RIDGE VIEW HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA
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String Orchestra

String Orchestra is a class for high school string students who are ready to study how to shift, vibrate, and play 2 octave scales. At least two years of string instruction is recommended. Students must be able to read music well, and understand and perform intermediate level skills on a string instrument. String Orchestra students must pass the spring semester in order to continue in the spring semester. 

A students current grade, work ethic, and student performance will help determine their recommendations for the following year. A final decision about placement will be based on the final performance and end of the year exam. Please refer to the handbook for more information.

Audition Requirements

  • Recommendation from previous orchestra teacher
  • Quarter Note = 80, 2-octave scales with arpeggios: C, G, D, A, F, Bb, Eb 
  • Prepare excerpt - music from current school year. 
  • Sight Reading 

Promotion Requirements

  • History of consistent/appropriate rehearsal etiquette (i.e. having all materials, rehearsing properly, etc.) 
  • History of perfect concert attendance (obvious exceptions for valid excuses) 
  • Cumulative ― “A” average to this point (1st, 2nd, and 3rd 9 weeks combined) 
  • Potential for stepping up to a harder level vs. benefits of staying another year in the current level and increasing your position in the section/serving as a section leader 
  • Instrumentation needs: Balanced sections is a must! 
  • Changes in ability levels of each ensemble – the bar raises each year!
  • The audition for promotion will consist of excerpts from the Concert Orchestra repertoire of the most recent school year. 
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  • Fundraisers
    • Sponsorship Drive
  • Ensemble
    • Chamber Orchestra
    • Concert Orchestra
    • String Orchestra
    • District Orchestra
    • Region Orchestra
    • All-State
    • POPS Orchestra >
      • Pops Music
    • Solo & Ensemble
  • Gallery
  • Students
    • Alternate Assignment
    • Practice Tools >
      • Scales
      • Pitch Test
      • Recordings
      • Slow Down Recording
      • Key Signatures
      • Note Name Review
      • Online Tuner
      • Sight Reading
      • Music Dictionary >
        • Articulation Images
    • Record Playing Test
    • Submit Assignments
    • Rubrics >
      • Peer Assessment
      • Individual Rubric
      • Concert Review
      • Orange Slice
      • Concert Festival Rubric
    • Links >
      • Music Idea Form
  • Scales
  • E-Learning