smooth and solid tone.
    • Here are some tips to help you with your tone & tuning:
    • ⭐️ The edges of the tongue should touch the side of the roof of the mouth by the teeth, this is where it goes when hissing like a cat. 🙀
    • ⭐️ Make sure the mouthpiece is far enough in the mouth to keep the pitch from going flat.
    • ⭐️ Don’t let the cheeks puff out.
    • ⭐️ Support your notes with a good stead airstream.
    • Can’t wait to hear you play next week!
  •  Flute
      • Posture:
        • Tighten the edges of your air
      • Technique:
        • Bb scale with arpeggio, taking deep breaths and letting it out slowly
        • Octaves on F, and play through #63 and #64
  •  Horn
    • Because we are now playing band arrangements, you may be sitting next to someone who is playing different rhythms. Therefor, after you learn the notes (making sure to hit the correct pitches) then work on the rhythms. If you are unsure about a rhythm, right the counts under/over those measures. Happy practicing!
  •  Percussion
    • Practice snare + cymbal part for “Rock Point Five” and “Ode To Joy”. Find material in the mallet section that we have not looked at in class and practice writing in your pitches. Also work on “Hugga-Hugga Burr” with buzz roll focus.
  • Saxophone
    • You are all strong beginning saxophone players! Now, it’s time to practice technique.
    • Continue working ahead as you have been doing.
    • REMEMBER, saxophones can be very loud without trying but to play quietly with good tone, it takes concentration and control of air and embouchure.
      • 🎷 Play a strong ff on your favorite note for 8 counts and decrescendo to as soft as you can without having the note crack or disappear. Do this at least 5 times in your warm up.
      • 🎷 Now, reverse that. Start pp as best you can-use embouchure control without getting tense. Was that more difficult? If you need to start a bit louder that is ok. Try 5 of those.
      • 🎷 Use your dynamic control while practicing your assignments.
      • 🎷 Can’t wait to hear you next week! Toot toot!
  • 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). Practice 45 and 48 as quickly as you can while keeping good musicality.
    • For 57, especially work measures 9-12
    • Practice Starfire March (will play without helpers next week- especially practice measures 59-60) and Rock Point paying attention to breath marks
  • Trumpet
    • Keep up with the stretching exercises to keep the lips tight
    • Keep the bell of your trumpet up
    • Get stronger on Rock Point and work on Refried Beans

TRAINING BAND (2nd Level Students or Above)

  • Practice Time: 30m/5d
  • Ensemble
    • Scales, arp & 3rds, 2 octaves (Use a metronome)
    • Practice 1812 overature with a metronome at 90 BPM. Become really familiar with School Spirit! Run through Refried Beans!
    • Review (Use a metronome)
      • Essential Elements Book 2 aka Red Book
  • Bass Guitar
    • Scales, arp & 3rds, 2 octaves.
    • Work on warm-up routine, include scale work in the warm up
  • Clarinet
    • Continue working on the opening of 1812. If your thumb hurts too much to hold the instrument, then air play the notes making sure that your fingerings & rhythms are correct.
  • Electric Guitar
    • Scales, arp & 3rds, 2 octaves.
    • Work on warm-up routine, include scale work in the warm up
  • Flute
    • Posture: practice breathing by a total exhale, then deeeep breath in and slooooow exhale through your imaginary straw. When warming up, you can practice this on the scales listed next.
    • Technique: in book 2, practice #185 (chromatic scale). Take it slow and make each note sound lovely before playing the next one. Also practice #159 and #160. These exercises will help with smooth fingerings and arpeggios. We will begin working through these (#159-186) with the goal of mastery by end of term.
  • Percussion
    • Practice variations of rolls: buzz & open-stroke through 5-, and 9-stroke roll types. Apply this to “1812 Overture” and other march. Practice “Hugga-Hugga-Burr” for these roll types, including also single-stroke rolls (32nd-notes with alternating sticking). Practice your arpeggios for all major keys in the Circle of 4ths/5ths sequence.
  • Saxophone
    • Scales, arp & 3rds, 2 octaves.
  •  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)
    • Method book 1: work on speed for 88
    • For ensemble, especially practice Swing Fever and Bossa Madeira (use online recordings).
  •  Trumpet
    • Go longer on practice times – 30 minutes minimum
    • Endurance is key to becoming great and moving up
    • Work ou Ascot Overture

MIDPOINT BAND (3rd Level Students or Above)

