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Chamber Orchestra –  Vocabulary Review

Objectives:

  Students will define selected vocabulary terms from or related to their repertoire.

  Students will demonstrate understanding of the vocabulary terms from/related to their

repertoire by realizing them in their playing.

  termso  reel

o   jam session

o  largamente

o   pesante

o  ostinato

Standards:

  DMPS Orchestra Topics (SRG)

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In addition to Phase 1, students take notes in their music and respond to marksappropriately. Student demonstrates the ability to focus through rehearsals and

 performances. Student is able to demonstrate their independent part in an ensemble.(Engagement, Level 3 Phase II)

o  In addition to previous phases students understand and demonstrate tenuto, trills,

sforzando, fortepiano, and tremolo using proper bow placement. Students demonstratestyles of legato and marcato. (Articulation, Level 3 Phase III)

   NCAS-MPEo  MU:Pr4.2.E.Ia Demonstrate, using music reading skills where appropriate, how

compositional devices employed and theoretical and structural aspects of musical works

impact and inform prepared or improvised performances.

Procedures:

  Tune

  Warm Upo  one octave D major scale in half notes, quarters, eighths

  Sight read Cobbler’s Reel o  this is a standard reel that old string bands would have played when they were jamming

together

o  discuss similarities and differences between that and Red Lodge Reel

  Vocabulary review activity

o  Board is divided into “what I play (noun)” and “how I play (adjective)”, and “other” 

sections, with room for one outlier. Terms and definitions are posted in a word bank,students have to match the terms and definitions, then categorize them appropriately.

o  Match the term to the definition, and then put them both in the appropriate side of the

 board.  Pre-selected students will be the participants

o  Definition of pesante, play D major scale in quarter notes in a pesante style

o  Definition of largamente, play D major scale in eighth notes while broadening

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o  Definition of ostinato, play D major scale in half notes while certain sections play D

eighth notes

  Legendo  mm. 16 –  22, focus on the ostinato in the violin II and the melody in the cello

  Remember these are the two main structures we have in this music

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mm. 46 –  47, rehearse sounding largamente  show resistance in conducting  feel resistance in your bow

  use more weight, less speed

 

stretching that rubber bando  mm. 50 –  end, pesante, cellos and basses

  violins, don’t rush them 

  cellos and basses, don’t rush yourself  

  remember, peasants have hard lives and sore feet so they don’t move fast  

  Run Red Lodge Reel from the top, no stopso  Remember, this tune is dancelike

 

Exit Slipo  each section gets an exit slip with a term, which they have to define and locate in their

music, if applicable