String Orchestra
9th, 10th, and 11th grade students in the Maine South HS Orchestra program enroll in this orchestra. Many students take private lessons.
Focus on the following:
9th, 10th, and 11th grade students in the Maine South HS Orchestra program enroll in this orchestra. Many students take private lessons.
Focus on the following:
- Technical Skill development: healthy, supported and comfortable posture; beautiful bow holds; comfortable and functional left hand function; vibrato and beautiful tone; different bow strokes (legato, detache, staccato, spiccato, martele, etc.); clean and clear intonation.
- Musical Skill Development: develop mature listening skills (other parts of the orchestra/ensemble); learning to interact with a conductor and other ensemble members; phrase structure; introduction to forms, etc.
- Perform different genres of music: classical, fiddle, pop, rock, hip-hop, and other genres.
- Focus both on large ensemble performance, and small chamber groups (groups of 3-5 students).
August music downloads are below. Print your part off and begin practicing (violin players - look at both violin 1 and violin 2 parts)
| String Orchestra August Music |
Syllabus and Handbook (will be updated in August)
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