Shoreline Band and Strings students are required to practice each week.

Practice Tips and Advice

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Practice Assignments -  Oct 16th

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Junior Strings -

• Focus on good posture and holding the instrument/bow properly!  Form good habits now!
  Practice your bow hold:
  
  Violin / Viola Bow Hold:  (Violin and Viola bow holds are the same)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcoOWGdIlgI
  
  Cello Bow Hold:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WVn1SnBucw&fbclid=IwAR3oBZLasQ-yT1pkM2ahUobJiVgPalVVn3nLgc6CRBzQ37LtUd8IjNB9mo4&app=desktop
  
  Bass (if you have a bass at home, just watch to review if not)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjI4Y9OKUYY
  
  
• Open String Blues (Pg. 5) - pizz (plucking) and arco (with bow)
• #10, #13, #20, #24 (Exercise Numbers, not Page numbers) - The new notes will be learned this week!

Intermediate Strings -

• #114, #109, #125 (Exercise numbers, not Page numbers)
• Sun - Bars 25 to End

Advanced Strings -

• G Major Scale (two octaves) on Pg. 46
• #32, #33, #51, #52, #53
• Sun - Beg - 25 to End

Gr. 6 BAnd -

• Focus on the basics!   Be sure to use good posture and hold the instrument properly!
• Need help?  Can remember things from the clinics?  Try this website
• 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.26, 1.28 ( 1.16 means chapter 1, exercise #16, not page numbers!)

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Gr. 7 Band -

• Concert Bb Scale (Pg. 51, Percussion play Option 4 for Snare)
• 5.39, 6.1, 6.2
• Fire's Edge:  Bars 25 to 50
• Colliding Visions:  55 to End

Gr. 8 Band -

• Concert Eb Scale (Opt 4 and 5 Percussion)
• 4.10, 4.11, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18
• Alarm - 31 to 75
• Autumn Reflections - 31 to End