| Thursday 4/18, p.7 | Play your Db concert and G concert scales with a beautiful tone in half notes. Use a metronome at q=80. | InCANtation: Focus on note accuracy and tempo for all runs 108-115, 115-121, 187-205, 205-220, 220-end. JUSTIN: Also m.188-193 and 207-215. Start slow on a small piece at a time. Work up click by click. Our goal tempo, with precision, is q=132+ | DUM SPIRO: Play through the entire piece, focusing on a beautiful sound. Use a metronome and the musical guidelines sheet to help you musically interpret each section. | InCANtation: Play through the entire piece, section by section, using a metronome and the musical guidelienes sheet. Make a small amount of time for focused practice each day (20-30 minutes) and you will find success! The expectation is that you will be able to play InCANtation at q=132 by next lesson. | Listen along to the pro recordings of DUM SPIRO and InCANtation while looking along with your music (and fingering along). | Thursday 4/25, p.5 |
| CLARINETS Tuesday 4/9, p.3 | Play your Db concert and G concert scales with a beautiful tone in half notes. Use a metronome at q=80. | Work on the notes, rhythms, and articulations of these sections so that you are able to play them successfully at q=100. You were not successful today. INCANTATION: m.16-26 (metronome at q=66. Count in your head!), 26-32, 59-71, 71-75, 76-88, 99, 101-114, 115-122, 140, 147, 152-166, 181-187, 187-end. | DUM SPIRO: Play through the entire piece, focusing on a beautiful sound. Use a metronome and the musical guidelines sheet to help you musically interpret each section. | Practice rooms are available every day periods 1-9, and until 2:45pm. Be sure you have an instrument at home. Make a small amount of time for focused practice each day (20-30 minutes) and you will find success! | The expectation is that you will be able to play INCANTATION at q=120 by next lesson. Let me know if you need help. | Thursday 4/18, p.7 |
| JUSTIN: Tuesday 4/9, p.6 | Play your Db concert and G concert scales with a beautiful tone in half notes. Use a metronome at q=80. | Work on the notes, rhythms, and articulations of these sections so that you are able to play them successfully at q=100. You were not successful today. INCANTATION: m.25-26, 26-32, 57-69, 76 (bassoons), 88-94, 95-100, 115-122, 122-129, 151-165, 172-end. | DUM SPIRO: Play through the entire piece, focusing on a beautiful sound. Use a metronome and the musical guidelines sheet to help you musically interpret each section. | Practice rooms are available every day periods 1-9, and until 2:45pm. Be sure you have an instrument at home. Make a small amount of time for focused practice each day (20-30 minutes) and you will find success! | The expectation is that you will be able to play INCANTATION at q=120 by next lesson. Let me know if you need help. | JUSTIN: Thursday 4/18, p.2 |
| Thursday 3/21, p.7 | C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D, A, Db scales memorized at q=100. | Incantation - Practice these small sections daily: m.193-200 and 205-end for accuracy. Then, m.187-193 5 notes at a time at q=80. ALL m.115-121 the goal tempo for the week is 112+. | NYSSMA Solos. Mange your time to make sure you are learning the muscle memory...you have 5 weeks. | INCANTATION - All. Practice with a metronome. Be precise with your articulation. DUM SPIRO SPERO - m.1-77. Play with a gorgeous sound. Erase the barlines with your phrasing. Shape the musical lines. | In order to be successful at our festival (and at NYSSMA), you must find time to practice and perfect your music. Take your instrument home. | Tuesday 3/26, p.2 |
| Thursday 3/14, p.6 | C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D, A, Db scales memorized at q=100. | Incantation m.115-122 goal is q=100+. Then, 187-193 (5 notes at a time). Goal tempo is q=60+. | NYSSMA Solo: Set a goal for yourself for this week. You have 6 weeks until NYSSMA/WE auditions. | Incantation m.1-205. All correct notes and rhythms at a steady tempo. SPECIFICALLY 174-180, 193-200. MAYA and JOE m.142-148 and m.152-165. | 3 things you can do that will immediately improve our musical team: Have good rehearsal discipline. Have a pencil and mark your music with reminders and added musicality. Put our professional recordings on your daily playlist. | Thursday 3/21, p.7 |
