Music (Strings) Mrs. Derham
- Welcome to the Churchville Elementary Orchestra Website!
- String Instrument Sizing Guide
- String Instrument Accessories
- Fall 2022 Instrument Recruitment Assembly for New Orchestra Students - String Instruments
- Council Rock Music Department Information
- About Mrs. Derham
- Advanced Strings Homework
- String Instrument Handout (string names and fingerings-note and rhythmic reading)
- Beginning Strings Homework
- Music Standards
- Assessment
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Beginning Strings Homework:
Specific homework assignments will be posted weekly on Google Classroom :)All lesson group reminders:- Practice holding position - violin/viola: left shoulder, jaw in rest, 10:00 position, cello/bass: Endpin about 2 feet in front of you, centered in middle of body with neck on the left side, C peg behind left ear.
- Review the names of the strings - violin:GDAE, viola/cello:CGDA, bass:EADG.
- Practice pizzicato (plucking) using your right pointer finger (Backwards "L")
- Practice correct wrist position - violin/viola: straight left wrist (not collapsed), cello/bass: square fingers.
- Practice fingerings on the tape - violin/viola: 1,2,3 fingers on tapes, cello: 1,2,3,4 on tapes, bass: 1,4 on tapes.
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Practice hand-out and/or assigned pages in the book. Remember to focus on the pieces that you will be assessed on each week!