A Scattered Update
Our Weekly Update this week is all over the place, so thank you for reading through and making sense of all our moving parts!
Thank You
First, many thanks to the members of the Hausmann String Quartet for coming by last week to visit our intermediate orchestra. It is always a pleasure hosting great musicians here at Mira Mesa, and we are fortunate so many choose to share their time and talents with us here on Reagan Road.
Fundraising | Next Up
Our next fundraising opportunity will kick off this week, so stay tuned! (Hint: it's delicious and made locally).
Our Weekly Update this week is all over the place, so thank you for reading through and making sense of all our moving parts!
Thank You
First, many thanks to the members of the Hausmann String Quartet for coming by last week to visit our intermediate orchestra. It is always a pleasure hosting great musicians here at Mira Mesa, and we are fortunate so many choose to share their time and talents with us here on Reagan Road.
Fundraising | Next Up
Our next fundraising opportunity will kick off this week, so stay tuned! (Hint: it's delicious and made locally).
Word of the Week | "Practice"
Here's a useful word to guide all of our students this week. :)
Here's a useful word to guide all of our students this week. :)
- prac·tice
- /ˈpraktəs/
- To perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to improve or maintain one's proficiency.
Travis Maril - Violist, Professor, & Teacher
In the next week or so, San Diego State University Viola Professor and Coordinator of the String Division within the School of Music, Mr. Travis Maril, will be out to Mira Mesa to spend a morning with our musicians.
We are looking to (hopefully) coordinate a visit that will include all three orchestra classes. Mr. Maril is a tremendous teacher (and a fine musician, obviously), and I am looking forward to having him join us here at school again for a visit.
To make the best use of his time, be as prepared as possible! Practice your music, keep developing your right hand (bow) skills, and keep working to improve your own tone quality.
To assist you in your practice, make use of the resources you have available: metronomeonline.com, intonation drones, tuners, recordings from our class websites, etc.
Practice Aids | My Favorite Apps (Not Free)
Practice Aids | Some Free Choices
Thanks for reading - have a great week!
In the next week or so, San Diego State University Viola Professor and Coordinator of the String Division within the School of Music, Mr. Travis Maril, will be out to Mira Mesa to spend a morning with our musicians.
We are looking to (hopefully) coordinate a visit that will include all three orchestra classes. Mr. Maril is a tremendous teacher (and a fine musician, obviously), and I am looking forward to having him join us here at school again for a visit.
To make the best use of his time, be as prepared as possible! Practice your music, keep developing your right hand (bow) skills, and keep working to improve your own tone quality.
To assist you in your practice, make use of the resources you have available: metronomeonline.com, intonation drones, tuners, recordings from our class websites, etc.
Practice Aids | My Favorite Apps (Not Free)
- The Tuning CD (Intonation Drones) - By Richard Schwartz ($9.99)
- Peterson iStrobe (for iPhone/iPad - $9.99, and for iPad in HD is $19.99)
- Tonal Energy (tuner/metronome/recording device - only $3.99)
- Frozen Ape Metronome ($2.99)
Practice Aids | Some Free Choices
- Tuners & Metronomes available in our school library!
- Metronome - Tap Metronome
- Tuner - Pano Chromatic Tuner
Thanks for reading - have a great week!
