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 AMI, Assessments, & Pass-Offs

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FHS Orchestra

FHS ​ASSESSMENTS
Practice & Technique #1 (Due 1/13)
Star wars: measure 1 - last note of 89
quarter = 100 bpm
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&
NO SCALE
PRACTICE & TECHNIQUE #2 (DUE 1/19)
Frozen: MEASURE 51 - LAST NOTE OF 102
QUARTER = 120-130 BPM
&
no scale
PRACTICE & TECHNIQUE #3 (DUE 1/27)
Adagio: All: pick-ups to 26 to first NOTE OF 37
QUARTER = 50 BPM
&
​3 Octave Major scale - VIOLIN: B flat / Viola: e flat / Cello: e flat / 2 octave - Bass: b flat
​
QUARTER = 80 - 120 BPM
PRACTICE & TECHNIQUE #4 (DUE 2/1)
A Pirate's Legend: VLNs: measure 69 to 89  /  VLA & Cello & BASS: measure 45 to 69
​Quarter = 120 BPM

&
​3 OCTAVE mel. minor scale- VIOLIN: G  / VIOLA: C  / CELLO: C  / 2 OCTAVE - BASS: G
​​
QUARTER = 80 - 120 BPM
PRACTICE & TECHNIQUE #5 (DUE 2/14)
ADAGIO: All: BEGINNING TO MEASURE 26 QUARTER = ABOUT 50 BPM
​&
​3 OCTAVE MAJOR scale - VIOLIN: A  / VIOLA: D  / CELLO: D  / 2 OCTAVE - BASS: F
​
QUARTER = 80 - 120 BPM
PRACTICE & TECHNIQUE #6 (DUE 2/21)
Avengers: ALL: measure 5 TO MEASURE 29  (with repeats) 
QUARTER = 100 BPM
​&
​3 OCTAVE mel. minor SCALE - VIOLIN: A  / VIOLA: a  / CELLO: a  / 2 OCTAVE - BASS: a
​
QUARTER = 80 - 120 BPM
PRACTICE & TECHNIQUE #7 (DUE 3/4)
ADAGIO: ALL: BEGINNING TO end (play with recording)
eighth note = 100 BPM (
​&
​No scale
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Week #2 & #3 Check-in & Info

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8th Grade Intermediate Woodland Orchestras

8th Grade ​ASSESSMENTS
Practice & Technique #1: (Due 1/19)
Swallowtail - A Part (Dotted quarter = 60-80 bpm)
& 
e dorian scale 1 octave (80-100 bpm)
e dorian
Swallowtail jig

PRACTICE & TECHNIQUE #1: (DUE 1/26) 
Farandole (QUARTER = 80-100 BPM) 

&
e flat major 2 OCTAVE (QUARTER = 80-100 BPM)
Farandole
E flat major 2 oct.

PRACTICE & TECHNIQUE #3: (DUE 2/02)
(SkyFire PREPARATION)
play pizz. then AIR-BOW or play Arco along p.1 with the recording 1-46
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&
A Major major scale 2 octaves (QUARTER = 80-100 BPM)
Skyfire
A Major 2 oct.

PRACTICE & TECHNIQUE #4: (DUE 2/09)
IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER - A PART
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&
​B FLAT MAJOR SCALE 2 OCTAVES (QUARTER = 80-100 BPM)
In the bleak midwinter
B flat major scale 2 oct.

PRACTICE & TECHNIQUE #5: (DUE 2/21)
(Avengers)
PLAY pick up notes measure 4 to 29 
(QUARTER = 80-100 BPM)
​&
A Melodic minor SCALE 2 OCTAVES (QUARTER = 80-100 BPM)
Avengers
a melodic minor 2 oct.

PRACTICE & TECHNIQUE #6: (DUE 3/4)
(Pirates)
PLAY entire song with the play-along track 
(use mp3 in video)
​&
no Scale
Pirates (Practice track)
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7th Grade Beginning Woodland Orchestras

7th Grade ​PASS-Offs

 1st Semester 

 (Download all practice tracks for Book 1 - Click here)
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White Level (Due 12/13)  
#5 or #78 “Pierrot’s Door” - Pizz. or arco (Open Strings & Counting)
Pierrot's Door
Clefs & Instrument Sheet

Yellow Level (DUE 12/13)
​#19 “Rolling Along” - Pizz. or Arco (D String Notes D, E, F#)    
Rolling Along
Note Reading & Rhythms SHeet

Gold Level (DUE 12/13) 
​​#22 “Lightly Row” - Pizz. or arco (L.H. Tunneling) 
Lightly Row
Demo Bow Hold & Sheet

Orange Level (DUE 12/13)
#64 D Major Scale - ARCO (scale with the bow)
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​#43 “Mozart Melody” - ARCO (Good Tone Production)
D Major Scale
Mozart Melody

Green Level (DUE 12/13)
​#73 “Buckeye Salute” - Arco (Bow DISTRIBUTION)
#86 “Ode To Joy” - Arco (Bow Dist. & VLN/VLA 4th Finger)​
Buckeye Salute
Ode to Joy
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 2nd Semester 

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Blue Level (DUE 1/24)
​#88 “Frere Jacques” - ARCO (Round)
#90 “English Round” - ARCO (round)​
Frere Jacques
English Round

Purple LEVEL (DUE 2/07)
​#91 “Lightly Row” - ARCO (Duet)
#92 “Can Can” - ARCO (Duet)​
Lightly Row
Can Can

Brown LEVEL (DUE 2/21)
​#106 “French Folk Song” - Arco (3/4 time)
#88 “Frere Jacques variation -mahler's theme” - ARCO (minor key & slurs)​
French Folk Song
Mahler's Theme

RED LEVEL (DUE 3/06)
​#139 “Russian folk tune” - ARCO (russian folk tune)
#176 “Pop goes the weasel” - ARCO (hooked bows)​​
Russian FOlk Tune
Pop Goes the ...

Black LEVEL (DUE 3/20)
​SHeet music “Jolly Sailor” - ARCO (Technique & musicality)
2 OCTAVE “D, G, or C major scale” - ARCO (intonation & Notes on Fingerboard)​
PASS-off Guide
7th Grade PAss off sheet
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Video and Recording Tools:


Chromebook extensions that you can use to record your practice videos:
1) Screencastify (Chrome Extension Link)
2) Loom ​
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3) Screen-O-Matic (Chrome Extension Link)
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