Jarvis at the OBA Festival

On Wednesday, February 11,2015, the Jarvis CI Senior Band Class performed at the Ontario Band Festival, in Markham, Ontario. After a strong performance of three pieces of repertoire the band received an outstanding Silver Award from the panel of adjudicators.   Comments from adjudicators included,"Great ensemble to work with," and, "Nice performance!" Congratulations to the members of the senior band class who worked so hard to prepare for this festival and represented Jarvis with pride! 

Click here to listen to the Adjudication (start at 1:40) and the "clean" recording.  

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Gr. 9 Strings - Feb 2

Today, you will be practicing your note reading with these online activities.
You can also listen to the Jingli Nona song on the Recording Links page.

First, review notes in the treble, bass, and alto clef and Grand Staff.

Activities:
Exercise 1 - Treble Clef - Complete until you get 30 correct answers
Exercise 2 - Bass Clef - Complete until you get 30 correct answers
Exercise 3: Alto Clef - Complete until you get 30 correct answers.
Exercise 4 - The Grand Staff - Complete until you get 30 correct answers


Then, complete these theory exercises and games about Rhythms:

Lesson 2 - Note Durations
Activities:
1. Rhythm Match
2. Rhythmic Hoop Shoot
3.  Rhythm Math

Then, learn about the names of the notes on the piano using this image as your resource tool. You can also watch this video for more info. 

Activities:

Exercise 1 - White Key Note Identification
Exercise 2 - White Keys and Sharp Black Keys
Exercise 3 - White Keys and Sharp and Flat Black Keys