String Orchestra: Meets During CORE+ (1:40 to 2:25) Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays, and is made up of students in 6th, 7th and 8th grade, String students will also have weekly section rehearsal lessons. The String Orchestra will represent Glenwood at the Howard County Orchestra Festival.
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Symphonic Orchestra: A premier select group of young musicians made up of members of the Glenwood String Orchestra and wind and percussion members from the Wind Ensemble. This group is selected by audition and will meet as needed during CORE+.
10 January 2010
Click on the button to Download the 2008 - 2009 Orchestra Handbook
Click Button to Download Schedule
Smart Music is a software-based computer program that helps students practice school
music assignments and accompanies their performance or contest solos. Students can
practice exercises, solos, and beginning band and string methods, as well as the
music that they are performing with their school band, orchestra, or choir. SmartMusic
records and even grades student progress from home or school practice room computers
and includes a metronome, tuner, and digital recorder. Works with a PC (Windows)
or Mac (OS X)
Get
ADOBE READER 9
Orchestra Expressions, Book 2
(published by Alfred) by Brungard, Alexander, Anderson & Dackow
Sight - Read It for Strings
(published by Alfred) by Dabczynski, Meyer & Phillips
String Rhythms -for classroom and individual study
(published by Kjos) by Sally O'Reilly
Click on the headphones to take you to the study recordings page to listen to excerpts of our orchestra music.
In addition the the above Method Books, all Orchestra Students should be prepared to have the following for class and rehearsals:
Your instrument (violin, viola, ‘cello, bass, etc.)
A pencil
Accessories specific to your instrument, such as rosin, shoulder rest, rock stop and wipe cloth.
Orchestra Music, folder and portfolio and GMS Agenda Book
