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Jessica Kendall
Teaching Artist
Orchestra Lesson Plans
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Elementary Strings Lesson:
This lesson focuses on song teaching by rote, utilizing echo patterns, rhythmic bowing, solfege, and eventually learning melody and bass line.
High School Strings Lesson:
This lesson is the introductory rehearsal of Corelli's "Christmas Concerto" movement 3. The lesson centers on reading the excerpt with correct pitches and rhythm by becoming familliar with the key and rhythm patterns during warm-up. The lesson also focus on developing the détaché lancé stroke.
Mozart, 3 Divitrimenti, K. 136: Allegro:
This is an example of a CMP (Comprehensive Musicianship Plan) and Rehearsal Plan for the introduction of this piece. This rhearsal will focus on understanding the Common Musical Practice of the work, using correct finger patterns, spicatto bowing, and reading the piece with accruate pitches and rhythms.
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