| Friday 4/19, 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! | Wednesday 5/1, p.7 |
| Wednesday 4/10, p.3 | Review your scales at q=100. Play with a beautiful sound! | IMPACT ALTOS: m.73-94. Fix notes and rhythms. Make sure your articulation is precise. IMPACT TROMBONE/TENOR/BARI: m.81-87, 87-93 Fix notes and rhythms. 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.2 |
| Friday 3/22, p.7 | C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D, A, Db scales memorized at q=100. | Figure out a tricky part in Impact | 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 (ALTO), Monday 3/25, p.6 (BARI and TROMBONE) |
| Friday 3/15, p.6 | C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D, A, Db 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. | NYSSMA Solo - Fantasy Piece. Be able to play the notes and rhythms for all of page 1 at a steady tempo. (Devin, Flynn, Gianna, Mason, and Christian, be able to play from B to C). | IMPACT m.1-81. ALTOS - fix the articulation for m.18, 23-24, 27-28, 31-32, 35-36, 39-40, 66, 70, 78. TENORS - play your 8th note sections confidently and with a beautiful sound. TROMBONES - fix the notes that were not correct. Be sure you can play your part by yourself. | See me if you have questions, or need help with this assignment. | Friday 3/22, p.7 |
| Friday 3/8, 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. | NYSSMA Solo - Fantasy Piece. Be able to play the notes and rhythms for all of page 1 at a steady tempo. (Devin, Flynn, Mason, and Christian, be able to play lines 1-3). 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. | Friday 3/15, p.6 |
| Friday 3/1, p.2 | C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab scales memorized. | NYSSMA Solo - Fantasy Piece. 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 - Fantasy Piece. Be able to play the notes and rhythms from the top to letter B at a steady tempo. (Devin, Flynn, Mason, and Christian, be able to play lines 1-2). | Kingsfold m.1-27 with a beautiful sound! | Listen to your NYSSMA solo. Listen to Kingsfold. Listen to our Jazz Band music. Put these songs on your daily playlist - it will help you learn your music faster! See me if you have questions, or need help with this assignment. | Friday 3/8, 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. | Friday 1/26, p.7 |
| Friday 1/12, p.5 | 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 (like low B, low C, low C#). 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. | Friday 1/19, p.6 |
| Wednesday 1/3, p.3 | 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 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. | Friday 1/12, p.5 |
| Monday 11/27, p.7 | Focus on improving your personal playing habit: Take more reed in your mouth? Taking a bigger breath? Controlling your 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 Monday 12/4, p.2! |
| Monday 11/20, p.6 | Work on North Wind measures that are challenging for you. Practice those measures 1-2 at a time, slowly, for accurate muscle memory. | North Wind 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 11/27 lesson. | Attend the sax guided practice session on Monday 11/27, p.9 | Monday 11/27, p.7 |
| Wednesday 11/15, p.5 | Foundations book: pg. 5 Long Tone 2 at q=80. pg.6 Warm-Up Set 1 option #1 q=80. | Work on North Wind measures that are challenging for you. Practice those measures 1-2 at a time, 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 G through the end. All notes and rhythms correct and fluid. Commit this section to muscle memory. | Lullaby 65-97. 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 |
| Monday 10/30, p.2 | 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. We are creating habits as we practice every day in class...be sure you are creating good ones! | Be able to play the correct notes, rhythms, and articulations for ALL of Lullaby with a metronome at q=120. | Attend the saxophone guided practice session with Kevin and Jack on Friday 11/3, p.9. | Monday 11/6, p.3 |
| Monday 10/23, p.7 | 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, 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 (Tenor Sax = your F major scale, Alto/Bari = your C major scale). | Be able to play the correct notes, rhythms, and articulations for m.65-97 of Lullaby with a metronome at q=120. | Attend the saxophone guided practice session with Kevin and Jack on Friday 10/27, p.9. | Monday 10/30, p.2 |
| 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 (2 octaves alto and bari, 1 octave tenor) 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 saxophone guided practice session Friday 10/13, p.9. | Monday 10/16, p.6 |
| Wednesday 9/27, p.2 | 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 (D major for alto/bari OR G major for tenor). | Be able to play the correct notes and rhythms for m.97-end of Lullaby. | Attend the saxophone guided practice session Thursday 10/5, p.9. | Wednesday 10/11, 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=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 Thursday 9/21 p.9. | 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. | | 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 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 |