- Quietly and efficiently prepare for rehearsal
- Write down the homework in your agenda (see below)
- Warm up on your own
Homework: Honor Band Excerpts (due January 10th)
Today's Objective(s): Accurately read and count rhythms in 6/8 and 7/8 time
Classroom & Rehearsal Activities
[12:19] First Five (see above)
[12:25] Ensemble Sound Development
- Concert F Articulation
- Honor Band Scales [100 bpm]
- Concert B-flat Major
- Concert G harmonic minor
- Chromatic
- Tune
- D.I.T.S.
[12:35] Ensemble Rehearsal
- Rhythm Studies (6/8, for Festival Band)
- Rhythm Studies (7/8, for Heart of Gold)
- Our Kingsland Spring excerpt
[1:05] Reminders / Announcements
- Festival Band starts January 10th! Be there!
- Percussion: clean up and put everything away; make sure everything is covered; all mallets in the bag
- Woodwinds: swab, put instruments away, rack stands
- Brass: put instruments away, rack chairs
- Everyone: pick up one piece of trash
- Leave it better than you found it!
- Last call for unused restroom passes - in the homework drawer please
- ALL INSTRUMENTS GO HOME TODAY!