2023-24 Teacher Recommendation Form

Allegro’s overarching vision is to produce cohesive ensembles that play with joy, emphasizing musicianship and expression, elements which can best be nurtured if the students are not struggling with technical issues.  For Prelude and Intermezzo, sixth grade is viewed as a transitional level, during which either group might be appropriate, depending on the student’s maturity and musical progress.  Your wisdom and experience is greatly esteemed and appreciated in the process of determining each student's ideal placement.

Prelude Expectations
Reads and performs basic rhythms (whole, half, quarter, eighths) at a proficient level.
Reads and performs dotted rhythms at a developing level or higher.
Reads, discriminates between, and correctly performs low/high 2’s (violin/viola), 2nd/3rd fingers (cello) and 2nd/4th fingers (bass) at developing-proficient level.
Reads and performs on strings other than A and D at a developing level or higher.
Reads and performs high 3’s/low 1’s (violin/viola) and extensions (cello) at an introductory level or higher.
Reads and performs in 2nd and 3rd position (bass only) at a developing-proficient level.