Week of November 23rd:
6th Grade: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (In class assignment)
-measures 21-40
-Keep practicing your class Christmas Song
7th Grade: Finish Christmas March Assignments
-Practice Scale 9, Christmas Stomp, & Christmas March
8th Grade: Minor Scale 7
-Practice Christmas March
Week of November 16th:
6th Grade:
Smart Music: #44
-Percussion play #44 on Smart Music on drum pad
In class:
Flutes - Up on the the Housetop Part A
Clarinets - We Three Kings Part A
Trumpets - Jolly Old St. Nick Part A
Trombones - Santa's Sleigh Ride Part A
Percussion - St. Nick - Both Parts on Bells
7th Grade:
Smart Music: Christmas Stomp - Measures 38-53
(You may set your tempo to 80 or faster...the tempo Smart Music gives you is
at 131).
In Class:
Scale 8
Christmas March:
French Horns/Low Brass/Bassoons - Measures 57-77
Trumpets - Measures 75 - end
Flutes, Oboe, 1st Clarinets, 1st Saxophone, & Bells - Measures 5-64
2nd Clarinets, 3rd Clarinets, & 2nd Saxophone - Measures 4-64
Percussion - Measures 1 - end
8th Grade:
Minor Scale 7
Christmas March: Measures 1 - 64
Week of November 9th:
6th Grade:
Smart Music: Finish #38 & Begin #42
In class -
(Trumpets only - Play #41 on Monday)
Everyone:
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - measures 1-12
7th Grade:
Smart Music - Finish #41 & Begin #46
In Class - Christmas Stomp
8th Grade:
Minor Scale 6
Christmas Music
Week of November 2nd:
6th Grade:
Smart Music: Finish #35 & Start #38
In class:
Monday - #39
Thursday - #41 - Count & Play
7th Grade:
Smart Music - Finish #31 & Start #41
In Class Scales 1-6 (Black Star Tuesday)
8th Grade:
Continue to bring both Book 2 & Book 3
Minor Scale 5 (Play on Thursday)
#125 (Play on Monday)
#136 (Play on Tuesday)
Week of October 26th:
6th Grade:
Smart Music #35 (percussion play on drum pad)
In class #39 (percussion play on bells & drum pad)
7th Grade:
Smart Music #31 (percussion on bells)
Smart Music #37 - FOR PERCUSSION ONLY - DRUM PAD
In class Scale 6
8th Grade:
Minor 1-4 scales
In class #107, 110
Assignments for the week of October 19th:
NO SMART MUSIC THIS WEEK. We will have at least 2 in class playing
assignments.
6th Grade:
Flutes - Practice #28, 29, 30, 31, pg. 42 rhythm page
Clarinets - Practice page 8 two lines
Trumpets - Practice #28, 29, 30, 31, pg. 42 rhythm page
Trombones - Practice page 8 two lines
Percussion - Practice page 9 one on bells (my Dreydel) and one on pad
7th Grade:
Scale 5 playing grade next week
Practice #26-35 in book
8th Grade:
Minor Scale 4 playing grade next week
Practice #102-110 in book
Assignments for the week of October 12th:
NO SMART MUSIC THIS WEEK. In class playing assignments.
