| Mon. 11/25, p.2 | WU Set #1 Option 1 (pg.6). Then pg.43 G chromatic scale (all slurred, then slur 2 tongue 2). Start slow and build speed up to q=144+ | Sleigh Ride: Please work on m.29-40 and 110-118, and 148-153. I'd like to hear you play these measures successfully by yourself. | Edelweiss. Practice with a metronome and with vibrato. | Play through Legend for beauty of tone. Work on your entrances for a clean attack. Work on note endings - support your tone and give direction all the way through to the end of the phrase. | ON THIS DAY: Play through the entire piece. Make the lyrical sections beautiful - add vibrato. | Thurs. 12/5, p.5 |
| Thurs. 11/14, p.6 | WU Set #1 Option 1 (pg.6). Then pg.43 G chromatic scale (all slurred, then slur 2 tongue 2). Start slow and build speed up to q=120+ | LEGEND m.105, 108-109, 144-150, and 128). Break it up, slow it down, and play slur 2 tongue 2 to train accurate finger muscle memory. Then speed it up to q=120+ USE A METRONOME. | LEGEND: Play through the entire song. Focus on beauty of tone - support your sound all the way through to the end of each phrase. USE A METRONOME. | ON THIS DAY: Play through the entire piece at q=80. Make the flute feature section confidently beautiful. | It is vital that you can play all of your concert music confidently, and beautifully, by yourself. Let me know how I can help you. | Wed. 11/20, p.7 |
| Thurs. 11/7, p.5 | Long Tone 2 (pg.5), WU Set #1 Option 3 (pg.6), WU Set #2 Option 1 (pg.7). Play through Edelweiss to keep it under your fingers. Use vibrato. | LEGEND: Practice all fast technical measures. Break them up into smaller portions to train accurate finger muscle memory. | LEGEND: Spend time on the 6-tuplet passages. Use a metronome and plan your breathing. Be able to play confidently by yourself. | LEGEND. Play through the entire piece. Make the lyrical sections beautiful. Make sure your articulation is precise. Use a metronome. | Put Legend on in the background as you do HW or chores. | Thurs. 11/14, p.6 |
| Wed. 10/30, p.3 | Long Tone 2 (pg.5), WU Set #1 Option 3 (pg.6), WU Set #2 Option 1 (pg.7). Practice vibrato on the long notes. Brass practice TK. | Ab concert scale memorized in the pattern on pg.26 at q=100. | Ab concert 3rds in 8th notes at q=100. | Legend = Work on finger muscle memory for the fast runs. Be precise and then add speed. All melodic phrases beautified, all articulation crisp. | Make time to practice. Spend time on Edelweiss, too. Practice with a metronome and add vibrato. | Thurs. 11/7, p.5 |
| Thurs.10/24, p.2 | Long Tone 2 (pg.5 - practice adding VIBRATO!), WU Set #1 Option 2 (pg.6) WU Set #1 Option 3 (pg.6) - Slur 2 tongue 2 and reverse. | Ab concert scale memorized in quarter notes at q=100. | Ab concert 3rds in quarter notes at q=100. | Legend, all. Focus on m.90-end. | Be able to play your part confidently with a metronome. | Wed. 10/30, p.3 |
| Thursday 10/10, p.6 | Long Tone 1a and 1b. WU Set 1 Options #1 and #2. | F, Bb, Eb concert scales memorized in the pattern at q=100. | F, Bb, Eb concert 3rds in 8th notes at q=100. | Legend m.1-47 with confidently correct notes and rhythms. | Video assessment #1 will be filmed at your lesson on Thursday, 10/17, p.7 | Thurs. 10/17, p.7 |
