- 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
Today's Objectives
- Define "embouchure"
- Play the note "concert F" together as an ensemble
Homework
- Everyone: practice Essential Elements page 4
- Brass: practice mouthpiece sirens every day
- Percussion: practice "Pepperoni Pizza"
Classroom & Rehearsal Activities
[5] First Five
[10] Rhythm Studies
[5] Breathing Gym
[60] Ensemble Rehearsal
- Adjust seating chart if necessary
- Essential Elements book on your music stand
- Students who do not have the book go to the library to check one out
- Pencil on your music stand
- BandMate!
- Review ready position
- Review playing position
- What to do when the teacher is working with another student or section
- Instrument groups:
- C instruments: flute, trombone, euphonium, tuba, percussion
- B-flat instruments: clarinet, trumpet
- E-flat instruments: saxophone
- F instruments: French horn
- First note! "Concert F"
- C instruments: your note is F
- B-flat instruments: your note is G
- E-flat instruments: your note is D
- F instruments: your note is C
- Teachers will check that each student is playing the correct note
- #1
- Brass - mouthpiece sirens
- #2 - learn "the four options"
- Count & clap
- Name the notes
- Wind pattern
- Play as written
[4] Clean up
- Instruments in lockers, lockers locked
- Come after school to pick up your instrument and take it home
- Tomorrow is an "A" day