Required Books
6TH GRADE ORCHESTRA
Not all of these books will need to be purchased by the students, but will be provided and used regularly in the classroom. (Highlighted books should be purchased by student.)
STRING BASICS: Steps to Success for String Orchestra, Book 1 (for your instrument)
Terry Shade & Jeremy Woolstenhulme with Wendy Barden
Kjos Music Press, Neil A. Kjos Music Company, 2010
San Diego, California, 92117
ISBN-10: 0849734886
ISBN-13: 9780849734885
This beginning methods book will be used daily to teach students the basic fundamentals and techniques of playing their instrument.
MUSIC THEORY FOR THE SUCCESSFUL STRING MUSICIAN: A Curriculum of Theory, History, and Creativity Lessons and Exercises for Well-Rounded String Students
Christopher R. Selby
2020 GIA Publications, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
ISBN 9781622774937
This book will be used weekly to help the students learn music history, music theory and musical vocabulary.
UNI-TUNES: A Fundamental Music Reading Supplement for String Players
Carold Nunez
1992 Neil A. Kjos Music Company
San Diego, California
ISBN 0849733154
This supplemental resource will be used weekly to establish finger patterns in D Major, G Major and C Major.
7TH GRADE ORCHESTRA
Not all of these books will need to be purchased by the students, but will be provided and used regularly in the classroom. (Highlighted books should be purchased by student.)
ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS 2000 FOR STRINGS BOOK 1 (for your instrument)
Michael Allen, Robert Gillespie, Pamela Tellejohn Hayes, arr. John Higgins
Hal Leonard Corporation, 2004
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
ISBN 0634038168
This beginning methods book will be used daily to teach students to review the basic fundamentals and techniques of playing their instrument.
ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR STRINGS BOOK 2 (for your instrument)
Michael Allen, Robert Gillespie, Pamela Tellejohn Hayes, arr. John Higgins
Hal Leonard Corporation, 2004
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
ISBN 9780634052637
This intermediate methods book will be used daily to teach students more advanced finger patterns used with different key signatures as well as more complex rhythms.
MUSIC THEORY FOR THE SUCCESSFUL STRING MUSICIAN: A Curriculum of Theory, History, and Creativity Lessons and Exercises for Well-Rounded String Students
Christopher R. Selby
2020 GIA Publications, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
ISBN 9781622774937
This book will be used weekly to help the students learn music history, music theory and musical vocabulary.
UNDERSTANDING POSITIONS: A Method to Teach Shifting and Positions in the Orchestra Classroom Book 1
Angela M. Rex
2020 Angela M. Rex
This book will be used weekly to help the students practice shifting, knowing when to shift and how to shift.
UNI-TUNES: A Fundamental Music Reading Supplement for String Players
Carold Nunez
1992 Neil A. Kjos Music Company
San Diego, California
ISBN 0849733154
This supplemental resource will be used weekly to establish finger patterns in D Major, G Major and C Major.
UNI-TUNES II: A Fundamental Music Reading Supplement for String Players
Carold Nunez
2006 Neil A. Kjos Music Company
San Diego, California
ISBN 0849734320
This supplemental resource will be used weekly to establish finger patterns in F Major, D minor, B flat Major, G minor, E flat Major, and C minor.
8TH GRADE ORCHESTRA
Not all of these books will need to be purchased by the students, but will be provided and used regularly in the classroom. (Highlighted books should be purchased by student.)
HABITS OF A SUCCESSFUL MIDDLE LEVEL STRING MUSICIAN: A Comprehensive Orchestra Curriculum for Years 3, 4, and Beyond
Christopher Selby and Scott Rush
2017 GIA Publications, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
IBSN 9781622772797
This middle level methods book will be used daily to teach students tone, articulation, advanced finger patterns, shifting, scales, intonation, rhythm and sight-reading skills.
MUSIC THEORY FOR THE SUCCESSFUL STRING MUSICIAN: A Curriculum of Theory, History, and Creativity Lessons and Exercises for Well-Rounded String Students
Christopher R. Selby
2020 GIA Publications, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
ISBN 9781622774937
This book will be used weekly to help the students learn music history, music theory and musical vocabulary.
UNDERSTANDING POSITIONS: A Method to Teach Shifting and Positions in the Orchestra Classroom Book 1
Angela M. Rex
2020 Angela M. Rex
This book will be used weekly to help the students practice shifting, knowing when to shift and how to shift.
UNI-TUNES: A Fundamental Music Reading Supplement for String Players
Carold Nunez
1992 Neil A. Kjos Music Company
San Diego, California
ISBN 0849733154
This supplemental resource will be used weekly to establish finger patterns in D Major, G Major and C Major.
UNI-TUNES II: A Fundamental Music Reading Supplement for String Players
Carold Nunez
2006 Neil A. Kjos Music Company
San Diego, California
ISBN 0849734320
This supplemental resource will be used weekly to establish finger patterns in F Major, D minor, B flat Major, G minor, E flat Major, and C minor.
8TH GRADE HONORS ORCHESTRA
Not all of these books will need to be purchased by the students, but will be provided and used regularly in the classroom. (Highlighted books should be purchased by student.)
HABITS OF A SUCCESSFUL MIDDLE LEVEL STRING MUSICIAN: A Comprehensive Orchestra Curriculum for Years 3, 4, and Beyond
Christopher Selby and Scott Rush
2017 GIA Publications, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
IBSN 9781622772797
This middle level methods book will be used daily to teach students tone, articulation, advanced finger patterns, shifting, scales, intonation, rhythm and sight-reading skills.
MUSIC THEORY FOR THE SUCCESSFUL STRING MUSICIAN: A Curriculum of Theory, History, and Creativity Lessons and Exercises for Well-Rounded String Students
Christopher R. Selby
2020 GIA Publications, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
ISBN 9781622774937
This book will be used weekly to help the students learn music history, music theory and musical vocabulary.
UNDERSTANDING POSITIONS: A Method to Teach Shifting and Positions in the Orchestra Classroom Book 1
Angela M. Rex
2020 Angela M. Rex
This book will be used weekly to help the students practice shifting, knowing when to shift and how to shift.
UNI-TUNES: A Fundamental Music Reading Supplement for String Players
Carold Nunez
1992 Neil A. Kjos Music Company
San Diego, California
ISBN 0849733154
This supplemental resource will be used weekly to establish finger patterns in D Major, G Major and C Major.
UNI-TUNES II: A Fundamental Music Reading Supplement for String Players
Carold Nunez
2006 Neil A. Kjos Music Company
San Diego, California
ISBN 0849734320
This supplemental resource will be used weekly to establish finger patterns in F Major, D minor, B flat Major, G minor, E flat Major, and C minor.