| Friday 4/19, p.7 | Review your scales at q=100. Play with a beautiful sound! | Any measures in IMPACT or your NYSSMA solo that are still tricky for you. Break them down and master the muscle memory. | NYSSMA and WE auditions are next week! Play through your solo everyday. Use a metronome to keep your tempo steady. Play with precise articulation and beautiful musicality. Listen to the professional recording of your solo to give you inspiration. | The expectation is that you will be able to play all correct notes and rhythms of IMPACT and KINGSFOLD, by yourself, at tempo with a good tone, correct articulation, and musicality. | Sight Reading Factory - everyday from now until NYSSMA/WE Auditions. You will be glad you made the time! | Wednesday 5/1, p.7 |
| Wednesday 4/10, p.3 | Review your scales at q=100. Play with a beautiful sound! | IMPACT: m.73-94. Make sure your articulation is precise. m.81-87, 87-93 - end. Be sure you can play your part correctly by yourself. | NYSSMA and WE auditions are in 2 weeks! To reach your musical goal, you must find time to practice and perfect your music. | KINGSFOLD for musicality. Be sure all notes and rhythms are correct. | Sight Reading Factory - everyday from now until NYSSMA/WE Auditions. You will be glad you made the time! | Friday 4/19, p.7 |
| Thursday 3/21, p.2 | C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D, A, Db scales memorized at q=100. | Kingsfold - GOOD JOB!! Impact is coming along - be precise with the articulation. | NYSSMA Solos. Mange your time to make sure you are learning the muscle memory...you have 5 weeks. | Kingsfold - All. With a beautiful sound and added dynamics! Impact -All for correct notes and rhythms. | 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. | Monday 3/25, p.2 |
| Thursday 3/14, p.7 | C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D, A, Db scales memorized at q=100. | NYSSMA Solo. Choose a tricky section. Break it down by clapping. Use a metronome. Then, do the same for Impact. | NYSSMA Solo: Set a goal for yourself for this week. You have 6 weeks until NYSSMA/WE auditions. | Kingsfold - All. With a beautiful sound and added dynamics! Impact m.1-81 for correct notes and rhythms. | Let me know how I can help you with this assignment. | Thursday 3/21, p.2 |
| Thursday 3/7, p.6 | C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D scales memorized at q=100. | NYSSMA Solo. Choose a tricky section. Break it down by clapping. Use a metronome. Then, do the same for Impact. | NYSSMA Solo: Set a goal for yourself for this week. You have 7 weeks until NYSSMA/WE auditions. | Kingsfold - All. With a beautiful sound and added dynamics! Impact m.1-41 for correct notes and rhythms. | Listen to Kingfold and Impact. 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! | Thursday 3/14, p.7 |
| Thursday 2/29, p.5 | C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab scales memorized at q=100. | Incantation. Choose a tricky measure and practice it. Break it down by clapping the rhythms, playing the rhythms on one note, and then putting the rhythms and notes together. | NYSSMA Solo V: Mozart Concerto - top to m.51. All correct notes and rhythms at a steady tempo. NYSSMA Solo IV: Vocalise - top to m.17 | Kingsfold m.1-43 with a beautiful sound and added dynamics! | Listen to Kingsfold. 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! | Thursday 3/7, p.6 |
| Friday 1/19, p.3 | LISTEN. Use accompanyu.com to help yourself learn the notes, rhythms, and jazz inflection. | Work on a tricky spot in Wonderful World. | Feeling Good - All notes and rhythms. | Wonderful World - all notes and rhythms. | Be able to play this assignment correctly by yourself. | Wednesday 1/24, p.5 |
| Wednesday 1/10, p.2 | C concert Blues Scale - memorized at q=100. Then, work on the muscle memory to m.44-45 of Feeling Good. | Play the lead sheet to Feeling Good along with the backing track. Then, use the Blues scale to find combinations that sound good to you. Practice those combinations until they are comfortable. | Use your counting skills to help you practice - just remembering "how it goes" is not reliable. Also work on the tricky fingerings/slide positions. Make sure you have the muscle memory to perform them. | Feeling Good, ALL. Focus and actively listen to m.46-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. | Wednesday 1/17, p.3 |
| Wednesday 1/3, p.7 | C concert Blues Scale - memorized at q=100. | Find a tricky measure in Feeling Good. Work on that measure for muscle memory. | Mark your music with reminders to create good muscle memory habits. | Feeling Good m.1-46. Be able to play the notes and rhythms correctly at a steady tempo. | Use accompanyu.com and Dashboard recordings to help you. | Wednesday 1/10, p.2 |
| Friday 12/1, p.5 | Focus on improving your personal playing habit: Hand position? Moving your mouthpiece up? 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 North Wind and Lullaby. 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 Friday 12/8, p.6! |
