Title: Elementary School Orchestra

Orchestra Introductory Lessons

Role: Student — Students generally have fewer privileges within a course.

Section 1
  Listen to Yo Yo Ma play Bach's Cello Suite #1
  Course Outline
  Introduction to the Orchestra unit
Section 2
  Maintaining Your Instrument!
  Maintaining Your Instrument Quiz
  Questions so far for Mrs. Berkeland
Section 3
  How to hold a cello
  Proper posture for holding a cello
  Questions for Mrs. Berkeland
  Show me!
Section 4
  Cello Diagram
  Parts of the Cello Video
  Parts of the cello review
  Questions for Mrs. Berkeland
  Cello parts vocabulary
  Vocabulary Assignment
Section 5
  String Names for the cello
  String Names
Section 6
  How to Pizzicato
  Practicing the pizzicato on the D & A
  Show me!
Section 7
  How to hold a cello bow
  Video on "How to Hold a Cello Bow"
  Bow Vocabulary
  Video on "how to bow"
  Show me!
Section 8
  Practice Tips
  How do you practice?
  Practice Ideas that work for you!
Section 9
  Smart Music
Section 10
  Graduation Standards
  ISTE NETS-S
Section 11
  Creative Commons License