MSN Orchestra
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MSN Orchestra
The orchestra program at Lake Zurich Middle School North offers students an opportunity for personal growth and enrichment through the study of orchestral music literature, string performance, and music history. The curriculum will emphasize practice of proper performance technique, study of music literature & history, and the exploration of musical expression through performance, composition, and improvisation. Students explore technology in music through amplification, effects processing, and recording.
The two orchestras offered are based on grade level. Sixth grade students make up the the Intermezzo Orchestra and seventh and eighth grade students make up the Chamber Orchestra. Both orchestras rehearse every day for 30 minutes as a large ensemble and each student receives group lessons once a week during the regular school day. Currently, 65 students are enrolled in the orchestra and participation has been steadily growing for the past 7 years.
In rehearsals, students not only prepare orchestral music for performance but also work on musical projects such as composing, improvising, conducting, and rehearsing in small ensembles.
Director
Ensembles
- Chamber Orchestra
- Intermezzo Orchestra
- Atomic Strings
- MSN Quartet
- Elementary Orchestras: Beginning Orchestra (4th Grade), Prelude Orchestra (5th Grade)
Rehearsals
Orchestra Members
Awards
- Excellent Rating - Music in the Parks (Branson, MO) 2009
- Division II Rating - IGSMA Organization Contest 2009
- Division I Rating - IGSMA Organization Contest 2008