| Thursday 3/7, p.3 | C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D scales memorized at q=100. | Incantation m.115-122. Practice 5 notes at a time with varied articulation. Your goal is to be able to play this section correctly and evenly at q=88+ by next lesson. | NYSSMA Solo: Set a goal for yourself for this week. You have 7 weeks until NYSSMA/WE auditions. | Incantation m.1-148. All correct notes and rhythms at a steady tempo. MAYA and JOE A, focus especially on 142-148. | Listen to Incantation. Listen to your NYSSMA solo. Put these songs on your daily playlist - it will help you learn your music faster! | Thursday 3/14, p.6 |
| Thursday 2/29, p.2 | C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab scales memorized at q=100. | Incantation m.115-122. Practice 5 notes at a time with varied articulation. Your goal is to be able to play this section correctly and evenly at q=72. | NYSSMA Solo: Set a goal for yourself for this week. You have 8 weeks until NYSSMA. | Incantation m.1-88. All correct notes and rhythms at a steady tempo. | Listen to Incantation. Listen to your NYSSMA solo. Put these songs on your daily playlist - it will help you learn your music faster! | Thursday 3/7, p.3 |
| Thursday 1/18, p.6 | LISTEN. Use accompanyu.com to help yourself learn the notes, rhythms, and jazz inflection. | Take the A Train notes and rhythms m.1-53 | Shiny Stockings - All. | Be able to play this assignment correctly by yourself. | Use the Dashboard recordings to help you. | Thursday 1/25, p.7 |
| Thursday 1/11, p.5 | F concert Dorian Mode (memorized) and the returning scale at q=100. | Play the lead sheet to Shiny Stockings along with the backing track. Then, use the dorian scale, returning scale, and the melody to find combinations that sound good to you. Practice those combinations until they are comfortable. | Good job today! Things to work on are: entrances, silence during rests, and rhythmic accuracy (they are all related). Count to help you practice - just remembering "how it goes" is not reliable. | Shiny Stockings, ALL. Focus and actively listen to m.58-end. Mark the music with reminders. Be able to play the notes and rhythms correctly at a steady tempo. | Use accompanyu.com and Dashboard recordings to help you. | Thursday 1/18, p.6 |
| Thursday 1/4, p.3 | F concert Dorian Mode - memorized at q=100. | F concert Dorian returning Scale at q=100 (not memorized) | Mark your music with special fingering reminders to create good muscle memory habits. | Shiny Stockings m.1-58. Be able to play the notes and rhythms correctly at a steady tempo. | Use accompanyu.com and Dashboard recordings to help you. | Thursday 1/11, p.5 |
| Thursday 11/30, p.7 | Focus on improving your personal playing habit: Better posture? Taking more reed? Taking a bigger breath? Playing with a bigger sound? Choose a scale from one of our concert pieces. Play it slowly in half notes and focus on creating a good habit. | Find a tricky section in our concert music. Start at a tempo that is successful for you. Then, click up 2 notches and try it faster. Repeat until you get to our concert tempo. | Spend time on Let it Snow - listen to the recording and play along. | Play through Winter Rhapsody and Invicta. Play along with the recordings. Play the dynamics, accents, and phrasing. | Attend the Let it Snow Rehearsal on Friday 12/8, p.9 | Your last lesson before our concert is Thursday 12/7, p.2! |
| Tuesday 11/21, p.6 | Play through Moon River with a metronome. Put a "ding" on beat 1 to help you keep track of your entrances. Focus on playing with a beautiful sound. | Find a section in Invicta that your fingers need to work on. Move your fingers slowly through the patterns first, then play through. Make sure your fingers are smooth and accurate. | Play through all of Winter Rhapsody and Invicta. Notice sections that you are not as comfortable with. Practice those. | Video Assessment #2 will be filmed at your 11/30 lesson. | Play through Winter Wonderland/Let it Snow. Practice the tricky spots. | Thursday 11/30, p.7 |
