What Should I Be Practicing at Home?

Assignment for Week of October 30-November 3

Jazz 1 (Monday 7:15-7:50 a.m.; Friday 7-7:50 a.m.)

Flight of the Foo Birds, Stairway to Heaven, Running of the Bulls

Goals:  Stairway to Heaven (add in solos), Flight of the Foo Birds (add in soloists; work right notes/rhythms  m. 1-80), Running of the Bulls (sight-read pg. 1)

Jazz 2 --(Tuesday & Thursday 7-7:35 a.m.)

All Blues, Blue Train, Don't Get Around Much Anymore

Goals:  All Blues (add in soloists), Don't Get Around Much Anymore (m. 1-37)

7th Grade Band (Period 5)

Scales (everyone) 

Concert F Major Scale (2 octaves)--see MPS Scale Sheet

Concert F Concert Chromatic Scale (follows same range as concert scales but chromatically)

Guidelines: Slur up, tongue down

Music & Theory (everyone)

Sound Innovations Book 2, Level 2: Sound Fundamentals #67-71

Concert Tunes:  Rites of Tamburo , The Forge of Vulcan (work on correct dynamics, articulations, and overall flow up to 142 bpm)

Alfred Music Theory: n/a

Percussion Sectional (Mondays)

A Fresh Approach to Mallets: Lesson 7

A Fresh Approach to the Snare Drum:  Lesson 1

Rudiments:  Flam Paradiddle (open-closed-open)

6th Grade Band (Period 6)

Scales (everyone) 

Concert Eb Major Scale, Sound Innovations Book 2, #192 (first 5 measures)

Music & Theory (everyone)

Sound Innovations Book 1, Level 3: Sound Musicianship  #114-118

Concert Tunes:  Raiders March (sight-read m. 14-end); The Star Spangled Banner (sight-read m. 18-end)

Alfred Music Theory: n/a

Percussion Sectional (Mondays)

A Fresh Approach to Mallets: Lesson 4

A Fresh Approach to the Snare Drum:  Lesson 1

Rudiments: Single Paradiddle, Flam--test is in Google Classroom

8th Grade Band (Period 7)

Scales & Warm-Ups (everyone) 

Concert F Major Scale (2 octaves)--see MPS Scale Sheet 

Concert F Concert Chromatic Scale (follows same range as concert scales but chromatically)

Guidelines: Slur up, tongue down

Sightreading 101:  Competency Set #1

Music & Theory (everyone)

Concert Tunes:  Rites of Tamburo , The Forge of Vulcan (work on correct dynamics, articulations, and overall flow up to 142 bpm)

Alfred Music Theory: n/a

Percussion Sectional (Mondays)

Rudiments:  10 Stroke Roll (open-closed-open)