EQ: What are the fundamentals of string playing in playing position?

Monday: Vocal Warm-up, Bow Grip Exercise #1...steps 1-5 on a pencil and don't forget to bring your empty tic tac box. Rhythm lines #2.......1-5. Hot Cross Buns, Mary Had a Little Lamb and Twinkle in playing position....steps 1-8 to prevent chicken killers!!! Review Go Tell Aunt Rhody and students will get their Orkadork Power today. SPOTLIGHT--this is where students play for their class anything that they have been working on! Last week Nathanel played Viva la Vida by Coldplay. Students will receive their Bow Project details today and if they lose it look under 6th grade resources for a copy.

Tuesday: Vocal Warm-up, Bow Grip Exercise #1 on a pencil, Rhythmic Dictation, G Scale along with the new notes, Rhythm Lines #2, and Go Tell Aunt Rhody melody/ bass line in preparation for your test Wednesday.

Wednesday: Vocal Warm-up, Bow Grip Exercise #1 using the tic tac box, Listening log, Go Tell Aunt Rhody Test and Charlie Brown.

Thursday: Vocal Warm-up, Rhythm Line #2..... 1-5 for a grade as a section. Bow Grip Exercise #1 using the tic tac box.....make sure your middle fingers wrap around the middle of the tic tac box, your first finger just lazily hangs there, your pinky finger is on top of the stick and your thumb pokes out on the side of the tic tac box on the red dot. LOOK FOR THE VIDEO ON TUESDAY. Go Tell Aunt Rhody melody and bass line in playing position.

Friday: Vocal Warm-up, Charlie Brown Test. Test packet will be a word search with terms, Chain Hang Low melody, Down By the Station melody, and note identification--please make sure you turn this in because it is an easy A and helps prepare you for next week.

Learning Goals:

1. Play all songs in playing position
2. Learn the proper bow grip using a tic tac box---NO BOW..DON'T EVEN TOUCH IT :)
3. Evaluating music based upon its components--rhythm, melody, timbre, genre, and era
4. Learn Charlie Brown and Go Tell Aunt Rhody
5. D and G scales
6. Begin applying rhythm to the songs they have learned