Week of Sept. 1

Grade 8
Song of the Week: Kassation 17-25
Focus on Kassation: Notes, rhythms, tuning. Practice SLOWLY and in SMALL CHUNKS.
Mambo: Work on your section's melody spot. Might be for a quiz...
Star Spangled Banner: keep tuning it up. Nice job on this piece so far!
Fossils / Elephant: Identify the accidentals and learn where they are on your fingerboard.


Grade 7
Song of the Week: Joust
Joust: COUNT the rests. Work on more bowspeed on ACCENTS.
Integrity: Quiz on Friday.
Orpheus: Keep learning the notes. When you are comfortable, bounce the eighth notes.
Dorian: 27 - speed up this section

Grade 6
Song of the Week: Hot Cross Buns
Book pgs. 4-6
Bow grip and rhythms
A string notes: What are they? How do you play them?