- Quietly and efficiently prepare for rehearsal
- Make sure you are in your assigned seat according to the seating chart (there are copies of the seating chart on the front table)
- Ask your neighbors about their spring break and/or what they're looking forward to
- Warm up on your own - GOOD SOUNDS only please
[3:10] Ensemble Warmup
- Concert F Articulation
- Tune
- Festival Band Warmups
- B-flat Intonation
[3:20] Logistics for Wednesday
- Attire is concert black - you can wear it or bring it in a bag, there will be time to change
- Come here immediately after school on Wednesday
- Bring money if you want to buy food at the festival
- Festival Band plays first, then Symphonic Band - Beginning Band students will be in the audience watching Symphonic Band's performance
- Questions?
[3:30] Run the set
- Jubilant
- Midnight
- Plaza
[3:40] Sight Reading
- Signatures - Time (how many beats per measure) and Key (which notes are sharp or flat / which scale?). Do they change?
- Tempo - Fast, medium, slow? Change?
- Accidentals - Are there any notes outside the key signature? Do you know the position for those notes?
- Repeats, Roadmap, Rhythms - Any repeat signs, D.C., D.S.? Any tricky rhythms?
- Signs, Symbols, any other text needing clarification?
[3:55] Break
[4:00] Spot check
[4:20] Run the set
- Jubilant
- Midnight
- Plaza
[4:30] Cleanup
- Woodwinds: swab, put away instrument, rack all chairs
- Brass: put away instrument, rack all stands
- Percussion:
- Cover instruments, put all mallets and small instruments away, clean up and organize
- Roll to the middle of the room:
- Timpani
- Bass Drum
- All keyboards
- Tam Tam
- Everyone: pick up at least one piece of trash - leave it better than you found it!