TO: WONDER WGN MEMBERS
MEMO: WGN CLASS NOTES: 2026/03/03
DATE: Tuesday, March 3, 2026
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MEMORY VERSES (SEE ALL)
- Scripture of the Month: Galatians 5:22-25 — The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Messiah have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let’s also walk by the Spirit. — Galatians 5:22-25
- Character Scripture:
- Proverbs 16:32 — Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city. — Proverbs 16:32 New Living Translation (NLT)
- James 5:7-8 — Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. — James 5:7-8 English Standard Version (ESV)
- Proverbs 14:29 — Patient people have great understanding, but people with quick tempers show their foolishness. — Proverbs 14:29 New Century Version (NCV)
- Psalms 40:1 — I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. — Psalms 40:1 King James Version (KJV)
MUSIC FOUNDATIONS
- 2B: Composer Study Presentations will be March 17, 24, and 31. Signups will begin next week. (Note to parents: not every student is doing a presentation.)
PIANO 1
- Practice Time: 10/5d
- Keep practicing all parts of Lost My Partner. If you have a sibling or parent at home who could play one part while you play another, that would be great! Remember: you need to be able to play each part without any pausing. If you can play all of those parts well, start learning pages 70-73, “What Can I Share?”
PIANO 2
- Practice Time: 15m/5d
- Work on all parts of “If I Won Ten Million Dollars” (pages 52-53)
- If you have extra time, work on pages 55 and 56.
BUCKETLINE
- Practice Time: 20m/5d
- Reminder: Students should arrive by 8:15 in order to get their personal items put away and help unload the trailer. We communicated at the beginning of the year that in order to offer an 8:30 class everyone would need to pitch in. Thank you for honoring this requirement.
- 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
- Reminder: Students should arrive by 8:15 in order to get their personal items put away and help unload the trailer. We communicated at the beginning of the year that in order to offer an 8:30 class everyone would need to pitch in. Thank you for honoring this requirement.
- Practice your rhythms for your specific parts in the Drumline Book; we will introduce a cadence or two next week, too.
FLAGS
- Practice Time: 20m/5d
- Reminder: Students should arrive by 8:15 in order to get their personal items put away and help unload the trailer. We communicated at the beginning of the year that in order to offer an 8:30 class everyone would need to pitch in. Thank you for honoring this requirement.
- Music: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EZ1CHyXppdOujn995DTF_wA80dgtDHWa/view?usp=drive_link
PRELUDE BAND (Beginner Students)
- Practice Time: 20m/5d
- Ensemble
- Essential Elements Book 1 aka Yellow Book
- Practice aura lee and chant and celebration.
- Essential Elements Book 1 aka Yellow 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
- Technique: Bb scales #1 and 2, master that articulation and try to pick up the temp on #2
- Lesson book: #63 & #64 work on at home
- Performance book: C&C measures 12-17, second half goal is solid 108
- Horn
- Continue to work on Chant & Celebration. Use the syllable Doo for slurs if it’s difficult to slur to the next note, make sure to use Too when the note is not slurred.
- Remember to keep your head up while playing. Raising your stand will help. Check yourself in the mirror, too.
- In the Essential Elements Book, work through exercises to first, learn the skills, notes and music vocabulary and then to suggest a tune or 2 to play together with the trombones.
- 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
- Practice in method book and Chant and Celebration as mentioned in prelude band notes. Be careful with accidentals in Chant and Celebration
- This week I want you to warm up well, fingers and embouchure to the fullest.
- 🎷 The 1st time you practice a piece, play it as softly as possible.
- 🎷 The 2nd time you practice that piece, play all dynamic levels 1 level softer.
- 🎷 Continue that throughout the week. Push yourself to play softer and softer and softer. p…pp…ppp…pppp…ppppppppppp 😁
- Trombone
- To work on getting the correct position for #2 and #3, work with a tuner. First, use a tuner to get your F in tune. Then find the correct spot for your E natural (2nd position) Go back and forth between F and E until you’re consistently getting the E in tune – this will build muscle memory for the exact right spot for position 2. Then repeat the drill going between F and E flat (3rd position).
