Happy New Year to everybody.
Beginning Music Theory classes will begin this week with Mid-Term Test Analysis, identifying student areas of strengths and weaknesses. Class members will also state how they will help to bring up their scores for the next round of testing in March. As always, I offer tutoring every morning from 7:30-8:00. This week, our 2 class sessions will also review the first 2 standards in the Georgia Proficiency Standards; 1.a Sight-Singing, and 2.a Identify notes on the piano keyboard.
Orchestra classes will also begin the week with the Mid-Term Test analysis - checking for areas that students did well in, as well as areas that did not do so well. This first week back into rehearsals, students will review skills learned first semester, as well as beginning use of the GMEA evaluation rubric. (what performance judges grade on) The areas in the GMEA rubric cover several standards we've had already first semester: Tone Quality, Intonation, Skills and Techniques, Balance/Blend, Musical Interpretation, Artistic Musical Effect, and General Effect (Behavior, Appearance, and Discipline). Several students in Intermediate orchestra were selected to perform at the ADVANCED level GMEA evaluation coming up at the end of February. Be sure to look at the BRIGHT yellow rehearsal schedule for this event. A second uniform order will be sent out the end of this month. Any student that still has not gotten the correct uniform may order one through the school by paying by or before January 20th.
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