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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 372 993 SO 024 064 TITLE String Things. INSTITUTION Mesa Public Schools, Ariz. PUB DATE [90] NOTE 173p. PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Use Teaching Guides (For Teacher) (052) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC07 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Curriculum Guides; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; *Intermediate Grades; *Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; *Music Activities; Musical Instruments; *Music Education; Music Teachers; *Music Techniques; Orchestras; Student Educational Objectives IDENTIFIERS Music Festivals; *Stringed Instruments ABSTRACT Designed for music educators instructing grades 4 through 8 in string instruments, this Mesa (Arizona) publicschools guide presents information on the string curriculum,orchestras, and practicing. The goals and objectives for stringinstruments delineate grade levels and how student skills will be verified.Following 17 curriculum goal tests, examples of letters tostudents and parents and to teachers precede miscellaneous articles and fivenewsletters. Practice records and scale fingerings assist in promotingstudent progress. After information on the Mesa public schoolsummer music programs, the district solo and ensemble festivals section contains information, worksheets, and forms for teachers. Following information on junior high advance and otherorchestra festivals, descriptions of the junior high honor orchestra,the Mesa Young Peoples Orchestra, and the Metropolitan YouthSymphony provides information sent to parents. A practice contractagreement between the parent and child and regional orchestra festivalinformation concludes the guide. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS TOPIC SECTION String Curriculum A Curriculum Goal Tests Letters to Students & Parents Letters to Teachers Miscellaneous Articles Newsletters Practice Records Scales Fingerings Summer School District Solo & Ensemble Festivals Jr. High Advanced Orch. Festival Jr. High Other Than Adv. Festival Elementary Orchestra Festival Jr. High Honor Orchestra Mesa Young Peoples Orchestra 0 Metropolitan Youth Symphony Practice Contract (parent/child) Regional Orchestra Festival 3 JIM ill RIM INIIM Department MUSIC Course Beg Strings 4th Grade Level I VERIFICATION RESOURCES EVALUATION anCourse understanding Goal:GOALS To AND provideof OBJECTIVES basic students instrument with (District test, projects, etc ) playingnotation,maintenence,parts , techniques.basic proper fundamental preventative posture andmusic basic will:At1. the Know end basic of level instrument I the parts.students 1. 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