ALISO NIGUEL ORCHESTRA- FALL SEMESTER 2010-COURSE OUTLINE 

 

SEPTEMBER

6              No instruments: Semester Start-up: Grading, Introductions, instrument care, instrument check-out

 

13          Basic Rhythms/Note Values/Rests/Clefs, Basic Definitions, Basic Bowings

              Major/Minor Scales: Circle of Fifths, instrument quality check

 

20           Theory Test, First week of playing: One Octave Major /Minor Scales/ Arpeggios, Rhythm sheets, Muller-Rusch Book Three, Four: Third Position exercises

 

27           Two Octave Major /Minor Scales/Arpeggios, Auditions

 

OCTOBER

 

4              Music folders, seating, pass out music

 

11          Elect officers-leadership, Overview of Music History Periods, Listening Assignments

 

18           Poster Projects, Two Octave Scale Test

 

25           Poster Presentations

                 

 

NOVEMBER

 

1              Rehearse Music

 

8            Triads/Intervals, Chords, shifting, Second Position exercises

 

15           Rehearse Music

 

29           Rehearse Music

 

DECEMBER

 

6              Rehearse Music, WINTER CONCERT

 

13           Ensembles

 

JANUARY

 

3              Sight-Read

 

10           Rehearse New Music, Solo/Ensemble Concert

 

17           Rehearse New Music, prepare for final          

 

22           Rehearse New Music, prepare for final

 

31           FINALS