  • Practice Time: 45m/5d
  • Ensemble:
    • Scales, arp & 3rds, 2-3 octaves (Use a metronome) – pick a scale
    • Work on rhythms and notes on The Blues at frog bottom Clean-up caravan. Trumpets work on Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.
    • 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 variations of rolls: buzz & open-stroke through 5-, and 9-stroke roll types. Listen to model players for each instrument, and recordings of jazz pieces (Caravan, A Little Bit of Swing, etc.) Practice your arpeggios for all major keys in the Circle of 4ths/5ths sequence. Practice cascara and songo drum set rhythms.
  • Saxophone
    • Continue with sight reading. Also, if you have specific techniques you’d like to work on with any of the music that you are currently practicing, bring it in. I will be bringing both my clarinet & alto sax.
  •  Trumpet
    • Work on reading faster, note progressions, and timing
    • Caravan and especially Bugle Boy
    • Make me work harder to keep up with you

PRELUDE ORCHESTRA (Beginner Students)

  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • Bass and Cello
    • Usual practice routine. Add the opening to Song of the Wind. We will cover the whole thing in grater detail upon my return.
    • Listen Daily: Suzuki 1 (Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPC7G0nvMEg&list=PL11XNZ_T1dFNYL-MUVJTQH7fh2TsJdjAg)
    • Watch:
    • 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:
  • 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
    • -climb monkey silently (just singing: I’m a little monkey, climbing up the ladder, climbing to the top to, pick a pink banana; I’m a little monkey, climbing down the ladder, climbing to the bottom, to eat my pink  banana
      • as well as plucking
    • 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:
    • **CHAIR AUDITIONS ON BONAPARTE’S RETREAT NEXT WEEK ON 2/17
    • **Remember to practice breathing in the rests and before entrances!
    • 1. Scales, arp & 3rds, 3 octaves – A 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
    • 11. Old Joe Clark
    • 12. Three Tchaikovsky Themes
    • * 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
    • G 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 15 and 16 rhythm and pitch (DO THE RYTHMS WITH A METRONOME)
    • Table top exercise
    • Cat Cow
    • you should start practice with 3 old songs
    • All review songs
    • perpetual motion
    • allegretto

MIDPOINT ORCHESTRA (3rd Level Students or above)

  • Practice Time: 45m/5d
  • Ensemble:
    • **CHAIR AUDITIONS NEXT WEEK ON 2/17 ON MOONLIGHT ODYSSEY** VIOLIN 1 BEG-M10 AND M18-34 ** VIOLIN 2 M20-34 ** VIOLA M34-50 ** CELLO M34-50
    • 1. Scales, arp & 3rds, 3 octaves – A Major
    • 2. Review – Suzuki B1-Your current book
    • 3. Mozart – pay careful attention to the ends of phrases, don’t add accents if there aren’t any written. Practice repeated 8th notes off the string.
    • 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
    • Usual practice routine – I just want to add that I want practice time to be focused while you all consider what you would want to prepare to present to the class. I don’t have anyone written down to perform next week, but still be ready to review any odd numbered piece in Volume 2 that we’ve covered (1, 3, 5, 7). Also be ready for dice game.
    • Listen Daily: Suzuki 2-3
    • Practice Routine:
      • Tune
      • Ringing tones (2x bows per note)
      • C Major 2-8ve scale
      • Review songs (Your choice)
      • Advanced: C Major 3 octave, a melodic minor 3 octave
      • Vibrato practice – elbow must feel open, support in the wrist, flexibility in the playing finger, only 1 finger down at a time. (or 4 and 3 together).
      • Chorus
      • Musette (new). We will go over this in grater detail next week.
    • Review (Use a metronome)
      • Suzuki B1-Current
    • Repertoire
    • Moonlight Odyssey
    • 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
    • G 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
    • ITP ex3
    • You will be expected to play lully by yourself next week

CONCERT ORCHESTRA (4th Level Students or above)

RECORDERS 1

  • Practice Time: 10m/4d
  • Remember Practice Records
  • Practice:
    • Review the fingering for all the notes we’ve learned so far. (low D, E, G, A, B, high C, high D) Check the page in the back of the book if you need any reminders.
    • Recorder Karate song When the Saints Go Marching In. Play along with the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4clhKQx6xQ&t=1s
    • Pages 16-17 in Be a Recorder Star. Also chap through the Rhythm Chart 4 on page 17.
    • Work on Concert Piece: Peace Like a River https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTFXKwEx5QA&t=96s
    • Don’t forget to blow out and clean your recorders this week!
    • Keep up the good work everyone! Happy practicing!

