The White Station High School Honors Orchestras www.whitestationorchestra.weebly.com “Clef Notes” #6 –April 26, 2021 Abbreviated updates for WSHS Orchestra students and parents End of the Year Program is Monday, May 10 at 7:00 p.m. We will have an end of the year program on Monday, May 10, at 7:00 p.m. in TEAMS. Similar to last year’s activity, it will feature at least one live performance, some pre-recording performances, a printed program (available to download), recognition of awards and honors, and a tribute to our seniors. I will be sending a link to the meeting closer to the date. In the Classroom We completed our studies of two solo selections during the third quarter: J.S. Bach’s Gavotte en Rondeaux from his third Partita for unaccompanied violin, and Edward Elgar’s Salut d’Amour. For the fourth quarter, we are exploring alternate performance and notation styles. The students will be improvising, learning about amplification options, studying the Nashville Number System, and looking at several other “tangents” from our traditional orchestra setting. We’ll scratch the surface on some topics, spend a few lessons on others, and occasionally, do a deep dive. Our music theory studies are focusing on note, scale, and chord construction. Practice Plan 4.1 is due May 11. Flipgrid #18 will be a demonstration of one of the students’ goals from their Practice Plan, and will be completed during class on May 7. Guests and Visitors Marisa Polesky made weekly visits during the third quarter, helping us learn the Gavotte en Rondeaux one section at a time. Kalena Bovell, Assistant Conductor of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Conductor of the Memphis Youth Symphony, visited with the students on March 16. New on the Website Auditions: Audition information for the Advanced Honors Orchestra (sixth period). Auditions will take place during the second week of May. Festivals: PRIZM Chamber Music Festivals – Two one-week camps at the end of June Virtual Strings Day: Austin Peay State University, May 8, 9:00-4:00. Free! [email protected] www.whitestationorchestra.weebly.com Playing Tests: flipgrid.com/wshsorch Phone: 901-416-8880 FAX 901-416-8910 |
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