Band Assignment, due 4/29/11

Recorder Class:

- work on Recorder Express book p.29-31 all lines

- compose two measures of 4/4 and include at least one beat of sixteenth notes

Intermediate Band:

* Your theory/rhythm test was made available April 1 and is due April 29. It is a take-home, open-book test.

- Long Tones, p. 14-16

- Lip slurs, p. 19 #3 and #4

- Major scales Concert F through Db

- Chromatic scale as discussed in class

- Chromatic warmups

- Scales in thirds from White book, practice 4 a day until you've rotated through the entire section, repeat.

- Breath control exercises, rotate through all.

- Rhythm practice EE 2 p.42 m.21-24 write in counts

- EE 2: #69-74

- Sheet music

Sea Song Trilogy * Pass-off on Sea Song April 29

Flying Tigers

Rockin Robin

-Brass Ensembles

(Remember to practice the breathing exercise we did in class)


Advanced Band:

Lip slurs for brass

Chromatic warmups from white book

Scales in thirds, p. 33. Practice 4-6 a day with articulation #6.

Arpeggios, all 16, same articulation.

9/10 or 11/12 scales for your own level of experience. You have to pass-off scales.

Maxwell: Practice Ex. 12 with quarter note =84. Play straight through #1-#5.

Maxwell: "Looks different, sounds the same" Write in the beats. When switching from cut-time to 2/4 the half-note in cut-time will equal the quarter in 2/4.

Slane

Newcastle March

25 or 6 to 4

Brass Ensembles

Pass-offs on scales will start on April 29th.

In which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them. -Colossians 3:7

Band Assignment, due 4/15/11

Intermediate Band:

* Your theory/rhythm test was made available April 1 and is due April 29. It is a take-home, open-book test.

* Those participating in the Omni Fair...watch for details in email this week! See you Thursday, April 14 at 6pm at the Church of the Nations gym in Watkinsville.

- Long Tones, p. 14-16

- Lip slurs, p. 19 #3 and #4

- Major scales Concert F through Db

- Chromatic scale as discussed in class

- Chromatic warmups

- Scales in thirds from White book, practice 4 a day until you've rotated through the entire section, repeat.

- Breath control exercises, rotate through all.

- EE 2: #63-74 *The next pass-off will be #49 on April 15

- Sheet music

Sea Song Trilogy

Flying Tigers

Rockin Robin

-Brass Ensembles

Advanced Band

Lip Slurs for Brass

- Chromatic warm-ups or (warm-up according to your private instructor's directions)

- Scales in Thirds, p. 33, all 16! Practice with the different articulations. Keep practicing the 16 arpeggios with different articulations.

- 9/10 OR 11/12 scales. 6th year and up must prepare 11/12 scales. You have to pass-off to receive the MVM award.

- Maxwell: Ex. 12 and "March No. 1." You are to write in the beats for "March No. 1" in cut time. Write in pencil and finish the entire exercise. Also prepare Ex. 13 and March No. II

- Slane

- Newcastle March

- 25 or 6 to 4

Your theory test is due at the end of April. You have plenty of time to complete this.

Band Assignment, due 4/8/11

ALL GROUPS:

DON'T FORGET TO MEET IN THE LANIER GARDENS PARKING LOT AT 1:17PM THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 8. WE WILL ALL GO IN TOGETHER. FOLLOWING OUR PERFORMANCE WE ARE GOING TO MEET AT THE GEORGIA MUSUEM OF ART AT UGA AT 3:25PM. SEE YOU THERE!

Intermediate Band:

Your theory/rhythm test was made available April 1 and is due April 29. It is a take-home, open-book test.

- Long Tones, p. 14-16

- Lip slurs, p. 19 #3 and #4

- Major scales Concert F through Db

- Chromatic scale as discussed in class

- Chromatic warmups

- Scales in thirds from White book, practice 4 a day until you've rotated through the entire section, repeat.

- Breath control exercises, rotate through all.

- EE 2: #63-68 *The next pass-off will be #49 on April 15

- Sheet music

Sea Song Trilogy

Flying Tigers

Rockin Robin


Advanced Band:

- Lip Slurs for Brass

- Chromatic warm-ups or (warm-up according to your private instructor's directions)

- Arpeggios

- 9/10 OR 11/12 scales. 6th year and up must prepare 11/12 scales

- Maxwell: Ex. 12 and "March No. 1." You are to write in the beats for "March No. 1" in cut time. Write in pencil and finish the entire exercise.

- Slane

- Newcastle March

- 25 or 6 to 4

Your theory test is due at the end of April. You have plenty of time to complete this.

"Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart." ~Jeremiah 29:12-13