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1 What/when do we want to assess??? First Year Orchestra 4. Pizzicato 5. Bowing a. Bow hold b. Bow Control 6. Bowing Style a. staccato and legato 7. Reading: a. D to D octave; b. Clef; c. Time d. key e. D Major Scale f. Gr. 5- Gr. 1 literature D Major 8. Rhythm reading: a. quarter, eighth, half and whole notes b. quarter, eighth, half and whole rests c. Any combination of: i. 3/4, 4/4 time signature 9. Harmony: a. Two part 10. Key signatures: a. D Major 11. Tempo markings: a. Allegro, b. Moderato, c. Andante a. Piano b. Forte 13. Form: repeat signs 14. Vocabulary list: Grade Level appropriate Second Year Orchestra 4. Pizzicato 5. Bowing a. slurs b. slurred staccato c. ties 6. Bowing Style: a. Staccato and legato b. detache c. accents 7. Reading: a. All strings in key of D and G in first position b. Mixed finger Pattern c. Scales one octave: D, G, and C 8. Rhythm Reading: a. barred sixteenths b. Dotted halfs c. dotted quarters d. dotted eighths e. dotted sixteenths 9. Harmony a. 2-4 parts 10. Key Signatures: a. D Major b. G Major 11. Tempos: a. Largo, b. Vivace c. Presto a. mp and mf 13. Forms: 1 st and 2 nd endings 14. Vocabulary list: Grade Level appropriate

2 Seventh Grade String Orchestra: 5. Bowing Style: a. Appropriate historical style b. marcato a. All strings in key of D and G in first position b. Mixed finger patterns c. Introduction to minor scales d. Scales one octave i. F Major, A Major 7. Pre-reading a. Students learn deciphering of music 8. Rhythmic Reading a. mixed 16 th and 8 th notes b. Triplets c. 6/8 d. Syncopation 9. Key changes within a piece 10. Shifting a. Basic Introduction to shifting 11. Harmony a. five parts b. introduction to divisi a. All crescendo and diminuendo 13. Tempos: All 14. Forms: a. Dal Segno b. Da Capo 15. Vibrato: Introduction a. What is it? b. How is it produced? c. What is the basic mechanism 16. Vocabulary list: Grade Level appropriate 8 th Grade String Orchestra: 5. Bowing Style a. Baroque Style a. A Major b. Improve Sight-reading c. Two Octave D Major Scale 7. Pre-Reading: refining 8. Rhythmic Reading: a. Add Mixed meters 9. Multiple Key Changes within a piece a. violin- 3 rd position b. cello-4 th position c. viola-3 rd position d. bass-intro to thumb 11. Harmony a. five parts b. divisi c. double stops ALL 13. Tempos: ALL 14. Forms: into to ABA, Rondo, ect? 15. Vibrato: refining 16. Vocabulary List: Grade Level Appropriate

3 9 th Grade Orchestra : refining : refining 3. Tone: refining : 5. Bowing style and technique: a. Classical style b. add tremolo a. Eb Major b. More complex key changes 7. Scales: two octave G Major and A Major 8. Rhythm: increasing complexity 9. Multiple key changes within a piece a. Proficient through 3 rd position-violins b. Proficient through 4 th position-cello c. Intro. to 2 nd, 4 th, and 5 th pos. violins/violas 11. Harmony: refining harmonies a. pf and fp 13. Tempos: ALL 14. Forms: dictated by literature 15. Vibrato: Refining 16. Vocabulary: as dictated by literature 17. History: Basic knowledge of time periods and styles 18. Expression Grade Orchestras : refining : refining 3. Tone: bow speed, weight, contact point 5. Bowing: a. developing spiccato b. Ricochet c. Portato d. Sul tasto, ponticello, contact tone e. Others driven by literature 6. Reading a. Tenor clef for cellos b. Ledger lines c. Treble for viola d. Key Changes 7. Scales: Two octave up to three flats, three sharps 8. Rhythm: a. increasing complexities, full understanding of subdivision b. Tempo c. Mastering complex tempo changes 9. Multiple Key Changes within a piece a. through 5 th position-violin and viola b. Thumb position-cello and bass 11. Harmony: refining intonation on closer harmonies fluid application of all dynamics 13. Tempos 14. Forms: Multi-movement and/or dictated by literature 15. Vibrato: refining 16. Vocab: as dictated by literature 17. History: Basic knowledge of time periods and styles 18. Expression

4 Curriculum Assessment across ability/age levels ` Posture Position Tone Tuning Bowing Style/ Tech. Pre-Reading Reading Rhythm Shifting Scales Vibrato Harmony Tempo Dynamics Vocab Form First Yr. Second Yr. 7 th -String Orch. 8 th - String Orch. 9 th - Concert Orch Concert Orch.

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