Jan. 30-Feb. 3 Happenings

5th Grade Band

Objectives:

• Continue weekly lessons
• Reinforce class expectations and procedures
• Finish working from EE
• Distribute full page pieces and begin rehearsal

1. Begin on EE Pg. 13
• Tone Builder and Rhythm Etude on Pg. 12
• Begin playing on EE Pg. 13 with Ode to Joy and continue moving forward with other two full band songs
• Distribute Let’s Rock and Basses are Aces and begin rehearsing

Middle School

6th Grade Band

Objectives:

• Continue working on scales
• Rehearse pieces
• Possibly distribute new piece

1. Warm-Up
• EE Pg. 40 Bb, Eb, F, and Ab #1 and 2
• Chromatic Scale
2. Music Rehearsal
• Apollo March
• Perform full runs and reinforce counting and dynamics
• Night at the Symphony
• Continue incorporating dynamics and articulations
• Perform full runs
• Starship One
• Reinforce fp cres. and perform full runs
• Fun with Chopsticks
• Begin working on each variation individually
• Distribute a new piece, read through, and begin rehearsing

7/8th Grade Band

Objectives:

• Continue working scales
• Rehearse Pops Concert Pieces

1. Warm-up
• Concert Scales: C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D
• 3rds in a selected key
• Chromatic scale
2. Music Rehearsal

• Wizard of Oz
• Isolate 6/8 sections and reinforce counting
• Isolate transitions between songs and time signature especially
• Work with percussion and trombone to correct 6/8 counting
• Grease
• Continue rehearsing in sections
• Isolate 12/8 and reinforce counting and feel
• Isolate Grease Lightning to correct rhythms and isolate new parts at the key change
• Continue incorporating articulations and dynamics into select tunes
• Begin working on transitions

High School

Objectives:

• Continue working on Scales
• Continue rehearsal for Pops Concert
• Compile list of interest for Solo/Ensemble

1. Warm-Up
• Concert Major Scales
• 3rds
• Chromatic
• Relative Natural Minor Key
• Bach Chorale (TBA)

1. Music Rehearsal
• Phantom of the Opera
• Isolate transitions
• Correct rhythms in trumpet section on melody passages
• Reinforce proper shaping and tempi throughout
• Lion King
• Rehearse in sections
• Isolate percussion in final piece
• Begin incorporating articulations in sections
• Continue to work with sections in areas with swing feel to properly interpret swing eighths
• Discuss shaping of long notes throughout
• Collect Wicked
• Phillip Bliss
• Work with brass on a full sustained sound throughout forte section
• Correct pitches in opening woodwind sections and incorporate shaping
• Fate of the Gods
• Isolate upper woodwind rhythmic passages in the beginning and work them in both keys