% PRACTICE RECORD Week Date Assignment/Exercises_ - Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Total InitialsONE ‘ ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR STRINGS A COMPREHENSIVE STRING METHOD MICHAEL ALLEN + ROBERT GILLESPIE - PAMELA TELLEJOHN HAYES ARRANGEMENTS BY JOHN HIGGINS CONGRATULATIONS! You have made one of the most rewording decisions in your life by joining the orchestra. The ey to succeeding with Essential Elements for Strings 2000's your commitment to daily practice. Each time you learn a new note, count a new shythrn,or play a melody with 2 fre nd, you become a more accomplished musician. As you continue to develop your skis, you will become increasingly awate of an abundance of opportunities that are avalable inthe future, Musicians can teach, perform, conduct, or compose. No matter what profession you choose there are alvays opportunities available to you. You can play in community civic or church orchestras, attend concerts, and become a supporter ofthe arts. Whet important part of your ile, We are thiled to fer you choose music 36 vacation of avocation, we hope it wil become an welcome you ta our orchestra family and wish you the very best for lifetime of musieal success, The suing ty inctes te von, vos, votoncell and the double bat. The on dates cr step. Prodan te tls wart olla popula ding he 1th cenuies. Dring the 100s there were wotypes oF ols the ols cin gos led eth iat Vis ones a he Gaspara da Salo, an Italian instrument maker, developed the present day violin during the ‘eth century, Da Salo and Nicolo Amati are credited with establishing the design of today’s Violin, which has survived with only afew minor changes. Antonio Stradivari and the Guarneri ‘and Guadagni ‘and theit violins are still in use today. {omiles were famous instrument makers from the 17th and 1th centurles, NITOIA 3HL 40 AYOLSIH Neatly chery composer has writen music forthe violin, ineluding Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Petr llych Tchaikovsky. Famous violin performers incide Mion, Isaac Stern, Stéphane Grapell tzhak Perlman Jascha Heifetz Joshua Bell and Mark O\Connor. Is61 0-634.03817-6 Copyright © 2001 by HAL LEONARD CORPORATION Intemational Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved HAL*LEONARD® CORPORATION