6th period 8th grade orchestra

10/24/08 Danielle, Andrew, Sara

We worked on tuning up some notes that tend to be out of tune, like 4th finger E and the Eb and Bb in the key of G minor. We also did our instrument tuning using 5ths instead of just matching the open strings. We also worked on phrasing for Scottish Journey and Japanese Lullaby, and we used the talking metronome on Toccatina to keep us from rushing. We worked on making our accents better in Scottish Journey, and in our small groups we added two new bow exercises: windshield wipers and rolling the stick of the bow. We worked on dynamics for Galena, and the first violins had to out play Mrs. B on the loud dynamics in Scottish Journey.