Orchestra Lesson for November 28th

Agenda: • Warm-up Session in Fine Tuning Books – Exercises #1-5•Shifting Study – Work on Page 14 in Advanced Technique Book - #39-45.•March from the Nutcracker and Dance of the Toy Flutes•Irish Yuletide and Festival of Lights•Working in Songs on – Intonation spots, ensemble sound, and dynamic contrasts.

Reminders about shifting:

• The whole hand moves as a unit.

• Don’t leave your thumb behind, it is part of your hand.

• Move your hand by sliding up the fingerboard, quickly and smoothly.

• Also, when shifting down, move as a whole unit again – quickly and smoothly.

Practicing the shifts:

• When practicing your shifts – take the two notes you are shifting between and work on them first.

• Then put the whole exercise together.• The more you learn the movement between the

notes you are shifting and the position you are shifting to, the easier the process will get.

• When shifting, check the note you are shifting to with an open string if you can – this will help to build your sense of tuning and placement of your hand.

Closure:

• Standards worked on: 9.1 A, B, C, and G

• What steps do you need to do in order to shift properly?

• What do we need to work on to improve the songs for the upcoming concert?

• What can you do on an individual basis to help improve the overall sound of the group?