Intermediate Practice Sheet 1 Q1 Due Sept 30

   Practice Sheet 1 – 1^st Quarter 

Due: September 30, 2013

Intermediate Orchestra

Posture and Position are Important!

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Finger Patterns:  Red, Blue, Yellow  5X each

Silent String Crossings 20X

Circles 25X

Spiders & Crabs  3X

D-Scale – (Posture & bow position!) 1.       Separate bows, quarter notes 2.       Half notes 3.       Taka Taka Stop Stop 4.       Grandma Rides a Motorcycle 5.       Slur two notes 6.       Slur more notes

Review Songs: At least 5 songs a day from last year

#1 Lightly Row Learn each line, big bow, fingers on tapes

#2 Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Learn each line, posture & bow position

#3 French Folk Song Learn each line, slow slow bow

#4 Chorale Learn the slurs with stop bow

#4 Chorale Learn the harmony lines

#5 Au Clair de la Lune Bow circles

#5 Au Clair de la Lune Learn the harmony lines

#6 Sweet Betsy – Learn the bowings

Practicing for YSS or Golden Strings (if you are a member) (rehearsal time does not count toward practice 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. 

More than 240 minutes = Extra Credit    *160 – 239 minutes = A *140 – 159 minutes = B

*120 – 139 minutes = C  *100-119 minutes = D    *Less than 100 minutes = F

Signatures are required for the grade.

Parent Signature___________________________________________________________________

Student Signature__________________________________________________________________