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Hey Jazzers -We only have 4 rehearsals to put Sing Sing Sing together! I've broken the song down into sections to practice. We need to average about 3-4 sections a rehearsal so I need you to PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE and do it slowly and then build up tempo. Don't start fast - GO SLOW!Section 1 - ms 9-36 2 - ms 36-57 3 - ms 60-84 4 - ms 84-104

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JAZZIO'S -I need you at EVERY rehearsal from now until May 18th. Here's why: We have some guest musicians coming into play with us and it's crucial that we are prepared for when they come so all we have to do is put parts together. Fiddleback will be coming in around May 7th to work on Sing Sing Sing and a couple of other tunes with us. BE PREPARED FOR SING SING SING!!!! April 9th rehearsal -

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ALL PARTICIPANTS -Please be at Coolidge MS early enough to find Mrs. Carter or Ms. Drayton to get tuned before your event.Schumann and Jazzio members - BE THERE AT 8:00 AM! Dressed and ready.To all: DO NOT WEAR ANYTHING THAT HAS ALTON ON IT. Please dress nicely, no jeans/tennis shoes if possible.Be respectful of the school - it is not our school or property so please be mindful of

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We are going to do Practice Logs a little bit differently next week.From now on we are going to do "Practice Journals". Here's what I need to see in your journal:Tell me the following using complete sentences, correct grammar, etc.:1. How long did you practice for the entire week?2. What spots did you practice in your music? Did you practice out of your yellow book too?3. What did you focus on?

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We have A LOT going on this semester. Here are some dates that you need to remember:March 13 - Solo and Ensemble Contest *This is REQUIRED for Jazzio's and SchumannMarch 20 - Organizational Contest *This is REQUIRED for EVERYONE! It is a big part of your grade as well.April 7 - Stringsation Concert this is where we play with

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Hey everyone! Just wanted to let you all know that the Winter Concert was AWESOME!!!6th Graders - you really stepped up and played really well together for the first time as a group! Mrs. Carter was and is very proud of you all! Keep up the good work and continue to work hard to get even better in the Spring.7th and 8th Graders - Great job as always! You sounded like a very mature orchestra

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Congratualtions to all of the IMEA participants that attended the IMEA festival at EHS on Nov. 7th! The concert was great and we heard all day how this years' orchestra was the best orchestra we have had in years! We hope that you were able to take away something from the guest conductor Jan Davis! CONCERT is coming up on December 1st!!!! We will have our first concert of the year on December

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CONGRATULATIONS to all of the participants who made IMEA!!!! Make sure you get a letter from Ms. Drayton and your $15 needs to be turned in by October 27th! 6TH GRADE - Please turn in any late practice logs and/or progress reports! You have another Practice Log that is due on the 20th (next Tuesday) and another Progress Report that is due on the same day. Please get those in ON TIME! JAZZ

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Hey there! Vivaldi, a.k.a. Jazz Chamber, will begin on Friday Oct. 9th. I will have music copied on Oct 1st but will not be at school on that day. IF you would like to get music from me before the 9th then come see me.Please try to attend the first rehearsal! I've already had one person come talk to me because they will be out of town.This music is difficult and we need EVERYONE there at ALL

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Ok, I have heard from almost all of you.We will be having rehearsals on Fridays from 3:00 - 4:00 STARTING OCTOBER 9th! This will give me enough time to make copies of music to pass out on that day.We will be perfoming 4 times:December 1st - Winter ConcertSolo and Ensemble ContestApril 22nd - Spring ConcertMay 18th - Showcase ConcertIf you have any questions let me know!

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Ok, so I have heard back from most of you and I think we have decided to have rehearsals on FRIDAYS after school from 3:00 - 4:00.WE WILL NOT START UNTIL OCTOBER and I will give you more info then.Jazz Chamber will play on the following concerts:SOLO AND ENSEMBLE CONTEST (March 20)SPRING CONCERT (April 22)SHOWCASE CONCERT - this will be with the guest quartet - Fiddleback! (May 18)Go to

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That is all....for now.....

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If you were in Vivaldi in your 7th or 8th grade year, PLEASE SEE MRS. CARTER sometime this week! I am thinking about having a jazz orchestra this year and doing it for the whole year rather than starting it after Christmas. This is something different and am wondering if you are interested. It will still be only one day a week AFTER school for an hour.If you are in Schumann, you MUST keep up

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Welcome Back!I hope you had a great summer! Here you will find all the information you will need regarding class and concerts. Please check this site often and email us if you have any questions.You will need the following materials for class:Instrument - if you need to rent one from the school, please let us know ASAP!Orchestra Expressions Book 1 (yellow book)PencilsWe will be going over the

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On Monday we WILL play, please bring your instruments!! and your Purple Book!!All 7th/8th Grade Orchestra Students will need the following for class this year:InstrumentEssential Elements Book 2 (purple book)Essential Techniques Book 3 (green book)1 Subject NotebookPencil(s)

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