- Quietly and efficiently prepare for rehearsal. Make sure all the following items are on your music stand:
- Pencil
- Music Binder
- Essential Elements book
- iPad, with BandMate chromatic tuner opened
- Write down the homework in your agenda (see below)
- Warm up on your own
Homework: Practice "Starfire Fanfare," "Midnight Sky," and "Plaza de Toros"!
Today's Objective(s): Read and understand multiple-measure rests
Classroom & Rehearsal Activities
[11:43] First Five (see above)
Snap!Raise onboarding (this will happen at some point during rehearsal, not sure when!)
[11:48] Ensemble Sound Development
- Concert F Articulation
- #86, 87, 88 - continuously without stopping (take the repeats)
- Tune
- B-flat Intonation
- Chorale No. 1
- Articulation - concert F quarter notes
- Legato - gentle "dah" articulation, smooth and connected, continuous air
- Staccato - light - make your notes shorter than your trio
- Accent - "mini diminuendo" (start strong and get softer, no space between the notes)
- Marcato - bouncy!
[12:03] Ensemble Rehearsal
- #98 (was due yesterday)
- #99
- #100
- #101
- #102
- #103
[12:23] Announcements / Reminders
- Festival Band rehearsal Monday after school (outside in the old tent area)
- Festival Tuesday
- Career Day Wednesday
- Honor Concert at Excelsior 6:00 p.m. Thursday (FREE!) (get a program, write your name on it, put in homework drawer for extra credit)
[12:28] 6/8 Rhythm Studies - Concert F
[12:33] Ensemble Rehearsal / Independent Practice
- Festival Band members practice with your sections
- Non-Festival Band members review Essential Elements
[1:02] Cleanup
- Instruments in lockers, lockers locked
- Tidy up the chairs
- Pick up at least one piece of trash - leave it better than you found it!