Mrs. Jo Hanna
ORCHESTRA
ORCHESTRA
8th-Grade Orchestra
Current Unit Topic
Scales: 4 Finger Patterns
Fall Concert Rehearsal
All-County/Region Auditions
Current Assignments
Performing Scales & Arpeggios
4 Finger Patterns practice
Scales: C, G, D, A, F, Bb
Rehearsing Music for combined 8th-grade & HS Fall Concert
Audition Preparations: Region & All-County
8th-Grade GENERAL MUSIC
Current Unit Topic
Music Theory 101:
Notes, Rhythm, Symbols
Introduction to Ukuleles
Current Assignments
Note Locations: Piano & Music Staff
Reading & Performing Rhythm Patterns
Music Terms
Ukulele: parts, holding, tuning, open string patterns, and fret locations
7th-Grade Orchestra
Current Unit Topic
Review of D, G, and C Major
Performance Skills
Fall Concert Preparations
Current Assignments
Review of skills from the end of last year
Key Signatures: D, G, and C Major (1-octave)
Practicing music with mixed instruments together
Preparations for Fall Concert
6th-Grade Orchestra
Current Unit Topic
Instrument Parts/Care
Pizz. vs. Arco - Open Strings
Beginning Music Theory
Current Assignments
Instrument Parts Quiz
Care of Instrument: Checks
Posture / Positioning
Open String Exercises: Pizzicato vs. Arco
Right Hand Exercises: (Bow )
Left Hand Exercises: (all 4 fingers down)