Mr. Harris
String Teacher - Ralph Chandler Middle
String Teacher - Ralph Chandler Middle
Hello!
Thank you for coming to my website! I love teaching strings at Ralph Chandler Middle and hope to see great things happen with your students!
This year I am encouraging 7th and 8th grade students to participate in auditions for the Region and All-county Orchestras.
Below are the audition sheets for the Region Orchestra (Please open to view all parts) The scales for Region and All-County should be the same
August 25th - Student's must have an instrument
September 15th - Region Audition Registration due
September 27th - Region Auditions @ League Academy
October 15th - Region event registration due
October 31th - All-county Audition videos due
October 31 & November 1st - Elementary school visits, Halloween concerts.
November 14-15 - Region Event
December 1st - All-State Orchestra Registration Deadline
December 16th @ 6:00 - Christmas Concert
January 30th - All-county Orchestra
March 1st - Solo and Ensemble Registration deadline
March 24th/25th CPA for 7th and 8th Grade
April 17-18 Solo and Ensemble event @ CTC/Sterling Middle
May 5th @ 6:00 - Spring Concert
May 7-8 - Dollywood trip (7th & 8th Grade) Pending
Handbook and Contracts
6th Grade:
Unit 1: Procedures & Instrument Care
Unit 2: Music Fundamentals, Starting on Instruments
Unit 3: Music Theory and History
Unit 4: Developing Technique and Expanding Knowledge
Unit 5: Ensemble Technique
Unit 6: Available SCMEA Events (Solo & Ensemble)
7th Grade:
Unit 1: Procedures, Instrument Care
Unit 2: 6th Grade Fundamentals Review
Unit 3: 7th Grade Orchestra New Concepts Part 1
Unit 4: Music Theory and History
Unit 5: 7th Grade Orchestra New Concepts Part 2
Unit 6: Ensemble Technique
Unit 7: Available SCMEA Events (Solo & Ensemble, Region Auditions, etc.)
8th Grade:
Unit 1: Procedures, Instrument Care
Unit 2: 7th Grade Fundamentals Review
Unit 3: 8th Grade Orchestra New Concepts Part 1
Unit 4: Music Theory and History
Unit 5: 8th Grade Orchestra New Concepts Part 2
Unit 6: Ensemble Technique - CPA (Concert performance Assessment)
Unit 7: Available SCMEA Events (Solo & Ensemble, Region Auditions, etc.)
Instrument Rentals
I recommend the following places for rent to own programs for my students:
4 STRINGS, LLC,
114 SOUTH MAIN STREET, FOUNTAIN INN, SC, 29644
https://www.4stringsinstruments.com/
Bernhardt
103A Regency Commons Drive Greer, SC 29650
Musical Innovations
150-G Tanner Rd, Greenville, SC 29607
https://www.musicalinnovations.biz/