Dec. 15-19 Happenings

The Winter Concert is finally upon us. After months of hard work the GTRA MS and HS Band Students will show their stuff Monday night starting at 7:00. We hope to see you all there.


5th

Objectives:

• Complete Eighth Note Pages
• Begin full band selections

Warm-Up:

1. EE Pg. 12 Tone Builder and Rhythm Etude

Music Rehearsal:

1. EE Pg. 11 
1. Recap 2/4 Meter
2. Perform exercises
3. Introduce crescendo and decrescendo

1. EE Pg. 12 begin selections
2. Set goal to complete several full band pieces before winter break

MS

6th Grade

Objectives:

• Winter Concert 
• Discuss Concert and Collect Music

Warm-Up:

1. EE Pg. 40 #1, 2 in all four keys
2. Bb Chromatic Scale

Music Rehearsal:

1. Listen to concert recording and discuss
2. Continue rehearsal on March Zuma

7/8th Grade

Objectives:

• Winter Concert
• Discuss Concert and Collect Music

Warm-Up:

1. Two selected major scales
2. Perform 3rds in an additional key
3. One Octave Bb Chromatic Scale

Music Rehearsal:

1. Listen to concert recording and discuss
2. Collect Concert Pieces
3. Distribute and read new pieces for Pops Concert

HS

Objectives:

• Winter Concert
• Pep Band Friday
• Begin reading new pep band pieces

Warm-Up:

1. Two selected major scales
2. Relative minor and 3rds in selected keys
3. One Octave Bb Chromatic Scale
4. Selected Bach Chorale

Music Rehearsal:

1. Listen to concert recording and discuss
2. Collect Concert Pieces
3. Distribute new pep band pieces and begin reading

Dec. 8-12 Happenings

Our Winter Concerts are finally here! We hope to see all at our 5th grade band concert on Monday evening and at our upcoming 6-12th grade concert next Monday night.

5th

Objectives:

• Winter Concert
• Continue with Eighth Note Exercises

Warm-Up:

1. EE Pg. 6 Notes in Review, adding concert G
2. Perform in quarter notes and eighth notes

Music Rehearsal:

1. EE Pg. 5  “Four by Four”
2. EE Pg. 9 #38 
1. Reinforce dynamic change at the end
3. St. Nick’s on the Housetop
1. Rehearse in sections
2. Determine amount to use for concert
4. Continue on Pg. 10 and 11 with eighth note exercises
5. Set goal to begin full band pieces before winter break

MS

6th Grade

Objectives:

• Improve rhythmic execution of Winter Concert Pieces
• Perform full runs of all pieces adding dynamic changes

Warm-Up:

1. EE Pg. 40 #1, 2 in all four keys
2. Bb Chromatic Scale

Music Rehearsal:

1. Andromeda Overture
1. Perform full runs
2. Royal March
1. Perform full runs
2. Isolate and rehearse trumpet melody in closing section
3. Christmas Sleigh Ride
1. Reinforce dynamic changes throughout
2. Perform full runs

7/8th Grade

Objectives:

• Develop phrasing and dynamics of Winter Concert Pieces
• Perform full runs

Warm-Up:

1. Two selected major scales
2. Perform 3rds in an additional key
3. One Octave Bb Chromatic Scale

Music Rehearsal:

1. Roswell 1947
1. Perform full runs
2. Do You Hear What I Hear
1. Continue to develop balance among voices throughout
2. Perform full runs
3. Le Sabre
1. Perform full runs

HS

Objectives:

• Develop phrasing of Winter Concert Pieces
• Perform full runs 
• Pep Band Tuesday

Warm-Up:

1. Two selected major scales
2. Relative minor and 3rds in selected keys
3. One Octave Bb Chromatic Scale
4. Selected Bach Chorale

Music Rehearsal:

1. Trombone King
1. Perform full runs
2. Russian Christmas Music
1. Perform full runs
3. A Childhood Hymn
1. Perform full runs