RECORDERS 2

  • Practice Time: 15m/4d
  • Remember Practice Records
  • Practice:
    • Fingering from low C to High G.
    • Play French Round (Page 11) and Easy Rockin’ (page 12). Focus on timing, tonging and slurring. Listening to your CD and playing along will help a lot too!
    • If you need more to practice, you can always go back and play any songs up to page 13.
    • Clap through the rhythm chart on page 13.
    • Concert Pieces (memorized): In Christ Alone, Peace Like a River.
    • Watch this video and write down 3 things you want to focus on this week. Show me your notes next week for a prize! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCGjTz2LOP
    • Don’t forget to blow out and clean your recorders this week!
    • I’m so proud of you guys! Happy practicing!

PRIME CHOIR

JUNIOR/SENIOR CHOIR (YOUTH CHOIR)

SIGNS AND WONDERS: ASL SIGNING CHOIR

  • 1. Practice both songs (Like a River Glorious, and Revalation 19) all the way through at least 3 times.
  • 2. Practice signing the alphabet and numbers 1-20 in front of a mirrior so you can see what your doing, the goal is to stop bouncing and make sure your hand is facing the correct way.
  • 3. Practice new vocabulary words: remember, most, some, all, sign, speak, both, school, college, home school, easy, hard, now
    • Remember, it’s important to sign with as much accuracy as possible, as slight differences (like opened fingers vs closed fingers will be two different words when signing ‘speak’)
  • 4. Review scripture verses we’ve learned in class
  • Reference signs from: https://www.handspeak.com
  • Wonder Student ASL Sign Choir 25-26 Album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Yv8jWqgxD4EA159i8 OR Drive Folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PWq-froShePz2AiVjZvPqsAmM7FjDOFG?usp=drive_link

DANCE

  • Please practice, bring and fill out your practice sheets.
  • Please remind dancers that their hair needs either in a bun or ponytail for class.
  • Block 4 10 minutes/5 days weekly
  • Block 5 15 minutes/5 days weekly
  • Block 4 – 2pm-3pm – Practice Time: 15m/5d
    • 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
      • *Pas de chat – step of the cat- ballet walks
      • *Sous Sous – over, under
      • *Demi – small/little
      • *Grande – big
    • Steps to review
      • *Chaine turn
      • *Pas de bourree
      • *Balance
      • *Ballet walks en releve
    • Positions to review
      • *Vaganova 1st arabesque
      • *Vaganova 2nd arabesque
      • *Cecchetti 3rd arabesque
      • *Cou de pied devant/derriere
    • Stretching
    • Review performance choreography
      • Music Link: Sheep May Safely Graze (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txfhXgt4SJg)
      • All dancers start in 1st position – arms in en bas
        • Arms float out demi-second – close to en bas (1,2)(3,4)
          repeat x2
      • Cecchetti 3rd arabesque towards the center
      • Cecchetti 3rd arabeque away from the center
      • Chaine turn towards the center – arms in 1st
      • Arms open 2nd, then float to en bas
      • Ballet walk to circle
      • Releve walks facing in around circle
      • Step back R – pointe tendu L
      • Step forward L – arbesque a terre R
      • Repeat rocking step x2
      • Walk back to spots
      • Courtsey R – right arms lifts to diagonal
      • Courtsey L – left arm lifts to diagonal
      • pas de bourree RL
      • Sous Sous
      • First group walks around partner
      • 3rd arabesque RL
      • Second group walks around parnter
      • 3rd arabesque RL
      • Everyone chaine turns right
      • arms open 2nd, en bas
  • Block 5 – 3pm-4pm – Practice Time: 15m/5d
  • Review Ballet terminology
    • * Plie – to bend
    • * Tendu – to pointe and stretch
    • * Battement Glisse – beating, gliding movement
    • * Rond De Jambe – circle of the leg
    • * En dehors – outward (out the door) away from supporting leg
    • * En dedans – inward towards supporting leg
    • * Frappe – to strike
    • * Fondu – to melt
    • * 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
    • * Circular Cambre
    • * 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
    • * Assemble – assembled or joined together
    • * Chaine turns – Chains or links
    • *Failli – give away. A slide or brush-through transition step following a preceding jump or position.
    • jump or position.
  • Positions to review
    • *Vaganova 1st arabesque
    • *Vaganova 2nd arabesque
    • *Cecchetti 3rd arabesque
  • Performance Choreography
    • Music Link: Sheep May Safely Graze (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txfhXgt4SJg)
    • Start in 1st position
    • 1st group
      • Walking towards the center – take three steps down the stairs
      • Step R to 3rd arabesque or Step L to 3rd arabesque (towards the center)
    • 2nd group repeats
    • Continue to walk down the stairs towards center to places Soutenu R
    • Facing L front corner – rond de jambe R (front/side)
    • Balance R – arms 3rd position
    • Chaine L arms – 1st position
    • Chasse back to croise devant – extend arms
    • Chasse with figure 8 arms x4
      • L- R front corner
      • R- R back corner
      • L- L back corner
      • R- L Front corner
    • Bourree R – R arm lifts to 3rd
    • Change legs/arms
    • Bourree L – L arm lifts to 3rd
    • Step R brush L foot to R corner – right arms lifts to the diagonal
    • Step L courtsey R – left arm lifts to diagonal
    • pas de bourree – RL
    • Sous sous
    • First group walks around partner
    • 3rd arabesque RL
    • Second group walks around parnter
    • 3rd arabesque RL
    • Everyone chaine turns right
    • arms open 2nd, en bas
    • Walt without turning forward x4 turn and repeat back to spot

