Jan. 23-27 Happenings

Well, the winter weather has finally arrived in NW Iowa. Despite that and the uncertainty of school for Monday we are in for a very full week in the GT Band Department. This Thursday I will be taking 7 HS Students to Corwith for the Conference Honor Band. These young musicians will be in for a full day of rehearsal and will then put on a wonderful concert with guest conductor Paul Bloomquist. If you have any further questions on the Conference Honor Band please feel free to email me at tpedersen@gtschools.k12.ia.us.

5th Band

Objectives:

• Continue weekly lessons
• Reinforce class expectations and procedures
• Continue working from EE and distribute first full page piece
• Begin Quarter 3

1. Begin on EE Pg. 12
• Tone Builder and Rhythm Etude on Pg. 11
• Begin playing on EE Pg. 12 with When the Saints Go Marching In and continue moving forward with other three full band songs
• Distribute Let’s Rock and begin working on once finished with book exercises

Middle School

6th Grade Band

Objectives:

• Continue working on scales
• Rehearse new pieces

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

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
• Continue incorporating articulations and dynamics into select tunes

High School

Objectives:

• Continue working on Scales
• Continue rehearsal for Pops Concert
• Conference Honor Band
• 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 chromatic passages in upper woodwinds
• Isolate transitions
• Correct rhythms in trumpet section on melody passages
• 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
• Collect Wicked
• If time possibly rehearse Philip Bliss and Fate of the Gods