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Welcome to....

The Gorman Crossing Elementary School
String Department Website!


Beginning Strings

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Beginning Strings Information:

​3rd Quarter:
Beginning string students are developing correct left hand position to improve bowing tone quality.  Students will correctly identify notes on the D and A String.  In addition, students will perform songs using a new rhythms:  eighth notes, half notes, dotted half notes and whole notes.  

This quarter, the students will be tested on performing the following selections from our string book:

#63  Scale Simulator
#67  Pepperoni Pizza 
#73  Buckeye Salute 
#76  Essential Elements Quiz - For Pete's Sake  

Concert Music Listening Examples:
String Fling - Click Here to Listen
String Fling (Piano Accompaniment) - Click Here to Listen

Tango Latino - Click Here to Listen
​Tango Latino (Piano Accompaniment) - Click Here to Listen


Rockin' Fiddles - Click Here to Listen
Rockin' Fiddles (Piano Accompaniment) - Click Here to Listen

Students will have the following written tests:
1.  identify and write notes on the D string.
2.  identify and write notes on the A string




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Advanced Strings

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4th Grade Strings Information:

3rd Quarter:
4th grade advanced string students 
are developing new skills and techniques including slurs, staccato and hooked bowing and new notes and fingerings 
(F natural and C natural).  

This quarter, the students should prepare for playing tests on the following:


#152/162
Eclipsys
Banana Boogie
Sonatina
Gravity Falls

Concert Music Listening Examples:

Eclipsys
Banana Boogie


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5th Grade Advanced Strings Information:

3rd Quarter:
5th grade advanced string students are learning various selections from their method book in the following key signatures:  D, G, C, F and A major.  In addition, students will perform new rhythms including sixteenth notes, sixteenth and eighth notes, syncopation and advanced hooked bowing technique.

Students should prepare for playing tests on the following:
#56 Song for Ann
Eclipsys
Banana Boogie
Sonatina
Gravity Falls

Concert Music Listening Examples:

Eclipsys
Banana Boogie


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2018 Solo and Ensemble Festival 

Advanced Strings:
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The Howard County Solo and Ensemble Festival is Saturday, April 1 at Mount Hebron High School.  Solo and Ensemble is a great opportunity for students to prepare musical selections and perform for a judge.  After the performance, the judge will have five minutes to offer comments and suggestions to help improve the musical skills of the young musician.  
Students who registered to participate will receive specific performance time(s) and room assignment(s) 1 -2 weeks prior to the performance.  The registration deadline is February 24. Contact Mr Diener if you have any question. 




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Are you practicing?  If so CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Remember to practice 15 or more minutes per day, 5 days a week.




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Gordy wants YOU to practice every night.
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