Band Assignment, due 10/3/13

Advanced Band Assignment:

Because of your good preparation, we had a fruitful rehearsal yesterday.

October pass-offs start next week. See below.

Warm-up: Nothing is more important than a good warm-up session before beginning your practice.  Brass should rotate through all the lip flexibility exercises in Hilliard. Katie, regular warm-up. Andrew, continue to rotate through the Chromatic Warm-ups that begin on p14 of Hilliard. Play in whole notes slurring the two notes of each bar and breathing at the bar line. Proper breathing will help all of you increase your lung capacity.

Scales: Your are responsible for learning the GMEA scales for your grade level plus chromatic scale entire range of your instrument. These (major) scales are your October pass-off!  We will have two people a day pass-off their scale sheet beginning October 3. Sign-up for your pass-off date next week at band! Remember if want grading for credit all pass-offs are required.

Link for scales and etudes (print out): http://www.gmea.org.php53-10.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com/band/all-state-band/

 Memorize (or review) the order of flats and sharps. Present to class a unique mneumonic device for each, ie, "Better Eat Another Dozen Greasy Chicken Fingers" but make up your own. Be creative! Thanks to Katie for sharing her awesome mneumonic for the order of flats!

Rhythm and Beyond book:  Read and study p10. Complete all written work and exercises.

Sheet music: Hornpipe, Pictures at an Exhibition, Armed Forces, Processional, Korean Folk Rhapsody. Mark phrases with breath marks in your part. We will address breathing issues.

Just for Nate:  Practice rudiments with metronome. Demonstrate 4 rudiments for class next week, your choice. 12 major scales on bells. Your pass-off will include (in addition to scales) 4 rudiments of your choice. Here is a link to a website that has all of the rudiments with video:
 http://www.vicfirth.com/education/rudiments.php
Watch and learn.

We have a concert on November 7th at Iris Place. Top contenders for program are Pictures at an Exhibition and Hornpipe. (Armed Forces is confirmed)


Intermediate Band Assignment, due 10/3/13:

*Hilliard, pp. 18-19 (again) and 33 #1, everyone
*Hilliard, p. 25 #3, flutes and clarinets (flutes, upper octave)
*There will be a pass-off on an eight-measure passage from the "New South Wales"....somewhere from measure 1 through measure 42....be on your toes!
*Essential Elements, p. 182 #36.
*And, keep practicing "Armed Forces on Parade"

Have fun practicing!!

Beginning Band Assignment:

Great work yesterday in working on your Recorder Karate pass-offs!  Please be sure to practice some every day.  There results of diligent practice are amazing for the listener and fun for the performer!

- Always practice good posture and hand position
- Don't forget to avoid squeaks and problems by:
  1) using "steam the window" trick when blowing air into recorder
  2) squeezing fingers to form recorder warts on fingers (make sure pads of fingers are flat on holes)
  3) articulate by saying "tu"
- Practice "It's Raining", "Old MacDonald" and more with CD.  Don't forget to leave the CD at home to use.
- BE SURE TO LEARN YOUR NOTE NAMES AND FINGERINGS THOROUGHLY THROUGH PRACTICE.  We
  will be adding on more new notes next rehearsal.  DON'T GET BEHIND!
- Bring 3 facts about the brass family of instruments to class.  Try to teach me something I don't know.  =-)