Welcome Beginning Saxophones!

On this page, you will be able to find your weekly assignments and other links to help you continue your progress while we are away from school.

Keep a routine: Keeping a consistent routine in anything we do will make improvements, this goes for not only practicing but how we practice too.

Going forward, I won't post a lesson sheet, I will be using the Essential Elements website to post our examples and using this page to add any extra details that will be helpful for practicing during that week as well as any additional activities I want you to practice.

How can I submit my work?

1. Use the recording program on Essential Elements, it works great and I will be the only one that listenings to the recordings. Plus I can see when you upload anything!

2. Send a separate recording via E-Mail with you playing the examples, I will respond to your email with comments, just make sure you tell me which example you are preparing before you play!

3. If you are uncomfortable with recording and/or don't have access, send me an email on your lesson day telling me how many minutes you practices and what went well with your practicing that week and what could use improvement.

Link to the Essential Elements Website:

https://www.essentialelementsinteractive.com/

If you are struggling to sign in, please reach out to Mr. Pelton at peltonz@victorschools.org to get help in accessing the website

What else should I do besides essential elements?

Fun tunes: Practice these to put all of your learning to work. I can't wait to hear how awesome it sounds! Send me a recording of your progress :-)

Band music: Check out the main Beginning Band page for links to the band songs that can help you practice, as well as practice guidelines.

Have fun playing your instrument! Make up your own song, play for your family, teach yourself a new song, but be sure you play often!

Try practicing with a metronome, a metronome is a tool that keeps a steady beat.

https://www.google.com/search?q=metronome

June 1st

see the post by Ms. Moore at the bottom :-)

May 26th

This week is "practice in a costume or a funny location" photo challenge week. Get dressed up in a costume or find a cool/funny/unique place to practice your instrument. Have someone take a picture and send it to me via email to share the fun! Songs for each group are listed below. Practice, record and submit them on EEI for feedback.

• • This will be our stopping point in the book for this year, nice work! Be sure to freshen up your band music, try out some of the fun tunes I have posted and have fun making music!

Page 22 - Dotted Rhythms See video below to help with counting :-)

Examples 110 - 112

Bonus - 113 and 114