- Work on other pieces as indicated in ensemble class notes
- Trumpet
- Keep working on tight lips and higher notes
- Keep trumpet up – be ready to play ahead of the first note
- Stronger breath control
- Keep tones strong and steady
- You are doing good on those things, but keep getting stronger for longer
- Book 1 – page 14 – keep going through the book
- First performance – Chant and Celebration
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. keeping a steady tempo is key at this point. Work on Ascot overture.
- 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
- Great performance today! Keep working on 1812.
- Electric Guitar
- Scales, arp & 3rds, 2 octaves.
- Work on warm-up routine, include scale work in the warm up
- Flute
- Technique: warm up on those octave slides (G, A, Bb), don’t stop the high note until it sounds lovely; work on playing Bb scales #1-4 at the same tempo.
- Lesson book: #94 – practice D-Eb-D-Eb; #95 & 96 contain this progression as well.
- Performance book: Ascot Overture needs to get up to tempo, so use a metronome
- 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
- 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 Blues at Frog Bottom (use online recording for rhythms) and Caravan
- Trumpet
- Good job on Refried Beans and School Spirit
- Go for timing on Ascot Overture
- Keep going longer on practice times
- Stretch the lips and go for higher notes
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. Practice Caravan
- 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
- Listen to Benny Goodman and other great clarinetists. Find a good Rhapsody in Blue. I’m not hearing air in their tone. Here’s a good video for sound quality.
- How to Get Rid of a Fuzzy Sound Fast! Fabian Hügli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJlLnKV7IcQ
- 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
- Faster and accurate on Bugle Boy
- Interval exercise and Blues in Hoss Flat
PRELUDE ORCHESTRA (Beginner Students)
- Practice Time: 20m/5d
- Bass and Cello
- Next we will hear Ketzi play!
- Review all the pieces that we know. Do this with excellent tone, and posture (relaxed).
- 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.
- Keep up with your practice routine:
- Tune
- listen to good tone on open strings + ringing tones
- review all the pieces that we have learned
- D Major scale
- G Major scale
- Song of the Wind (https://youtu.be/38N7vjdBnyQ?si=BoYh_WZQG9bTBbBy)
- French Folk Song (https://youtu.be/DDRxi_8sm9k?si=v6VBilnJxhSbfthP)
- Lightly Row (https://youtu.be/Ct8U9AKqiWo?si=1djj-HmLi2CparxR)
- Lightly Row – pay particular attention to tunnel finger 3 for F#. We played F#, A, then together.
- Go Tell Aunt Rhody (https://youtu.be/2KFHDTGuj78?si=0LqshskA7Tio0RpW)
- Twinkle Variation
- 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
- bowing the strings
- rainbows
- modified pengiuns
- first finger taps
- climb monkey
- walking fingers
- 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
- Huckleberry Jello song
- table top exercise
- planks
TRAINING ORCHESTRA (2nd Level Students or above)
- Practice Time: 30m/5d
- Ensemble:
- **Remember to practice breathing in the rests and before entrances!
- 1. Scales, arp & 3rds, 1 octaves – A Major
- 2. Review – Suzuki B1-Your current book
- 3. Westward Journey
- 4. Old Joe Clark
- 5. Climbing the Mountain
- 6. Appalachia Waltz
- 7. Boogie Woogie
- 8. Golden Slippers
- 9. 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
- Keep up the good work with Volume 1.
- I would like to encourage for everyone to focus on the pieces that need most attention. Slow practice helps coordinate everything.
- Listen Daily: Suzuki 1
- Watch:
- Practice Routine:
- Tune
- Ringing tones (2x bows per note)
- Scales – C Major scale
- I Can Read Music: up through the entire book.
