Hello, beginners!
Don't forget:
*page 42, label the rhythm (counting) for #21-24
*page 5, #7-10 (review)
*pages 5-6, #11-15
Intermediate Band:
Great
class today during which much was accomplished! Looking forward to
making lots of great music together in the months to come. Remember...
practice makes perfect- and an awesome musician! =-)
WARM UP
* long tones (White bk) p.14 #1, #2
* flexibility (White bk) p.18 #1
SCALES
Bb, Ab, Eb, F
RHYTHM
* Rhythmic Counting (White bk) p.85 #1-15
ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS BK. 2
* #1-10
PIECE
* The Chimes of Liberty march
Advanced Band Assignment
Due January 16, 2013
Welcome to Advanced Band second semester!
Pass-off for January: Baby Elephant Walk.
I will need three people to pass-off on Jan. 16. Please email or
message me if you’d like to pass-off next week. Everyone else will
pass-off on Jan. 23 or 30.
Practice:
1.Do squats or knee bends to get the oxygen flowing! Shoulder rolls, also. Then do Breathing Gym exercises like we did in class.
2.
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 and
Skylar, continue to rotate through the Chromatic Warm-ups on p14 of
Hilliard. Play in whole notes slurring the two notes of each bar and
breathing at the bar line.
3. Scales: Begin to learn 12 major scales (2 octaves when possible). Play everyday with metronome.
4. Practice chromatic scale 2 or 3 times a day with metronome.
5.
Pick a set of technical exercises in Hilliard to practice each day such
as Scales in Thirds, breath control exercises, etc. Rotate through them
spending 10 minutes a day with metronome.
6. Baby Elephant Walk, Chimes of Liberty March. More music to be passed out on Thursday!
. Link for scales and etudes (print out): http://www.gmea.org.php53-10.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com/band/all-state-band/
Below is a link to a fantastic marching band video. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNe0ZUD19EE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
