EQ: How does articulation affect intonation, ensemble, and timbre?

Tuesday:  Daily Warm-up, continue dynamic contrast with A minor scale.
Midnight Tango: Review bow strokes from last week with quiz on accents
Entrance to the Queen of Sheba: 1st violins will work on intonation and ensemble while the rest of the class learns how to play in the Baroque style and accompany a melody
 Goin to Boston: Play through and mark all necessary accidentals, melodies, articulations, etc...

Wednesday:  Daily Warm-up, Rhythmic Dictation, Shifting exercises, dynamic contrast within the A minor scale, and continue working on Midnight Tango with special focus on
Violins- measures 16 through the end:  articulations (accents) and intonation (low 2 on D, A, and E)
Viola/ Cello- measure 16 through the end:  articulations (accents), intonation, and fluid bow movements.

Entrance to the Queen of Sheba:  we will evaluate where we are via recording

Goin to Boston: melody for rhythmic accuracy and intonation.....how is this similar to the intro you played last week?

Thursday:  Daily Warm-up, Listening Log, Shifting/ Vibrato exercises, Begin the E minor scale with dynamic contrasts, and Rhythmic Dictation.  Students will be graded by section on their ability to create extreme dynamic contrasts.
Midnight Tango:  focus on melody parts---identify your melody and apply the appropriate articulation and style.

Continue work from yesterday on Goin to Boston Intro

Thursday:  Daily Warm-up, Minor Scale creation introduction, Rhythmic Dictation, and continue work from Tuesday and Wednesday.

Friday:  Test on Midnight Tango and Goin to Boston.  Practice sight-reading techniques after the test.

Learning Goals
1.  Students will continue learning how to tune their instrument
2.  Students will learn how to identify and notate rhythms aurally
3.  Students will learn proper shifting techniques
4.  Students will apply knowledge from scale creation
5.  Students will apply techniques from warm-ups to their music