- Review songs (Your choice)
- Happy Farmer
- Review vol 1:
- Etude – pivot bow
- Review vol 2:
- Minuet no 3
- 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
- Perpetual Motion
- Long Long Ago
- Allegretto
- Andantino
- Minuet in C – all
- Viola and Violin
- Listen Daily: Suzuki 1
- VIOLA: Suzuki 1 (Playlist https://youtu.be/BuhoXS51ufI?si=UbxUvQxOsM3iZlpk)
- 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
- D 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 19 and 20 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
- andantino
- Listen Daily: Suzuki 1
MIDPOINT ORCHESTRA (3rd Level Students or above)
- Practice Time: 45m/5d
- Ensemble:
- 1. Scales, arp & 3rds, 3 octaves – A Major
- 2. Review – Suzuki B1-Your current book
- 3. Mozart – focusing on dynamics and articualtion
- 4. Moonlight Odyssey (all)
- 5. Review: Variations on an Irish Tune
- * 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
- I want to encourage our practicing to be done smoothly and with anticipation.
- A lot can be done even in just 20 minutes if we focus
- I didn’t write anyone down to perform next week, but if you haven’t performed yet, please decide what you would play for the class and begin preparing it (memorizing it).
- 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
- Variations on an Irish Tune:
- Magic Flute (https://youtube.com/shorts/_S6HDcdtiaI)
- Indiana Jones (Vibrato and shifting)
- Count Down
- Long Long Ago – Keep compact bow and compact sound for variation.
- Minuet no 1
- Moonlight Odyssey
- Measure 10-:https://youtu.be/hcAXEjguqpc?si=zC9-QrT_Hk77uR5R
- Measure 45-: https://youtu.be/wXLJnz30so8?si=ANyIUT6E_OjxsWSU
- Measure 98: https://youtu.be/BzBMrAu6fdU?si=-i3-KckPRPQWaqhB
- 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
- D 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 viola ex. 4 violin
- Start on Beethoven Minuet
CONCERT ORCHESTRA (4th Level Students or above)
- Practice Time: 60m/5d
- Ensemble:
- 1. Scales, arp & 3rds, 3 octaves – E minor
- 2. Review: Suzuki B1-Current
- 3. Brandenburg
- 4. Sheep
- 5. Mozart Movements 1 and 2
- 6. Review: Beethoven Serenade
- * 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
- Remember Practice Records
- Fingering for all the notes you’ve learned so far.
- Recorder Karate song #7: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNEuHa1bfbc.
- Rest Test on page 20, Pretty Rainbows on Page 21
- Winter Goodbye: 3A: Jeremiah, Norah, Ava, August, Louise, Elise, Esther. 3B: Bane, Yovie, Annabelle, Ginny, Noah, Maebel. Counting and keeping the proper rhythm is very important, especially when there are two parts.
- Work on Concert Piece: Peace Like a River. Aim to memorize it this week!
- Don’t forget to blow out and clean your recorders at least once this week!
- Great job today you guys! Happy practicing!Practice:
RECORDERS 2
- Practice Time: 15m/4d
- Remember Practice Records
- Practice:
- Fingering from low C to High G
- Use Easy Rockin’ (page 12) as a warm up to practice tonging and slurring.
- Play Bon Jour Pierrot (Page 14).
- Pages 15-16 in your book, especially Up and Down, This Train, and The Overlander (list to it on your CD first and then play along)
- Concert Pieces: Peace Like a River and In Christ Alone (let’s get these memorized!)
- Don’t forget to blow out and clean your recorders at least once this week!
- You guys are doing an amazing job. Happy practicing!
PRIME CHOIR
- Practice Time: 10m/5d
- 1. Practice “Sanctus” (from memory if possible!)
- Part 1: https://youtu.be/lSGa29fMCgc
- Part 2: https://youtu.be/9–ia4C5SJE
- FULL RECORDING of “Sanctus” and read along with your music while singing your part: https://youtu.be/vNsMeK01R9E?si=y7DoclkWGPWiPqMJ
- 2. Keep working on “Solfege Sonata”:
- Sing the whole song while looking at your music, then sing it while NOT looking at your music.
- Do this several times.
