Monday, September 29, 2014

Band Assignment due 10/2/14

Hello Everyone!

Little by little we are getting there!  Frozen is going to be our challenging piece but I know we are up to it.  Please practice diligently and ask questions about what you don't know or understand.  Be sure to practice for upcoming pass off on 10-9-14.  I am so proud and honored to teach such a terrific group of students!  =-)

Mrs. Karen

Practice each of these excercises daily or at least five days of this week:

*  Technique and Musicianship book p.4&5 lines A&B Slurs and Lip Slurs/Technique Builder

*  Technique and Musicianship book p.43  Winds&Mallets #1-4  scales (Don't forget to work on the 2 octave Concert F scale!)
                                                              Percussion #1-4  stick control

*  Essential Elements book lines #32-#38

*  Pass off on memorized Bb chromatic scale (T&M p.3) on 10-9-14

*  Work on pieces- Afterburn- all
                            Frozen
                                 Flutes- m.51-62/m.77-80/m.89-98 for rhythmic accuracy
                                 Clarinets- m.43-55/m.73-76
                                 All other instruments- work on finding and playing melody parts accurately
                            Star Spangled Banner- all

Advanced Band:

Please practice and learn all of the above music for Intermediate Band. You are the senior musicians in our groups and we depend on you to play your parts accurately.

Also, practice sheet music: Serenade, The Thunderer, For the Beauty of the Earth, and Eternal Father.

11th and 12th grade scales from the GMEA scale sheet.

Chromatic scale complete range.

GMEA etude for your school grade

Pass-offs on any of the above.

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