Practice Notes: Beginning Band

Oct 14-16

  • Practice your 6-note scale with 8 beats on each note
  • Continue lines #24, #26, and #27 on page 9
  • Page 10 , practice lines #29, #31 and practice ahead to line #33
  • Page 12 practice Jingles Bells
  • Brass – continue practicing lip slur exercises (page 40 #1A)
  • Percussison – practice lines #21 (multiple bounce strokes) and #35 (flam)

Oct 7-9

  • Practice your 6-note scale with 8 beats on each note
  • Practice page 9 lines # 24, #26 and #27
  • Page 10 practice slurring on line #29, and the new note in line #30
  • Page 11 practice the new note ine line #37 and note the key (signature flats and share next to the clef)
  • Page 12 practice Jingle Bells

Sept 30-Oct 2

  • Practice your 5 note scale with 8 beats on each note
  • Practice page 9 line #25,#26 and #27
  • Practice ahead to the lines on page 10
  • Also start looking at Jingle Bells on page 12 as we will begin that piece in rehearsal soon

Sept 23-25

  • We have completed page 8. Practice all lines on page 9.
  • Line #27 (page 8) will be performed in the Winter Concert. We will also work towards pages 12 & 13 which will be Concert pieces.
  • Everyone should know their 5 notes and memorize the lines/spaces those 5 notes are on. We will turn that into a 5-Note Scale warm up next week.

Sept 16-18

  • We completed through line #17 in rehearsal last week
  • Continue practicing all lines on page 8 and then practice forward to page 9

Sept 2-4

  • Continue practicing all lines on page 7 (except #10, the sight reading line)
  • Remember line #11 is a duet and has two parts, part A and part B. Practice both parts A and B.
  • Make sure to breath in through your mouth at the breath marks (not your nose) and always sit tall with back away from the back of the chair.
  • Percussion: Practice all the Percussion Lesson lines (both snare and mallets) on pages 4-5, and also practice Single Paradiddle (page 6 line #6)

August 26-28

  • Completed all lines on page 6
  • Practice all lines on page 7 as we will play these in rehearsal next week
  • Percussion: Practice all the Percussion Lesson lines on pages 4-5 as we will play these again on Wednesday, and also practice Single Paradiddle (page 6 line #6)