Hillgrove High School Orchestras

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Viola Day

For Middle and High School Violists

Kennesaw State University

February 4, 2012
9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Cathy Lynn and Allyson Fleck

Violists

8:30 a.m.

CHECK IN AT REGISTRATION DESK (Bailey Center Lobby)

9-9:50 a.m.

Viola Choir

10—10:50 a.m.

Technique Class

11-11:50 a.m.

Eurhythmics Class

12—12:40 p.m.

LUNCH BREAK (food and soda provided)

12:45—1:30 p.m.

Performance by KSU Faculty

1:45—2:45 p.m.

Fiddle Class and Performance by Danny Bermel

2:50—3:20 p.m.

Viola Choir

3:30 p.m.

Student Performance

Register at:

www.kennesaw.edu/music

By Monday January 30, 2012

Click here for the Final Exam Study Guide.

Music History – be sure to check out:

http://library.thinkquest.org/15413/history/music-history.htm

Baroque – 1600 – 1750

No symphonies composed in baroque period – Dance Suites

ACSOG  –  I.  Allemande  II. Courante  III. Sarabande  IV. Optional V.  Gigue

No concert halls

Musicians employed by wealthy landowners (Kings, Dukes, Princes, etc.)

Performed in a chamber in the castles or estates – chamber orchestras – smaller groups

Bows were backwards – detache (short detached bow strokes) – Vivaldi, Corelli, Bach

Keyboard – harpsichord – one dynamic because strings were plucked, not hammered.

Bach (1685-1750) – St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany

Vivaldi, Corelli

Classical – 1750 – 1827

First Concert Halls –

Four Viennese Masters – Beethoven 9, Schubert 10, Haydn 104 (worked for Prince Esterhauzy), Mozart 41

Piano Forte – Plays both loud and soft – strings are hammered

Bows were improved by Tourte

Brass valves were invented – allowed for more complex brass parts

Smaller to Larger orchestras

Shorter to Longer symphonies – Beethoven’s First Symphony

Sonata Allegro Form – Exposition/Development/Recapitulation

Romantic – 1827 – 1900

Programmatic – music that tells a story

Sinfonie Fantastique – Hector Berlioz – 1832

Five movements – Fixed Idea – Love Theme

Even longer symphonies – larger orchestras

Concerned sounds of orchestra – romantic ideas

Music Theory –

All theory covered in class may be reviewed at these websites:

http://library.thinkquest.org/15413/theory/theory.htm

http://www.musictheory.net/lessons

http://www.teoria.com/exercises/

Hello Everyone,

Students should be bringing home order forms for the Honeybaked Gift Card fundraiser that started today. Students will sell gift cards for $10, $25, $35, and $50 amounts….20% of each sale will be applied to individual student accounts. For example, if a student sells $100 in gift cards, $20 will go to their account. Parents that work in a corporate office environment might want to see about selling gift cards as office gifts. Last year one of our students paid for their entire trip with this fundraiser.

This fundraiser will run for only one week. Please return completed order forms on Monday, December 12. Checks payable to HOBC. NO CASH!

Doke

Dr. Alyson Fleck just sent me information about Viola Day at Kennesaw State University, which will be held on February 4, 2012.

Click here for more information and registration.

Hello Everyone,

I hope that you all had a great Thanksgiving and a restful break. I just wanted to remind everyone that we have a busy week this week.

First, there will be an HOBC Meeting on Tuesday night at 7 PM in the orchestra room.

Second, we have the Dinner Theater and Winter Concert on Thursday. Dinner is catered by Macaroni Grill and will be served between 5:00 and 6:30 in the Hillgrove Cafeteria. You must have pre-purchased your tickets for dinner. Entertainment will be provided by the Lovinggood and Lost Mountain Middle School Orchestras during dinner. At 7 PM the Hillgrove Orchestras will present their Winter Concert in the Theater. As always, the concert is free.

Finally, the second Chicago payment ($200.0) is due on Thursday. You may turn in the payment at the concert. Checks should be made to HOBC.

Looking forward to seeing everyone this week!

Doke