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
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​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
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​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

PRACTICE TOOLS

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​AMI

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AMI Schedule
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Week #1 Check-in & Info

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

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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.

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

Skyfire

A Major 2 oct.

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PRACTICE & TECHNIQUE #4: (DUE 2/09)
IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER - A PART
​&
​B FLAT MAJOR SCALE 2 OCTAVES (QUARTER = 80-100 BPM)

In the bleak midwinter

B flat major scale 2 oct.

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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.

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

Pirates (Practice track)

Practice Tools

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Google Classroom

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7th Grade Beginning Woodland Orchestras

7th Grade ​PASS-Offs

 1st Semester 

 (Download all practice tracks for Book 1 - Click here)

(Stream practice tracks for book 1 - click here)

White Level (Due 12/13)  
#5 or #78 “Pierrot’s Door” - Pizz. or arco (Open Strings & Counting)

Pierrot's Door

Clefs & Instrument Sheet

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

Rolling Along

Note Reading & Rhythms SHeet

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

Lightly Row

Demo Bow Hold & Sheet

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

D Major Scale

Mozart Melody

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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

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

Lightly Row

Can Can

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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

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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 ...

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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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AMI
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AMI Schedule

Google Classroom

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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 ​(Chrome Extension Link)
3) Screen-O-Matic (Chrome Extension Link)

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