Arendell Parrott Academy | Eulalia Van Fosson

Mrs. Eulalia Van Fosson

Last day to turn in designs for our Fall Concert Program contest is Thursday Nov 12!

APA Fall Concert November 19, 2009 7 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, Kinston 6th-12th grade orchestras will perform.

High School Orchestra we will perform at the Holly Days Celebration on December 1st arrive at 5:30 p.m. Downtown Kinston. We will perform before the tree lighting ceremony at 6 p.m. and then again at Queen St. UMC at 7:30 p.m. This concert is optional but will count for SERV hours! Dress warm, the 6 p.m. concert is outside.

High School homework assignment. Listen to the following videos. We will compare them in class next week. You choose whether this assignment counts as a practice week or as extra credit on your Academic Festival test.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7N5K04yQ6I

http://www.vimeo.com/853694

Eastern Region Honors Orchestra Auditions: Saturday, January 16, 2010 Ashley High School, Wilmington ERO Clinic: February 26 - 28, 2010 NC School of Science and Math. You must participate in the clinic if you are selected.

High School Eastern Regional Honors Orchestra Requirements (9th-12th Grade)

Violin: 2009-10 Concerto No. 23 in G Major, 1st mvt, solo entrance to first tutti, Viotti

Viola:2009-10 Viola Concerto, 1st and 2nd mvts, Telemann- The edition used must include the treble clef passage at the end of the 2nd mvt.

Cello: 2009-10 Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1, Courante, J. S. Bach

Bass:2009-10 Etude No. 17, from 30 Etudes for the String Bass Player, Simandl

Scales: Perform all scales and arpeggios from memory. The tonic may be repeated in each octave. Perform scales as sixteenth notes at a minimum tempo of quarter note = 50. Perform arpeggios the same number of octaves as the corresponding scales, eighth note triplets at a minimum tempo of quarter note = 50.

Violin: C, G, D, A, B-flat major 3 octaves; F major 2 octaves; any melodic minor of the student’s choice 3 octaves. Slur scales 4 notes per bow and arpeggios 3 notes per bow.

Viola:C, G, D, F major 3 octaves; A, B-flat major 2 octaves; any melodic minor of the student’s choice 3 octaves. Slur scales 4 notes per bow and arpeggios 3 notes per bow.

Cello: C, G, D, F major 3 octaves; A, B-flat Major 2 octaves; any melodic minor of the student’s choice 3 octaves. Slur scales 4 notes per bow and rpeggios 3 notes per bow.

Double Bass:C, D, B-flat major 1 octave; F, G, A major 2 octaves; any melodic minor of the student’s choice 2 octaves. Slur scales 2 notes per bow and arpeggios separate bows.

Important Dates for the 2009-2010 School Year

Fall Orchestra Concert November 19, 2009 7 p.m. First Presbyterian Church Kinston

Eastern Region Honors Orchestra Auditions: Saturday, January 16, 2010 Ashley High School, Wilmington ERO Clinic: February 26 - 28, 2010 NC School of Science and Math.

Junior Eastern Region Honors Orchestra Auditions(6th-9^th graders only): Saturday, March 6, 2010 Location & Clinic Details TBA

Spring Orchestra Concert Date April 29th 7 p.m. 4th-12th Grade Orchestras will perform

4th-5th Grade Recognition Ceremony May 21st at 9 a.m. 4th-5th grade orchestras will perform

APA Graduation Orchestra May 28th we will start playing at 7:30 p.m. 6th-12th Grade orchestras will perform

Music Practice Log Requirements for 2009-2010:

This log is a way for you to keep track of your home practice. I will average all of your weekly logs each grading period. The AVERAGE of these weekly logs should be:

9th-12th Grade: AT LEAST two hours a week (or 20 minutes six days a week) of outside of class practice on your orchestral instrument.

7th-8th Grade: AT LEAST 90 minutes a week (or 15 minutes six days a week) of outside of class practice on your orchestral instruments .

6th Grade: AT LEAST 60 minutes a week (or 10 minutes six days a week) of outside of class practice on your orchestral instrument.

4th-5th Grade:At least 50 minutes a week of outside of class practice on your orchestral instrument.

6th-9th Grade JUNIOR ALL-STATE Audition Requirements: Scales, Required Solo and Sightreading

Scales: Perform all scales and arpeggios from memory. The tonic may be repeated in each octave. Perform scales as sixteenth notes at a minimum tempo of quarter note = 50. Perform arpeggios the same number of octaves as the corresponding scales, eighth note triplets at a minimum tempo of quarter note = 50.

