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Mandatory Orchestra Camp is August 11-15 from 1-3:30. Make sure you bring your instrument (or $20 to rent one for the year - no checks), rosin, mutes, and a pencil.
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2008-2009 Orchestra Officers |
President:
Jessica Yeh
Vice Presidents:
Prem Seetharaman and
Allison Otting
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Members at Large:
Amanda Azinheira and Brittany Miller |
Mandatory Orchestra Camp is August 11-15 from 1-3:30. Make sure you
bring your instrument (or $20 to rent one for the year - no checks),
rosin, mutes, shoulder rest, and a pencil. There will be a movie
showing on Wednesday and a potluck on Friday and lots of fun activities
in between!
PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING REGISTRATION PACKETS WITH MEDICAL FORMS.
*For incoming Freshmen, auditions for the advanced orchestra will be
held during camp. Please prepare the following two-octave scales: C G D A F
*For returning members, please check your schedule to make sure that you
are actually signed up for orchestra class or the roster will not show
your name.
P.S. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, just holler at Jessica Yeh via
e-mail: jmyeh328@bellsouth.net or phone: (954) 214-4118.
Simple requirements that you must have everyday in class and at rehearsal are….
- Pencil
- Mute
- Rosin
- Cloth/rag
- Shoulder rest (excluding cello and bass players)
- Individual (taped) copies of music in each folder
- A tuner (for strings) and metronome are not required but are highly recommended
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
Some places to buy music online are:
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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