| Monday 11/20, p.6 | Work on North Wind or Lullaby measures that are challenging for you. Practice those measures 1-2 at a time, slowly, for accurate muscle memory. | North Wind and Lullaby challenging sections with a metronome. Goal tempo is 126. | Play through all of Lullaby and all of North Wind. Notice sections that you are not as comfortable with. Practice those. Then, work on Winter Wonderland. | Video Assessment #2 will be filmed at your 12/1 lesson. | Ask me for help if you need it! Happy to stay and practice with you. | Friday 12/1, p.5 |
| Wednesday 11/15, p.5 | Foundations book: pg. 5 Long Tone 2 at q=80. AND pg.6 Warm-Up Set 1 option #1 | Work on North Wind measures that are challenging for you. Practice those measures, slowly, for accurate muscle memory. Then, move up a few clicks and practice the measures again until that tempo is solid. Continue to the goal tempo of 126. | Work on Lullaby measures that are tricky for you. Practice a small section, slowly, for muscle memory. Then, move up a few clicks and practice again until that tempo is solid. Continue to the goal tempo of 120. | Be ready to play both songs by yourself. | Make time to practice at home. Ask me for help if you need it! | Monday 11/20, p.6 |
| Monday 11/6, p.3 | North Wind letter F through the end. All notes and rhythms correct and fluid. Commit this section to muscle memory. | Lullaby 48-97. All notes and rhythms correct and fluid. Commit this section to muscle memory. | Play through all of Lullaby and all of North Wind. Notice sections that you are not yet comfortable with. Practice those. | Lullaby and North Wind = All fingerings correct and committed to muscle memory. Markings should be in your music with reminders to help you be successful. | Use the Dashboard recordings to help you. | Wednesday 11/15, p.5 |
| Friday 11/3, p.6 | Foundations book: pg. 5 Long Tone 2 at q=80. AND pg.6 Warm-Up Set 1 option #1 and pg.7 Warm-Up Set 2 option #2 q=80. | pg.28 Eb concert Scale memorized at q=100. And, scale pattern #1 (not memorized) at q=100. | Use your pencil to mark your music. Create GOOD HABITS as we practice every day in class...where you place your mouthpiece, your hand position inside the bell, and an unrestricted airstream as you move air through your mouthpiece. | Be able to play the correct notes, rhythms, and articulations for ALL of Lullaby with a metronome at q=120. And, ALL of North Wind at the metronome markings on your music. | Find time to practice and ask for help if you need it! | Monday 11/6, p.3 |
| Thursday 10/26, p.5 | Foundations book: pg. 5 Long Tone 2 at q=80. | pg.28 Eb concert Scale memorized at q=100. And, Eb concert mini-scale (not memorized) at q=100. Be sure you can play the correct articulations. | SRF: Try a level II or III Example in the key of Eb concert (your F major scale). | LULLABY m.65-97 with a metronome at q=120. NORTH WIND m.1- 50. Be able to play the correct notes, rhythms, and articulations for both songs. | Find time to practice and ask for help if you need it! | Friday 11/3, p.6 |
| Wednesday 10/11, p.5 | Foundations book: pg. 4 Long Tone 1b and 1c at q=80. AND pg.6 Warm-Up Set 1 option #1 and pg.7 Warm-Up Set 2 option #1 q=80. | pg.12 F concert Scale memorized at q=100. And, F concert mini-scale and tonic arpeggio (not memorized), also at q=100. | Video Assessment #1 will be filmed at your 10/16 lesson. The grading rubric is available here (click link on HW table on Dashboard). | Be able to play the correct notes, rhythms, and articulations for m.97-end of Lullaby with a metronome at q=120. | Attend the trumpet guided practice session with Ryan on Thursday 10/12, p.9. | Thursday 10/19, p.3 |
| Thursday 10/5, p.7 | Foundations book: pg. 4 Long Tone 1b and 1c at q=80. AND pg.6 Warm-Up Set 1 option #1 and pg.7 Warm-Up Set 2 option #1 q=80. | pg.12 F concert Scale memorized at q=100. And, F concert mini-scale and tonic arpeggio (not memorized) | SRF: Try a level I, II or III Example in the key of F concert. | Be able to play the correct notes and rhythms for m.97-end of Lullaby. | Ask for help if you need it! | Wednesday 10/11, p.5 |
| Thursday 9/21, p.5 | 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. | Horn Etude Duet in F - Bb Concert - Rondeau by Moret | Be able to play the correct notes and rhythms for the Star Spangled Banner. | SRF: Try a level II or III Example | Thursday 9/28, p.6 |
| Wednesday 9/13, p.3 | 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. | | Horn Etude Duet in F - Bb Concert - Rondeau by Moret | SRF: Try a level II Example | LESSON DATE CHANGED TO Thursday 9/21, p.5 |
| Wednesday 9/13, p.3 | 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. | | Horn Etude Duet in F - Bb Concert - Rondeau by Moret | SRF: Try a level II Example | Monday 9/18, p.5 |
| Your first band lesson is Wednesday 9/13, p.3 | | | | | Your required musical supplies are due at this lesson. Bring them to school early so that you don't forget! | Wednesday 9/13 p.3 |