SCSBOA
MUSIC LESSON focus:
- WARM-UPS (see below)
WARM UP
- Practical Studies
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- Page 11 > 3 exercises: Scale Exercise, Exercise in Thirds, Chord Exercise
- Sept 9 – Page 9, Exercise #11: * clap & count >> then play >> tempo =108
- Sept 9 – Page 9, Exercise #12: * clap & count >> then play >> tempo = 104
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- CHROMATIC SCALE > PDF
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- 3 note slurs, then 6 & 12. THEN top-middle-bottom lines. THEN ALL in one breath?
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- Ab & C Major Scales > honor band 2025 > PDF
- Scene & Air > PDF
- KLOSE & KROPSCH > PDF
PRACTICAL STUDIES
- PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO:
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- 4 bar breathing.
- Articulations
- Watch out for messy fingerings. “Snags” on note transitions. Also called “unwritten grace notes”. 😀
- Repeat difficult measures.
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- REBUILDING GOOD TONE! — 8/25/24 – TONE BUILDING > PAGE 5, Exercise #3
JAZZ – TENOR
REVIEW PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS BELOW
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- 6/21
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- NEW: Page 9, exercise #10
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- 5/5 & 6/15 – See below
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- New: page 8, exercise #9 > Tempo: 72-76 bpm
- New: page 9, exercise #10 > Tempo: 72-76 bpm.
- PREVIEW: page 9, exercise #11 & #12
- New: page 8, exercise #9 > Tempo: 72-76 bpm
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- 4/28 – Page7 >
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- Exercise B / scale: 121-12321-1234321-123454321–etc
- Exercise C / If you make a mistake, go back to the beginning of that line. Or “pro-practicing” – – go the beginning of the whole song or exercise!
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- 6/21
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BAND MUSIC
MAJOR SCALES
- GRAND MASTER SCALE SHEET
- USE “1-2-1” PATTERN
- 6/16 – Concert Bb, Eb, Ab, Db & Gb
CHALLENGING MUSIC
- LORD OF THE RINGS, TWO TOWERS
- HARRY POTTER, HIGHLIGHTS
- RAIDERS / Lavendar (more advanced)
- RAIDERS / Bocook (yellow)
- GREATEST SHOWMAN
- MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
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- Work on rhythm measure #84 > Clap & Count > then play!
- PDF MUSIC
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- THE THUNDERER
- CHORALES, FANFARE AND VARIATIONS
- PROCESSION OF THE NOBLES
CHROMATIC SCALE
- ALWAYS START with the 3 note slur pattern with a pause. You can use your fingering chart. “It’s not cheating!” 😀
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- Then 6 note slurs pattern.
- Then you can try as many as you can.
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- Hold your TOP note and use the tuner to light the screen up in green!
- Download the T1 tuner app.
HONOR BAND SOLO 2025
- MAJOR SCALES: Important to use the correct articulation and play it super clean. Be able to name notes while fingering those notes.
- Scene & Air > PDF
- Young musicians (which means YOU can do it too!):
- Orchestra Version: Part 1: YouTube / Part 2: YouTube
- Piano / Clarinet: Part 1: YouTube / Part 2: YouTube
SUPER ADVANCED CLARINET SOLO:
- MOZART K622 CONCERTO (future) > PDF
CLARINET RESOURCES
- GRAND MASTER SCALES | PDF
- CHROMATIC SCALE (ms) | PDF
- CLARINET FINGERING CHART | PDF
- CLARINET MAJOR SCALES (High School level) | PDF
- GLOSSARY OF TERMS | PDF
