Daily Homework

Quick LInks
Week Of Dec. 12:

Monday
*Breathing Exercises - Hold the note steady for 16 counts.
*Tongue 8 Drill - Keep air steady and be sure your neck is not moving while you tongue the notes.
*Bb 5 Concert Scale - Make sure you know the note names and the fingering for all of the notes in this scale. Make sure you are using the correct rhythm and you should have a metronome set while practicing. Your goal should be to play it up and down perfectly with the metronome at 100.
*Mouthpiece Work - Practice making sounds on the mouthpiece. Use the suggestions that were given by Mr. A and Mrs. V to improve your sound.
*Music Theory Book - Study Lessons 1 - 6 in the theory book. Study the names of the notes in the staff and those that use ledger lines. Continue to practice using the links to musictheory.net on the right. Continue to look over the different types of notes and rests and how adding a time signature give them a number value.
*Music Book - Work on pages 5-10. Focus on your posture, instrument position, hand position, breathing and air support, embouchure, toe tap, counting, and snappy fingers or slides. Also, make sure that you are practicing accuratley with the correct notes and fingerings. If you are not sure about a note, use the back of your book to check. You should also use the same three step process that we use in class while you are practicing at home.
​*Schoology.com Assignment - Check your account often so you know when all of your assignments are due and if you need to resubmit anything!
*Festival Music - Make sure you are preparing your parts for our Festival pieces. It will be easier to rehearse and to put everything together if you do your job at home. Remember to practice the piece in small sections. Use the rehearsal numbers to help you break up the piece. Be sure to use the three step process we use in class when working on the different sections in your music to make sure you are getting the correct rhythms, nites and fingerings. Also make sure you are practicing breathing in the right spots, articulations and dynamics!

Tuesday
*Breathing Exercises - Hold the note steady for 16 counts.
*Tongue 8 Drill - Keep air steady and be sure your neck is not moving while you tongue the notes.
*Bb 5 Concert Scale - Make sure you know the note names and the fingering for all of the notes in this scale. Make sure you are using the correct rhythm and you should have a metronome set while practicing. Your goal should be to play it up and down perfectly with the metronome at 100.
*Mouthpiece Work - Practice making sounds on the mouthpiece. Use the suggestions that were given by Mr. A and Mrs. V to improve your sound.
*Music Theory Book - Study Lessons 1 - 6 in the theory book. Study the names of the notes in the staff and those that use ledger lines. Continue to practice using the links to musictheory.net on the right. Continue to look over the different types of notes and rests and how adding a time signature give them a number value.
*Music Book - Work on pages 5-10. Focus on your posture, instrument position, hand position, breathing and air support, embouchure, toe tap, counting, and snappy fingers or slides. Also, make sure that you are practicing accuratley with the correct notes and fingerings. If you are not sure about a note, use the back of your book to check. You should also use the same three step process that we use in class while you are practicing at home.
​*Schoology.com Assignment - Check your account often so you know when all of your assignments are due and if you need to resubmit anything!
*Festival Music - Make sure you are preparing your parts for our Festival pieces. It will be easier to rehearse and to put everything together if you do your job at home. Remember to practice the piece in small sections. Use the rehearsal numbers to help you break up the piece. Be sure to use the three step process we use in class when working on the different sections in your music to make sure you are getting the correct rhythms, nites and fingerings. Also make sure you are practicing breathing in the right spots, articulations and dynamics!

Wednesday
*Breathing Exercises - Hold the note steady for 16 counts.
*Tongue 8 Drill - Keep air steady and be sure your neck is not moving while you tongue the notes.
*Bb 5 Concert Scale - Make sure you know the note names and the fingering for all of the notes in this scale. Make sure you are using the correct rhythm and you should have a metronome set while practicing. Your goal should be to play it up and down perfectly with the metronome at 100.
*Mouthpiece Work - Practice making sounds on the mouthpiece. Use the suggestions that were given by Mr. A and Mrs. V to improve your sound.
*Music Theory Book - Study Lessons 1 - 6 in the theory book. Study the names of the notes in the staff and those that use ledger lines. Continue to practice using the links to musictheory.net on the right. Continue to look over the different types of notes and rests and how adding a time signature give them a number value.
*Music Book - Work on pages 5-10. Focus on your posture, instrument position, hand position, breathing and air support, embouchure, toe tap, counting, and snappy fingers or slides. Also, make sure that you are practicing accuratley with the correct notes and fingerings. If you are not sure about a note, use the back of your book to check. You should also use the same three step process that we use in class while you are practicing at home.
​*Schoology.com Assignment - Check your account often so you know when all of your assignments are due and if you need to resubmit anything!
*Festival Music - Make sure you are preparing your parts for our Festival pieces. It will be easier to rehearse and to put everything together if you do your job at home. Remember to practice the piece in small sections. Use the rehearsal numbers to help you break up the piece. Be sure to use the three step process we use in class when working on the different sections in your music to make sure you are getting the correct rhythms, nites and fingerings. Also make sure you are practicing breathing in the right spots, articulations and dynamics!


