(650) Orchestra 1 Assignments
- Instructor
- Dr. Justin Antos
- Term
- 2017-18 Semester 1
- Department
- Music
- Description
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The Orchestra 1 course at Dwight D. Eisenhower High School is a one-year course that offers students one unit of credit. This course is open to all students, grades 9-12, with no previous orchestra instrument experience. Students enrolled in Orchestra 1 will be graded based on their musical proficiency on their new instrument. Students will earn the right to learn the instrument of their choice based on the results of a placement exam given at the beginning of the school year. In addition to their daily responsibilities, students will be expected to participate in the Spring Orchestra Concert on Friday, April 27, 2018 at 6:00pm in the PAC. Students are highly encouraged to develop and apply their skills to eventually display their talents in the Orchestra 2 course the following year(s).
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SEMESTER 1 FINAL EXAM: #193
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Exercise 193 Review
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Exercise 192 Review; Exercise 193
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Playing Exam, #192A
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Exercises 190-191 Review; Exercise 192
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Exercises 188-189 Review; Exercises 190-191
Masterwork Discussion: March and Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker (1892), by P.I. Tchaikovsky
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Exercises 183-187 Review; Exercises 188-189
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Exercise 182 Review; Exercises 183-187
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Playing Exam, #182
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Exercises 177-180 Review; Exercises 181-182
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Exercises 174-176 Review; Exercises 177-180
Masterwork Discussion: Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah (1741), by G.F. Handel
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Exercises 169-173 Review; Exercises 174-176
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Exercise 168 Review; Exercises 169-173
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Playing Exam, #168
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Exercises 164-166 Review; Exercises 167-168
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Exercises 161-163 Review; Exercises 164-166
Masterwork Discussion: Peter and the Wolf (1936), by S. Prokofiev
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Exercises 156-160 Review; Exercises 161-163
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Exercises 154-155 Review; Exercises 156-160
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Exercises 150-153 Review; Exercises 154-155
Masterwork Discussion: Mvt. 4 from Symphony No. 41 (Jupiter) (1788), by W.A. Mozart
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Exercises 144-149 Review; Exercises 150-153
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Exercise 143 Review; Exercises 144-149
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Playing Exam, #143
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Exercises 140-141 Review; Exercises 142-143
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Exercises 135-139 Review; Exercises 140-141
Masterwork Discussion: Bolero (1928), by M. Ravel
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Exercises 130-134 Review; Exercises 135-139
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Exercise 129 Review; Exercises 130-134
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Playing Exam, #129
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Exercises 119-124 Review; Exercises 125-129
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Exercises 116-118 Review; Exercises 119-124
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Exercise 115 Review; Exercises 116-118
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Playing Exam, #115
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Exercises 108-111 Review; Exercises 112-115
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Exercises 103-107 Review; Exercises 108-111
Masterwork Discussion: Mvt. 1 (Mondestrunken) and Mvt. 2 (Columbine) from Pierrot Lunaire, Part 1 (1912), by A. Schoenberg
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Exercises 99-102 Review; Exercises 103-107
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Exercise 98 Review; Exercises 99-102
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Playing Exam, #98
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Exercise 92 Review; Exercises 93-98
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Exercises 90-91 Review; Exercise 92
Masterwork Discussion: A Night on Bald Mountain (1867), by M. Mussorgsky
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Exercises 87-89 Review; Exercises 90-91
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Exercise 86 Review; Exercises 87-89
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Playing Exam, #86
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Exercises 81-83 Review; Exercises 84-86
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Exercises 77-80 Review; Exercises 81-83
Masterwork Discussion: Mvt. 4 from Symphony No. 9 (New World Symphony) (1893), by A. Dvorak
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Exercises 74-76 Review; Exercises 77-80
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Exercise 73 Review; Exercises 74-76
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Playing Exam, #73
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Exercises 66-69 Review; Exercises 70-73
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Exercises 61-65 Review; Exercises 66-69
Masterwork Discussion: Mvt. 1 (Morning Mood) and Mvt. 4 (In the Hall of the Mountain King) from Peer Gynt Suite, No. 1 (1875), by E. Grieg
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Exercises 57-60 Review; Exercises 61-65
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Exercises 54-56 Review; Exercises 57-60
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Exercises 51-53 Review; Exercises 54-56
Masterwork Discussion: Mvt. 1 from Symphony No. 5 (1804-08), by L.v. Beethoven
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Exercises 47-50 Review; Exercises 51-53
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Exercise 45 Review; Exercises 47-50
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Playing Exam, #45
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Exercise 43 Review; Exercises 44-46
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Exercises 41-42 Review; Exercise 43
Masterwork Discussion: Mvt. 1 from Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 (1721), by J.S. Bach
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Exercises 37-40 Review; Exercises 41-42
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Exercise 36 Review; Exercises 37-40
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Playing Exam, #36
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Exercises 32-33 Review; Exercises 34-36
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Exercises 28-31 Review; Exercises 32-33
Masterwork Discussion: Mvt. 1 from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1787), by W.A. Mozart
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Exercises 23-27 Review; Exercises 28-31
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Exercise 22 Review; Exercises 23-27
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Playing Exam, #22
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Exercises 18-19 Review; Exercises 20-22
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Exercises 16-17 Review; Exercises 18-19
Masterwork Discussion: Adagio for Strings (1936), by S. Barber
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Exercises 13-15 Review; Exercises 16-17
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Exercise 12 Review; Exercises 13-15
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Playing Exam, #12
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Exercises 6-9 Review; Exercises 10-12
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Exercises 1-5 Review; Exercises 6-9
Masterwork Discussion: Spring from Four Seasons (1723), by A. Vivaldi
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Exercises 1-5
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Instrument Selection
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Rhythm Placement Exam
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Rhythm Placement Exam Review
Masterwork Discussion: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (1894), by C. Debussy
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Instrument Tryouts
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Rhythm Lesson: 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 Meter
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Rhythm Lesson: Dotted-Quarter Notes
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Rhythm Lesson: Eighth Notes and Eighth Rests
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Rhythm Lesson: Dotted-Half Notes
Masterwork Discussion: Mvt. 4 from Symphony No. 9 (1824), by L.v. Beethoven
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Rhythm Lesson: Whole Notes and Whole Rests
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Rhythm Lesson: Half Notes and Half Rests
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Rhythm Lesson: Quarter Notes and Quarter Rests
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All-Class Introductions
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Freshman Introductions