September Update 2!9/22/2015 1. Orlando trip downpayment is due THIS FRIDAY! $200.00. Please make check payable to CHS (Chattahoochee High School).
2. Uniforms are IN! Please look for dresses and Tuxes to come home at the end of this week. Have students TRY THEM ON. Girls dresses may need to be shortened, Tuxes were already professionally altered. 3. Cheesecakes will be delivered second week of October. If you are willing to help sort, please contact me. Thank you! 4. Curriculum Scales: Concert Orchestra is working on developing a good tone with scales, bowing exercises, and vibrato and shifting exercises. We are also working on the C Major Three Octave scale this week, both ascending and descending. We have just learned the C Major arpeggio ascending and will approach the descent by the end of the month. Sinfonietta is continuing the C Major and Melodic Minor Scales and Arpeggios, ascending and descending and has begun the A Major one. Chamber Orchestra is alternating all of the scales in preparation for the the All-State orchestra auditions on October 17th. Repertoire; Concert Orchestra is working on A Knight's Quest which involves advanced bowing techniques and ensemble issues, and Arabian Dreams, which incorporates the Harmonic and Natural Minor Scales. We are also focusing on intonation and tone. Sinfonietta is working on Pyramids and a Celtic Medley. In this orchestra we are focusing on sight reading complex rhythms, and how to solve and decode difficult syncopated rhythmic passages. Chamber Orchestra is working on Advanced String Techniques and stylistic considerations of the Common Practice Period. We are working on a Neo-classical work by Mendelssohn (Symphony No. 10), and The Holberb Suite by Grieg. We are practicing balancing the ensemble and blending our tones, as well as our tone and bow control.
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All state and Honor Orchestra9/9/2015 Honor Orchestra Deadline: October 8th $10.00 to audition. Click here for the website with the information and the excerpts:
http://www.johnscreekorchestra.com/fulton_county_honor/honorevent_home.html .
Fiddle Fest is our annual first concert event where the students demonstrate the ability to play eclectic styles, including Hornpipes, Jigs, Reels, Airs, and Rags. It is an informal concert (no uniform required). September 2nd: 6:30pm Students arrive and head to the orchestra room 7:00 Fiddle Fest concert begins 7:30 Concert ends and Ice-Cream Sundae Building begins! 7:45 Short meeting to discuss upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. 8:15 Clean-Up See you Wednesday night! Welcome to Chattahoochee Orchestra5/15/2015 Congratulations! You have located the information and update page of the Chattahoochee Orchestra Website!
Here you will find current updates on everything: Dues, Uniforms, Trips, Performances, Playing Tests, All-State, and Quizzes. ACTION ITEMS: 1. Your first task is to make sure that Ms. Gomez has current contact information for you and your family. During class you will update your emails and phone numbers directly into the [email protected] account. 2. Bring in your Orchestra Dues: See the Fees dropdown box for details. 3. Bring your instrument to school ASAP! We start playing on Tuesday. Uniforms are in10/6/2014 Most uniforms are in and being sent home this week! The rest of the uniforms will be here shortly.
We are asking each parent to help us hem or alter the length of your child's dress if it is too long. You can either hem it, have it altered, or use iron-on hemming tape. Thank you! Our next concert is Tuesday, October 21st at 7:00pm in the Chattahoochee Auditorium. Students are asked to stay after school to help guide the 8th graders. Dinner will be provided. Chamber trip to ocee9/29/2014 Itinerary for Thursday, October 2nd
BRING INSTRUMENT, MUSIC, ROCK-STOPS, STAND 7:25am Meet at the school at in concert clothes (All Black) 7:30 Load bus 7:45 Depart for Ocee Elementary 8:15 Set-up 8:30-9:15 Performance I (for about 400 students) 9:30-10:15 Performance II (for about 350 students) 10:25 Breakdown and load bus 10:40 Return to Chattahoochee (Middle of 3rd Period) Concert Order: Pirates of the Caribbean Les Poules (3x) Sleepy Maggie Dill Pickle Rag Little Mermaid Aladdin Beauty and the Beast Swampwalk Road to Lisdoonvarna 1x Stay in Seat 2x Roam around room 3x Pick a student by the end of the B section and invite onstage. Have them sit on the floor next to you D-String Blues (TEACHING TIME. BE VERY QUIET AND LISTEN TO DIRECTIONS) 1. We Clap 2. We pluck (audience snaps) 3. We bow (audience claps) 4. Give out certificate and walk student back to audience. Vocabulary for next Quiz (October 3rd)9/19/2014 Tempo Markings: (Speed)
Largo: Very Slow Adagio: Slow Andante: Walking Tempo (moving along) Moderato: Medium speed. Can be combined with any other tempo to modify it. Allegro: Quickly, Cheerfully Vivace: Lively and very fast. Ritardando: Gradually getting slower Accelerando: Gradually getting faster A Tempo: the marking that tells you return to your original speed after ritardando or accelerando Tacet: Do not play this part. Listen while others are playing. Orchestra: September9/5/2014 Fiddle Fest was great! Thanks to all that helped out!Sept. 8-12
This week we will be reviewing our C Major and melodic Minor Scales and arpeggios and continuing to work on our music for the October 21st concert. Our focus this week will be on shifting techniques, intonation and balance. Vocabulary Quiz will be Tuesday, September 9th. Vocab List: Martele, Detache, Spiccato, Staccato, Brush Stroke, Con Sordino, Senza Sordino, Ponticello, Tremolo and Sul tasto Next playing test will be Monday, September 15th. FULTON COUNTY FIDDLERS will start this MONDAY September 15th, at 6:00 in the orchestra room at Chattahoochee! All are welcome! It is a free club for Chattahoochee orchestra students. ALL-STATE HELP sessions will be held on Wednesdays at 7:45 in the orchestra room. I will go over scales, arpeggions, and the etude. This is for 9th and 10th graders. Week of August 25-298/24/2014 This week in Orchestra class we will be focusing on the following GA Standards:
1. Intonation: We will be working on the difference in hand frames between first position, third, and fifth. 2. Tone production. We will be learning to control the speed of our vibrato to create more expressive playing, and we will focus on our point of contact and the relationship between bow speed and pressure. 3. Scales: C Major and Minor, 3 octaves and arpeggio. UPCOMING PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS: (This will take place during class.) Friday (August 29th) 1. Concert Orchestra: 3 Octave C Major scale: ascending only. 2. Sinfonietta: 3 Octave C Major Scale, ascending and descending. 3. Chamber Orchestra: 3 Octave Melodic Minor Scale, ascending and descending. A written vocabulary test will be given next Friday (September 5th). Students need to be prepared to define the terms below. Sul Tasto Ponticello Con Sordino Senza Sordino Staccato Spiccato Detache Brush Stroke Tremolo Col Legno week of 8/11-8/158/11/2014 This week in orchestra we will be taking care of a few housecleaning items.
WE PLAY ON TUESDAY!!! BRING YOUR INSTRUMENT!!! 1. Lockers will be issued on Tuesday. 2. Uniforms will purchased for those new to Chattahoochee Orchestra ($90 for boys; $70 for girls) 3. Chattahoochee Fiddlers/Fulton County Fiddlers starts on Thursday during Homeroom. We will meet during 5B Homeroom. 4. Please get your dues in! $150 to Chattahoochee High School and $25 to CHSMA Next concert is September 4th at 7:00pm: Fiddlefest 2014! First Audition is Monday, August 17th. The Excerpts are posted on the board in the orchestra room. Auditions count as a grade! Happy practicing! AuthorMs. Buonamici, |
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