Sinfonia Orchestra

7th Week/Final Week of Digital Learning Day – Week of 5/4 -5/8

TO:    Sinfonia Students
RE:     7th Week Digital Work

No new assignment:

  • Reflection
  • Discussion – Q & A
  • Announcement
  • Conversation

IMPORTANT for SENIORS:

  • Please sign up below to pick up your senior orchestra mugs, tumblers, key chains, and luggage tags.
  • The pick up must be either on Monday, May 11 or Tuesday, May 12  between the hours of 9:00am – 11:00am outisde the Bandroom ramp. Click below for pick up sign up.
  • https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040A4DA8AF2EA1F94-orchestra


NOTE: No other days will be available for pickup

Digital Learning/Assessment for the week of April 27

TO:    Students
RE:    Digital Assignment DUE: May 2, 2020  11:59 PM

INSTRUCTION:
Upload (to Flipgrid) either an etude, solo repertoire, orchestra excerpt, etc… to Flipgrid. 

·       The video can be between 30 seconds to 2 minutes in length
·       Here is the link which you can upload your playing video.
https://flipgrid.com/129225e4

  • This assignment will be graded. You are to upload your very best video.

Points
50 points

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at kimy@fultonschools.org or Jchsorchestra@gmail.com

5th Week of Digital Learning – Week of April 20

RESOURCES:

  • INTERVAL CHART – Click HERE

This Week’s Lesson – Interval and Interval Dictation and Playing Exercise

INSTRUCTION:

Practice exercises below:

  • Interval Dictation Drills (Aural Dictation) Click HERE
  • Intervals Involved – P1 (unison), m2, M2, m3, M3, P4, P5, m6, M6, m7, M7, P8 (octave)

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REMINDER:

* Student Recital (via flipgrid) –   Not Mandatory. Voluntary

    Click HERE for sample

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENT:

* Solo/Etude (via flipgrid) –   About 30 seconds in length
   (Begin practicing now) 

4th Week of Digital Learning  Day- Week of April 13

RESOURCES:

  • INTERVAL CHART – Click HERE




This Week’s Lesson – Interval and Interval Dictation

INSTRUCTION:

Practice exercises below:

    • Lesson #1 – Basic Interval
      Click HERE
    • Lesson #2 – Specific Interval
      Click HERE
    • Interval Dictation Drills (Aural Dictation)
       Click HERE
  • IMPORTANT: Select only the P1, M2, M3, P4, P5, P8 intervals – Select Ascending ONLY
    You may add more intervals, if you wish to be more challenged

Upcoming Event

* Student Recital (via flipgrid) –   Not Mandatory. Voluntary 
Click HERE for sample

3rd Week of Digital Learning  Day- Week of March 30

RESOURCES:

ASSIGNMENT: (Due by Tuesday, April 7th)
Extra Point: If submitted by Friday, April 3rd

  1. Visit www.musictheory.net
  2. Practice Note Identification Drills and Interval Drills
    –  Note Identification Drills:     https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/note
    –  Interval Drills:      https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/interval
  3. Students must login for at least 30 minutes and receive at least 80% of accuracy score on each drill to receive full credit
    IMPORTANT: Specific Instruction will be available under TEAMS Assignment by Sun. March 29 evening
  4. Copy/paste your completed progress report into TEAMS

REMINDER: Please upload your work under “Assignments” in the TEAMS page.

Upcoming Playing Quizzes/Tests:

  • Millennium (Meyer)
    mm. 26 -41
    mm. 44 – 72
    mm. 144 – 168
  • Over the Rainbow from the Wizard of Oz
    Beginning – End


I can be contacted either via kimy@fultonschools.org or Jchsorchestra@gmail.com
OR
Address your questions in TEAMS

2nd Week of Digital Learning – Week of March 23

Instruction #1
Practice “Millennium”
(see below)

Instruction #2
Follow the music of “Millennium” along with the Information Sheet
The Information Sheet will be available to you at the Wednesday Sinfonia Session (1:00pm-1:30pm)

ASSIGNMENT: (Due by Thurs. 3/26)
After listening to Millennium, answer questions below. This assignment is due by Thursday, March 26.

  • What are your thoughts about this (Millennium) performance?
  • What do you/we (Sinfonia/Phil) need to do to improve performing Millennium?

IMPORTANT: You must upload your answers into TEAMS (under “Assignments“) – Your work will be graded


Millennium (Meyer)
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Tcu5J34JrIA

* Practice specifically measures/sections listed below:
mm. 26 – 41
mm. 44 – 72
mm. 144 – 168

I can be contacted either via kimy@fultonschools.org or Jchsorchestra@gmail.com
OR
Address your questions in TEAMS

DIGITAL LEARNING/ASSESSMENT DAY

INSTRUCTION #1:

  • Click on the link below to watch video of “Millennium”
    https://youtu.be/JFdZW37mf80
    After listening to the video, prepare to answer these questions:
    1) What are your thoughts about this performance?
    2) What do you/we (Sinfonia/Phil) need to do to improve performing Millennium?

INSTRUCTION #2:

  • Listen to Millennium again.
  • Play your instrument with the video (Millennium) from the beginning to end
  • Practice specifically measures/sections listed below:
    mm. 26 – 41
    mm. 44 – 72
    mm. 144 – 168

ASSIGNMENT: (Due by Sunday. March 22)

  • Record yourself practicing measures:  #152 – 168 of Meyer’s Millennium
    – Send recorded video via Flipgrid app:  www.flipgrid.com
    (The flip code is:  “johnscreekorchestra”  )
    OR
  • Record yourself practicing measures:  #152 – 168 (Millennium)
  • Send recorded video to:  JCHSOrchestra@gmail.com
  • The recording needs to be sent either as YouTube link (“unlisted”) or share via Google Drive
    DO NOT     send video as file attachment. The video should be sent as link

I can be contacted either via kimy@fultonschools.org or Jchsorchestra@gmail.com