Band Assignment, due 2/4/11

Combined bands performing at Capitol Day:

Practice The Red, the White, and the Blues focusing on the issues we covered in rehearsal. Trumpets: Practice at the NEW dynamic levels, don't allow yourselves to overdo your volume during practice. Remember: the way you practice is the way you'll perform.

Woodwinds: Your entrances must be solid and bold.

We may not get an opportunity to warm-up much before we perform and we certainly will not get a chance to practice our piece.

Intermediate Band Assignment:

Lip Slurs for brass p. 18 #1-2, White Book

Warm-up on chromatic long tones, White Book

Middle school scale sheet plus concert Db major scale. (White book, p. 28)

Chromatic scale

Scales in thirds from White book p. 32, practice at least 2 per day, rotating until you've practice all then repeat the sequence. Practice all of the different articulations from p. 32.

p. 54 Breath control exercises.

#1-14 in E.E. Book 2

Sheet music

Finish your worksheet if you haven't done this.

Work on your solo festival piece.

Advanced Band Assignment:

Lip slurs for brass

Warm-up as discussed in class

9/10 scales and chromatic scale full range of your instrument, use metronome working from slow to medium tempo.

p. 54 Breath control exercises, rotate through practicing 2 per day with metronome, use different articulations.

Maxwell book, #8 and "Hoe Down" for pass-off.

Continue to review the Maxwell book.

Sheet music:

Newcastle March

Slane

Solo festival piece

New: memorize the names of the triads; ACE, BDF, CEG, DFA, EGB, FAC, GBD.

Band Assignment, due 1/25/11

Intermediate band, all winds and percussion:

- Warm-up on chromatic long tones (white book)

- Lip slurs for brass p. 18 #1-2 (white book)

- All middle school GMEA scales

- Chromatic scale

- Work on scales in thirds from white book p. 32, do at least two per day, rotating until you've practiced all then repeat. Remember to work through the different articulations on p. 32.

- p. 54 breath control exercises

- #1-14 in EE Bk. 2

- Sheet music

- pass off on Red, White and Blues on 1-28-11

- work on worksheet about flat key signatures (both sides)

Advanced Band, all winds and percussion:

Warm-up as discussed in class

Lip slurs for brass

All 9/10 scales

Chromatic scale full range of your instrument. Add notes a few at a time.

Work on scales in thirds from white book p. 32, do at least two per day, rotating until you've practiced all, then repeat. Remember to work through the different articulations on p. 32.

p. 54 breath control exercises, do 2 per day with metronome. Rotate through different articulations.

All sheet music

The Red, the White, and the Blues must be performance ready in one week! Combined bands will perform this at the state capitol on Feb. 2.

Maxwell book, Exercise 7, and "Kindness" (pass-off)

Review previous exercises from Maxwell for technical fluency.

For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. 2 Cor. 4:15

Band Assignment, due 1/21/11

Recorder Class

- review note names and recorder fingerings

- make up 2 measures in 3/4 time (3 beats in a measure)

- practice p.12-13 in Recorder Express book

- pass off on Hallelujah Chorus on p.12

Intermediate band, all winds and percussion:

Warm-up as discussed in class

Lip slurs for brass

All middle school GMEA scales

Chromatic scale

Work on scales in thirds from white book p. 32, do at least two per day, rotating until you've practiced all then repeat. Remember to work through the different articulations on p. 32.

p. 54 breath control exercises, do 2 per day with metronome.

All sheet music

The Red, the White, and the Blues must be performance ready in one week!

Advanced band, all winds and percussion:

Warm-up as discussed in class

Lip slurs for brass

All 9/10 scales

Chromatic scale full range of your instrument. Add notes a few at a time.

Work on scales in thirds from white book p. 32, do at least two per day, rotating until you've practiced all, then repeat. Remember to work through the different articulations on p. 32.

p. 54 breath control exercises, do 2 per day with metronome. Rotate through different articulations.

All sheet music

The Red, the White, and the Blues must be performance ready in one week!

Maxwell book, "Joy" (pass-off) and "Kindness"

Review previous exercises from Maxwell.

Band Assignment, due 1/14/11

Recorders
-review note names
-create two measures in 4/4 time using quarter, half and eighth notes and bring them written out to class
-practice p.10-11 in Recorder Express book
-pass off on "Down By the Station" and then "The Long-Legged Sailor"

Intermediate Brass and Percussion
-practice concert scales Bb, Ab, Eb, F
-work on lip slurs p. 18 #1&#2 (white book)
-warm up #154-156
-EE book #175-181, pass off on #181 on 1-14
-sheet music: Red, White and Blues and Sea Song Trilogy

Advanced Brass and Percussion
-practice concert scales F,Bb, Eb, Ab, Fb, Gb, B
-long tones p.15#3 (white book)
-lip slurs p.18#1-2 (white book)
-etude "Joy" p.20 (Maxwell book) for pass off 1-14
-sheet music: Newcastle March, 25 or 6 to 4 (listen to it on youtube or itunes), RWB

Bandtastic

Time for BANDTASTIC and STRINGSATIONAL!!!!

Registration begins on Friday for Bandtastic and Stringsational. We have a limited number of slots for each program, so if you are interested, please send in your registration forms right away. Questions? Just ask. Tons of folks have gone and will be willing to share their experiences. We do have a limited number of spots, so please register early!

BANDTASTIC and STRINGSATIONAL are fabulous one day festivals with guest conductors where we meet with other homeschoolers and have a blast! We are blessed to have wonderful directors this year, as usual.

Leading our orchestra students is April Pettus. April has her Master’s Degree in Music Education from the University of Georgia. Currently, April teaches orchestra at Joyful Noise and maintains a private piano & violin studio while being a wife and homeschooling mom of three girls.

Our Concert Band director is undecided at the moment. The director has been contacted, we're just waiting confirmation before we release names.

Eric Willoughby will be leading our symphonic band. Eric is the Band director of Woodland High School in Cartersville. Their marching band was the Georgia Invitational Band Championship Grand Champions AND Creekview Classic Grand Champions!!! Eric and his wife, Rebecca's, daughter, Sarah, plays Horn in the Joyful Noise Advanced band.

We are delighted to have such wonderful instructors.

This is a great one day intensive that your student will never forget. If your child has at least 1.5 yrs experience and wants to be challenged and rewarded while having fun, this is an event they won't want to miss.

Registration closes as soon as all available slots are filled. Register quickly, as space does fill up soon.

BANDTASTIC and STRINGSATIONAL TAKE PLACE ON FEBRUARY 26TH AT REINHARDT COLLEGE IN WALESKA.

Check-in is at 8:30. Once again for only $25 you will receive a full day of instruction, snacks, lunch and the much coveted BANDTASTIC or STRINGSATIONAL t-shirt. Plus you'll be a part of a fabulous concert at 3:00. Be sure and register early so you will not miss this event. One hundred plus Georgia Homeschoolers will come. It will be a blast!

Susan Davis

770-565-8435 h

404-384-7232 c