Band Assignment due 2/21/13

Beginning Band Assignment:

Rhythm studies, page 42, numbers 13-20.
Practice #48, page 11, and numbers 53 and 54, page 12.  Remember to practice both lines of #54.
Continue working on your solo.
Have a great week!!

Intermediate Band Assignment:

Warm-up on long tones for woodwinds and lip flexibility exercises in Hilliard for brass, p19 #1-#6, rotating 2-3 per day.  For long tones I suggest the Chromatic Warm-ups beginning on p14. Spend 5-10 minutes working on your tone. This will ensure a productive practice session.

All of the following must be practiced daily with your metronome:

Scales: Practice each at least once a day. Hilliard p24 #1,3,5,7,9,11,13, and 15. Practice all of the different articulations.

Chromatic Scales: p60 and 61. Practice 2 per day. Also, using the fingering chart from your Essential Elements book, begin to learn the entire range of your instrument as a chromatic scale.

Rhythm studies p62, follow the instructions at the top of the page practicing #1-#3.

Work hard on your solo. Practice the entire solo each day in the following manner: 1. Play all the way through with no stops. 2. Work on trouble spots and iron out any missed notes, rhythms, articulations, or stylistic problems. 3. Play through again with no stops.  This method ensures that you are practicing two "play-throughs" a day.

Terms:  Define and memorize (review) the terms from the February 14th assignment.

Sheet music:  God Bless America, Amazing Grace Chorale, This is my Country.  (Some of you are missing very basic rhythms and notes on our pieces.  You have to practice if we're going to perform the pieces!)

To those band members who are practicing diligently: Keep up the good work!

Remember you are expected to practice 5-6 days per week, 45 minutes minimum.

Advanced Band
Warm-up:
- Hilliard, Lip Flexibility p.19.  Rotate through #1-#6. Play 3 a day.

Scales:
- Practice all 12 major scales the range of your instrument.  If in question about # of octaves per scale,consult GMEA All-State Band scales Grade 11-12.

* Play excerpt of your solo in class as a pass-off.   I'll be calling on you!  =-)

Book:
* Clap and count triplet rhythms is Ployhar p.26 #11
* Play Ployhar p. 26 #12 with pitch and rhythmic accuracy

Pieces:  (Be sure to utilize your metronome when practicing these pieces!)
- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (be sure to subdivide the beat with a metronome while you practice)
- March Grandioso
- your solo (be prepared to play excerpt in class)

Jazz:
- Jammin With Charlie m.43-55 work on improvising
- p.16-19 work all exercises related to "Buffalo Head"

Thank you for your hardwork and dedication to our band.  Keep it up!  =-)