| Tuesday 4/16, 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 and 107 for articulation and tempo, 191-192, 187-193, 200-205, and 205-end, also 113-122. . 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). | Tuesday 4/23, p.2 |
| ALTO+TENOR: Thurs. 4/11, 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=120. INCANTATION: m.80-85, 107-114, 115-121, 172-end, and ALL RUNS. | 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. | Tuesday 4/16, p.7 |
| JOE: 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. | JOE: Thursday 4/18, p.2 |
| Tuesday 3/19, p.7 | C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D, A, Db scales memorized at q=100. | Incantation - m.205-end. Be accurate with your articulation, counting and dynamics. 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. | Thursday 3/28, p.5 |
| Tuesday 3/12, p.6 | C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D, A, Db scales memorized at q=100. | Incantation - JOE run m.88-97 with a metronome. Be accurate with your counting and dynamics. ALL start m.187-193 5 notes at a time at q=60. ALL m.115-121 the goal tempo for the week is 100. | NYSSMA Solos. Grace and Joe: Fantasy Piece - all of page 1 and go on to page 2. All correct notes and rhythms at a steady tempo. Aryan: Blues and start Waltz. Same. Mange your time to make sure you are learning the muscle memory...you have 6 weeks. | Incantation m.1-205. All correct notes and rhythms at a steady tempo. | 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. | Tuesday 3/17, p.7 |
| Tuesday 3/5, p.3 | C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D scales memorized at q=100. | Incantation m.115-122. (DON'T FORGET ABOUT m. 119!). 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. | NYSSMA Solos. Grace and Joe: Fantasy Piece - review top to letter B. Learn B to the bottom of pg.1 - all correct notes and rhythms at a steady tempo. Aryan: Blues. Same. Mange your time to make sure you are learning the muscle memory...you have 7 weeks. | Incantation m.1-148. Know how to play your rhythms and how your part fits. | Listen to Incantation. Listen to your NYSSMA solo. Listen to our Jazz Band music. Put these songs on your daily playlist - it will help you learn your music faster! | Tuesday 3/12, p.6 |
| Tuesday 2/27, 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 Solos. Grace and Joe: Fantasy Piece top to letter B. All correct notes and rhythms at a steady tempo. Aryan: Blues. Same. Mange your time to make sure you are learning the muscle memory...you have 2 months. | Incantation m.1-88. All correct notes and rhythms at a steady tempo. | Listen to Incantation. Listen to your NYSSMA solo. Listen to our Jazz Band music. Put these songs on your daily playlist - it will help you learn your music faster! | Tuesday 3/5, p.3 |
| Tuesday 1/16, 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. | Tuesday 1/23, p.7 |
| Tuesday 1/9, 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. | Know your role within the sax section to attain the best balance and blend. Focus on achieveing this superior sense of balance as you play in class (it is a skill that is muscle memory, too!). | 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. | Tuesday 1/16, 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 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. | Tuesday 1/9, p.5 |
| Friday 11/28, 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 Tuesday 12/5, p.2! |
| Monday 11/20, p.6 | Work on Winter Rhapsody or Invicta measures that are challenging for you. Practice those measures 1-2 at a time, slowly, for accurate muscle memory. | Play through Winter Rhapsody. Be sure you are connecting your notes and playing with graceful phrases and a beautiful sound. | Play through Invicta. Goal tempo is 144 for the allegro sections. Be accurate with your articulation and always play with a beautiful sound. | Video Assessment #2 will be filmed at your 11/28 lesson. | Ask me for help if you need it! Happy to stay and practice with you. | Friday 11/28, p.7 |
| Tuesday 11/14, p.5 | Foundations book: pg.5. Play with a big, beautiful sound! | 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 Lullaby, 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 | Monday 11/20, p.6 |
| Tuesday 11/7, p.3 | Foundations book: pg.5. | Foundations book: pg.7 option 2 | 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. | Tuesday 11/14, p.5 |
| Tuesday 10/31, p.2 | 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. | Winter Rhapsody - keep working to be able to play confidently (and beautifully!) by yourself. Connect your notes with great air support! Be mindful of your intonation. | SRF: Try a level III or IV Example in the key of Eb concert. | Tuesday 11/7, p.3 |
| Thursday 10/12, 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 10/17 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. | Tuesday 10/17, p.6 |
| Tuesday 10/3, 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, F concert mini-scale and tonic arpeggio and Scale Pattern #1 (not memorized) at q=100. | | Winter Rhapsody. | SRF: Try a level II, III or IV Example in the key of Eb concert (C major for alto/bari OR F major for tenor). | Thursday 10/12, p.5 |
| Monday 9/18, 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=100-120 with articulation #4. | WE Saxophone Etude in Bb Concert - Der Freischutz - for Alto Tenor and Bari. Be ready to perform this by yourself. | Be able to play the correct notes and rhythms for the Star Spangled Banner. | SRF: Try a level III Example. | Wednesday 9/27, p.2 |
| Wednesday 9/13, p.6 | Foundations book: pg. 4 Long Tone 1a and 1b at q=80. 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. | WE Saxophone Etude in Bb Concert - Der Freischutz - for Alto Tenor and Bari | | SRF: Try a level III Example | Monday 9/18, p.7 |
| Your first band lesson is Wednesday 9/13, p.6 | | | | | Your required musical supplies are due at this lesson. Bring them to school early so that you don't forget! | Wednesday 9/13, p.6 |