Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Major Skills

Bow Grip

Relaxed Arm Posture

Pitch & Rhythmic Accuracy

How to Listen

Responding & Reacting to What We Hear

2nd & 3 rd Position

Proper Bow Speed, Pressure, and Contact Point

Vibrato

Phrasing

Articulation

Dynamics

Rehearsal Focus

Concert Repertoire

Concert Repertoire

Concert Repertoire

Concert Repertoire

Coached Projects

High School Regional Auditions

Performance at Hartford Public Library

Jan

Feb

March

April

Major Skills

Playing Syncopated Rhythms

Reading Key Signatures with Accidentals

Counting Unusual Meters

Identifying Key Signatures with Multiple Sharps and Flat

Identifying Key Signatures with Multiple Sharps and Flat…continued

Meter Changes

  Rehearsal Focus

Concert Repertoire

Concert Repertoire

Concert Repertoire

Concert Repertoire

Coached Projects

Winter Concert

Middle School Regional Auditions

Solo/Ensemble Night

May

June

Major Skills

How to Improve Your Note Reading Skills

Practice Habits/What to Do Over the Summer

 Rehearsal Focus

Concert Repertoire

Concert Repertoire

Coached Projects

Spring Concert