| Tues. 11/12, p.6 | Choose a section from your assigned concert music that needs work. Break it up and slow it down to train accurate muscle memory. | LEGEND: Kelly, Brady, and John - the mallets, snare and timpe parts are the most exposed and complex. Take time with a metronome to build confidence in tricky measures. Mind the dynamics and the accents. | BOUREE: All. Practice with a metronome at q=120 (at tempo!). Be able to play your part confidently by yourself. | It is vital that you can play all of your concert music confidently, and beautifully, by yourself. | Listen to the recordings on Dashboard to help you hear how your part fits. | Mon. 11/18, p.7 |
| Tues. 11/5, p.5 | Double bounce exercise dominant hand 4x then non-dominant hand 8x. | Five Minute Drill Buzz Strokes (pg.16). Focus on the sticking. | LEGEND = Be sure your snare part is marked for tricky rhythms. Be able to count and play. (Kelly, focus on bells) | LEGEND = Be sure your timpani part is marked for tricky rhythms and pitches. (Kelly, focus on bells) | BOUREE: All. Practice with a metronome at q=100. Be able to play your part confidently by yourself. | Tues. 11/12, p.6 |
| Mon. 10/28, p.3 | Double bounce exercise RH 4x then LH 4x. Five Minute Drill Buzz Strokes (pg.16). | Ab, Eb, B, and F concert scales in 4 stroke and 2 stroke with paradiddle turnaround. | BOUREE: learn up to letter D, then look ahead up to letter E. | LEGEND = be comfortable playing the timpani and snare parts (unless assigned a mallet part). | Find time to practice :) | Tues. 11/5, p.5 |
| Tues.10/22, p.2 | DRUM PAD: Five Minute Drill pg.15 (Double Strokes) and pg.16 (Buzz Strokes) q=100-120 | F, Bb, Eb, and Ab concert scales memorized in the paradiddle turnaround pattern at q=100. | MALLETS: Bouree up to letter D at a steady tempo. | Legend, all. Focus on m.90-end. | Thank you for leading guided practice sessions! You are making a difference! | Mon. 10/28, p.3 |
| Tues. 10/8, p.6 | DRUM PAD: Five Minute Drill Legato Strokes and Dynamics, Flams and Paradiddles at q=100-120 | DRUM PAD: Timing Exercises at q=100-120. Be able to count out loud as you play. Mind that the sticking is correct. | MALLETS: Bouree up to letter C at a steady tempo. | Legend: m.1-47. Use the recording to help yourself hear where your part fits. | Video assessment #1 will be filmed at your lesson on Tuesday 10/15, p.7 | Tues. 10/15, p.7 |
| Mon. 9/30, p.5 | DRUM PAD: Five Minute Drill pg.12 Legato Strokes and Dynamics at q=120-144. pg.13 Flams and Paradiddles at q=80-120. | DRUM PAD: Five Minute Drill pg.14 Timing Exercises at q=80-120. Be able to count out loud as you play. | MALLETS: 5 minute Drill pg.23, 24 and 25. Memorize the F major, Bb major, and Eb major scales at q=120-144. | Legend of the Sword m.1-47 mallet and snare parts with confidently correct notes and rhythms. Use the recording to help yourself hear where your part fits. | Make time to practice 10 minutes a day. Attend the weekly guided practice session. Make an appointment with Ms. Kluga if you have questions. | Tues. 10/8, p.6 |
| Mon. 9/23 p.3 | DRUM PAD: Five Minute Drill pg.12 Legato Strokes and Dynamics at q=120-144. pg.13 Flams and Paradiddles at q=80-120. | DRUM PAD: Five Minute Drill pg.14 Timing Exercises at q=80-120. Be able to count out loud as you play. | MALLETS: 5 minute Drill pg.23, 24 and 25. Memorize the F major, Bb major, and Eb major scales at q=120-144. | Legend of the Sword m.1-47 snare part. Identify the rudiments and count out loud as you play. Use the recording to help yourself hear where your part fits. | Make time to practice 10 minutes a day. Attend the weekly guided practice session. Make an appointment with Ms. Kluga if you have questions. | Mon. 9/30 p.5 |
| Mon. 9/16 p.2 | DRUM PAD: Stroke Type and Corresponding Exercises Sheet - Lines #1-3 at q=120-144 | DRUM PAD: Five Minute Drill pg.12 Legato Strokes and Dynamics at q=120-144. pg.13 Flams and Paradiddles at q=80-120. | MALLETS: 5 minute Drill pg.23 and 24 Memorize the F major and Bb major scales at q=120-144. | Pep Band Music | Make sure your stick grip and sticking are correct, both for snare and mallets. | Mon. 9/23 p.3 |
| Wed. 9/11, p.7 | DRUM PAD: Stroke Type and Corresponding Exercises Sheet - Lines #1-3 at q=80, 100, 120 | DRUM PAD: Five Minute Drill pg.12 Legato Strokes and Dynamics with Play-Along Tracks, slow/medium/fast | MALLETS: 5 minute Drill pg.23 and 24 Memorize the F major and Bb major scales with play-along tracks slow/medium/fast | 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 | Mon. 9/16 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 |