| Wed. 1/14, p.6 | DRUMSET - warm up on a basic swing pattern. The hi hat should be the loudest element. Bass drum the softest. Practice putting the ride rhythm on the hi hat and then switching to the ride cymbal. Then, play along with the backing track for American Patrol or Chattanooga to help yourself keep tempo. | American Patrol DRUMSET - work on the coordination of m.5-6, m.10-18 and 26-30 snare hits, m.81-83. Work on these measures individually and then be able to play them smoothly within the phrase. | Chattanooga Choo Choo MALLETS - learn m.1-24. | Play through American Patrol to keep it fresh under your fingers. Use the www.accompanyu.com track as a play along. Solo your instrument and copy the style and inflection of the professional musician. | Make time to practice drumset for 10 minutes during lunch, or after school 1:34-2:45. As with any percussion skill, muscle memory repetition is key. Percussion guided practice is available weekly. Let me know if you need help! | Wed. 1/21, p.7 |
| Wed. 1/7, p.3 | Bb Blues Scale. Memorize it. Practice improvising with the backing track on dashboard. Use your Bb Blues sheet to help you. | Practice the drumset swing pattern. If you do not have a drum set at home, stop by during your lunch period for 10 minutes. | Listen to the professional recordings of American Patrol. Follow along with your drumset coordination to help build muscle memory and hear how your part fits. | Be able to play all of American Patrol with the correct notes, rhythms, and drumset coordination. Use your www.accompanyu.com account to help you isolate your part. | Attend the guided practice session Wed. 1/14 p.9 with Ava and Sofia. | Wed. 1/14, p.6 |
| Wed. 11/19, p.3 | Find a tricky measure that you need to perfect and work on it. | Brody and Justin: work on Snow Angels m. 97-end, and the transition from 75-89. Aiden and Duncan: work on Snow Angels 33-38. Brody and Aiden: work on the snare drum part for Tapestry. | Play through all of our concert music from start to finish. Listen to the professional recordings on Dashboard to help you. | For your skills check, be able to play all of your concert music confidently by yourself. | Find 15 minutes a day to practice. Use my feedback from your video assessment to help you create new and improved muscle memory habits! | Mon. 11/24, p.7 |
| Wed. 9/17, p.3 | Practice your LH and RH stick control, first with single bounces and then with double bounces. Then, review your 5 stroke roll, 9 stroke roll, and 17 stroke roll. Visit https://ae.vicfirth.com/education/40-essential-rudiments/ for videos and exercises. | Memorize your 5, 9, and 17 stroke rolls. Be able to count them out loud as you play. | Listen to the professional recording of Tapestry. Follow along with your fingers to help build muscle memory and hear how your part fits. | Tapestry SNARE part for m.1-42. Be able to count outloud and play the rhythms by yourself. | Practice 15 minutes a day. All recordings and.pdfs of your music are located on Dashboard. | Fri. 9/26, p.6 |
| Band Retreat Prep! | Get your snare technique back in shape and review a few rudiments! Visit https://ae.vicfirth.com/education/40-essential-rudiments/ for videos and exercises to help you. Start with Tier 1 and Tier 2. | For our Band Retreat music, please look over: Stand Up and Cheer, Star Spangled Banner (by Standridge), Crazy Train, Kernkraft, and Mr. Blue Sky. To access .pdfs of the music, click on Documents and then on Pep Band music. | Choose a part that you would like to learn: snare, bass drum, cymbal, or quad toms. | Click on Professional Recordings to help you listen to and learn our new music! | The YHS Band is hosting a Summer Social at West Point! Join me on Sun 8/31 for their Labor Day Concert, featuring fireworks over the Hudson! More info: https://westpointband.com/calendar.html | SO excited to see you Tues 8/26 3-8pm for our annual YHS Band Retreat! All students are requested to attend. |
| Happy summer practicing! Login to Dashboard for pdf's and mp3s of our music for the fall! | Start your practice session here! Click on Documents, then on Warm Ups, then on Five Minute Drill. Play a few exercises to get warmed up. | Next, go click on Snare Rudiments tab and explore the Quadrants. Keep a steady tempo by using a metronome. Use the Vic Firth 40 Essential Rudiments link for pro videos on how to perform each! https://ae.vicfirth.com/education/40-essential-rudiments/ | Click on Professional Recordings to help you listen to and learn our new band music and Pep Band songs! | I'm SO excited to share our new music! Go to Documents, then your ensemble. Fun new Concert Band, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, and Pep Band songs are posted! | Save the date for our YHS Band Retreat! Tues 8/26 from 3-8pm at YHS. All students are requested to attend. We'll play fun games, rehearse new music, have dinner and then enjoy our Music Dept Ice Cream Social. I'm excited to see you there! | The YHS Band is hosting Summer Socials at West Point! Join me on Fri 7/4 for their Independence Day Concert, and Sun 8/31 for their Labor Day Concert - both feature fireworks over the Hudson! More info: https://westpointband.com/calendar.html |