- Quietly and efficiently prepare for rehearsal. Make sure the following items are on your music stand:
- Pencil
- Music binder
- Write down the homework in your agenda (see below)
- Warm up on your own
Homework: Practice all five concert pieces (see below)
Today's Objective(s): Solidify transitions in all concert repertoire
Classroom & Rehearsal Activities
[1:39] First Five (see above)
[1:45] Ensemble Sound Development
- Concert F Articulation
- Concert F Major Scale & Arpeggio
- Lip Slurs / Finger Flex
- Tune
- All: Concert F (with drone)
- Woodwinds: Concert A (with Brenda)
- Brass: Concert B-flat (with Nathan)
- Long Tones
[1:55] Announcements / Reminders
- Kaleidoscope is tomorrow!
- Attire is Benton Music polo and khakis
- Dress rehearsal for "Remember Me" from 3 to 4 p.m.
- Concert starts at 5 p.m.
- Be set up no later than 6:50 p.m.
- Is anyone NOT playing "Remember Me" w/ Symphonic Band (e.g. doing dance, adv guitar, or choir instead?)
- Did I announce next years' section leaders in this class?
[2:00] Partial concert set:
- Journey
- Star Wars
- Rhapsody
[2:10] Transitions
[2:30] Break
[2:33] Concert F Intonation (refocus, retune)
[2:35] Full concert set:
- Heart
- Journey
- Star Wars
- Rhapsody
- Remember
[2:50] Announcements / Cleanup
- Exit Ticket:
- Winds: MusicRacer.com - Fingerings - Level A and B
- Percussion: MusicRacer.com - Note Names - Level A, B, and C
- Show your section leader when finished
- Section leaders, report to Mr. Summers if anyone did NOT finish
- Percussion: cover instruments, put mallets away, organize and tidy up
- Woodwinds: swab, put instruments away, rack chairs
- Brass: put instruments away, rack stands
- Everyone:
- pick up one piece of trash - Leave it better than you found it!
- ALL instruments go home - practice!