5/14 - 5:45pm
Standard of Excellence, Book 2, Page 38-39
Morning Song and March
Check List
* Breath - Air
* Time Signature
* Key Signature
* Count Rhythms
* Tempo
* Correct Partials - use your terrific ears. Find the melodic contour.
5/7 - 5:45pm - No lesson on April 23 (School Vacation)
Standard of Excellence, Book 2, Pages 4-5
#11 - Warm up -Breathe and Slur. Use all 7 valve combinations (high to low) - Try dropping 3rd note of slur an octave
#12 - F Major Scale Skill
#17 - Syncopation Sensation
#18 - The Riddle Song
4/16 - 5:45pm
Standard of Excellence, Book 2
#9 - Turkish March (page 3)
#11 - Warm up (page 4) Breathe and Slur. Use all 7 valve combinations (high to low) - Try dropping 3rd note of slur an octave
#12 - F Major Scale Skill
4/9 - 5:45pm
Standard of Excellence, Book 2
#9 - Turkish March (page 3)
#11 - Warm up (page 4) Breathe and Slur
#13 - Knucklebuster (page 4) F Major Scale Study
4/2 - 5:45pm
All About Air!!!!
Standard of Excellence, Book 2
#9 - Turkish March (page 3)
#11 - Warm up (page 4) Breathe and Slur
#13 - Knucklebuster (page 4) F Major Scale Study
3/26 - 5:45pm
Jazz Euphonium Clinic today...
2/26 - 5:45pm
All About Air!!!!
Spent last week on "Unknown" - Be careful with partials on starting 8th note of each set of 4. (m.79-m.101)
Standard of Excellence, Book 2
#6 - Bb Major Scale Skill
#7 - Molly Malone
#8 - No Looking Back (scale study)
1/22 - 5:45pm
Looking at "Straight No Chaser"... create the "lick"
1/15 - 5:45pm
All About Air!!!!
Standard of Excellence, Book 3
#6 - Bb Major Scale Skill
#7 - Molly Malone
#8 - No Looking Back (scale study)
12/11 - 5:45pm
Keep on breathing!!! Tank up before every phrase, every attack.
Standard of Excellence, Book 2-3
#2 - Bb Major Scale Skill
#5 - Shepherds Hey
Steady pulse, make some music!
#7 - Molly Malone
#8 - No Looking Back (scale study)
11/19 - 5:45pm
Keep on breathing!!! Tank up before every phrase, every attack.
Standard of Excellence, Book 2
#1 - Warm-Up (AIR, AIR, AIR) Full Inhale!!
#2 - Bb Major Scale Skill
#3, #4, #5 (choose two)
Keep working the band music, of course.
8/14
Keep on breathing!!!
Consider using a pencil to know what to come back to.
Trust yourself to try repertiore. (pieces and excercises...not just scale)
Page 20: "Sawmill Creek" - adding Ab, Dynamics, slurs
Page 42: Ascending and Descending Bb scale, with Arpeggio.
7/31
Keep the BIG BREATH habit going!
Use a PENCIL when you practice. Mark perennial issue
Pages 10 #34 (Farm Out), Page 12 -Jingle Bells
Page 42: Ascending Bb scale
7/19
Develop the BIG BREATH habit every time! Take every breath you need.
Pages 9-12: #29, #34, Jingle Bells
Page 42: Ascending Bb scale
7/17
Be patient and thorough with getting the right partials (like you already are.)
Pages 8-12: #23, #26, #29, #34, Jingle Bells
Page 42: Ascending Bb scale
6/27
Let's get started with Standard of Excellence! Looking forward