Select Band Ensemble from 5/6

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5/13 – Count Tickets before coming

5/13 We will play everything – Jazz & Classical

Give Me That Old Time Religion (Beloved Hymns) – especially last 4 measures

Working your lines of A Train – especially 8th note runs

Volunteers should also start thinking solo’s for A Train

Continue working on writing out jazz solo

Kenny’ll Make it (blues)

Now Hear This (blues)

Fairest Lord Jesus

Work hard on Passacaille – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIYh1tXEaV4&nohtml5=False

Blessed Redeemer

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

Needing assistance or more information? Director Dan Updegrave 417-849-2515

Intermediate Band from 5/6

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Intermediate Band from 5/6

5/13 – Count Tickets before coming

On 5/13 – Meet all together in Band Room

Book – pg 12 #’s 56, 59, 60, 62

Keep working Tis So Sweet & You’ll Be In My Heart

Keep working Chorale on It Is Well

Clarinets / Saxes – also work # 97 & 107

Concert pieces – Tis So Sweet, You’ll Be In My Heart, Shenandoah, Rock.com, Chorale on It is Well

Others as assigned by teachers

Bring your Rhythm a Week books to class next week.

Needing assistance or more information? Director Dan Updegrave 417-849-2515

Beginning Band from 5/6

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Beginning Band from 5/6

5/13 – Count Tickets before coming

5/13 – Meet all together in Band Room

Memorize #147

Book 1 – #153 Carnival of Venice – concert

& #152 – School Spirit – concert

Continue working on Glory, Joy, & Crown

Clarinets– all exercises on pg 26-30 – squeaks probably mean a finger is leaking; check yourself in your mirror.

Saxes – also working all pg 26-30 (esp. pg 28, 29, 30)

Others as assigned by teachers

Needing assistance or more information? Director Dan Updegrave 417-849-2515

Younger Beginner Violin Class

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This week, please practice Essential Elements: Exercises 43, 64, 73, 86, 88, 89, 91, and 92.

Please practice especially hard on 91 and 92! These are quite difficult, and we are playing them at our concert next week, along with the other pieces listed above.

Also, please pay close attention to posture and bow holds.

If you have any questions on what part you should practice for 88, 89, 91, or 92, please feel free to contact me.

Adam Barker
417-294-1318
adambarker33@rocketmail.com

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Intermediate Orchestra 5/6/16

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March – Make sure your low 2s are in tune!
Faith of our Fathers
#188 – Cripple Creek – only 1X. 1sts = A part, 2nds and violas = B part, cellos = B part #182 – Surprise Symphony – Staccatos, low and high 2s, dynamics #168 – Arkansas Traveler
#142 – Variations
#138 – Tisket
#118 – Firoliralera

Intermediate orchestra 4/29/16

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You all are sounding so good! Please work on all of our end of the year concert pieces:

Faith of our Fathers
March
118
138
142
168
182
183

On 188:
Take all repeats, then repeat the entire piece playing the opposite part (except cellos!). 1st violins play A then B
2nd violins play B then A
Violas play B then A
Cellos play the bottom line the entire time. (Sorry!)

On 182:
Play in the middle of the bow for your staccato notes. Do NOT play F# or C# except in measure 7. Dynamics are crucial in this pierce. There will be no surprise if we fail to observe dynamics!

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Beginner and Advanced Intermediate classes practice your orchestra class assignments and continue working on your contest pieces.

Ensemble;
Arran Boat Song
This is sounding fantastic so far! Let’s get the second half learned and play it together this week. Counting is everything… and you’re doing a great job :)

Tara’s Hall
Danny Boy
Make these two pieces contrasting.

Intermediate Band Percussion

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Practice the flam rudiments we circled on your sheets with a metronome. Make sure to raise the accented hand up higher than the softer note (and remember that the soft note comes just a little before the big accented one). Also, practice exercise #136 in your Essential Elements book. It has several of the flam rudiments in there, as well as a couple drags. And, of course, keep Tis So Sweet, You Will Be In My Heart, Chorale, and Shenandoah up to speed.