- Full “Solfege Sonata” with voices and sing along: https://youtu.be/mBRUnGqq_0I?si=63enwN7VeqdjVlAQ
- 3. Practice Revelation 19
JUNIOR/SENIOR CHOIR (YOUTH CHOIR)
- Practice Time: 15m/5d
- Warm Up
- 1. “Shalom”
- Section 1
- Soprano Section 1: https://youtu.be/wPtBm_JanYw
- Alto Section 1: https://youtu.be/K2O6rBnNRW4
- Tenor Section 1: https://youtu.be/Gcmlkt07RNo
- Bass Section 1: https://youtu.be/zhehcqb8ULY
- Section 2
- Shalom Soprano Section 2: https://youtu.be/rON_XB_uJNQ
- Shalom Alto Section 2: https://youtu.be/S4Ezl796axQ
- Shalom Tenor Section 2: https://youtu.be/NOiBOtwbVJE
- Shalom Bass Section 2: https://youtu.be/jnbShwcVGwo
- Section 3
- Shalom Soprano Section 3: https://youtu.be/B-_-m7-NoQc
- Shalom Alto Section 3: https://youtu.be/wD99guR72bs
- Shalom Tenor Section 3: https://youtu.be/V09SoHU9vgE
- Shalom Bass Section 3: https://youtu.be/IbUUojeq4e0
- “Shalom” Full Performance: https://youtu.be/4XsqGsPeL_w?si=KF5MC50PZPE2ot8z
- Section 1
- 2. “The Lord Bless You”
- Eventually you will need to memorize this one as well.
- The Lord Bless You Soprano: https://youtu.be/ARRCgLtk-kI
- The Lord Bless You Alto: https://youtu.be/URJDo_rw9o0
- The Lord Bless You Tenor: https://youtu.be/f05j_vtTf74
- The Lord Bless You Bass: https://youtu.be/1cipeguA93Q
- “The Lord Bless You” Full Performance: https://youtu.be/w4C9zVg5X_A?si=wrz10aijlPO2K1Wi
- 3. Sing through “Sing Alleluia Canon” from memory.
- Full performance: https://youtu.be/BKevheOtwBQ?si=ViMS49k8KKumPSMH
- 4. Review Revelation 19
SIGNS AND WONDERS: ASL SIGNING CHOIR
- 1. Performance Pieces
- Like a River Glorious
- Revelation 19 – New students practice daily, returning students review weekly (remember the modified signs)
- Reference the ASL folder to practicie along to the music: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dN63sXmQtUPA7-rD3MLTfYY9OOqhwS4z?usp=drive_link
- 2. 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
- Block 4 – 2pm-3pm – Practice Time: 10m/5d
- Steps to review
- *Chaine turn – arms in 1st
- *Passe
- *Ballet walks en releve
- *Step Right touch Left foot behind
- Repeat other side
- Positions to review
- *Vaganova 1st arabesque
- *Vaganova 2nd arabesque
- *Cecchetti 3rd arabesque
- *Cou de pied devant/derriere
- Stretching
- Review and practice performance choreography
- May Safely Graze Choreography with music:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16X0INvXGyOeopVYTmc-Ap53zNHp0k6ta/view?usp=drive_link - Choreography breakdown:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZV6oMkMAKbkSSLSBDyVTYA6DsKPQzmu5/view?usp=drive_link - 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 – Sway arms right
- Courtsey L – sway arms left
- pas de bourree RL
- Sous Sous (Right leg in front)
- Walks around partner
- 3rd arabesque toward center x1, away from center x1
- Repeat x2
- Everyone chaine turns towards center
- arms open 2nd, en bas
- Sway RL (arms low 3rd, feet tendu side)
- x10
- Repeat Beginning step
- arms float demi second to en bas x2
- Arabesque in then out
- Chaine turn together
- Passe RLRL
- Change lines x4 (4 counts each)
- Step R touch behind L Reach arm to high diagonal
- Repeat RLRL
- Bourree turn in
- 1st position – arms lift to God
- May Safely Graze Choreography with music:
- Steps to review
- Block 5 – 3pm-4pm – Practice Time: 15m/5d
- Steps in dance:
- balance
- alternating chasse
- chaine turn
- pique to sous sous
- waltz turns
- passe over
- pirouette RL
- Performance Choreography
- Choreography with music:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D7SHMistvRCCYskZCDru8LQjAgdYA7LZ/view?usp=drive_link - Choreography breakdown:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mLNsIKEEBMAh8XhDPDzvAYT0XlhJVHv5/view?usp=drive_link - 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
- Waltz x10 on number 5 turn around and go back to spots
tendu croix devant facing corner 2 - Plie 4th – circular port de bras
- Stretch to 2nd arabesque
- Flip to other side – croix facing corner 8
- Pique RL to sous sous arms diagonal
- repeat x3 RLR
- Soutenu
- Cannon section
- arabesque RL arms diagonal
- courtsey RL arms diagonal
- step R arbesque L reach
- both arms low diagonal
- Step L pointe
- tendu R L arm high diagonal
- Repeat x2
- Soutenu
- Balance RLR – L and O
- Balance LRL – Y and C
- Brush leg side close 1st
- Passe over LR
- Passe over L to 4th
- Pirouette land 4th
- Lift arms to high diagonal – giving to God
- 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 arabesqu
- Choreography with music:
GUIDED PE
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ART (DRAWING & WATERCOLOR)
- No notes for this week.
