Regina Orchestra Notes
NOVEMBER PART 2 2023
Orchestra Notes: November-and-a-half Edition
Elementary details: NO CLASSES THUR-FRI OF THIS WEEK DUE TO ALL-STATE
4th grade- 4- PRACTICE VIDEO https://youtu.be/BLXyTIarFIA
5-6th grade- Please ask you student to show you the pages they should be practicing in their EE Book AND the practice chart they are using.
JH/HS Details: KEEP WORKING ON CONCERT PIECES WITH THE WEB BASED RESOURCES
Happy ALMOST HOLIDAYS!! 🚌
One of the most beautiful things we can give our child is music education.
CHRISTMAS CONCERTS ARE COMING! Gr 4-5-6 Dec 12 at Regina! and JH/HS Dec 13 at St Pat's!
PLEASE MARK YOUR FAMILY CALENDARS FOR OUR CONCERT WEEK!!
ALL ELEMENTARY STUDENTS Dec 12 at Regina (call time is 6pm, concert at 7)
ALL JH/HS STUDENTS Dec 13 (call time is 6pm, concert is at 7)
COME SEE MRS. SAVAGE PERFORM AT THE OLD TIME CHRISTMAS RADIO SHOW! Dec 9!
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORCHESTRA
Elementary Students should be practicing the following this week:
4th gr: PRACTICE VIDEO WITH PARENTS! EE 2000 Book 1 pp 4-6
5th gr: EE 2000 Book 1 pp 10-11 (vln) and ALL CONCERT PIECES
6th gr: EE 2000 Book 2 pp 10-11 (vln/vla/cello ) and ALL CONCERT PIECES
Students practice their book as well as ALL holiday concert music! Each student should grab a packet of Free Strings tunes if they do not take private lessons and need a challenge. Each student should practice 15 mts 5x/week without exception.
4th graders meet weekly on Thursdays 1:00-1:40 but we will miss this week AND next week. To keep them on track- there is a link to a practice video above. Our success depends on you parents!
5th and 6th grade...NO CLASSES OR LESSONS THU AND FRI (Savage is at All-State with our high school students!)
JUNIOR HIGH ORCHESTRA
Practice expectation for JH is 120 minutes a week. That's just 20 minutes a night for 6 days and it really needs to happen. Each student should be working on their method book assignment from their lesson with me (make sure they own ET- pictured here) and their Christmas Concert pieces, which are:
-Allegro in D
-Christmas Festival
-Fiddle
-Dragon Hunter
As well as our fiddle tune packet...which can be played along with to some very cool videos on OUR AWESOME WEBSITE AT: bit.ly/regalorchestra
Please Please use the website play along tracks to rehearse your music. Even if you are only listening along- you are learning! Sign up for lessons following class Mon, Tue, and Fri. I teach 1:40-2 and 2:00-2:40. Come in with your friends for a fun session together! Music is best made with buddies!
HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA
PLEASE WRITE IN YOUR COUNTING for tricky measures and use the website above to access your pieces!!
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Parents who play instruments...
We are looking for a few TALENTED PARENTS to join us on our Spring Concert! Email me! We want you to play with us on a combined JH/HS pieces!
Free Strings Ensemble
Welcome (BACK) to Orchestra
Share Your Contact Info!
1. Raise your hand 😜
2. Email annie.savage@regina.org
Phone: (319) 601-6379 (cell)
Note...Mrs. Savage is part-time at Regina this year FYI and can be hard to nail down. Feel free to text if you need her. Her hours are 10am-3pm daily.