Flute

• Assemble the flute, using the "Holding Your Instrument" video to remind you where to place your fingers. 

• Practice nos. 1 & 2 on page 4 in your book. You can play the excercises with the note F or Bb

Week 3 (9/24-10/1)

• Keep working on sound. Try to get as focussed a sound as possible on just the headjoint. Be patient and keep checking your posture!

• Keep working on your Bb and F notes. Try to make the notes as long as steady as possible. 

Week 3 (9/24-10/1)

• Keep working on sound. Try to get as focussed a sound as possible on just the headjoint. Be patient and keep checking your posture! Practice in front of a mirror if possible

• Keep working on your Bb and F notes. Try to make the notes as long as steady as possible. Add the note C when you are ready. Pratice going back and forth between two notes, to train your fingers and your brain!

Week 4 (10/1-10/7)

• Keep working on sound. Try to get as focussed a sound as possible on just the headjoint. Be patient and keep checking your posture! Practice in front of a mirror if possible

• Keep working on your Bb and F notes. Try to make the notes as long as steady as possible. Add the note C when you are ready. Pratice going back and forth between two notes, to train your fingers and your brain!

Week 5 (10/8-10/14)

• Keep working on sound. Try to get as focussed a sound as possible on just the headjoint. Be patient and keep checking your posture! Practice in front of a mirror if possible

• Practice the fingerings for all five notes, Bb, C, D, Eb and F

• Make two note combinations out of the five notes and practice "noodling" back and forth until your fingers start feeling comfortable

Week 6 (10/15-10/21)

• Keep working on sound. Try to get as focussed a sound as possible on just the headjoint. Be patient and keep checking your posture! Practice in front of a mirror if possible

• Practice the fingerings for all five notes, Bb, C, D, Eb and F

• Make two note combinations out of the five notes and practice "noodling" back and forth until your fingers start feeling comfortable. This week focus on Bb-C and Bb-D

• New homework p. 6 no 14.

Week 7 (10/22-10/29)

• Start your practice with a  6-note warm up scale up and down. Long notes first, then 4 repeated quarter notes per pitch. Make sure your notes stay nice and long, even when tounging! Don't repeat the top note. Then play with 2 repeated notes, and finally with no repeated notes.

• Keep noodling with all 6 notes

• Practice a few warm up excercises from Beginner Band Warm Ups

• New homework p. 13, no. 56 Old MacDonald Had a Band

• New homework All of Beethoven's 9th

Week 8-9 (10/29-11/12)

No school on 11/5! Please keep practicing regularly.

• Start your practice with a  6-note warm up scale up and down. Long notes first, then 4 repeated quarter notes per pitch. Make sure your notes stay nice and long, even when tounging! Don't repeat the top note. Then play with 2 repeated notes, and finally with no repeated notes.

• Keep noodling with all 6 notes

• Practice a few warm up exercises from Beginner Band Warm Ups

• Homework: p. 13 no 56 Old MacDonald Had a Band

Beethoven's Ninth, first 12 measures

Week 10 (11/12-11/18)

• Start your practice with a  6-note warm up scale up and down. Long notes first, then 4 repeated quarter notes per pitch. Make sure your notes stay nice and long, even when tonguing! Don't repeat the top note. Then play with 2 repeated notes, and finally with no repeated notes.

• Practice a few warm up exercises from Beginner Band Warm Ups

• Homework: p. 13 no 56 Old MacDonald Had a Band

Beethoven's Ninth, first 12 measures

New Homework: First Concert Parade

Week 11 (11/19-11/25)

• Start your practice with a  6-note warm up scale up and down. Long notes first, then 4 repeated quarter notes per pitch. Make sure your notes stay nice and long, even when tonguing! Don't repeat the top note. Then play with 2 repeated notes, and finally with no repeated notes.

• Practice a few warm up excercises from Beginner Band Warm Ups

• Homework: p. 13 no 56 Old MacDonald Had a Band

Beethoven's Ninth, first 12 measures

First Concert Parade

Practice challenge starts next week! Add up your minutes and report back after next rehearsal!

Week 12 (11/26-12/3)

• Start your practice with a  6-note warm up scale up and down. Long notes first, then 4 repeated quarter notes per pitch. Make sure your notes stay nice and long, even when tonguing! Don't repeat the top note. Then play with 2 repeated notes, and finally with no repeated notes.

• Practice a few warm up excercises from Beginner Band Warm Ups

• Homework: p. 13 no 56 Old MacDonald Had a Band

Beethoven's Ninth, first 12 measures

First Concert Parade

Practice with the recordings! It will help you get ready for the concert!