Beginning Band:
Great job this week! I see Black Belts in the future of quite a few of these students! =-)
Remember, not everyone will pass-off each week but it is important to make progress through practice each week...
* Practice good posture, correct hold and proper playing techniques on recorder
* Pass off on "Old MacDonald", "When the Saints Go Marching In" and as far as you can perform to perfection!
* Research and report verbally 2 facts about the brass family of instruments that weren't mentioned in class.
Intermediate Band:
First, you guys rock!! Second, here's your stuff....
*Practice the GMEA scales for concert Bb and Ab. Don't forget to include those arpeggios!!
*Continue to practice the "Winchester March"...some of you still need to pass-off on that one.
*Practice "March Militaire". We will take the tempo up a bit, so make sure you can play it rather quickly.
*Practice "Peter Gunn", concentrating on the passages from measure 17 through measure 28.
We will look at a few numbers in the Maxwell and Hilliard Books, so make sure you have them with you.
Happy practicing!!
Advanced Band Assignment:
Warmup on lip slurs and long tones (Hilliard book, or your choice if you have a private teacher.)
Daily exercises: Scales, Chromatic scale, p. 24-53 of Hilliard book (rotate through these a few each day)
Lyrical etude: Keep working on perfecting it.
Syncopated Swing, learn all three parts.
Serenade, learn all three parts.
Joyful, Joyful- practice and perfect it!
Woodwind duets
I Recommend: complete p. 30 #1-5. Also, p. 10 top line.
I Recommend: Practice p. 21, #1 with these articulations: staccato, leggiero, slur one bar.
Define: syncopation. Come to class with a working definition of this term.
The October pass-off is the chromatic scale in the range for your instrument (see GMEA requirements at www.gmea.org)
Sheet music reminder:
Winchester March
God Bless America
Armed Forces Salute
March Militaire
Review the same terms from last week; sforzando, leggiero, rallentando, ritardando, tenuto, legato.
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