4/30 - 5:15pm - No lesson on April 23 (School Vacation)
Try to up weekly practice to at least 3 times
Raise the standard for pencil use and red checklist.
Standard of Excellence, Book 1
Eb Major scale including arpeggio and thirds - Second scale on page 42 (Keep drilling the Bb scale too).
Page 34 - PERFORMANCE QUALITY
* #148 - Loch Lomond
* #149 - Shalom, Chaverim
Check List
* Breath
* Time Signature
* Key Signature
* Count Rhythms
* Tempo
4/16 - 5:15pm
Standard of Excellence, Book 1
Eb Major scale including arpeggio and thirds - Second scale on page 42 (Keep drilling the Bb scale too).
Page 34
* #148 - Loch Lomond
* #149 - Shalom, Chaverim
4/9 - 5:15pm
GOT THAT PENCIL READY?
Them Basses
Standard of Excellence, Book 1
#142 New World
Bb Major scale including arpeggio and thirds - Top of page 42
4/2 - 5:15pm
GOT THAT PENCIL READY?
Them Basses
Standard of Excellence, Book 1
#138 (Partner)
Bb Major (ascending) scale - Top of page 42
Review 1st and 2nd endings.
3/26 - 5:15pm
Them Basses
Standard of Excellence, Book 1
#136 (Whiskers)
#138 (Partner)
Bb Major (ascending) scale - Top of page 42
2/26 - 5:15pm
Standard of Excellence, Book 1
#135 (Sakura)
#138 (Partner)
Bb Major (ascending) scale - Top of page 42
2/5 - 5:15pm
Check List
* Breath
* Time Signature
* Key Signature
* Count Rhythms
* Tempo
Standard of Excellence, Book 1
#135 (Whiskers)
#138 (Partner)
#139 (Manhattan Breach)
Bb Major (ascending) scale - Top of page 42
12/17 - 5:15pm
Check List
* Breath
* Time Signature
* Key Signature
* Count Rhythms
* Tempo
Standard of Excellence, Book 1
#135 (Whiskers)
#138 (Partner)
Bb Major (ascending) scale - Top of page 42
12/10 - 5:15pm
Check List
* Breath
* Time Signature
* Key Signature
* Count Rhythms
* Tempo
Standard of Excellence, Book 1
#135 (Whiskers)
#138 (Partner)
Bb Major (ascending) scale - Top of page 42
12/3 - 5:15pm
Keep being mindful of full breaths. BIG INHALE
Checklist before reading music....
* Time Signature
* Key Signature
* Count Rhythms
* Tempo
Standard of Excellence, Book 1
Page 31
#135 (Sakura)
#135 (Whiskers)
#138 (Partner)
Bb Major (ascending) scale - Top of page 42
11/26 - 5:15pm
Keep being mindful of full breaths. BIG INHALE
Checklist before reading music....
* Time Signature
* Key Signature
* Count Rhythms
* Tempo
WALKING THROUGH SCHOOL
Largo = In big trouble, walking to the principal's office.
Andante = Comfortable, unhurried stole, like to the water fountain.
Moderato = Not in a hurry, but don't want to be late.
Allegro = Quick, but not running
Presto = Off the bus and to the ice cream truck.
Standard of Excellence, Book 1
Page 31
#135 (Sakura)
#135 (Whiskers)
#138 (Partner)
Bb Major (ascending) scale - Top of page 42
11/19 - 5:15pm
Big breath, through the mouth
Use the air behind the emboucher for strength/support
Standard of Excellence, Book 1
Page 28-29
#127 (Mozart)
#131 (Beethoven)
#133 (Ach!)
Keep working the band music!
Bb Major (ascending) scale - Top of page 42
8/15 - 6:15pm
Big breaths - THROUGH THE MOUTH
Warm up with...
- Mouthpiece buzzes
- In horn: high buzz, medium buzz, low buzz
Be mindful of...
- Hand position - finger tips to the valves.
- Posture
- Emboucher (mouth muscles)
- Big breaths throught the mouth
Standard of Excellence, Book 1
Play Pages 8-9 - #18 (Down by the Station), #23 (Merrily We Roll Along), #26 (Good King Wenceslas), #29 (Go For Excellence)
Start working toward your Bb Major (ascending) scale - Top of page 42
7/19 - 6:00pm
Warm up with...
- Mouthpiece buzzes
- In horn: high buzz, medium buzz, low buzz
Standard of Excellence, Book 1
Read Pages 2-3, Play Pages 8-9
Be mindful of...
- Hand position
- Posture
- Emboucher (OMM-bish-err) (mouth muscles)
- Big breath!
6/28 - 4:30pm
Order "Standard of Excellence, Book 1 for Baritone BC"
You can get it here from Amazon
Here is a good valve oil, also from Amazon (Al Cass)
Check:
- Hand position
- Posture
- Emboucher (OMM-bish-err) (mouth muscles)
- Big breath!
Try:
- Mouthpiece buzzes
- In horn: high buzz, medium buzz, low buzz
Work on:
- Low to High: Bb - C - D - Eb - F (up and down)
When the book arrives, go ahead and look through pages 2-5. We will start working on Page 6 and 7 and your next lesson.