MILES BAKER

6/1 - Review "Rhythms and Beyond" Lesson 9. Page 40, #9 (F#/C#); Page 19 #76; Page 21 #81

5/25 - Review "Rhythms and Beyond" Lesson 9. Page 39, #5 (High F#); Page 19 #76; Page 20 #78

5/17 - Review "Rhythms and Beyond" Lesson 9. Print the book. Use pencil to help.
Page 39, #5 (High F#); Page 18 #71, #72

5/4 - Review "Rhythms and Beyond" Lesson 9. Print the book. Use pencil to help.
Page 39, #5 (High F#); Page 18 #71, #72

4/27 - Review "Rhythms and Beyond" Lessons 1-3. Try Lesson 4. Print the book. Use pencil to help.
Page 39, #5; Page 17, #66 - #68

4/13 - Let's practice counting

4/6 - Page 39, #5; Page 16, #62; Page 17, #66

3/30 - Page 39, #5; Page 14, ;#57; Page 16, #62

3/2 - Page 13, #50, #52; #53 if your ready.

2/16 - Page 10, #39, #40; Page 11, #44- Watch key signatures and rhythms!

2/2 - Page 10, #38 (top part); #39, #40 - Look at KEY SIGNATURES! Be mindful of RHYTHM!

1/26 - Page 38, #4 (d harmonic minor), Page 9, #36 and #37, Page 10, #38.

1/19 - Page #38, #3 (F Major); Page 8, #32; Page 9, #34

1/14 - Page #38, #3 (F Major); Page 8, #29, #30

12/22 - Page #38 A Harmonic Minor Scale; Page 7. #26, #27

12/8 - Page 7: #25, #26. - Look at our new checklist below! Try "Solar" (Miles Davis)

11/17 - Keep up the good work. Make it into Music! Use the videos!!

11/10 - Jazz Audition - Doxy - Use the videos. Scales - Lots of air for high F# and G. Start working on speed.

11/3 - Page 7: #24, #26. - Look at our new checklist below! Try "Solar" (Miles Davis)

10/27 - Page 6, #22 (Key Signature/Rhythm), Page 7: #24, #26. - Try "Solar" (Miles Davis)

10/20 - Page 6, #22 (Key Signature/Rhythm), Page 7: #24, #26.

10/13 - Four!

10/6 - Page 6, #22 (Key Signature/Rhythm), Page 7: #24, #26.

9/29 - Page 5, #17 & #19; Page 6 #22, Long Tone Video Exercise Below

9/22 - Page 4, #12; Page 5, #16, #19 - Chromatic Scale (Page 2, #4), Long Tone Video Exercise Below

9/8 - Page 4, #10, #11. #12 - Chromatic Scale (Page 2, #4)

9/1 - Page 2, #4 (Technique Break, Chromatic Scale); Page 3, #5 (a minor scale); #6 (Pat-A-Pan), #7 (Intervals). Practice the "Chromatic Scale Patern" - 1-2-3, 1-3, 2-3, 1-2, 1, 2, 0

8/25 - Page 2, #1, #2, #3

6/16 - Page 28, #118 - Page 26, #111 Keep working on NO TONGUE!, Page 42 (C Major Scale)

6/9 - Page 26, #111 - Keep working on NO TONGUE!, Page 27 #112, #114

6/2 - Page 25, #106; Page 26, #108 and #111 - Only open valve, be sure to slur.

5/26 - Page 24, #101; Page 25, #102 and #106

5/19 - Page 24, #98, #101; Page 25, #102 and "We're On A Mission To Rock"

5/5 - Page 24, #98 and #99; Page 25, #102 and "We're On A Mission To Rock"; Revisit Turkish Marsh now and then.

4/28 - Page 22; Turkish Marsh, the WHOLE thing! Be careful and precise with notes.

4/14 - Page 22; Turkish Marsh, the WHOLE thing! Focus on mm. 24-32, mm. 48-50, mm. 53-56 (LONG TONES...SEE BELOW)

3/31 - Page 22; Turkish Marsh, measures 5-16; Page 24 - #98 "American Patrol"

3/10 - Page 20; #88; #90; TRY #91 (if you play it, I'll sing it)

3/3 - Page 19: #83, #84 - Chromatic Valve Pattern

2/24 - Page 18: #77, #78, #79 - Chromatic Valve Pattern

2/10 - Page 15: Let's clean up #72; Page 17: #74, #75. Practice with a camera!!

2/3 - Page 15: #68, #70, #72 - Chromatic.

1/28 - Page 14: #63 (lip slur warm-up), #64, #65 - Be mindful of key signature, time signature, dynamics (loud/soft), articulation, and road map (DC al Fine).

1/20 - C-major scale (Bb major concert), Page 42. Page 13 - #58, #59 & #60