Weekly Update for April 5th
This week we will have our first Performance Hour on WebEx on Friday, April 10th from 12pm-1pm
Meeting Number: 967 685 211
Password: MustangBand
https://gcisd.webex.com/gcisd/j.php?MTID=md9f884656e3a0bddab9498999fdfc6a8
Students interested in performing this week should sign up at the following link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18Qq56w0ChQpRvaFgHPWCZwGNJrBD5Hj5ZVFQuSYdxBQ/edit?usp=sharing
----Sign up for ONE performance time slot. If we run out of slots, we will have other opportunities to perform.
-----Everyone should plan to sign up eventually for a performance time.
-----During this event you can come and go as you wish. You do not need to be present the entire time.
-----You are encouraged to watch at least 3 performances.
Meeting Number: 967 685 211
Password: MustangBand
https://gcisd.webex.com/gcisd/j.php?MTID=md9f884656e3a0bddab9498999fdfc6a8
Students interested in performing this week should sign up at the following link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18Qq56w0ChQpRvaFgHPWCZwGNJrBD5Hj5ZVFQuSYdxBQ/edit?usp=sharing
----Sign up for ONE performance time slot. If we run out of slots, we will have other opportunities to perform.
-----Everyone should plan to sign up eventually for a performance time.
-----During this event you can come and go as you wish. You do not need to be present the entire time.
-----You are encouraged to watch at least 3 performances.
Daily Practice Routine
Fundamentals (10 Mins)
- Long tones, Remington exercises - Use a tuner and a metronome and learn to address tuning issues
- Articulation exercises - The tongue is a muscle and must be worked daily
- Slurs for flexibility and range - Lip slurs for brass – same color of sound on every note and Register or octave slurs for woodwinds
- All 12 major scales PLUS the arpeggio - If you know them, memorize them, If they’re memorized, go faster or start the minor scales, Arpeggios are just as important as scales
- Play scales 3 times - 1st time – slow, in tune, work on tone, 2nd time – at a tempo you can play flawlessly, 3rd time – faster to push your limits
- Chromatic Scale – same slow/medium/fast approach
- Technical exercises from the blue book or another source - Play in all keys at least once per week!
- Scales in thirds, scales in patterns
- Do not give up on your band music! You’ve worked hard on it and we still want to give beautiful performances!
- March – play it on concert F to refine the articulation, slow it down and tune each note then put the two ideas together - Can you play the loud AND soft parts in tune
- Other pieces - What the hardest parts of the music? Slow them down and play them perfectly - Nothing is as good as a ton of correct repetitions with a metronome and a tuner
- Other Music (15 minutes)
- Have you learned the metronome etude? https://www.grapevinehsband.com/uploads/7/8/7/0/78709128/metronomeetude.pdf
- Have you started on another solo? There’s a ton of great music for you to play.