Ms. Norma Fincher

For the week of Septemeber 22, 2008

General announcements for string students:

  TAKE YOUR INSTRUMENTS HOME AND PRACTICE (all the hard pieces)!!!

•  Bring pencil and cloth for cleaning instrument
• All violin and viola students must have some type of shoulder rest.  This helps hold instrument up and gives you better posture so your neck doesn't get cramped.
• All book $ is due.
• Take instruments home and practice the more difficult music

 Strings I

• Think of a name for your instrument
• Pencil check!
• Be sure to take care of your instuments - they are like babies.  You cannot leave them in the hot or the cold.
• Strings I meets on even days.  When class is on MWF, the time is 12:20 - 1:10.  When class is on TTh, the time is 12:30 - 1:20.

 Strings II

•  Take instruments home and count your rhythms as you play 

• We'll start tuning our own instruments in a couple of months

• Strings II meets on odd days.  When class is on MWF, the time is 12:20 - 1:10.  When class is on TTh, the time is 12:30 - 1:20.

Middle School String Orchestra 

• We have a full orchestra - and you are going to sound great!
• Work on your vibrato! 

High School String Orchestra 

• High School Strings is now an Honors Class (way to go you guys!), along with being a communications elective.  Because we meet every other day, it is 1/2 credit per year.
• Must have books at the beginning of each class or you know what!
• Work on your vibrato! 

Elementary General Music K-5th grade 

• Canada is our culture/country for the year.  If you have any 'stuff' from Canada you can bring it in and show us.
• Since this is a presidential election year, we will be working on patriotic music this fall. 
• We enjoyed the Canadian Brass
• All classes are reading rhythms and learning about dynamics and tempos 

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