LEQ:  How do I develop and articulate proper bowing techniques and articulations?
Vocabulary- Beat Pattern, Conductor, articulations, Accents, Slurs, Marcato

Weekly Reminders:
Monday-
Walk the Wire Music Advocacy Kick Off! 10/2/17

• ​Support Music Education and let your community know why music is important to you and get sponsors for our annual music event.
• Why Music Education Matters youtu.be/TPDSXgP22LE
  

​Practice Sheets are due for 3rd and 8th Period Students 10/2/17
Tuesday

• ​​Quiz on G Major Scale one octave and arpeggio 2nd Period
• ​Quiz on F Major Scale 2 octave and arpeggio 3rd Period
• Quiz on D Major Scale 2 octave and arpeggio 8th Period

Wednesday

• ​Begin New Holiday Song- 2nd Period
• ​Worksheet Wednesday- Bell Work- Worksheet on Rhythm Labeling and Paragraph on Why Music Matters to Me is due on Friday
• Sight Read New Music

​Thursday
​  Music Rehearsal
All County Music
​Scale Run-Thru of all scales needed to be known for all county
​2nd Period EEI- Mozart's Melody
​Sour Wood Mountain work 27-End of song; Hiawatha measures 1-30, Begin New Song Wednesday
​3rd Period EEI-pg. 7 #35 and #36, work shifting on D String
​Night Shift, Black Diamond begin working new section measures 37-end,
Quiz on Red Pepper on Friday- Cello, Bass, Viola and Violins are on Monday- recording quiz individually- must be completed by date assigned to instrument
​8th Period EEI- pg.. 12-13 Recording of #56 A Song for Annie is due by Monday online
​Keep Working on Your Walk the Wire Sponsorships!  First Collection date is coming up on October 12th- Support LCMA music department and let others know that music is important to you.  There is a prize for those that meet the minimum goal by October 12th.
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Weekly Reminders:
​Tuesday, September 26 is Spirit Day, Interim Day and Open House!  Due to All State Chorus auditions Mrs. Baker will not be present at open house.  Please make sure you are your parents have:
​Signed up for Remind, Registered on the EEI website ( beginning orchestra students), purchased formal concert attire for concerts and begin planning for sponsors and volunteers for our annual Walk the Wire Music Fundraising Event!  Details will go home with students on October 2, 2017.
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LEQ: How do I define and demonstrate basic musical terms and symbols?
2nd Period
G Major Scale and Notes on the G, D, A strings
GABCDEF#G arpeggio is GBDGBDG
SourWood  Mountain quiz is on Tuesday measures 1-12 work on 13-21
​Hiawatha 1-12 measure
EEI page 20-22
3rd Period and 8th Period
C Scale and Arpeggio 2 Octave
F Scale and Arpeggio
Red Pepper
Yesterday
I will Follow Him
Night Shift
All County Music  Violins Pre-Audition will be next Monday 10/2 and Tuesday 10/3 in class it will be recorded

All State Orchestra Date Change! 
Audition Date & Times for All State Orchestra Auditions Tenoroc High School
 
Please arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled time to check in, tune and warm-up.  Check in and Warm Up will take place in the Band Room.  Mrs. Baker will be recording auditions in the chorus room, so if you have a problem please let them know at the check in table and if they cannot help you they will come and get me.
 
You will need to bring your instrument, music and a pencil to mark the sections that you will audition on once you get into the audition room.  Once you have completed your audition and the room monitor says you are free to go then you are finished!  Results will be posted in early November.
 
Audition Location: Stage
9/23/17 9:00 am Alessandro Vasquez Lawton Chiles Middle Academy Violin
9/23/17 9:10 am Stephen Mendoza Lawton Chiles Middle Academy Violin
9/23/17 9:20 am Jasmine Sotomayor Lawton Chiles Middle Academy Violin
9/23/17 9:30 am Satvik Gunjala Lawton Chiles Middle Academy Violin
9/23/17 11:40 am Elvon Hospedales Lawton Chiles Middle Academy Bass
 
Audition Location: Chorus Room
9/23/17 11:20 am Spencer Meares Lawton Chiles Middle Academy Cello
9/23/17 11:30 am Eleora Funk Lawton Chiles Middle Academy Cello
Also, please keep in mind that hotel reservations are necessary to make before you know if you made all state or not.  The rooms will open at 9a.m. the day of the audition and they sell out very quickly.  You can find the list of hotels that are on the FMEA list here: http://fmea.flmusiced.org/media/1554/hotel-list.pdf
All state takes place in Tampa, Florida and the conference will be January 11-13, 2018 and you will need to mention the group code FMEA for the convention rate. 

​Please remember:

2nd Period:  Work on Sourwood Mountain 1-12 Quiz is when we return to school,
Work on Hiawatha 1-10
Register on EEI website.  Go to: www.essesntialelementsinteractive.com
Then Enter School Code: LawtonChilorch21
Student Activation Code is on the inside of your book
Work on Page 13-15 of music
3rd Period & 8th Period
Work on Practice Sheet Logs
Quiz on Yesterday measures 21-40 if not completed in class before hurricane break
Black Diamond- Work on 1-30
I will Follow Him
Star Spangled Banner
All Concert Attire Dress Orders need to be placed by the time that you return from Hurricane Break- if you need a consignment uniform please email Mrs. Baker or Bring Check for New Concert Dress and guys will go to Nathan's Menswear.  For more information go to the forms section of the website.

UEQ:  What are the fundamentals involved in individual and group performance on my instrument?
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Lesson Activity/Assignment What steps do I need to know in order to be successful on learning to play my instrument?
​Reminders:  Begin working on practice sheet, register for LCMA blogs, playing quiz on Friday in class
Rehearsal Routine
Tune
Scale Warm Up
Scale Weekly Focus D & F Major
EE book 1 pages 13-16
Playing D Scale Test on Friday 3rd & 8th classes
​Measures 1-12 2nd Period Quiz on Sourwood Mountain Friday
EE book 2 8-12
Sight Read
Music Literature

HW:  Practice Chart Work
Vocabulary
Rehearsal, Performance, Note Values, Rhythm Reading