Practicing Resources

Welcome to the 2018-19 year with the White Station High School Honors Orchestras.  We will start playing in class on Wednesday, August 6. 
Feel free to explore the website.  On the homepage, please read the syllabus, which has the class expectations, grading policies, calendars, and other important information for the year. 
Please check back here regularly for "What's New" in the program.
There are two Honors Orchestras at WSHS: An auditioned, Advanced Orchestra (6th Period); and an open-enrollment, Intermediate Orchestra (7th Period).
Auditions will include two prepared orchestral excerpts (posted on the website in April) and sight-reading.  They will be video recorded, without a screen, and comments will not be provided.
For WSHS students, auditions will take place during class, beginning on May 9, 2018.
For non-WSHS students, all efforts will be made to audition the student at their current school during the school day. Students may need to schedule an audition at WSHS after school.

August
September
October
Melodic Minor Scale Gmail PT 5, due 10/27
File Size: 91 kb
File Type: docx
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November
First 8 measures of both excerpts, Gmail Playing Test 6, Due 11/3
File Size: 93 kb
File Type: docx
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One Complete Excerpt Gmail Playing Test 7, Due 11/13
File Size: 87 kb
File Type: docx
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all-west_time_confirmation_2017.pdf Due 11/17
File Size: 50 kb
File Type: pdf
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All-West Post-Audition Evaluation
File Size: 57 kb
File Type: pdf
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December
Winter Concert Post-Evaluation
File Size: 55 kb
File Type: pdf
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Honors Activity Choices, Due Dec 11
File Size: 48 kb
File Type: doc
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January
 Dvorak: Romantische Stucke
Violin
violin_part.pdf
File Size: 56 kb
File Type: pdf
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Viola
viola_high_range.pdf
File Size: 58 kb
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viola_low_range.pdf
File Size: 57 kb
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Cello
cello_high_range.pdf
File Size: 57 kb
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cello_low_range.pdf
File Size: 57 kb
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Bass
bass_high_range.pdf
File Size: 58 kb
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bass_low_range.pdf
File Size: 57 kb
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Piano score and recordings
Piano score (with violin).pdf
File Size: 102 kb
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Personal Practice Plan, Spring 2018
File Size: 51 kb
File Type: pdf
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Dvorak first sixteen measure Gmail playing test
File Size: 88 kb
File Type: docx
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Third Quarter Honors Activity Choices, due Feb. 26
File Size: 48 kb
File Type: doc
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Dvorak, mm 17-end gmail playing test.docx
File Size: 88 kb
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Rhumba for SSF, tune, violin.pdf
File Size: 44 kb
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Rhumba for SSF, tune, viola.pdf
File Size: 45 kb
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Rhumba for SSF, tune, cello & bass.pdf
File Size: 44 kb
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Dvorak, complete performance gmail playing test. Due Feb. 5.docx
File Size: 85 kb
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February
Dvorak, complete performance gmail playing test. Due Feb. 5.docx
File Size: 85 kb
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Personal Practice Plan Due March 1
File Size: 51 kb
File Type: pdf
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Dvorak Complete Performance Self-Score.pdf, Due Feb. 27
File Size: 59 kb
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March
April
May
11/xx/18. The complete All-West Tennessee Regional Honors Orchestras audition results can be found at wtsboa.org.
Congratulations go out to our alternates, too!  
         NAMES HERE
Here are the unofficial results of All-West Tennessee Regional Honors Orchestras for White Station High School, based on the 26 (twenty-six!!) folders handed out at the end of the audition day.  Alternates will be identified when the official results are posted on the WTSBOA website (probably on Monday).  The clinic is February 14-15, with concerts on Friday evening.  Asterisks * indicate the six All-State students.  All-State is in Nashville on April 10-13.
         Congratulations to all who made it, and to all who became better musicians while preparing for this audition.  Scoresheets, folders, post-event worksheets, and other materials will be passed out in class on Monday.
         I am very fortunate to work with such dedicated musicians.  Your growth as musicians through this process was clear, evident, and inspiring.  Thank you for all your time and effort.  I appreciate you all.
 

9-10 String Orchestra                             
Zoe Wolfe, 1st violin 10


Lily Zeng, 2nd violin 10

 
Justin Choi, viola 1 *

Darya Orgil, viola 8

 
Justin Kouch, cello 4 *
Alan Lopez, cello 7

Emlyn Polatty, cello 10
Autumn Bobo, cello 12
 
Anjali Gahlaut, string bass 3 *
 
11-12 Symphony Orchestra
 

Ivan Campos, 1st violin 6 *
Charlie Folsom, 1st violin 8 *
Arvind Ramesh, 1st violin 12
Larry Lauderdale, 2nd violin 5


 
Dylan Willis, viola 6


 
Madison Jackson, string bass 6
 
^^^ Violins ranked 5-8 fill the first four chairs of the 2nd violins.  This does not affect their All-State placement.