Band Assignment, due 10/14/11

Beginning Band

Once again, all of you amazed Mrs. Jennifer and I! Please keep up the practice efforts at home- they are definitely paying off! =-)

- Practice breathing with PVC

- p. 42 #29-36 Clap and Buzz mouthpiece

- EE Bk. #20-29

- Pass Off on #26 on 10-14-11


Intermediate Band

Warm-up: Brass players p. 18, #1-6, lip flexibility. Woodwinds, chromatic warm-ups p. 14, #1-8.
Pass-off next week on your chromatic scale. The scale range for your grade and instrument can be found in the Allstate band page on gmea.org, or call/email me if you don't know your range. Pass-offs will be done in the hall with Ms. Jennifer.
Major Scales from your Allstate sheet.
Pass-off on Oct. 21st will be your Allstate lyrical etude.
Rhythm: p. 85, #66-80.
Maxwell: Exercise 3 and "Triangle." Write in each of the six eighth note beats in each measure!

Sheet music: Festival of Hymns, Armed Forces Salute, America the Beautiful, The Star Spangled Banner. Please work hard each day on these pieces.


Advanced Band

See above for warm-up assignment, and upcoming pass-offs. Your pass-offs are the same. (Intermediate Band)
Rhythm: p. 62 #3, 4, and 5.
Major Scales from your Allstate sheet.
The relative minor scale for each of your major scales. (Harmonic minor)
Maxwell: "Kindness"
All the sheet music from above. We are depending on you to play these proficiently and to be leaders for the younger players since we will perform these pieces together.
Bring your EE 3 book. We will work on sight reading from this book.