| Monday 4/15, p.2 | 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! | Monday 4/29, p.6 |
| Wednesday 4/10, p.3 | Review your scales at q=100. Play with a beautiful sound! | IMPACT m.73-94. Fix notes and rhythms. Make sure your articulation is precise. | 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. | Sight Reading Factory - everyday from now until NYSSMA/WE Auditions. You will be glad you made the time! | Monday 4/15, p.2 |
| Wednesday 3/20, p.7 | C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D, A, Db scales memorized at q=100. | Work on the muscle memory for tricky sections in your NYSSMA solo or Impact. Play small pieces of it 5x slowly until your fingers are comfortable. Then, put the pieces together. | NYSSMA Solo: Page 1 should be complete. Move on to page 2. Make time to work on this - you have 5 weeks... | IMPACT - All. Practice with a metronome. Be precise with your articulation. KINGSFOLD - All. Play with a tuner and a steady, controlled sound. | In order to be successful at NYSSMA/your WE audition/your lesson, you must find time to practice and perfect your music. Take your instrument home. | Monday 3/25, p.2 |
| Wednesday 3/13, p.6 | C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D, A, Db scales memorized at q=100. | IMPACT m.33-36 for articulation. Bass Clarinets, make sure you understand the sections with low note fingerings. NYSSMA Solo: choose a tricky measure to work on slowly. | BASS CLARINETS: Be able to play the notes and rhythms of your NYSSMA solo from 18-32. CLARINETS: Be able to play the notes and rhythms of your NYSSMA solo from B to the bottom of the page. LISTEN to your solo on Dashboard to help you understand the notes and rhythms. | KINGSFOLD with a beautiful sound! IMPACT m.1-81. LISTEN to our music on Dashboard to help you understand your part, and how it fit's into the rest of the band. | See me if you have questions, or need help with this assignment. | Wednesday 3/20, p.7 |
| Wednesday 3/6, p.3 | C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D scales memorized at q=100. | Choose a tricky measure from your NYSSMA solo and practice it. Play it 5x slowly until your fingers are comfortable. Then, play the measure before it, the tricky measure, and the measure after. | BASS CLARINETS: Be able to play the notes and rhythms of your NYSSMA solo from 1-17. CLARINETS: Be able to play the notes and rhythms of your NYSSMA solo from the top to letter C. LISTEN to your solo on Dashboard to help you understand the notes and rhythms. | KINGSFOLD with a beautiful sound! IMPACT m.1-41. LISTEN to our music on Dashboard to help you understand your part, and how it fit's into the rest of the band. | See me if you have questions, or need help with this assignment. | Wednesday 3/13, p.5 |
| Wednesday 2/28, p.2 | C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab scales memorized. | NYSSMA Solo - Allegro by Mozart. Choose a tricky measure and practice it. Play it 5x slowly until your fingers are comfortable. Then, play the measure before it, the tricky measure, and the measure after. | NYSSMA Solo Allegro by Mozart. Be able to play the notes and rhythms for lines 1-6 at a steady tempo. | Kingsfold m.1-27 with added dynamics and a beautiful sound! | See me if you have questions, or need help with this assignment. | Wednesday 3/6, p.3 |
| Friday 1/19, p.6 | 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.7 |
| Wednesday 1/10, p.5 | C concert Blues Scale - memorized at q=100. Then, work on the muscle memory of 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. 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.6 |
| Friday 1/5, p.3 | C concert Blues Scale - memorized at q=100. | Find a tricky measure in Feeling Good. Work on that measure for muscle memory. For those playing the piano parts - make sure you are counting and keeping your place in the music. | Mark your music with reminders for special fingerings 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.5 |
| Wednesday 11/29, p.7 | Focus on improving your personal playing habit: Better posture? Taking more reed? Breathing through your mouth? 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 Wednesday 12/6, p.2! |
| Tuesday 11/21, p.6 | Muscle memory warm up for North Wind Letter G and H. Move your fingers slowly through the patterns first, then play through. Make sure your fingers are smooth and accurate. | North Wind letters E and H 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 11/29 lesson. | Attend the clarinet guided practice session on Monday 11/27, p.9 | Wednesday 11/29, p.7 |
| Friday 11/17, p.5 | North Wind Letter G. Practice with a metronome at 80. Move your fingers through the patterns first, then play through. Move the metronome up a few clicks at a time to reach the goal tempo of 126. | North Wind Letters E + H: work on these 16 note scales with a metronome. Start at 80, and make sure your finger muscle memory is solid, then move up a few clicks until that tempo is solid. Continue to the goal tempo of 126. | Play through all of Lullaby and all of North Wind. Notice sections that you are not yet comfortable with. Practice those. Ask for help if you need it! | Lullaby 57-65 needs attention. Also 81-97. Make sure your fingers are able to demonstrate smooth and accurate muscle memory. | Be ready to play Lullaby and North Wind by yourself. | Tuesday 11/21, p.6 |
| Wednesday 11/8, p.3 | CLARINET 1&2 North Wind Letter G: Practice each 2 bar pattern plus landing on the next note. Then try 4 bars plus landing. Then 6 bars plus landing. Then 8 bars plus landing. BASS CLARINET: North Wind F-H. | CLARINET 1&2 North Wind Letters E + H: work on these 16 note scales in the pattern of slur 2 tongue 2, tongue 2 slur 2 and swing. BASS CLARINET: North Wind Letters D and H. | 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. | Friday 11/17, p.5 |
| Wednesday 11/1, p.2 | Foundations book: pg. 5 Long Tone 2 at q=80. Be sure your notes/fingerings are correct. | pg.28 Eb concert Scale memorized at q=100. Mini Scale #1 (not memorized) at q=100. AND Scale Pattern #1 (slur 2 tongue 2). Make sure your articulations are correct. | SRF: Try a level II or III Example in the key of Eb concert. | Be able to play the correct notes, rhythms, and articulations for ALL of Lullaby with a metronome at q=120. Review and fix errors in North Wind top-F, and then move on to learn the notes/rhythms for F-I. | Make time to practice at home. Attend the guided practice and ask me for help if you have questions! | Wednesday 11/8, p.3 |
| Wednesday 10/25, p.7 | Foundations book: pg. 5 Long Tone 2 at q=80. | pg.28 Eb concert Scale memorized 2 octaves 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. | 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. | Make time to practice at home. Ask for help if you need it! | Wednesday 11/1, p.2 |
| 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 #1 and pg.7 Warm-Up Set 2 option #1 q=80. | pg.12 F concert Scale 2 octaves (your G 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 10/18 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 clarinet guided practice session Monday 10/16, p.9. | Wednesday 10/18, p.6 |
| Wednesday 10/4, 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.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 (your G major scale). | Be able to play the correct notes and rhythms for m.97-end of Lullaby. | Attend the clarinet guided practice session Wednesday 10/4, p.9. | 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. | SRF: Try a level I Example. | Be able to play the correct notes and rhythms for the Star Spangled Banner. | Attend the saxophone guided practice session this Wednesday 9/27 p.9. | Wednesday 9/27, 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. | | Let's Go Blue, Hey Song, Land of 1,000 Dances, Seven Nation Army top-optional ending, Sweet Caroline m.24-46. | SRF: Try a level I Example | LESSON DAY CHANGED TO Friday 9/22, p.7 |
| Friday 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. | | Let's Go Blue, Hey Song, Land of 1,000 Dances, Seven Nation Army top-optional ending, Sweet Caroline m.24-46. | SRF: Try a level I Example | Wednesday 9/20, 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 |