Put a sharpenedpencil in your caseAND folder so youalways have oneon hand!Play our currentscale 5 times,using a differentrhythm eachtimeMake a list ofgoals you have foryourself inorchestra for thenew year, thensend to Mrs. HoytGo tojwpepper.comand listen toall of ourconcert piecesPick a 10 measuresection in one ofour pieces andplay it 5 times.Record it andsend to Mrs. HoytUse your bigtuning pegs totune yourinstrument ANDuse a tuner!Interviewsomeone in yourfamily who used toplay or still playsan instrument. Askthem 3 questions.Spend awhole practicesession with ametronomePerformone of oursongs foryour familyWatch aYouTubevideo ofJoshua BellPerformsomewherepublic (soloor group)Watch 2YouTubevideos of theTranSiberianOrchestraWatch 2YouTubevideos ofYoYo MaWatch 2YouTube videosof an orchestraperforming oneof our songsGo tomusictheory.netand play thenoteidentificationgame!Invite anotherorchestrastudent overand practice atleast 3 of yoursongs togetherLearn and performa favorite holidaysong and performit for a parent orsiblingLearn a songfrom the radioby ear, thenrecord andsend it to Mrs.HoytCompose anoriginal songand perform itfor a familymemberWatch 2YouTubeVideos of"Time ForThree"Record a videoof you playingan entire songof your choice,then send it toMrs. HoytPlay throughevery scaleyou know inone practicesessionPerform for outof town familymembers viaFaceTime orSkypeWrite a paragraph of4-5 sentences aboutthe music you heararound you thisholiday season(commercials, radio,carols, etc.)Put a sharpenedpencil in your caseAND folder so youalways have oneon hand!Play our currentscale 5 times,using a differentrhythm eachtimeMake a list ofgoals you have foryourself inorchestra for thenew year, thensend to Mrs. HoytGo tojwpepper.comand listen toall of ourconcert piecesPick a 10 measuresection in one ofour pieces andplay it 5 times.Record it andsend to Mrs. HoytUse your bigtuning pegs totune yourinstrument ANDuse a tuner!Interviewsomeone in yourfamily who used toplay or still playsan instrument. Askthem 3 questions.Spend awhole practicesession with ametronomePerformone of oursongs foryour familyWatch aYouTubevideo ofJoshua BellPerformsomewherepublic (soloor group)Watch 2YouTubevideos of theTranSiberianOrchestraWatch 2YouTubevideos ofYoYo MaWatch 2YouTube videosof an orchestraperforming oneof our songsGo tomusictheory.netand play thenoteidentificationgame!Invite anotherorchestrastudent overand practice atleast 3 of yoursongs togetherLearn and performa favorite holidaysong and performit for a parent orsiblingLearn a songfrom the radioby ear, thenrecord andsend it to Mrs.HoytCompose anoriginal songand perform itfor a familymemberWatch 2YouTubeVideos of"Time ForThree"Record a videoof you playingan entire songof your choice,then send it toMrs. HoytPlay throughevery scaleyou know inone practicesessionPerform for outof town familymembers viaFaceTime orSkypeWrite a paragraph of4-5 sentences aboutthe music you heararound you thisholiday season(commercials, radio,carols, etc.)

Winter Break Orchestra Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. M-Put a sharpened pencil in your case AND folder so you always have one on hand!
  2. S-Play our current scale 5 times, using a different rhythm each time
  3. S-Make a list of goals you have for yourself in orchestra for the new year, then send to Mrs. Hoyt
  4. C-Go to jwpepper.com and listen to all of our concert pieces
  5. I-Pick a 10 measure section in one of our pieces and play it 5 times. Record it and send to Mrs. Hoyt
  6. U-Use your big tuning pegs to tune your instrument AND use a tuner!
  7. I-Interview someone in your family who used to play or still plays an instrument. Ask them 3 questions.
  8. C-Spend a whole practice session with a metronome
  9. M-Perform one of our songs for your family
  10. S-Watch a YouTube video of Joshua Bell
  11. M-Perform somewhere public (solo or group)
  12. I-Watch 2 YouTube videos of the TranSiberian Orchestra
  13. C-Watch 2 YouTube videos of YoYo Ma
  14. U-Watch 2 YouTube videos of an orchestra performing one of our songs
  15. C-Go to musictheory.net and play the note identification game!
  16. U-Invite another orchestra student over and practice at least 3 of your songs together
  17. I-Learn and perform a favorite holiday song and perform it for a parent or sibling
  18. U-Learn a song from the radio by ear, then record and send it to Mrs. Hoyt
  19. M-Compose an original song and perform it for a family member
  20. M-Watch 2 YouTube Videos of "Time For Three"
  21. S-Record a video of you playing an entire song of your choice, then send it to Mrs. Hoyt
  22. I-Play through every scale you know in one practice session
  23. U-Perform for out of town family members via FaceTime or Skype
  24. C-Write a paragraph of 4-5 sentences about the music you hear around you this holiday season (commercials, radio, carols, etc.)