ADVANCED Practice Sheets - 3rd Quarter

Practicing must truly represent what happened during the time period listed on each practice sheet.  There is no "make-up" practice (unless you can time travel!).

 Practice Sheet 2 – 3^rd Quarter              

Due: February 3, 2014

ADVANCED Orchestra –  200 points

TOPIC

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Write in Date:

Bow Exercises:  25 Circles

Silent String Crossings

Spiders & Crabs – 3 times

Finger Patterns:  Red*Blue*Red* Upper Yellow*Red*Lower Yellow

Ghost Slides – 20 per finger

Ghost Slide Pivots – 10 per finger

Review String Basics: #1-19 Lane 2, 10% more bow, ringing intonation Write in song #s each day. We will vote on a song to play at our concert.

Review Songs Media Noche, Huron String Basics Book

PIRATES’ PLUNDER FESTIVAL

GYPSY MOON FESTIVAL

TWILIGHT REVERIE FESTIVAL

Avatar VALLEJO FESTIVAL

Smells Like Teen Spirit ZONE

Hey, Fiddle Fiddle ZONE

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__________________________________________________________________

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     Practice Sheet 3 – 3^rd Quarter              

Due: February 17, 2014

ADVANCED Orchestra –  200 points

TOPIC

M

T

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TH

F

S

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T

W

Th

F

S

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Write in Date:

Bow Exercises:  25 Circles

Silent String Crossings

Spiders & Crabs – 3 times

Finger Patterns:  Red*Blue*Red* Upper Yellow*Red*Lower Yellow

Ghost Slides – 20 per finger

Ghost Slide Pivots – 10 per finger

Wiggle Worms – Violins & Violas Sea Sick Vibrato – Celli & Bassi

Review String Basics: #1-19 Lane 2, 10% more bow, ringing intonation Write in song #s each day. We will vote on a song to play at our concert.

Review Songs Media Noche, Huron

PIRATES’ PLUNDER FESTIVAL

GYPSY MOON FESTIVAL

TWILIGHT REVERIE FESTIVAL

Avatar VALLEJO FESTIVAL

Smells Like Teen Spirit ZONE

Hey, Fiddle Fiddle ZONE

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__________________________________________________________________

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    Practice Sheet 4 – 3^rd Quarter

Due: March 3, 2014

ADVANCED Orchestra –  200 points

ZONE CONCERT is March 1^st at McQueen

TOPIC

M

T

W

TH

F

S

S

M

T

W

Th

F

S

S

Write in Date:

Bow Exercises:  25 Circles

Silent String Crossings

Spiders & Crabs – 3 times

Finger Patterns:  Red*Blue*Red* Upper Yellow*Red*Lower Yellow

Ghost Slides – 20 per finger

Ghost Slide Pivots – 10 per finger

Wiggle Worms – Violins & Violas Sea Sick Vibrato – Celli & Bassi

Review String Basics: #1-19 Lane 2, 10% more bow, ringing intonation Write in song #s each day. We will vote on a song to play at our concert.

Review Songs Media Noche, Huron

PIRATES’ PLUNDER FESTIVAL

GYPSY MOON FESTIVAL

TWILIGHT REVERIE FESTIVAL

Avatar VALLEJO FESTIVAL

Smells Like Teen Spirit ZONE

Hey, Fiddle Fiddle ZONE

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__________________________________________________________________