Welcome Parents and students! I will be posting important information concerning FMS Orchestra and upcoming events! Everyone is receiving a copy of the FMS Orchestra contract, the calendar, and information concerning the FMS Orchestra concert attire. Please contact me at #753-2116 if you have any questions. Thank you!
Farmville Middle School Orchestra
Updated: September 3, 2009
Director: Kathi Huggins Howell
Farmville Middle School Orchestra Important Dates
2009 - 2010
Monday
September 14, 2009
select students will be asked to perform at Barnes and Nobles in Greenville
Time: TBA
Saturday
October 31, 2009
Music Educators of North Carolina Orchestra Solo and Small Ensemble Festival
Time: TBA
Tuesday
December 115, 2009 Holiday Concert FMS ORCHESTRA, CHORUS,and BAND
***in the FMS Gym
Uniform required (Dress black pants, white school uniform shirt, black dress shoes – NO TENNIS SHOES – PLEASE!)
Report 6:15PM
Concert 7:00PM **ALL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO STAY FOR THE ENTIRE CONCERT! Absolutely No exceptions. We will be performing one piece of music with Band, Chorus, and Orchestra, so you will need to stay!
**No Admission Charge
Friday
December 2009
Holiday Concert at Colonial Mall FMS Strings, Chorus, and Band TBA
Tuesday
2010 Pitt All-County Orchestra Day
All 8th grade students will be attending along with select students from the 6th and 7th grade Orchestra.
9:00AM – approximately 7:30PM
Concert will begin at 6:30PM
Family and friends are cordially invited!
**More news concerning this at a later date.
Thursday
Spring Concert
FMS Orchestra and Chorus
REQUIRED CONCERT for ALL Orchestra students
Uniforms required
Report 6:15p.m. Concert 7:00p.m. FMS Gym
************Please take note!
Admission: $2.00 adults
$1.00 children
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Orchestra Requirements
The following list of items will be required (all year)for each orchestra student to have for the 2009-2010 school year. The items are essential for each member to have at their disposal at all times in order to be prepared for daily orchestra activities, concerts, and trips.
The required items must be acquired by Friday, October 16. Each student will be asked to show me the items after which I will note in the grade book that they have met their requirements.
1] Instruments are to be in class every day, and in good playing condition.
2] A complete set of extra strings for their instrument [excluding cello and string bass]. [It is not necessary to replace the present strings unless needed or if so desired, the new strings will be used when replacement of an old string is necessary]
*All students renting school instruments must purchase their own sets of strings.
3] All students need a notebook to keep their music in (no folders, please!).
4] An adjustable shoulder rest for ALL violin and viola students
5] Adjustable floor strap for cello endpins, and "Rock Stop" for string basses
6] METHOD BOOK (for all beginning orchestra students) “Essential Elements for Stringed Instruments” - Book 1 Violin, Viola, Cello (whichever instrument your child is playing)
7] Identification tags for instruments including name, phone number, and school
8] A large cake of rosin.
9] Pencils are required Daily
10] A music stand for the students daily practice time is optional, but would be very helpful to your child [collapsible metal stands are available for about $15.00]. It is important to provide your student with a quiet place for their daily practice.
11] Concert attire is very important in the presentation and uniformity of a performing group. The orchestra students have Formal Attire: black dress slacks, white school dress code shirt, black dress shoes [NO tennis shoes, PLEASE!].
REMEMBER THESE ITEMS are DUE BY FRIDAY October 16, 2009, AND are A PART OF THE STUDENTS FIRST NINE WEEKS ORCHESTRA GRADE!!! This grade will also be a part of the grade all year, if all requirements are not met.
Week 2----SIGNS AND SYMBOLS UNIT
Classic Music Listening Selection
Symbols
AMERICAN MUSICAL
6TH GRADE---“7 Brides for 7 Brothers/King and I”
7th GRADE---“Brigadoon"
Week 3 ---SIGNS AND SYMBOLS UNIT
Theory Worksheets
Classical Music Listening Selection
Symbols Review
Tempo Markings
Dynamic Markings
Lines and Spaces
AMERICAN MUSICAL
Week 4---RHYTHM UNIT
Theory Worksheets
Classical Music Listening Selection
Rhythmic Montage with Sticks
Saturday In the Park with Sticks
*Entertainer/Scott Joplin with Sticks
*Triplets/Star Wars with Sticks
AMERICAN MUSICAL
Week 5----RHYTHM UNIT
Theory Worksheet
Classical Music Listening Selection
*STOMP OUT LOUD----6TH grade
*IPI TOMBI------7th and 8th grade
AMERICAN MUSICAL
6TH grade---“7 Brides for 7 Brothers”/King & I"
7th grade----“Brigadoon"
Week 6 ----NOTE LETTER NAMES---TREBLE CLEF
Theory Worksheet
Classical Music Listening Selection
Lines and Spaces
Letter names for lines/spaces of treble clef
Combinations of lines/spaces of treble
AMERICAN MUSICAL
Week 7-----KEYBOARD UNIT
Theory Worksheet
Classical music Listening Selection
White/Black Note Patterns
C Major Scale/Playing Test
Right handed Song
AMERICAN MUSICAL
Week 8----KEYBOARD UNIT
Theory Worksheet
Classical Music Listening Selection
Song with a Flat
Song with a Sharp
Playing Test
Chords in Left Hand
AMERICAN MUSICAL
Week 9---OPERA/MUSICAL UNIT
Theory Worksheet
Classical Music Listening Selection
Composer Study/Characters/Scenes
6th Grade---Porgy and Bess
7th Grade---Cats
AMERICAN MUSICAL
Week 10---OPERA/MUSICAL UNIT
(see above)
Week 11---WORLD DRUMS UNIT
Theory Worksheet
Classical Music Listening Selection
HISTORY OF DRUMMING
AMERICAN MUSICAL
Week 12---WORLD DRUMS UNIT
(see above)
Week 13--- COMPOSER UNIT
Theory Worksheet
Classical Music Listening Selection
6th---Bach—“Bach’s Flight for Freedom”
7th –Handel—“Handel’s Last Chance”
Composer Bio/ Study and Analyze Music/Play themes on keyboards
AMERICAN MUSICAL
Week 14----COMPOSER UNIT (cont.)
Theory Worksheet
Classical Music Listening Selection
6th---Bach—“Bach’s Flight for Freedom”
7th –Handel—“Handel’s Last Chance”
Composer Bio/ Study and Analyze Music/Play themes on keyboards
AMERICAN MUSICAL
Week 15---COMPOSER UNIT (cont.)
(see above)
Week 16---ORCHESTRA UNIT
Theory Worksheet
Classical Music Listening Selection
Strings/Brass/Woodwinds/Percussion
AMERICAN MUSICAL
Week 17---ORCHESTRA UNIT
Theory Worksheet
Classical Music Listening Selection
Benjamin Britten’s Young People Guide to the Orchestra
Concert Behavior and Manners
AMERICAN MUSICAL
Week 18----Let's Play the Recorder UNIT
Theory Worksheet
Classical Music Listening Selection
Learning to read notes
Learn to find placement of fingers
on recorder
AMERICAN MUSICAL
Recorder UNIT REVIEW
Theory Worksheet
Classical Music Listening Selection
Play keyboards/recorders
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