| Thursday 11/16, p.5 | Foundations book: pg.5 and pg.7 option 2 | Find a section in Invicta that your fingers need to work on. Start slowly, use a metronome to help build correct and even muscle memory. The goal for the allegro sections is q=144. | Be able to play all of your notes and rhythms for MOON RIVER, cleanly and accurately. Practice with a metronome to help your tempo and entrances. | Be able to play Winter Rhapsody and Invicta musically, at tempo, with accurate muscle memory. | Start looking at Winter Wonderland/Let it Snow | Tuesday 11/21, p.6 |
| Thursday 11/9, p.3 | Foundations book: pg.5 and pg.7 option 2 | Find a section in Invicta that your fingers need to work on. Start slowly, use a metronome to help build correct and even muscle memory. The goal for the allegro sections is q=144. | Play through all Winter Rhapsody and Invicta. Notice sections that you are not yet able to play beautifully/accurately/comfortably. Practice those. | Rhapsody and Invicta muscle memory and phrasing/musicianship should be complete. Markings should be in your music with reminders to help you be successful. | Use the Dashboard recordings to help you. | Thursday 11/16, p.5 |
| Thursday 11/2, p.2 | Squeak test: play an open G. Take more mouthpiece. Play the open G again. Listen for a fuller sound. Take more mouthpiece until you squeak. Then, you have taken too much :). Foundations book: pg.5. | Foundations book: pg.7 option 2 | Invicta - professional recording is on Dashboard. Use it to help you start to decipher your part, and how it fits into the whole. Practice the parts your fingers need to build muscle memory on. | Winter Rhapsody - keep working to be able to play confidently (and beautifully!) by yourself. Connect your notes with great air support! Mind your intonation. | SRF: Try a level III or IV Example in the key of Eb concert. | Thursday 11/9, p.3 |
| Friday 10/13, p.5 | Foundations book: pg. 4 Long Tone 1b and 1c at q=80. AND pg.6 Warm-Up Set 1 option #2 and pg.7 Warm-Up Set 2 option #1 q=80. | pg.28 Eb concert Scale memorized at q=100. And, Eb concert mini-scale and tonic arpeggio and Scale Pattern #1 (not memorized) at q=100. | Video Assessment #1 will be filmed at your 10/20 lesson. The grading rubric is available here (click link on HW table on Dashboard). | Winter Rhapsody. Use the professional recording to help you. | SRF: Try a level III or IV Example in the key of Eb concert. | Friday 10/20, p.6 |
| Friday 10/6, p.3 | Foundations book: pg. 4 Long Tone 1b and 1c at q=80. AND pg.6 Warm-Up Set 1 option #2 and pg.7 Warm-Up Set 2 option #1 q=80. | pg.28 Eb concert Scale memorized at q=100. And, Eb concert mini-scale and tonic arpeggio and Scale Pattern #1 (not memorized) at q=100. | | Winter Rhapsody. Use the professional recording to help you. | SRF: Try a level II, III or IV Example in the key of Eb concert. | Friday 10/13, p.5 |
| Friday 9/22, p.7 | Foundations book: pg. 4 Long Tone 1a and 1b at q=80. AND pg.6 Warm-Up Set 1 #1 and #4 at q=80. | pg.10 Scale pattern 1 (not memorized) at q=80-100 with articulation #4. | Clarinet Etude in am - gm concert - Voxman. Lines 4-6 + 1 measure (end on the dotted quarter note on E) at q=60. Try your best! | Be able to play the correct notes and rhythms for the Star Spangled Banner. | SRF: Try a level II-II Example. | Friday 9/29, p.2 |
| Friday 9/15, p.6 | Foundations book: pg. 4 Long Tone 1a and 1b at q=80. AND pg.6 Warm-Up Set 1 #1 and #4 at q=80. | pg.10 Memorize the Bb Concert Scale in the pattern at q=100. Scale pattern 1 (not memorized) at q=80-100 with varied articulation. | Clarinet Etude in am - gm concert - Voxman. Lines 1-3 at q=72 | | SRF: Try a level II-III Example | LESSON DAY CHANGED TO Friday 9/22, p.7 |
| Your first band lesson is Friday 9/15, p.6 | | | | | Your required musical supplies are due at this lesson. Bring them to school early so that you don't forget! | Friday 9/15, p.6 |