Target: Demonstrate the ability to balance and blend in my section and with the entire ensemble.
Standards
MU68.C.12 Compare using music vocabulary
MU68.S.14 Play measures by ear supported by teacher
Vocabulary
Balance, Blend, Ensemble
Tuesday: Work on Solo and Ensemble Music;  Electrify Your Strings Prep
Wednesday:  Evaluate MPA  performances; reflect; evaluate
Discuss Spring Concert Music options
Thursday: 
Self Assessment Worksheet; 
Friday:  
Worksheet on Music Symbols ; PTSA Choice Dress
Music Run- Thru of all songs :)

MPA week is here!  Important Reminders regarding rehearsals and concerts are below.
Monday:  No School
Tuesday: Afterschool dress rehearsal from 3:00-4:00 and is required for those attending MPA. We will  begin rehearsal at 3 in concert attire and have a special guest coming to work on music with you. 
Wednesday:  Sight Read and tweak remaining problem spots
Thursday: Deep tuning, bow rosining and complete run-through of mpa music
Friday: MPA Day!  Students particpating may wear your music t-shirt and jeans to school and then change BEFORE we leave for the event.
Orchestra Music Performance Assessment 2019
Friday, February 22, 2019
Where? Tenoroc High School, 4905 Saddle Creek Rd, Lakeland, FL 33801
Attire? Formal Concert Music attire, black close-toed dress shoes and guys need to wear black socks with black dress shoes. No necklaces, beeping watches or bracelets please.
What to Bring? Music, Instrument and come dressed for the performance.
Transportation? Parents need to pick up their child from the event at Tenoroc between 5:00-5:15p.m. You are welcome to watch our performance and other orchestras in the auditorium while we are in the warm up room. Parents will need to transport student and their instrument from Tenoroc.
The schedule for our MPA Event is as follows:
12:20p.m. Report to the Bus Loop in Concert Attire with instrument, music and belongings
12:30p.m. Leave LCMA and report to Tenoroc High School
1:00p.m. Watch other orchestras perform
2:00p.m. Concession Time (bring $ if you want to buy snacks)
2:45p.m. Bathroom Break
3:00p.m. Tune (in cafeteria)
3:45p.m. We report to Warm Up Room (all people must be tuned before then.)
4:15p.m. Stage Performance (Parents are welcome to attend and watch)
4:30p.m. Sight Reading Room
5:00p.m. Meet us back in the cafeteria for results, pack up & check out.
** Important** Parents will need to pick up their child by 5:15p.m. at Tenoroc High School from the event. We will be ready for student check out at 5:00p.m.
7&8 Grade Students will eat during the 7th grade lunch time and need to be in concert attire by 12:20p.m. and report to the Bus Loop

Weekly Reminders
2/11 After School Rehearsal until 3:45p.m. for 3rd and 8th period- Required
2/12 All MPA Permission Slips MUST be returned to attend.
2/13 Special Guest to work on Solo and Ensemble Music & MPA music
2/14 Test on El Toro 57-End up to tempo. Interim Day/Spirit Day
Electrify Your Strings is coming up!!2nd Period: EEI page 33 #132,133 and 134 choose one to perform on Thursday in class.
Be sure to mark your calendars...  Monday March 11, 2019
Workshop from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Concert at 7:00 pm.
You can purchase the tickets here

Target: Work on Musical Fluency for MPA music, sight singing and prepare for competition on 2/22/19 at Tenoroc HS.

2/11  Time for Three- Stand by Me
2/13 Piano Guys A Thousand Years

Electrify Your Strings is coming up!!
Be sure to mark your calendars...  Monday March 11, 2019
Workshop from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Concert at 7:00 pm.
You can purchase the tickets here

​Target: Perfect the measures below on our MPA music material; test on dynamics this week all classes and quiz on
Knight's Quest 1-19.

​Knight’s Quest Tempo is 120 is the Quarter Note

• Mark all dynamics with a number value and highlight the dynamics
• Tune the beginning and pay attention to the dynamics  1-5 is piano with a crescendo at measure 6
• Measures 39-44 work on getting the timing together
• Measures 45-59 tremolo timing isn’t correct so we need to get it together.

