Orchestra

This course is designed to teach the fundamentals of playing the instruments of the string family, including the violin, viola, cello, and bass. Many elements of music are included, such as proper playing position, excellent tone production, correct intonation, reading standard music notation in various rhythms, learning different bowing styles, and performing alone or with an ensemble. Students will also study historical timelines, famous composers, conducting patterns, music from different cultures, and techniques on writing and analyzing music.

Table of Contents

These instructional support materials (available in print or eBook versions), regularly updated, cover the complete course (at regular, honors, AP and IB levels), whether it be semester, year or 2-year (IB) with daily support for all aspects of instruction. The Teacher’s Edition includes a syllabus; correlation to standards; daily pacing guide; detailed daily lesson plans; teacher edition of student activity book or lab manual with answers; class notes in PDF (for use as color overheads) and/or editable PowerPoint’s (for use with light projector or smartboard); and complete editable assessments. Classroom sets include 25 printed student books and Teacher Edition with DVD. Samples are available for each course (including complete short-term limited screen view versions in eBook format upon request). After purchase of the Teacher Edition in any of the various editions, student activity books or lab manuals are available for individual purchase. Although the online eBook version is screen view only, other versions are available that allow printing student material. Click here for details.