Violin, Viola, Cello: C, G, D major 2 octaves; F major 1 octave; any melodic minor of the student’s choice 1 octave. Slur scales 4 notes per bow and arpeggios 3 notes per bow.

Bass: C, D, F major 1 octave; G major 2 octaves; any melodic minor of the student’s choice 1 octave. Slur scales 2 notes per bow and arpeggios separate bows.

Required Solo For Violin, Viola, Cello & Bass:

All solos are from Solo Time for Strings, Book IV, by Etling.

2009-10 Petit Bouree, DeProsse, p. 9

2009-2010 Area Concerts

November

17 7:30 PM Yeol Eum Son, pianist ECU Wright Auditorium Ticketed Event 1-800-ECU ARTS. As the silver medalist of the 13th Van Cliburn Piano Competition, Son has the reputation of being one of the world’s best pianists.

19 APA Fall Orchestra Concert 7 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, Kinston

21 Eastern Youth Orchestra Fletcher Recital Hall ECU Time TBA

December

2 8:00 PM Location TBA

Mark Taggart - Symphony of Spirituals, with guest soloist Dr. Louise Toppin (world première)
Antonín Dvorák - Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Opus 95, "From The New World"

15 NC Symphony Holiday Pops Concert New Bern Riverfront Convention Center Ticketed Event

January

14 7:00 Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival at ECU Fletcher Recital Hall Ticketed event 1-800-ECU-ARTS

15 8:00 Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival at ECU Fletcher Recital Hall Ticketed event 1-800-ECU ARTS
Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Trio in B Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke"
Antonin Dvorak's Piano Trio in E Minor, Op. 90 " Dumky"

27 8:00 PM Mozart Birtday Concert Fletcher Recital Hall at ECU Free admission

February

9 8:00 PM ECU Orchestra Concert Location TBA Free admission

14 3:00 PM The Bath Duo Fletcher Recital Hall at ECU Free admission

28 3:00 PM ECU Orchestra Concert Wright Auditorium Free admission

March

2 6:00 PM Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival Children's Residency ECU Music Building B105 & 110 reservations required seating is limited 328-6851

6 4:00 PM Eastern Youth Orchestra Fletcher Recital Hall ECU Time TBA

28 3:00 PM ECU Fletcher Recital Hall Featured Artist: Robert McDonald, piano Professor at the Curtis Institute of Music and the Juilliard School Free admission

April

25 3:00 PM ECU Orchestra Concert Wright Auditorium Free admission

25 NC Symphony with Peng Li, celloNew Bern Riverfront Convention Center Ticketed Event
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, Haydn: Cello Concerto in D Major, Schumann: Symphony No. 3

29 7:00 PM Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival at ECU Fletcher Recital Hall Ticketed event 1-800-ECU-ARTS

30 8:00 PM Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival at ECU Fletcher Recital Hall Ticketed event 1-800-ECU-ARTS

Johannes Brahms' String Sextet in G Major, Op. 36
Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky's String Sextet in D Minor, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"

May

16 NC Symphony with Shana Hill, soprano New Bern Riverfront Convention Center Ticketed Event
Bernstein: Overture to Candide, Ives: The Unanswered Question, William Henry Curry: Holiday Songs, for soprano and orchestra (World Premiere), John Williams: The Cowboys Overture, Terry Mizesko: Appalachian Lament from Highland Suite, Copland: John Henry, Copland: Three Dance Episodes from Rodeo

Homework Policy

Arendell Parrot Academy

Violin: 2009-10 Concerto No. 23 in G Major, 1st mvt, solo entrance to first tutti, Viotti

Viola:2009-10 Viola Concerto, 1st and 2nd mvts, Telemann- The edition used must include the treble clef passage at the end of the 2nd mvt.

Cello: 2009-10 Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1, Courante, J. S. Bach

Bass:2009-10 Etude No. 17, from 30 Etudes for the String Bass Player, Simandl

Violin: C, G, D, A, B-flat major 3 octaves; F major 2 octaves; any melodic minor of the student’s choice 3 octaves. Slur scales 4 notes per bow and arpeggios 3 notes per bow.

Viola:C, G, D, F major 3 octaves; A, B-flat major 2 octaves; any melodic minor of the student’s choice 3 octaves. Slur scales 4 notes per bow and arpeggios 3 notes per bow.

Cello: C, G, D, F major 3 octaves; A, B-flat Major 2 octaves; any melodic minor of the student’s choice 3 octaves. Slur scales 4 notes per bow and rpeggios 3 notes per bow.

Double Bass:C, D, B-flat major 1 octave; F, G, A major 2 octaves; any melodic minor of the student’s choice 2 octaves. Slur scales 2 notes per bow and arpeggios separate bows.

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