Upcoming Events

• MARCH 27 :::
  District FOA MPA at Dillard HS
  
  
• APRIL 26 :::
  End of Year Concert
  
  
• MAY 4 :::
  End of Year Banquet
  
  
• State FOA will be held in late April or early May
  

ALL STATE 2007

Requirements for auditions (Please click here)

Requirements for Orchestra…
2006-2007 Season

• Have your own rosin. Do not use Pop's bass rosin. Instead, Nyman's Swedish Rosin is a
  good buy that doesn't harm the bows
• Bring a rag to clean your instrument and bow; it should be made of a t-shirt like material.
• Have a mute
• Have a tuner made specifically for strings
• Have a metronome
  

A good place to buy these items would be Duffies, or the Violin Shop. The Violin Shop is in Boca Raton,
and they work by appointment. Their phone number is Miami: 305-754-7663, Boca: 561-391-0794,
or toll free: 800-781-8155). Their website is http://www.violinshopmiami.com.

They serve all string instruments, and their instruments can be rented to be tried out.

Other good sites to buy supplies from are

• South West Strings at http://www.swstrings.com
• Shar Music at http://www.sharmusic.com and
• Lemur Music (for string bass only) at http://www.lemurmusic.com

Some places to buy music online are:

• JW Pepper at http://www.jwpepper.com, and
• 8 Notes at http://www.8notes.com.

Love Thy Instrument…

• Do not at any time put scotch tape on your instrument's board while cleaning it. This will ruin the board by fading it,
• and leaving a gooey residue. If you have already done this, you can remove the goo with Goo Gone.
• To get rosin off your strings, use rubbing alcohol on a soft cloth. Do not get any of the rubbing alcohol on the
• wood of your instrument, as it will harm it. After playing, use a soft cloth to clean off the rosin on the wood
• and strings of your instrument. This is important because the rosin can eat away at the wood. If your instrument
• feels bumpy, use a wood floor cleaner called Oz, which is sold at Constantine wood center. It costs about $8.
• Their website is http://www.constantines.com.
• Do not touch the hair of your bow
• Do not keep on bridge down. Always bridge up.

YOU MUST KNOW THE FOLLOWING SCALES IN TWO OCTAVES
WITH ARPEGGIOS: C, G, D, A, F, Bb.

An example of a scale is…
F scale: F G A Bb C D E F (with the arpeggio being F A C F)

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