Advanced Practice Sheet 1 Q1 Due September 30

   Practice Sheet 1 – 1^st Quarter 

Due: September 30, 2013

Advanced Orchestra

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Bow Exercises:  25 Circles

Silent String Crossings

Spiders & Crabs – 3 times

Finger Patterns:  Red*Blue* Upper Yellow

Ghost Slides – 10 per finger

Review Songs: From previous years

Review String Basics: #2 Pizzicato Rock Work on good pizzicato technique and sound

Review String Basics: #3 The Mighty Triad                                       #4 All Around My Hat Lane 2, 10% more bow, ringing intonation

Review String Basics: #5 White Cliffs Tall posture, use lanes for dynamics, good tone

Review String Basics: #7 The Sly Fox Focus on good string crossings

Review String Basics: #8 Two Happy Geese Legato (smooth) slurs, counting, lanes

Review String Basics: #9 Old MacDonald COUNTING!

Review String Basics: #10 The Troll Intonation, bow strokes give character

#12 War Drums Finger Patterns - Blue

#13 March of the Kings Lanes for dynamics, slurs, finger patterns

#14 Magic Portal Dynamics, crescendo, good intonation

Practicing for JHO, YSO, YCO, YSS or GS (if you are a member) (Practice time DOES NOT include rehearsal time)

Practicing for Private Lessons

Write in Daily Time:

TOTAL TIME IN MINUTES:_________

You must practice 8 or more different days over two weeks to earn these grades.  Students who practice fewer days will have their grade docked no matter how many minutes they practice.

More than 240 minutes = Extra Credit    *160 – 240 minutes = A *140 – 159 minutes = B

*120 – 139 minutes = C  *100 – 119 minutes = D *Less than 100 minutes = F (an F is higher than a zero!)

Signatures are required for the grade.

Parent Signature___________________________________________________________________

Student Signature__________________________________________________________________