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Morgan County School District Re-3
String Orchestra
Month
August
September
Content and Essential
Questions
Assessment
Resources
Class expectations
Understand high school orchestra
handbook, practice logs
Contract signed by parents & students
Music department handbook
Instrument care, accessories
Reinforced skills: Identify proper use
& supplies for instrument
Purchase of all necessary items,
instrument upgrades, & check
instrument conditions
Teacher handouts developed from:
“Essential Elements 2000 for
Orchestra”
“Essential Techniques for Strings”
method book
Tonalization of D, G, C, F, A Bb, Eb
Major & a, e, d, g, & c minor
(Standards; 1 & 2)
Reinforced skills: Play music
selections, two octave scales arpeggios
in keys
Teacher observation
Tone Production (Standard; 1)
Reinforced skills: Identify & play the
three bowing components; bow
placement, bow speed, & bow weight
Bowing test; teacher observation
Tonalization of D, G, C, F, A, Bb, Eb
Major & a, e, d, g, & a minor
(Standards: 1 & 2)
October
Skills
Tone Production (Standard; 1)
Tonalization of D, G, C, F, A, Bb, Eb
Major & a, e, d, g, & a minor
(Standards: 1 & 2)
Music Theory (Standard; 2)
Other teacher selected materials &
music
Teacher developed and teacher
selected materials
Playing test; teacher observation
Introduced skills: Develop
understanding of higher positions
(thumb position for cellos & string
bass)(fifth, sixth, & seventh for violins
& violas)Play three octave scales three
octave arpeggios, and music in listed
Major or minor keys
Reinforced skills: Identify & play the
three bowing components; bow
placement, bow speed, & bow weight
“Advanced Techniques for Strings”
method book
Bowing test; teacher observation
Teacher developed and teacher
selected materials
Playing test; teacher observation
“Advanced Techniques for Strings”
method book
Developed skills: Develop
understanding of higher positions
(thumb position for cellos & string
bass)(fifth, sixth, & seventh for violins
& violas) Play three octave scales
three octave arpeggios, and music in
listed Major or minor keys
Introduced skills: Explore &
construct the Circle of Fifths using
knowledge of key signatures &
enharmonics
Written test; class discussion
Circle of Fifths, Teacher developed
materials
Videos: “Famous Composer Series” &
Month
November
Content and Essential
Questions
Introduced skills: Identify the
characteristics & composers for the
Baroque musical period
Listening & written test
Performance (Standards; 1 & 2)
Developed skills: Perform music in
keys listed, any meter, any style, and
any time period
Reinforced skills: Identify & play the
three bowing components; bow
placement, bow speed, & bow weight
Concert
Introduced skills: Develop
understanding of higher positions
(thumb position for cellos & string
bass)(fifth, sixth, & seventh for violins
& violas) Play three octave scales
three octave arpeggios, and music in
listed Major or minor keys
Playing test; teacher observation
Music History (D; 4, 5)
Differentiate between Classical &
Baroque musical periods; Recognize
& identify characteristics &
composers of both periods
Listening & written test
Tone Production (Standard; 1)
Reinforced skills: Identify & play the
three bowing components; bow
placement, bow speed, & bow weight
Playing test; teacher observation
Tone Production (Standard; 1)
Tonalization of D, G, C, F, A, Bb, Eb
Major & a, e, d, g, & a minor
(Standards: 1 & 2)
Performance (Standards; 1 & 2)
January
Assessment
Music History (Standards; 4 & 5)
Tonalization of D, G, C, F, A, Bb, Eb
Major & a, e, d, g, & a minor
(Standards: 1 & 2)
December
Skills
Tonalization of ALL major & minor
Bowing test; teacher observation
Resources
“Our Musical Heritage” and Teacher –
developed materials
Teacher selected materials & music
Teacher developed and teacher
selected materials
“Advanced Techniques for Strings”
method book
Videos: “Famous Composer Series” &
“Our Musical Heritage” and Teacher –
developed materials
Teacher selected music
Teacher selected materials & music
Introduced skills: Develop
understanding of higher positions