 
Little Symphony Tempo is 112 is the quarter Note

• Check the intonation at 43-48 (some are playing f# and it is a f natural (low 2)
• Measures 48- Tune and work on equal bows with the down down marking in vln 2-bass part and again at measure 51
• Measures 52-55 Tune parts with accidental d#
• Exaggerate the Dynamics throughout!

 El Toro Tempo is Quarter Note is Equal to 150 we will try to work up to (160) Mark the D.C. Al Coda as well as the Coda so that you are in the correct place in the music

• Bigger Dynamics throughout
• Bass timing is very important and we keep getting off
• Measure 20 viola and cello need to work on cleaning the measure and playing together and again at 23
• Measure 53 is a BIG SLOW DOWN Watch and Mark it so that you aren’t speeding.
• Measure 57 WATCH! It starts slow and we get faster and back to the original speed at the D.C Al Coda

 Links to seperate parts for El Toro
Violin 2 Practice Track
​Violin 1 Practice Track
Viola Practice Track
​Bass Practice Track
Cello Practice track

Weekly Reminders
2/4/19 After School Practice until 3:45p.m.
2/4/19 All County Orchestra Practice at Fl Southern at 6-8p.m. check in at 5:45p.m.
2/5/19 All County Orchestra All Day Rehearsal and Concert 9-4p.m. Go to Florida Southern bring $5.00 for lunch, pick up at 4p.m. and then the concert is that evening at 7:30p.m. You need to wear formal concert black or black and white for the concert.
2/6/19 Early Release Day
2/7/19 Solo & Ensemble registration form and fee are due
2/8/19 Help Session for MPA during Class
Get your tickets for the Electrify your Strings Event on March 11th. Here's the link! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-mark-wood-and-lawton-chiles-middle-academy-lakeland-highlands-middle-george-jenkins-tickets-53359278037
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Weekly Reminders:
Monday:   After school rehearsal until 3:45p.m. for 3rd & 8th Period- this is a required additional practice. Pick up time is 3:45p.m.
Tuesday:   All County Orchestra Rehearsal at George Jenkins HS for All County members. Check in is at 5:45p.m. and you have rehearsal from 6-8p.m. Bring: Music, Pencil, Music Stand and instrument. 
6&7 Grade Students are in the cafeteria; 8 &9 Grade Students are in the Auditorium
Wednesday:  All School Rented Instruments MUST be at school on Wednesday for our inventory audit; make sure they are at school all day
Friday:          Quiz on Knight's Quest measures 44-64 Live Quiz;  Practice Sheets are due TODAY!

Target: Mastery of new section of music, slurred bowings and adding dynamics to musical phrases
Practice Focus & Reflection Week of January 28, 2019 for 3rd & 8th Period

19 Class Rehearsals until MPA- Plan accordingly!
I.                    Atlantic Crossing Measures 44-61
·         Pay attention to the Eb and Bb accidentals in the section
·         Slurred bowings, accents, ritardando @ 52 and again at 61
 
II.                  Knight’s Quest measures 44-64
·         Main theme in Cello section long lyrical line work on finger pattern
·         Tremolo section get the rhythm and finger pattern without the tremolo first
·         DYNAMICS ARE ESSENTIAL!!
·         Marcato style sections & accents
 
III.                Little Symphony measures 32-47
·         Key Changes to C no sharps or flats; legato bowings,
·         Melody in the Viola and the Cello Section
·         38 melody moves to the violin sections
·         43 Parts are rhythmically together; bass plays half notes to all other eighth notes
Reflection Questions are due on Friday, February 1, 2019
(Use complete sentences and descriptive writing.)
1.       Which section of this week’s music is more difficult for you? Please explain.
2.       What musical successes have you had on the music this week? Be specific and detailed.
3.       What areas are still more challenging for you to master?
2nd Period:
G Major Scale 2 Octaves; New Song Eclipsys, Page 31 on EEI book
Blues and Rock song ; Pick out solo and Ensemble music
 
 
 
 
 

Weekly Reminders:
Monday- No School
All County Orchestra Rehearsal in 1/29 from 6-8p.m. at George Jenkins HS, bring your music, pencil, instrument and a folding stand

Target: Dynamics, rhythms and fluency of musical passages as well as sight reading

3rd & 8th Period class
Music Focus this week is:
Week of January 22-25, 2019       Practice Focus

• Atlantic Crossing 26-43 (get articulations, slurs and rhythms throughout.) Are you following the dynamics listed throughout?  You should have it at performance level measures 1-25 by now.

