EQ: How do you achieve good intonation?

Monday: Orkadork Power Test---choose either Matthews March or Christopher's Tune to play with your stand partner for a grade.

Tuesday: D major scale with thirds, begin Old MC, Bow exercises--spider, windshield wipers, the wheels on the bus.....Review all old songs using the bow, melodic dictation, and learn the special song :)

Wednesday: D major scale with thirds, review Old MC, page 20 in your book with the CD.

Thursday: D major thirds test as a section, BINGO, melodic and rhythmic dictation, and YOU NEED YOUR THEORY BOOK!!!

Friday: Old MC test (Old MacDonald page 13 in the book) and Test Packet. For those students who failed the note speed reading assignment you will have to retake this today as well.

Learning Goals:

1. Play Old MacDonald
2. Play old songs (Twinkle, Hot Cross Buns, Mary, Down By the Station, and Perriot)with proper bow grip, proper posture, and together.
3. Use their ear to determine patterns in music to aid them in their performance
4. Recognize basic notes and rhythms in a timely fashion (2 minutes)

EQ: How do you read melodic and rhythmic notation?

Monday: D major scale with thirds.....Hot Cross Buns, Twinkle, Charlie Brown, Perriot, and Mary had a Little Lamb (ARCO).....note reading exercise, and begin Jingle Bells 1st line pizzicato. We will be focusing on note reading today so make sure you have your cheat sheet.

Tuesday: D major scale with thirds.....rhythm reading exercise, rhythm BINGO, Jingle Bells (1st two lines), and Hot Cross Buns rhythmic dictation.

Wednesday: BINGO.....rhythmic dictation exercise, listening log, Jingle Bells--the entire song pizzicato. Bow exercises---we will play spider today and have a competition to see who is the BEST!!!

Thursday: Note reading exercise, melodic dictation, play all songs ARCO--Hot Cross Buns, Twinkle, Mary, Perriot, and Charlie Brown. Jingle Bells mock test with stand partner in preparation for tomorrow's test.

Friday: Note Reading/ Rhythm Test and Jingle Bells Test (pizzicato).

Learning Goals:

1. Play D major scale with thirds ARCO
2. Read music quickly
3. Identify and play standard rhythms
4. Play beginning songs ARCO
5. Play Jingle Bells

What are the fundamentals of music?

This week in 6th grade instead of giving you a play-by-play for everyday, you will get a VIDEO!!!

YOU ROCK!!!!

YOU GUYS DID AMAZING TODAY WITH READING REAL MUSIC.....ORKADORKS ROCK!!!

Remember that you will play No. 21 in your book (Lightly Row) for a grade tomorrow during class. Use your CD while you are at home practicing to prepare for class.

EQ: How do you use the bow?

You will receive scale sheets for the D and G major scales plus arpeggios. We will use the tic tac box to learn the beginning bow grip and we will learn how to read music. For this entire week we will be learning pages 4-13 in your book along with Down by the Station.

Wednesday you will have a test on Down by the Station melody only.

Thursday and Friday you do not need your instrument so DO NOT BRING YOUR INSTRUMENT TO SCHOOL!!!!

You will be working on your bow project, which is due Monday, October 12th.