Carina Parker’s Curriculum Project

1. Carina Parker’s Curriculum Project High School String Orchestra

2. Outline • Purpose • Goals • Objectives • Assessment • Material • Activity using Sample Excerpt

3. Purpose: To explore music career opportunities • Goal 1: Learn to Play @ Grade Level 6 • Goal 2: Obtain some key auditioning skills • Goal 3: Experience performing as a soloist • Goal 4: Explore leadership skills • Goal 5: Become familiar with conducting gestures

4. Purpose: To explore music career opportunities Goal 1: Learn to Play @ Grade Level 6 Goal 2: Learn the key auditioning skills Reinforce the grade level 3 fundamentals Learn to sightread Learn to play under pressure Learn to play @ level 4 Learn to play @ level 5 Learn to play @ level 6

5. Purpose: Explore music career opportunities Goal 1: Learn to Play @ Grade Level 6 Reinforce the grade level 3 fundamentals Learn to play @ level 4 Learn to play @ level 5

6. Purpose: To explore music career opportunities Goal 1: Learn to Play @ Grade Level 6 Reinforce the grade level 3 fundamentals • Mantras for String Orchestra by Richard Meyer (1) syncopation (2) mixed meter

7. Prerequisites • Features from grade 3 in string orchestra: • 3 to 4 years of playing • meters: 2/4, ¾, 4/4, 6/8, 12/8, 9/8 and some mixed meter • keys: 2-3 sharps and flats • rhythms: whole, quarter, half, eights, plus dotted rhythms, triplets, duplets, extended runs, sixteenths, and some syncopation • range: Vln: I –IV position, Vln II and Viola: ½- II position, Cello and D. bass: ½-IV position • Accidentals: mostly form parallel keys • Dynamics: p-fff (but not sudden changes) • Bowings: detache, legato, marcato, slurred, staccato, martele, brush stroke, spiccato, loure, hooked bowing • Length: Average movement or composition 78 measures with a range of 12-102 measures per movement/composition

8. Assessment Short term: • Informal: Participation during rehearsals (behave, playing, answering questions and short composition exercises: using elements from the piece they are playing) • Formal: Individual playing test (scales, some excerpts, sigh reading, and discussion with the students about their progress) + Written assignment: reflection on observing professional orchestra concerts Long term: • Mix of Informal/ Formal: 50 % personal achievement: summary of all the individual playing tests; 25% rehearsals attendance; 20% concert attendance; 5% summary of all the written reflection on concert programs + short composition exercises

9. MaterialResource from books, collections, websites, and state repertoire lists: • Highland/EtlingString Collection • Mantras for String Orchestra by Richard Meyer  Level 3 • “Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra” Vol. 1, 2, and 3 – David Littrell and Laura Reed Racin • “Strategies for Teaching Strings” – D. Hamannand R. Gillespie • The Pepper Music Company • Stanton’s Music Company • The Music Mart Company • Luck’s Music Library • The FJH Music Company – Frank J. Hackinson • Maryland Music Educators Association • Texas state repertoire list for contest

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