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Technique Classes

One of the most successful attributes of the District 204 and Waubonsie Valley orchestra program is that students have opportunities weekly to work in small groups with the directors on technical scales and etudes. This ensures that skills necessary for the various levels of orchestras are introduced, taught, exercised and assessed. Students in Concert Orchestra, Concert Strings, Symphonic Orchestra, and Symphonic Strings attend technique classes *during* their orchestra class time. If their director is Mr. Burck, then their technique teacher is Ms. Silberman. If their director is Ms. Silberman, then their technique teacher is Mr. Burck. Chamber Orchestra students will attend technique class once per week with Mr. Burck during their lunch period.

Technique class assignment assessments count significantly towards the grade in the orchestra class.

All students in technique classes will be provided a packet for the year that contains the etudes and scales that will be assigned in Technique class. This is a change from previous years. If you'd like to acquire the books that we chose the technique repertoire from, the list is below (but not mandatory for students to own). Copies of the Technique Packet will be available to students on the Google Classroom.

Students in Chamber Orchestra will participate both in technique classes and chamber music during their lunch.

Students in Chamber Strings participate in small chamber groups and full symphony during the first half of their lunch, rather than technique classes. It's expected that students in Chamber Strings are taking private lessons and are working technique during their home practice. Chamber Strings semester finals consist of students performing etudes and solo pieces.

Source Materials

Concert Orchestra

Technique Books for Violin
• Essential Technique 2000, Book 3 for Violin – Hal Leonard Music
• Foundational Studies for the Violin, Book 2 – Franz Wohlfahrt, arr. K. H. Aiqouni, Carl Fisher Publisher

Technique Books for Viola
• Essential Technique 2000 for Viola – Hal Leonard Music
• Foundational Studies for the Viola Book II – Franz Wohlfahrt, transcribed by Merle J. Isaac and Ralph C. Lewis

Technique Books for Cello
• Essential Technique 2000 for Cello – Hal Leonard Music
• Position Pieces for Cello, book 1- Rick Mooney

Technique Books for Double Bass
• Essential Technique 2000, Double Bass – Hal Leonard Music
• Sturm – 110 Etudes for Double Bass, edited by Zimmerman – International Music
• Progressive Repertoire for the Double Bass, Vol. 1,2 – Carl Fisher Publisher (Optional)

Concert Strings

Technique Books for Violin
• Foundational Studies for the Violin, Book 2 – Franz Wohlfahrt, arr. K. H. Aiqouni, Carl Fisher Publisher

Technique Books for Viola
• Foundational Studies for the Viola, Book 2 – Franz Wohlfahrt, transcribed by Merle J. Isaac and Ralph C. Lewis, Carl Fisher Publisher

Technique Books for Cello
• Selected Studies for Violoncello, Book 2 – Dotzauer

Technique Books for Double Bass

• Sturm – 110 Etudes for Double Bass, edited by Zimmerman – International Music
• Progressive Repertoire for the Double Bass, Vol. 2 – Carl Fisher Publisher

Symphonic Orchestra

Technique Books for Violin
• Essential Technique 2000, Book 3 for Violin – Hal Leonard Music
• Foundational Studies for the Violin, Book 2 – Franz Wohlfahrt, arr. K. H. Aiqouni, Carl Fisher Publisher

Technique Books for Viola
• Essential Technique 2000 for Viola – Hal Leonard Music
• Foundational Studies for the Viola, Book 2 – Franz Wohlfahrt, transcribed by Merle J. Isaac and Ralph C. Lewis, Carl Fisher Publisher

Technique Books for Cello
• Essential Technique 2000 for Cello – Hal Leonard Music
• 170 Foundation Studies for Cello, Vol. I – Alwin Schroeder

Technique Books for Double Bass
• Sturm – 110 Etudes for Double Bass, edited by Zimmerman – International Music
• Progressive Repertoire for the Double Bass, Vol. 1,2 – Carl Fisher Publisher

Symphonic Strings and Chamber Orchestra

Technique Books for Violin
• Seventy-Five Melodious and Progressive Studies, Book 1: Thirty Special Studies Op. 36, for violin – F. Mazas, G. Schirmer Publisher
• Introducing the Positions for Violin, Vol. I – Harvey S. Whistler, Rubank/Hal Leonard Publisher

Technique Books for Viola
• 30 Etudes Speciales for the viola Op. 36 Book I – Mazas, transcribed by Louis Pagels
• Harvey Whistler, Introducing the Positions, Volume I and II

Technique Books for Cello
• Selected Studies for Violoncello, Book 2 – Dotzauer

Technique Books for Double Bass
• Sturm – 110 Etudes for Double Bass, edited by Zimmerman – International Music
• Progressive Repertoire for the Double Bass, Vol. 3 – Carl Fisher Publisher

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