Eagle Orchestra
Upcoming Events
Eagle High School Orchestra Strings Workshop April 13, 2024
Click on the link below for more information on this exciting string workshop!
Orchestra Calendar
Class Information, Documents, and Forms
The documents that need to be signed by the student and their parent/guardian, and returned to the orchestra director are:
The IQ/MedEd form is required for any students who wish to leave campus to participate in District III festival, or an orchestra tour. Students who have not turned in their form will not be allowed to leave campus.
If students cannot remember if they have turned in these forms, they can check their powerschool records.
Students who wish to rent an instrument from the school or cellists/bassists who wish to use a school instrument in class must sign and return a WestAda Instrument Rental form.
Students interested in auditioning for Chamber Orchestra need to read the audition requirements and return the audition form to the orchestra director.
Communication:
Remind is a free service to distribute text messages to large groups. It is useful when students need to text each other, if parents have questions for other parents, or if students or parents need to text Mrs. Pope.
Remind keeps your cell phone number private, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Eagle High Chamber Orchestra text 81010 to @ehschamb or go to Remind - EHS Chamb
Eagle High Symphonic Orchestra text 81010 to @ehsymph or go to Remind - EHS Symph
Only current orchestra students and parents will be accepted into the EHS orchestra class remind list.
Musician Resources
Classical music and Performance-based websites
The From The Top website is designed for young classical musicians. This clever website has: The Green Room, Hall of Fame, Answer Zone, Student Lounge, a Reference Room and an area for parents and teachers. Partnered with the highly successful From The Top radio program, this site offers the more “serious” young musicians an opportunity to hear from others like them and benefit from socialization of sorts with others like themselves.
https://www.yourclassical.org/
A collection of curated streams, unique programs and features to promote calm and focus. Includes "Classical Kids" stories, a daily (free) download.
Classic FM
Livestream Classical music, news, videos, and stories from around the classical world.
Educational Games in all categories
Music Learning Community
This website contains hundreds of learning games of varying levels, all carefully planned to gain mastery of the elements of music theory, ear training and rhythmic skills in an exciting, challenging environment.
Quia
Students can test their music knowledge with quizzes, matches, concentration card games and other activities.
Data Dragon
Learning about and listening to different instruments, reading music, musical genres and links to additional sites are the features of this site.
Happy Note
Happy Note! music games (shareware and freeware) are both amusing and educational. They offer a way to learn to read music notes in treble clef and bass clef the fun way.
Sphinx Kids
Sphinx Kids contains interactive games and videos.
Classics for Kids
Classics for Kids contains games, music lessons, lesson plans and information on composers and classical music. (For students and teachers.)
Theta Music
ThetaMusic Trainer features music and ear training games.
Music Theory
Teoria
A good website for basic theory help
Music Theory
Music Theory tutorials, and interactive identification and ear training drills in note reading, key signatures, intervals and triads.
Ez Music Theory
This site is devoted to ear training and theory skills.
Good Ear
This site also offers ear training and theory skills.
Composers/Music History
Homeworkspot
This site offers many links to quality classical music sites.
Music Indiana
An extremely comprehensive resource with great references to composer's pages and information.
Composition and Practicing techniques
Anvil Studio
Enable students to compose from a MIDI keyboard and add voice-overs or other audio recorded through a microphone.
Smart Music
Access online accompaniments that function as virtual accompanists.
Musical Online
This site is great and has links to information on how to practice.
Other Resources
Listen to Your Buds
To raise awareness about hearing health, MTNA has partnered with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), which has developed the award-winning "Listen To Your Buds" campaign. The campaign educates the very young about practicing safe listening habits such as turning down the volume and taking listening breaks when they use personal audio technology so they can avoid the devasting, lifelong effects that can accompany hearing loss.
Gift of Music Teacher Referral Directory
Dreams Fulfilled Through Music is a pioneer in the development of creative teaching for students with all types of disabilities. Whether the student's needs are for music therapy or a program of adaptive teaching strategies in a private lesson setting, it is the goal of DFTM, to identify qualified teachers and therapists who can provide services that will result in bringing the joy of making music to all with special challenges.
String Teachers in the Treasure Valley
Private String Teachers
As a community service, we are providing the information below at the instructor's request. This list does not imply our endorsement or not of the instructor below. Please use discretion in matching personality and teaching environment to you or to your student to ensure success and safety. We have also included piano accompanists at the bottom of the page for students needing an accompanist.
Other places to inquire about a private teacher include: local Colleges and Universities, Music stores, a fellow student whose playing you admire, local orchestras (Meridian Symphony, Boise Philharmonic, Boise Baroque, etc).
When you call/email your prospective teacher, some questions to ask may include:
Are they accepting new students, and what are the available times?
Where do they teach?
What are their rates?
Experience and Education?
Do they do "trial" lessons or take students for a trial period before formally joining the studio?
If they cannot take a new student right now, can they recommend someone?
If you have more than one musician, or multiple instruments, you may consider a music academy (bottom of the page) or music store studio.
Be prepared to recieve information about important studio policies that your teacher will inform you of at your first lesson, including cancellations, rescheduling, and payment.
If your student and their teacher just aren't meshing well after a reasonable length of time, or if you have any questions or concerns, talk to the instructor and see what their perspective of the situation is and what ideas they have. They may even be able to recommend someone who might suit your student better.
Honor Orchestras, Summer Camps, District III, All-State, All-Northwest Information
Students who are interested in expanded opportunities and experiences in large ensembles may consider audtioning for All-State or All-Northwest orchestras. Auditions are due in the fall, and the performances are in the early spring.
Students who are interested in competing with solo works, or with small ensembles (less than eight people) may consider participating in the District III solo and ensemble festival; held each spring. Top students in each category can go on to compete at the state level.
Dawn Johnson
(208) 350-4235
