Week of January 17-20, 2012

Beginning Music Theory - Classes will be continuing to review and re-learn the first few Georgia State Standards.  Last week students reviewed 1.a Sight-singing and 2.a Identifying notes on the piano keyboard.  This week, we are covering 2.b Relating the printed notes on music to keyboard notes on piano and 2.c Performing simple melodies on the piano.

Orchestra Classes - Students are preparing to perform before judges at the GMEA evaluation at the end of February.  Not all students will be going.  ALL of 4th block will, plus about half of 3rd block will combine for this effort.  Rehearsal schedule for the GMEA event:

January - 17  3:40-5:00  First violins

              18  3:40-5:00  Second violins

              19  3:40-5:00  Violas & 3rd violins

              20 - UNIFORM ORDERS & PAYMENT DUE

              24  3:40-5:00  Celli and Basses

              25  3:40-5:00  First violins

              26  3:40-5:00  Second violins

              31  3:40-5:00  Violas & 3rd violins

February   1  3:40-5:00  Celli and Basses

               2  3:40-5:00  First AND Second violins

               7  3:40-5:00  Violas and 3rd violins

               8  3:40-5:00  Celli and Basses

               9  3:40-5:00  First AND Second violins

14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23  3:40-5:00  ALL GMEA ORCHESTRA MEMBERS