Jan. 3-7 Happenings

Welcome back! I hope that those of you reading this had a fun and relaxing break from school. That being said, it is time to get back to work. At the high school we have Basketball Pep Band, Conference Honor Band, and a Pops Concert to begin preparing for. At the middle school it's time to hand out some new music and start working. Also, all middle school student will begin looking at solo pieces toward the end of this month or the beginning of February. I look forward to seeing you all very soon.

Middle School

5th Band

Objectives:

• Set Goals
• Finish Performance Pages from EE
• Begin working on new Pieces outside of the book

Warm-Up:

1. Page 12 perform Tone and Rhythm Builders
1. Begin having percussion rotate through mallets

Music Rehearsal:

1. Begin playing through performance pages 12-13
2. Possibly play a full run through the book up to their current location
3. Distribute new sheet music and discuss sight-reading
1. Read through pieces and begin rehearsing

6th Band

Objectives:

• Set Goals
• Distribute new pieces and read
• Continue working on scales

Warm-Up:

1. Play through EE Pg. 40 Concert Bb, Eb, F, and Ab #1, and 2
1. Work articulations on number 2 and push tempos
2. Play chromatic scale

Music Rehearsal:

1. Distribute new pieces and begin reading

7/8th Band

Objectives:

• Continue scale rehearsal
• Distribute new pieces and begin reading

Warm-Up:

1. Play through Concert Scales: C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, and G
1. Continue playing scales in cut-time
2. Play one major scale in a 3rds pattern
3. Play Chromatic Scale
4. Tune

Music Rehearsal:

1. Distribute new pieces for Pops Concert and begin reading
1. Identify key and important rhythms
2. Set goals to read straight through the pieces without stopping

High School

Objectives:

• Refresh Pep Band Music
• Read through several new pep band pieces
• Hand out and read potential Pops Concert Pieces
• Continue rehearsing major scales

Warm-Up:

1. Play through all Major Concert Scales
1. Begin playing scales in cut-time
2. Goal of all scales in 2 minutes
2. Play one key in 3rds
3. Play one relative-minor scale
1. Natural Minor
2. Harmonic Minor
4. Play Chromatic Scale 3x’s

Tune

Music Rehearsal:

1. Refresh Pep Band Pieces
1. School Song
2. Star-Spangled Banner
3. Build Me Up Buttercup
1. Refresh rhythms and modulation
4. The Stripper
1. Distribute
2. Read through
5. Born to Be Wild
6. Celebration
2. Distribute 2-3 new pieces and read

Distribute some potential Pops Concert pieces