 

• Knight’s Quest  28-44. (slurs, dynamics, accents, rhythms) Are you phrasing the piece and is their balance within the piece?

 

• Little Symphony measures 17-32 Dynamics, legato style- are you using the same part of the bow as others around you?

2nd Period

• G Major Scale 2 octaves
• Slur Quiz You choose: #116 or #117 on EEI pg. 30
• Music focus on Cabbage Countdown 1-25
• Russian Music Box 27-37

 

Target: Tune my instrument sounds and work on sight Reading.
Knowledge and skill acquisition: Tuners, Beads
St Learning Activities:  Sight read  new music, Finger Pattern Tuning Warm Up , Perform  Major scales  
Lesson Activity/Assignment: Balance, blend, listening across the ensemble 
3rd & 8th Period
Music for MPA:  A Knights Quest 28-38; Atlantic Crossing 1-30, focus on intonation, pulse and phrasing; Little Symphony measures 1-17
Rhythm and Sight Reading Exercises
Tempo and articulations in other music
2nd Period
Beginning Orchestra
EEI  pg. 28-29  Work on incorporating slurs and legato bowings
Begin 2 Octave Scale for G
Quiz on Russian Music Box measures 1-12 Tuesday & Thursday ( Sign Up on Monday for date)
Work on pg. 29 Slur patterns ​

Weekly Reminders:

• Monday help session for all county until 3:30p.m.
• Wednesday: Early Release Day & Practice Writing Session
• Thursday- Quiz on song section not quizzed last week on Knights Quest or Atlantic Crossing 1-28.
• Friday: Sight Read and music run-thru

Welcome Back! We have lots of exciting events scheduled over the coming weeks for additional rehearsals and events that are coming up in January-February. Please go ahead and mark them on your calendar and plan ahead! 
Orchestra Rehearsals & Events 2019
Welcome to the Spring Semester! I wanted to provide you with as many important dates as possible so that we are set up for success. We are currently preparing for music performance assessment and it is vital that all students attend additional rehearsals, so that we are prepared for the competition that takes place on February 22 & 23, 2019 at Tenoroc High School.
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Currently, the following rehearsals are scheduled:
 1/14                       All County Orchestra Prep Session (only those who made all county need to attend) rehearsal ends at 3:30p.m.
1/28                       MPA Combined Rehearsal Preparation required for all 3&8 period students until 3:45p.m.
1/29                       All County Orchestra Rehearsal at George Jenkins HS  (only those who made all county need to attend) Bring music, instrument, pencil and a folding stand. 5:45p.m. Check in rehearsal is from 6-8p.m.
2/4                         MPA Combined Rehearsal Preparation required for all 3&8 period students until 3:45p.m.
2/4                         All County Orchestra Rehearsal at FSC (only those who made all county need to attend) Bring music, instrument, pencil and a folding stand. 5:45p.m. Check in rehearsal is from 6-8p.m.
2/5                         All County Orchestra All Day Rehearsal at FSC (only those who made all county need to attend) Bring music, instrument, pencil and a folding stand. 9am-4p.m. Concert is at 7:30p.m.
2/11                       MPA Combined Rehearsal Preparation required for all 3&8 period students until 3:45p.m.
2/19                       Extended MPA dress rehearsal (in concert attire) required for all 3&8 period students until 4:00 p.m.
2/22-23                 Orchestra MPA at Tenoroc High School- Date and Time are assigned and will be given as soon as the schedule is provided. Please keep the weekend free as this event is a major event.
3/11                       Electrify your Strings at FSC with Mark Wood.  Concert is at 7:00p.m. and the workshop is from 5:00-6:30p.m.              Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online. (this covers the cost of the clinician for the event). https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-mark-wood-and-lawton-chiles-middle-academy-lakeland-highlands-middle-george-jenkins-tickets-53359278037
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If you want to download any pictures from the winter concert the link to them is here.  If the site asks for a client code it is LCMAWinter2018.

​Have a wonderful Winter Break!