Song List:
Unit 1 - Introduction
I. Prepararion and Review Skills
II. Focus
III. Review for Integration
IV. Skills Assessment
Unit 2 - Understanding Music Symbols
Unit 3 - Reading Tunes
Unit 4 - Meeting the Bow
Unit 5 - New Direction: G Down Tetrachord
Unit 6 - Playing and Hearing Octaves
Unit 7 - New Direction: D Down Tetrachord
Unit 8 - Nextending the Bow Stroke
Unit 9 - New Direction: D Major Scale
Unit 10 - Advanced Musicianship
Unit 11 - New Direction: C Down Tetrachord
Unit 12 - New Direction: G Major Scale
Unit 13 - Slur Discovery
Unit 14 - Accidentals and New Notes
Unit 15 - Expanding Your Skills
Unit 16 - New Direction: C Major Scale
Unit 17 - Concert Performance
Unit 18 - Advanced Techniques
II. Appendix
A. Performance Evaluation
B. Musicianship Evaluation
C. Composition Evaluation
D. Dictation Evaluation
Unit 4 -Meeting the Bow
Unit 8 - Extending the Bow Stroke
III. Concepts Central to Beginning String Instruction
I. Program Organization
A. Setting Up Your Space
General Considerations for Configuring Your Rehearsal Space
Effective Elementary Rehearsal Arrangements
Storage
General Considerations for Coniguring Your Spaces
B. Managing Your Inventory
Setting Up an Inventory Control System
Instruments
Equipment
Music
Assigning School Instruments
C. Evaluating Your Currrent Inventory and Choosing New Instruments
General Considerations for Your Existing Inventory
Purchasing New Instruments
General Considerations for Purchasing New Instruments
Helpful Features for Elementary Students' Instruments
II. Program Administration: Communication and Record Keeping
A. Communication with Parents
B. Communication with Administrators
C. Record Keeping
III. Planning Your Curricular Structure
A. Sequential Components of the String Curriculum
1. Terms Used to Define These Motion
2. Movement Is an Essential Component of Beginning String Instruction
3. The Bow - Sound Production Principles
4. The Bow - Sound Production Principles
a. On the Instrument
b. Bowing in Music
5. The Individual Instrument
a. The Violin
b. The Viola
c. The Cello
d. The Double Bass
B. Teaching Principles for Elementary String Students' Muscle Development
C. National Standards and Their Application to the String Class
IV. Administrative Forms
1. Orchestra Library Inventory Form
2. String Instrument Maintenance/Repair Checklist
3. Repair Record
4. String Instrument Inventory Record Form
5. Orchestra Instrument Sign-Out Form
6. Orchestra Equipment Inventory Record Form
7. Student Instrument Use Contract
Answer Key
Units 1-3
Units 4-7
Units 8-11
Units 12-15
Units 16-18
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