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)

  • 1st Year Students
  • 2nd+ Year Students
    • Let’s do it again! Choose a color and take a series of pictures of items (anything) that features that color.
    • Remember to look for dramatic lighting, contrasting color objects to include, and framing.
    • Thrift store, Shopping Mall, Car Dealership, Museum… Wherever you go, look for that color.
    • Get close (fill the frame with your subject)
    • Get low (or high, change your perspective from eye-level)
    • Get interested (specifically, look all around the viewfinder to see what’s being cut off. Open your other eye to see if there’s something just outside the viewfinder that needs to be included.
  • Wonder Student Photography 25-26 Folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AA9Lot8NgFikQ1gPnG49q3-STs4nDSAj?usp=drive_link

THEATER

  • Great job starting on character analysis today!
  • Parents: Please help your students continue to work on character analysis at home and we will continue to work on it in class again next week! You can reasearch the history of the text and learn about the author (who is listed at the top of the excerpt).
  • Theater Update Reminder: As we communicated before the start of the year, we’ll be prerecording each of the student’s monologues in lieu of an in-person performance. This means we’ll have fewer crew days and a slightly modified schedule. Please view the Overview Tab of the Peace Theater 25-26 Spreadsheet linked below for the tentative timeline and important highlights. We’ll provide more direction for historically accurate costumes and props in the coming weeks.
  • Theater Photo Album [LINK] – submit costumes and props ideas
  • Peace Theater 25-26 Spreadsheet: [LINK]
  • History II: 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.
  • Homework for this week is to draw me a picture of your very favorite weather!! Remember if you do the homework you get a sticker!!

MUSIC MAKERS 1

  • Work on the second verse of Like a River Glorious
  • Work  on memorize Micah 5:4-5
  • PARENTS: Children need to keep track of their binders and music bags. Please have their bags ready to go on Monday Night so they have them for class!
  • Copy as much of Lightly Row as you can. Don’t forget the bar lines.

MUSIC MAKERS 2

  • Work on Memorizing Like a River Glorious and Micah 5:4-5
  • BRING YOUR BAG AND BINDER TO CLASS EVERY WEEK. Too many kids are giving me too many excuses, they need to share music and rhythm/tonal pattern cards…I don’t have extra’s.
  • No other home assignment

DISCOVERY

  • No notes for this week.
  • Dance
    • Work on Dance:
      • Music Link: Sheep May Safely Graze (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txfhXgt4SJg)
      • All dancers start in 1st position – arms in en bas
      • Arms float out demi-second – close to en bas (1,2)(3,4)
        • Repeat x2
      • -3rd Arabesque R
      • -Change 3rd arabesque L
      • -Tippy toe turn R – Arms in 1st
      • -Arms open 2nd, float to en bas
      • -Ballet walk to circle – hands on hips
      • -Ballet walk around circle – hold hands
      • -Step Back R Pointe – tendu devant L
      • -Step forward L – arabersque R
        • Repeat x2
      • -Ballet walk back to spot
      • -Courtsey R – R arm goes to high diagonal
      • -Courtsey L – L arm goes to high diagonal
      • -Pas de bourree RL
      • -Sous Sous
      • -First group goes around partner
        • arabesque RL
      • -Second group goes around partner
        • arabesque RL
      • -everyone chains turn R
      • -arms open 2nd and float to en bas
      • – Sway RL (arms low 3rd, feet tendu side)
    • Practice correct arms:
      • Cecchetti 3rd arabesque
    • 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

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: List Algorithms. For further review, you may reference https://learnpythontherightway.com/chapter/chapter-14.html

COMPUTER SCIENCE (FUNDAMENTALS OF EMBEDDED PROGRAMMING)

  • Topics Covered: Advanced State and User Input

JUNIOR HELPER

  • No notes for this week.

STUDY HALL

  • No notes for this week.
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