Band Assignment, due 5/6/11

Intermediate

- 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

Flying Tigers

Rockin Robin *pass-off on Rockin' Robin on May 6

-Brass Ensembles

Woodwind Ensemble Rondeau was given to you.

All ensembles should be practiced with the goal of performing on the concert.

(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

Flute and oboe duet, Shannon and Beth

"There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death." Romans 8:1-2