Thursday
*Breathing Exercises - Hold the note steady for 16 counts.
*Tongue 8 Drill - Keep air steady and be sure your neck is not moving while you tongue the notes.
*Bb 5 Concert Scale - Make sure you know the note names and the fingering for all of the notes in this scale. Make sure you are using the correct rhythm and you should have a metronome set while practicing. Your goal should be to play it up and down perfectly with the metronome at 100.
*Mouthpiece Work - Practice making sounds on the mouthpiece. Use the suggestions that were given by Mr. A and Mrs. V to improve your sound.
*Music Theory Book - Study Lessons 1 - 6 in the theory book. Study the names of the notes in the staff and those that use ledger lines. Continue to practice using the links to musictheory.net on the right. Continue to look over the different types of notes and rests and how adding a time signature give them a number value.
*Music Book - Work on pages 5-10. Focus on your posture, instrument position, hand position, breathing and air support, embouchure, toe tap, counting, and snappy fingers or slides. Also, make sure that you are practicing accuratley with the correct notes and fingerings. If you are not sure about a note, use the back of your book to check. You should also use the same three step process that we use in class while you are practicing at home.
​*Schoology.com Assignment - Check your account often so you know when all of your assignments are due and if you need to resubmit anything!
*Festival Music - Make sure you are preparing your parts for our Festival pieces. It will be easier to rehearse and to put everything together if you do your job at home. Remember to practice the piece in small sections. Use the rehearsal numbers to help you break up the piece. Be sure to use the three step process we use in class when working on the different sections in your music to make sure you are getting the correct rhythms, nites and fingerings. Also make sure you are practicing breathing in the right spots, articulations and dynamics!

Weekend
*Breathing Exercises - Hold the note steady for 16 counts.
*Tongue 8 Drill - Keep air steady and be sure your neck is not moving while you tongue the notes.
*Bb 5 Concert Scale - Make sure you know the note names and the fingering for all of the notes in this scale. Make sure you are using the correct rhythm and you should have a metronome set while practicing. Your goal should be to play it up and down perfectly with the metronome at 100.
*Mouthpiece Work - Practice making sounds on the mouthpiece. Use the suggestions that were given by Mr. A and Mrs. V to improve your sound.
*Music Theory Book - Study Lessons 1 - 6 in the theory book. Study the names of the notes in the staff and those that use ledger lines. Continue to practice using the links to musictheory.net on the right. Continue to look over the different types of notes and rests and how adding a time signature give them a number value.
*Music Book - Work on pages 5-10. Focus on your posture, instrument position, hand position, breathing and air support, embouchure, toe tap, counting, and snappy fingers or slides. Also, make sure that you are practicing accuratley with the correct notes and fingerings. If you are not sure about a note, use the back of your book to check. You should also use the same three step process that we use in class while you are practicing at home.
​*Schoology.com Assignment - Check your account often so you know when all of your assignments are due and if you need to resubmit anything!
*Festival Music - Make sure you are preparing your parts for our Festival pieces. It will be easier to rehearse and to put everything together if you do your job at home. Remember to practice the piece in small sections. Use the rehearsal numbers to help you break up the piece. Be sure to use the three step process we use in class when working on the different sections in your music to make sure you are getting the correct rhythms, nites and fingerings. Also make sure you are practicing breathing in the right spots, articulations and dynamics!
​*Christmas Break Practicing - Make sure that you use your Christmas Break practice tracker to make sure that you are practicing the correct materials over break. Also, make sure that you record your practice time accurately so you can submit your practcice cards correctly on Tuesday, January 3.