ART (TEXTILES – NEEDLE PUNCH)
- No notes for this week.
ART (PHOTOGRAPHY)
- 1st Year Students
- We will continue light painting next week in class.
- 2nd+ Year Students
- WATCH THIS VIDEO! Watch it with your parents because they can benefit from it too. Also, they can the understanding why you take so many pictures! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAP2p8PqewY
- Homework:
- Take pictures of the sequence of you or your sibling preparing, traveling, and arriving at Wonder on Tuesday.
- We’ll critique them later in the afternoon.
- Wonder Student Photography 25-26 Folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AA9Lot8NgFikQ1gPnG49q3-STs4nDSAj?usp=drive_link
THEATER
- Great job working on your monologues today. Keep practicing at home.
- 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.
- For our next class,bring in or draw a picture of your favorite autumn leaf!
MUSIC MAKERS 1
- Work on Like a River Glorious work on second and third verses (sing along – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1unZAudn6ZxTb5I0tzTepSQlrUexpHfmL/view?usp=drive_link)
- Memorize the Micah 5:4-5 verses with feeling
- Draw me a picture of your favorite ocean creature.
- Listen to your CD
MUSIC MAKERS 2
- Be sure you are memorizing the updated words on the new song page!
Work on Like a River Glorious (sing along – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1unZAudn6ZxTb5I0tzTepSQlrUexpHfmL/view?usp=drive_link) - Memorize the Micah 5:4-5 verses
- THANK YOU PARENTS: 100% had their bags and binders today!!! Keep up the good work.
- Write a rhythm song using your blue/rhythm cards. Please write it on the back of one of your other papers or put in a new sheet!
DISCOVERY
- No notes for this week.
- Dance
- Work on Dance:
- Choreography with music:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16X0INvXGyOeopVYTmc-Ap53zNHp0k6ta/view?usp=drive_link - Choreography breakdown:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZV6oMkMAKbkSSLSBDyVTYA6DsKPQzmu5/view?usp=drive_link - 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 (Right leg in front)
- Walks around partner
- 3rd arabesque toward center x1, away from center x1
- Repeat x2
- Everyone chaine turns towards center
- arms open 2nd, en bas
- Sway RL (arms low 3rd, feet tendu side)
- x10
- Repeat Beginning step
- arms float demi second to en bas x2
- Arabesque in then out
- Chaine turn together
- Passe RLRL
- Change lines x4 (4 counts each)
- Step R touch behind L Reach arm to high diagonal
- Repeat RLRL
- Bourree turn in
- 1st position – arms lift to God
- Choreography with music:
- Steps to work on:
- 3rd Arabesque
- Ballet walks high up on releve
- Step Right then touch left foot behind (Cou de pied Derriere)
- Rocking step (in and out of circle
- passe (foot comes up to knee)
- Work on Dance:
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: PyGame. For further review, you may reference https://learnpythontherightway.com/chapter/chapter-17.html
COMPUTER SCIENCE (FUNDAMENTALS OF EMBEDDED PROGRAMMING)
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JUNIOR HELPER
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STUDY HALL
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