- Get your instrument ready and go to your assigned seat
- Remember, large cases stay in lockers
- Saxophones: bring your swab to your chair with you so you do not have to go back to your case/locker at the end of rehearsal to swab out your instrument
- Make sure your Essential Elements book and a pencil is on your music stand
Today's Objectives
- Play at least five (5) notes with good tone
Homework - due Wednesday
- #6 - Moving On Up
Classroom & Rehearsal Activities
[5] First Five
[5] Ensemble Sound Development
- Concert F Articulation
[10] Rhythm Studies
[5] Breathing Gym
[50] Ensemble Rehearsal
- Review page 4
- Brass - mouthpiece sirens
- #6 - due Wednesday - review "The Four Options"
- Option 1: Count & clap the rhythms
- Option 2: Name the notes and demonstrate the finger positions
- Option 3 (Wind Pattern): Perform the air, tongue articulation, and finger positions
- Option 4: Play
- Page 5 - reps reps reps
- Brass - lip slurs after #9
- Beginning Band Endurance Warmup
[4] Clean up
- Woodwinds swab
- Instruments in cases, all instruments go home
- Use BandMate when practicing at home