Beginning Band: Clarinet & Sax Assignments 10.7.16
Essential Elements Book #1
Continue to warm-up on P.1 & 2. Focus on good posture, embouchure (mouth placement), tonguing.
Polish p. 8-9. Add 10.
Begin working on Joy to the World. Be sure to look up fingerings you don’t know in your EE book.
Begin working on Joy to the World. Be sure to look up fingerings you don’t know in your EE book.
Use your CD or Online Access! Listen to the accompaniment tracks and play along.
Rhythm Book
Work Lessons 3-5
Work Lessons 3-5
Study your flashcards for the notes found on pp. 1-9.
Remember! Practice smart!
Successful practice time:
1. Quiet space
2. All materials present
3. Good Posture
4. Warm up with deep breaths for 1-2 minutes (10 seconds in, 10 seconds out)
Successful music practice:
1. Look for time signature, key signature(s), tempo(s), dynamics, and accidentals.
2. Clap, tap, or buzz rhythm before playing.
3. Silently finger/position through the piece in tempo.
4. Play through the exercise.
5. If you can play through it 4x without a mistake you have mastered it.