Practice Journal Submission

Practice journals are required of Honors Choral Ensemble and Concert Band students. Journals are due by that week's scheduled lesson start. Use the form below to submit your response. The rubric used to grade your responses is below.

Practice Strategies for Your Consideration

- Sing - Clap the rhythm - Slow the tempo

- Chunking - Work backwards - Metronome use

- Vary dynamics - Use solfege - Practice with a friend

- Record yourself - Play with a recording - Mark your music

Items to Focus on During Practice

- Airstream - Articulations / Diction - Dynamics

- Embouchure / Vowels - Releases - Expressiveness

- Finger movement - Hand position - Intonation

- Phrasing - Range - Learning new notes

- Rhythm - Tempo - Tone

- Vibrato - Stickings

In addition, journals will lose 1 letter grade each day they are late.