| Tues. 11/26, p.2 | WU Set #1 Option 1 (pg.6) first with vibrato, then with with tukutuku tu 2x on whole note, WU Set #2 Option 1 (pg.7). Set your metronome to 120+ | Play through Legend for note accuracy and beauty of tone. | Practice playing through On this Day Earth Shall Ring to help train your muscle memory. Add the phrase direction and musical goals we talked about. | Put all of our WE and JB songs on your listening playlist! | Jackson, we agreed to meet on Monday p.9. Happy to meet with others when you are free if you'd like to play through your parts with me! | Fri. 12/6, p.3 |
| Tues. 11/12, p.5 | WU Set #1 Option 1 (pg.6) with with tukutuku tu 2x on the whole note, WU Set #2 Option 1 (pg.7). | Choose a section that needs note accuracy work. Break it up and work on the intervals. Training your lips and ear is also muscle memory. | LEGEND: Play through the entire song for beauty of tone. Focus on note endings - support your tone all the way through to the end of the phrase. | ON THIS DAY: Play through the entire piece. Make the lyrical sections beautiful. Support your tone all the way through the phrase. | 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! | Tues. 11/19, p.6 |
| Fri. 11/8, p.3 | Long Tone 2 (pg.5), WU Set #1 Option 1 (pg.6) with tuku tu 4x on whole note, WU Set #2 Option 1 (pg.7). | LEGEND: Choose measures that you are not confident in. Break them up into smaller portions to train accurate finger/lip muscle memory. | LEGEND: Spend time on note accuracy while controlling a powerful and beautiful tone. Be able to play confidently by yourself. | LEGEND. Play through the entire piece. Make sure your articulation is correct. Play notes down an octave to maintain control and beauty of tone. | Put Legend on in the background as you do HW or chores. | Tues. 11/12, p.5 |
| Ms. Kluga was absent. | Long Tone 2 (pg.5), WU Set #1 Option 1 (pg.6) with tuku tu 4x on whole note, WU Set #2 Option 1 (pg.7). | Ab concert scale memorized in the pattern on pg.26 at q=100. | Ab concert 3rds in 8th notes at q=100. | Legend = all phrases beautified, all articulation crisp. | Find time to practice. Work on the tricky interval jump measures of Legend - a half measure at a time to help yourself build muscle memory. | Fri. 11/8, p.3 |
| Friday 10/11, p.5 | 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 Tuesday 10/15, p.6. | Tues. 10/15, p.6 |
| Tues. 10/1, p.3 | 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. | Make time to practice 10 minutes a day. Make an appointment with Ms. Kluga if you have questions. | Friday 10/11, p.5 |
| Thurs. 9/26, p.2 | 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. | Tues. 10/1, p.3 |
| Thurs. 9/19, p.7 | 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 #4 (yes to #4 this week - use your AIR to help you move smoothly between the 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 Thurs. 9/26, p.9. Practice 10 minutes a day to work on muscle memory and finger accuracy. | Thurs. 9/26, p.2 |
| Thurs. 9/12 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. | 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 | Thurs. 9/19, p.7 |
| 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 |