HOMESCHOOL BAND
"The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul." Johann Sebastian Bach
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Here is you question for this week, Feel free to google if you're unsure of some of these things: Instruments are grouped into families. I want you to pick a family (does not have to match what you play) and name 3 different instruments in that family. Post in the comments! (Worth 4 points)
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Because we don't know if the restrictions will be lifted, we are still unsure if we will be able to have live concerts. We would like to record our pieces in order to be prepared for a virtual concert. We will record during class time. This means we need to practice just a little harder so that we can begin recording soon. The recordings will be released privately in order to protect you and your children.
Senior Band Keep on with what you are doing. I am hoping to give you links to studies for extra practice, meanwhile keep polishing the pieces you have. Intermediate Band Practice up to the bottom of page 14, when you feel you are proficient at those you may practice ahead to page 15 or 16. This week there was a lot of talk about alternate fingerings. These are especially important for the clarinet. Check your fingering charts and the exercise pages for more info and ways to practice these. Beginner Band This week we worked on Jingle Bells and Rounds. Harold challenged you to practice jingle Bells 5 times each day. This will be one of the pieces we record so you'll want to perfect it. A round in music is a song which can be sung by two or more groups of people. One group starts off and the next group start to sing the same song a bit later. It should sound nice together. When a group gets to the end of the song they start again Senior Band
You know what to do! Intermediate Band Pay extra attention to number 41 (page 43) for the Chromatic scale, 46/47 a new scale, 49 for improving breath control. Number 51 is our final number for this week. Beginner Band The "orange boxes" in your lesson book have all kinds of important info. Please read them often so that you are reminded what we have learned in class. Along with that are the tiny orange boxes on the side o your page that teach the fingerings for new notes. In many ways the fingerings are even more important than the note names. When we are learning the music language for our instruments we need to interpret each notation with our fingers and mouths. Flutes and brass instruments need to pay attention to where the note is on the staff. The higher the placement of the note, the higher the sound should be. The higher pitches are reached by blowing faster air. Following the music and the conductor. This is a skill we need to practice. You must keep your eyes on the music so that you are playing the correct notes but you also need to be aware of the conductor. This is accomplished by setting the music stand at a level where you can just see the baton over your music stand. You need to read your music like you would read a book and only glance up from time to time. We got to number 37 this week. Hello Musicians of Marvelous Magnitude!
The band bucks page has been updated, you can now find your total points and you can also submit purchases. The way they work, is an email is sent to me, and Then I will process the points and give you the prizes on the next Tuesday! So you might not see your points get spent right away. Keep practicing! Make you instrument sound as good as you possibly can. I also want to remind you to keep working towards your goal for Christmas. Here is the question of the week. (worth 1 point) What is your favourite Music Genre? (answer in the comments) Senior Band
Reflection - Trumpets on line 2, flutes and bells on line 1 YMCA Peter Gunn - Serena and Mrs Squire on line 1, Gabby and Harold on line 2, Victoria on line 3 China Grove - Gabby and Serena on line 1, Victoria line 2, Mrs Squire line 3, Harold line 4 Frosty - Victoria & Mrs. Squire line 1, Gabby & Serena line 2 Harold 3/4 Celebration - Gabby line 1, Serena and Victoria line 2, Mrs Squire line 3, Harold line 4 All Of me - Flutes and bells line 1, Trumpets line 2 When You Wish upon a Star - Serena, Harold and Victoria line 1, Gabby and Mrs Squire line 2 Intermediate Band This week we talked briefly about practice time at home. It is vital that practice occurs everyday. The muscles needed to play must be worked every day in order to gain strength. We suggest a minimum of 30 minutes of actual playing. You might want to photocopy the front inside cover of your book so that you can keep a record. Next week Harold will be using number 33 and 37 to assess our progress. Beginner Band A reminder to practice good podium etiquette. It's so exciting to have a big class but we need to let Harold teach :) We talked this week about some tools that you may find helpful. Music stands- although they are expensive we highly recommend Manhasset stands. They come in a variety of colours and have many accessories available. Manhasset is also very repairable, should anything ever go wrong. Instrument stands are also very handy. Hercules is a good sturdy brand. Harold used the KJOS soundtracks for rehearsal today. These are available to you at home. Look for the button on the right hand side of this page on your laptop, or at the very bottom on your phone. These tracks can be downloaded directly to your computer so you don't have to come to the website each time. Please practice up to number 27 this week. You should be practicing about 15 minutes or more each day. Great week of class. It's wonderful to see the groups finally shaping into bands!
I'll be working on the band bucks shop over the next few weeks. You'll find it under the menu on the banner. Remember "podium etiquette" When Harold (the conductor) is standing in front of his music stand all students should be quiet and listening. When he leaves the podium to help an individual or group others may QUIETLY play their instruments or ask questions of others. What should you do when a section is playing a part of the music? Follow the music and finger your notes silently. Senior band Lovely to have gained one more student. Take a look at the recordings from the Flex pops books, we'll be choosing concert songs next week. Intermediate band -number 12 page 4 Now is the time to spend extra time working on the little things that you may not be at your best yet. Practicing in front of a mirror will help you remember to have correct posture and good embouchure. Especially watch that your cheeks remain flat or tight. Trumpets will benefit from practicing lip slurs. Clarinets should do the exercises that take you "over the break" from lower to upper register. Everyone can benefit from the scales and studies in the back of the book and any "for only" exercise in your book. https://fiddlerman.com/studies-etudes-and-music/free-etudes-by-fiddlerman/ Beginner Band - bottom of page 7 We have learned our first 3 notes. By now you should feel confident in reading fingering charts and positions. Please spend time reading the teaching notes at the top of the pages as well as looking at the front of the book for posture and instrument care and the back of the book for the fingering charts and the map of your instrument. We will be adding a new note or 2 a week from here on in. The KJOS recordings can really add some fun to your practice time as well as help you know you are playing the right note. This is vital for brass as 50 percent of brass playing is ear training, or being able to hear that you are playing the right note. Bass players should consider investing in a good tuner and make sure you are in tune before the beginning of class. |
Angela Squire
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