| Wed. 10/2, p.5 | Foundations book: pg. 4 Long Tone 1a and 1b at q=80. pg.6 Warm-Up Set 1 Options #1 and #2 at q=100. | Foundations book: pg.10+12+28 Memorize the Concert Bb, Concert F and Concert Eb Scales in the pattern at q=100. Use a metronome to keep your tempo steady. | Concert Bb 3rds (pg.11), Concert F 3rds (pg.13), and Concert Eb 3rds in 8th notes at q=100. Use a metronome to help you keep a steady tempo. | Legend of the Sword m.1-47, with confidently correct notes and rhythms, at the indicated tempi. Use the recording to help yourself hear where your part fits. | Take some time to pull apart the fast fingering sections of Legend. Work slowly with a metronme to make sure your fingers are accurate and in time. | Thursday 10/10, p.6 |
| Wed. 9/25, p.3 | Foundations book: pg. 4 Long Tone 1a and 1b at q=80. pg.6 Warm-Up Set 1 Options #1 and #2 (use your AIR to help you move smoothly between the high and low notes) at q=80. | Foundations book: pg.10+12+28 Memorize the Concert Bb, Concert F and Concert Eb Scales in the pattern at q=100. Use a metronome to keep your tempo steady. | Concert Bb 3rds (pg.11), Concert F 3rds (pg.13) at q=100 with varied articulation. NEW Concert Eb 3rds (pg.29) in quarter notes. Use a metronome to help you keep a steady tempo. | Legend of the Sword m.1-47. Use the recording to help yourself hear where your part fits. | Make time to practice 10 minutes a day. Make an appointment with Ms. Kluga if you have questions. | Wed. 10/2, p.5 |
| Wed. 9/18, p.2 | Foundations book: pg. 4 Long Tone 1a and 1b at q=80. (All fingering questions have been answered - be sure you are correct). pg.6 Warm-Up Set 1 Option #1 and #2 (use your AIR to help you move smoothly between the high and low notes) at q=80. | Foundations book: pg.10+12 Memorize the Concert Bb and Concert F Scales in the pattern at q=100. Use a metronome to keep your tempo steady. | Concert Bb 3rds (Foundations Book pg.11) and Concert F 3rds (pg.13) at q=100 with varied articulation. Use a metronome to help you keep a steady tempo. | Pep Band Music | Attend the guided practice session Mon. 9/23, p.9. Practice 10 minutes a day to work on muscle memory and finger accuracy. | Wed. 9/25, p.3 |
| Fri. 9/13 p.7 | Foundations book: pg. 4 Long Tone 1a and 1b at q=80. pg.6 Warm-Up Set 1 #1 and #4 at q=80. | Foundations book: pg.10 Memorize the Concert Bb and Concert F Scales in the pattern at q=100. | Concert Bb 3rds (Foundations Book pg.11) and Concert F 3rds (pg.13) at q=80-100 with varied articulation | Hey Song, Land of 1,000 Dances, Seven Nation Army, YMCA, 25 or 6 to 4, Stand Up and Cheer, Uptown Funk | Make time to practice 10 minutes a day. If you need help, attend a guided practice session p.9 or make an appointment with Ms. Kluga | Wed. 9/18, p.2 |
| Summer Reminders and Dashboard Practice Tips | Click on Documents, then on Scales. Open the Scales with Fingerings doc and review the Concert Bb Scale, the Concert F Scale (the lowest octave), and the Concert Eb Scale. | If you need a fingering chart, click on Lesson Resources, and then on the Fingerings doc. | Click on Professional Recordings to help you listen to and learn our new Concert Band music and Pep Band songs! | SO excited to share our music! Go to Documents, then Pep Band. Have fun learning: YMCA, Hooked on a Feeling, Stand Up and Cheer, Star Spangled Banner (by Standridge), Hey Song, Seven Nation, and Kernkraft 400. Fun new Concert Band songs are also posted! | Save the date for our YHS Band Retreat! Tues 8/27 from 1-8pm at YHS. All students are requested to attend. We will have fun playing games, rehearsing, have dinner and then enjoy our Music Dept. Ice Cream Social. Excited to see you there! | YHS Band Summer Socials at West Point! Join me on Sat 7/6 for their Independence Day Concert, and Sun 9/1 for their Labor Day Concert - both feature fireworks over the Hudson! More info: https://westpointband.com/calendar.html |