Saxophone

• Put together your small instrument: mouthpiece, reed, ligature, and neck. 

• Practice playing your first sounds, using this video to help you find the right note: https://video.link/w/vl66e445d02685c

  • • If your note is too low, try to firm up the corners of your mouth to raise it up. 

• Now, put together the rest of the saxophone, using the photo below to remind you where to put your top hand. 

• Practice page 4. 

Week 3 (9/24-10/1)

• Start your practice with a scale warmup. Long notes first, then 4 repeated quarter notes per pitch. Make sure your notes stay nice and long, even when tounging!

• Focus on p. 6, nos 14, 16 and 17

Week 4 (10/1-10/7)

• Start your practice with a scale warmup. 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. 

• Practice p. 6, nos 18 and 19, and p. 7 nos 21 & 22 (both parts)

Week 5 (10/8-10/14)

• Start your practice with a scale warmup. 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. 

• Practice p. 6, nos 18 and 19, and p. 7 nos 21 & 22 (both parts)

• New homework p. 7 nos 23 and 25 

Week 6 (10/15-10/21)

• Start your practice with a scale warmup. 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.

• Practice p. 6, no 18 and p. 7 nos 22 & 25 (both parts)

• New homework p. 8 nos 28, 29 and 30 

• New homework nos 2 & 3 of Beginner Band Scale Preps and the first three lines of Beethoven's Ninth

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.

• 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

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

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!