North Middle School

Welcome to Orchestra!

Welcome to North Middle School Orchestra! I'm excited to start this school year and can't wait to meet and re-connect with our orchestra family! All lessons, homework assignments, and announcement will be on our Orchsetra Canvas page. 

If you have any questions and or consens, please e-mail me.

Check Canvas daily: Go to https://www.everettsd.org/  Click on Student Tools.  Select Canvas.

*Make sure you are logged in with your School ID, not your personal google account (if you are using a personal device). 

Covid-19 Support:

https://docushare.everett.k12.wa.us/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-111632/Covid-19%20Flyer_.pdf

Technology Support for Families:

https://www.everettsd.org/Page/32723

Technology Help Request Form:

https://www.everettsd.org/Page/32748

Need to translate the teacher webpage?

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Tuning your Instrument: check out these tutorials. Be careful and go slow if you have to tune the pegs! 

Violin/Viola

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga5e1uyRI7g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6UVfSg-kcg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0FynYzQvcM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N01Wz9aaZfc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyXgpVvnF2U

Cello

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEO_WtZqncE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nldDIhAaRc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpN6l0SuNeI

Bass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO2sMXdWbwc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRzXL9VqhQo

Tuning with Pegs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzZ7wlTlLEc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jATnJs4NWy4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbufOE9Ya0Q

Replacing a BROKEN STRING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogTLNZwtbms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dzg8QuX6Go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWr9TB4RTOs

BEGINNING ORCHESTRA:

Performances of other groups for playing along:

Backcountry Ramble https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik-ORZvdwGo

Pizzicato Fizz https://www.jwpepper.com/Pizzicato-Fizz/10609938.item#/submit  Click to listen

First Scale March https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mStKP0h0dxk

Dragonhunter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCaQo86YWoA

INTERMEDIATE ORCHESTRA:

BOREAS

Performance of another group:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctHYfW8ITek

Violin 1 Play Along  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s6n-hUFL1E  

Violin 2 Play Along  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s6n-hUFL1E

Viola Play Along  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vQczuKYfWs

Cello Play Along  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6yRDn6BQrQ

Bass Play Along https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4jYN3PqZ9A

SPRING  

Performances of other groups: (try to play along)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOmowtMLC3g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xgqm84t3gc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFVRV6XhhdA

DANCE OF THE TUMBLERS

Perfromance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yplByWP4jM

1st violin part: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJSDLxLJQB0

2nd violin part: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK6p1pspbwk

Viola part: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q84cLbCC7sE

Cello part: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AtPJK4alQc

Bass part: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhBJrY_oaPE