(thumb position for cellos & string
bass)(fifth, sixth, & seventh for violins
& violas) Play three octave scales
three octave arpeggios, and music in
listed Major or minor keys
Developed skills: Perform music in
keys listed, any meter, any style, and
any time period
Developed skills: Develop
Concert
Playing test
Music selected by teacher, “Essential
Month
Content and Essential
Questions
Skills
keys in three octaves (Standards; 1 &
2)
understanding of higher position in
ALL Major & minor keys; play music,
three octave scales & three octave
arpeggios
Tone Production (Standard; 1)
Introduced skills: Demonstrate
proper vibrato technique
Music Theory (Standards;1 & 2)
Introduced skills: Apply knowledge
of Circle of Fifths to tonalization of all
Major & minor keys
Developed skills: Develop
understanding of higher position in
ALL Major & minor keys; play music,
three octaves scales & three octaves
arpeggios
Assessment
Resources
Techniques for Strings”
Teacher observation
Circle of Fifths, teacher developed
materials
Oral Test
February
March
Tonalization of ALL major & minor
keys in three octaves (Standards; 1 &
2)
Tone Production (Standard; 1)
Introduced skills: Demonstrate
proper vibrato technique
Music Theory (Standards; 1 & 2)
Developed skills: Apply knowledge of
Circle of Fifths to Tonalization of all
Major & minor keys
Tonalization of ALL major & minor
keys in three octaves (Standards; 1 &
2)
Developed skills: Develop
understanding of higher position in
ALL Major & minor keys; play music,
three octaves scales & three octaves
arpeggios
Tone Production (Standard; 1)
Developed skills: Demonstrate proper
vibrato technique
Music Theory (Standards; 1 & 2)
Developed skills: Apply knowledge of
Circle of Fifths to Tonalization of all
Major & minor keys
Performance (D; 1, 2)
Developed skills: Perform music in
Playing test
Teacher observation
Music selected by teacher, “Essential
Techniques for Strings”
Oral Test
Circle of Fifths, teacher developed
materials
Playing test
Teacher observation
Concert, CHSAA Solo and Ensemble
Contest, Large Group Festival
Teacher selected materials & music
Month
Content and Essential
Questions
Skills
Assessment
Resources
any Major or minor key, any meter,
any style, and any time period
April
Tonalization of ALL major & minor
keys in three octaves (Standards; 1 &
2)
Tone Production (Standard; 1)
Developed skills: Develop
understanding of higher position in
ALL Major & minor keys; play music,
three octave scales & three octave
arpeggios
Teacher observation, written
reconstruction
Circle of Fifths, Teacher developed
materials
Developed skills: Demonstrate proper
vibrato technique
Same as resources in October
Listening & written tests
May
Music theory (Standards; 1, & 2)
Developed skills: Apply knowledge of
Circle of Fifths to tonalization of all
Major & minor keys; Reconstruct the
Circle of Fifths
Music History (Standards; 4 & 5)
Introduced skills: Differentiate
between Classical, Baroque, 20th
century, and contemporary musical
periods; Recognize & identify
characteristics & composers of all 3
periods
Tonalization of ALL major & minor
keys in three octaves (Standards; 1 &
2)
Developed skills: Develop
understanding of higher position in
ALL Major & minor keys; play music,
three octave scales & three octave
arpeggios
Tone Production (Standard; 1)
Developed skills: Demonstrate proper
vibrato technique
Music theory (Standards; 1, & 2)
Developed skills: Apply knowledge of
Circle of Fifths to tonalization of all
Major & minor keys; Reconstruct the
Circle of Fifths
Music History (Standards; 4 & 5)
Introduced skills: Differentiate
between Classical, Baroque, 20th
Written cumulative final
Listening, class discussion, &
cumulative written final
Teacher selected materials & music
Month
Content and Essential
Questions
Performance (Standards; 1 & 2)
Skills
Assessment
century, and contemporary musical
periods; Recognize & identify
characteristics & composers of all 3
periods
Developed skills: Perform music in
any Major or minor key, any meter,
any style, and any time period
Audition for Symphonic Orchestra
Introduced skills: Demonstrate
proper auditioning skills
Resources