6th Grade:
Flutes - #28
Clarinets - Theme Song
Trumpets - #27
Trombones - #25
Percussion - #31 on bells
7th Grade:
Practice Scale 5, Fight Song, #1, #3
8th Grade:
Practice Minor Scale 4, Fight Song, #1, Book #2
Assignments for the week of October 5th:
6th Grade:
#18 on Smart Music (Due Thursday)
-Percussion - play on Bells
In class - Practice #27-29
7th Grade:
#26 on Smart Music
Fight Song in class
8th Grade:
Practice & be prepared for Friday night
-Work on Fight Song memorized, #1, #3, You Really Got Me
Assignments for the week of September 28th:
6th Grade:
#12 on Smart Music (Due Thursday)
#21-23 - practice for in class playing grade
#25 - Percussion on bells in class & #12 on drum pad on Smart Music
7th Grade:
Smart Music #22
In class Scale #4
8th Grade:
Fight Song from memory
Assignments for the week of September 14th:
6th Grade:
Clarinet - #12 - be prepared to say note names & finger along as well as play
Trumpet - #12 - be prepared to say note names & finger along as well as play
Percussion - #23 - play on bells and say letter names
Trombone - #12 - be prepared to say note names & finger along as well as play
Flute - #12 - be prepared to say note names & finger along as well as play
7th Grade:
Scale 3 in class, no smart music this week
Next Week (Sept. 21st) - Smart Music #17
8th Grade:
Fight Song Memorized week of September 28th
Minor Scale #2
#1, 3, 4 - Work on these songs
Assignments for the week of September 8th:
6th Grade:
Clarinet - Play each of the five notes (c, d, e, f, g) as a whole note & 4
quarter notes
Trumpet - play a song of your choice on your mouth piece, C-G pattern we
practiced in class, & one of the following 6, 8, 10, 11
Percussion - line 18 saying letter names with sticking & playing (2 grades)
Trombone - demonstrate the five notes (Bb, C, D, Eb, F) as a whole note & 4
quarter notes
Flute - head joint (make up rhythm for 8 beats - tap toes, correct posture),
4, & 6
7th Grade:
Scale #1 (Tuesday) & Scale #2 (Friday) in class
#11 (Chroma-Zone) on smart music
8th Grade:
Fight Song with music & Minor Scale #1
Assignments for the week of August 31st:
6th Grade: All instruments continue to practice with mouthpieces
-Clarinet - #2, another moutpiece playing grade
-Trumpet - #2 Playing Grade in Class , another mouthpiece playing grade
-Percussion - page 7 line 14 on bells with metronome set at 60
-Trombone - play each of the first 5 notes as a whole note then as 4 quarter
notes while tapping their foot
-Flute - #2 Playing Grade in Class, head joint playing grade
7th Grade:
-Scale #1
8th Grade:
-Scales #7-12
-#88
-Future Playing Grade: Fight Song
Assignments for the week of August 24th:
6th Grade:
-Practice with headjoints/mouthpieces
7th Grade: Playing Grade Tuesday (Aug. 25th)
-page 26, #133 & page 40 Bb concert scale #1
8th Grade: Playing Grade Tuesday (Aug. 25th)
-Major scales #1-6
SmartMusic is a program that we use with our middle school band program. It
is a great tool for students to use at home. We will give homework
assignments weekly and students will have several days to pass it off at home
or play it off at school. Students can re-try their assignment until they
receive the grade they desire. Once turned in, I will receive the grade and
a recording of their playing grade. I also love this program because it is
almost like having a private teacher at home. It will show you what mistakes
you made. If you want to explore outside of our band book that we use in
class then there are several other method books to practice and other band
and solo music availble for free.
How to Order SmartMusic:
1. A subscription for SmartMusic is for an entire calendar year. If you
order it August 1, 2009 then you will have the subscription until August 1,
2010.
2. Go to smartmusic.com to order it. A subscription is $30 for an entire
year and you will need an instrumental microphone for $20. You can pay for
the subscription on-line.
Ways to Use your SmartMusic at Home:
1.Pass off your assignments at home. The computer will grade and record
your playing. If you are not satisfied with your grade, try it again.
2.When you are practicing at home, use the metronome. This will help you
stay on the beat.
3.Use your tuner. Practice playing several notes & see if you can get them
in tune.
4.Practice with the Essential Elements Book that we use in class. You can
plug your microphone in and it will show you what notes you played correctly
or missed. You can also put only the solo line to help with correct
pitches. The background music helps you stay in tempo and makes it more fun
to practice.
5.You can move on in the book or use the other method books on SmartMusic to
practice with. There are several things on the different methods such as
scales or other music we do not have in our book.
