Wednesdays (1:45PM - 3:05PM)
Practice the following topics this week- March 15th
The Mandalorian
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Mr. Chris' Classes
Beginning Winds 1:45 (trumpet/saxophone)
Today we:
– Assembled instruments
– Worked individually on songs anywhere from pages 11-17
– Discussed the importance of not rushing or dragging in music
– Please practice pages 14-15
Beginning Winds 2:20 (clarinet/flute)
Today we:
– Assembled instruments
– Worked individually on songs anywhere from pages 11-17
– Worked on proper breathing techniques
– Please practice pages 13-14
Advanced Winds 2:55
Today we:
– Assembled instruments
– Listened to the “Mandalorian” theme and individually worked through the first 4 measures
– Discussed how to break apart complex rhythms in music
– Please practice Mandalorian, measures 1-8
Ms. Alondra's Classes
Beginning Strings I 1:45
Today we:
- Had a notation lesson! Learned music tents and harmony to help us read music better
- Started learning “Swan Lake”
Beginning Strings II 2:25
Today we:
- A major scale on the green book
- “Marchin’ Along” in the yellow book
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Previous Weeks:
What we practiced this week- January 11th
Beginning Winds 1:45 (trumpet/saxophone)
Today we:
– Reviewed music theory of reading notes on the staff
– Played through pages 13-16 in our blue book
– Learned 1st and 2nd endings in music
– Please practice page 16
Beginning Winds 2:20 (clarinet/flute)
Today we:
– Reviewed music theory of reading notes on the staff
– Played through pages 10-11 in our blue book
– Played “Dr. Fix-it” to adjust posture in technique
– Please practice page 11
Advanced Winds 2:55
Today we:
– Discussed music theory about Triplets
– Practiced clapping/playing complicated rhythms
– Worked on Super Mario Bros
– Please practice Mario, focusing on Triplet rhythms
Beginning Strings I 1:45
Today we:
- Warmed up with some exercises to get more dexterity on our fingers and help us remember our 1, 2nd and 3rd finger notes on the D string
- Played through “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” all together
- Practiced and played “Old McDonald”
Beginning Strings II 2:25
Today we:
- Practiced and learned the D minor scale
- Rehearsed and perfected “Spring Theme from the Four Seasons”
- Identified techniques to achieve better short, accented bowings.
What we practiced this week- December 7th
Beginning Winds 1:45 (trumpet/saxophone)
Today we:
– reviewed music theory for reading notes
– played through pages 13-14 in our blue book
– learned about repeat signs and how they function
– Please practice page 14
Beginning Winds 2:20 (clarinet/flute)
Today we:
– Reviewed music theory for reading notes
– Played through pages 9-10 in our blue book
– Worked on differentiating whole notes, half notes, and quarters
– Please practice pages 10-11
Advanced Winds 2:55
Today we:
– Learned about ledger lines and counting notes outside the staff
– Worked on Super Mario Bros (measures 1-8)
– Reviewed fingering chart for notes
– Please practice Super Mario Bros
Beginning Strings I 1:45
Today we:
- Warmed up by playing “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” all together- rehearsed and improved challenging measures and aimed to stay together with the tempo
- Played through “Jingle Bells” slowly- everyone is picking up really well!
Beginning Strings II 2:25
Today we:
- Warmed up with the holiday medley from our green books- focused on the first four lines
- Rehearsed “Spring Theme from the Four Seasons”- got more into detail with our our upbow and down bow choices, as well as paying attention to our dynamics and identifying which notes to playing short “staccato” and which notes to play more “Detaché”
What we practiced this week- November 15th
Beginning Winds 1:45 (trumpet/saxophone)
Today we:
– Assembled instruments and learned about sharps/flats
– Discussed eighth notes and how to subdivide in music
– Played through pages 12-13 in our blue book
– Please practice page 13
Beginning Winds 2:20 (clarinet/flute)
Today we:
– Assembled instruments and learned about sharps/flats
– Worked on counting in music and not playing in rests
– Played through pages 9-10 in our blue book
– Please practice page 10
Advanced Winds 2:55
Today we:
– Passed out updated music for mario
– Discussed key signature, time signature, and accidentals
– Focused on the first 4 measures of Mario
– Please practice measures 1-8 of Mario
Beginning Strings I 1:45
Today we:
- Reviewed notes, fingerings we’ve learned so far
- Rehearsed “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
- Practiced and played “Jingle Bells”
Beginning Strings II 2:25
Today we:
- Practiced and played through the Spring Theme from the Four Seasons in our yellow books
- Practiced and played the first few lines of the Holiday Medley in our green books
What we practiced this week- November 8th
Beginning Winds 1:45 (trumpet/saxophone)
Today we:
– Assembled instruments and went over music theory basics
– Played through pages 10-11 in our blue book
– Discussed different note types and rhythmic values
– Please practice pages 10-11
Beginning Winds 2:20 (clarinet/flute)
Today we:
– Assembled instruments and went over music theory basics
– Played through pages 5-7 in our blue book
– Worked on counting in music and identifying half notes
– Please practice pages 6-7
Advanced Winds 2:55
Today we:
– Assembled instruments and warmed up
– Worked on “Super Mario Bros“
– Discussed the difference between common time and cut time
– Please practice Super Mario Bros
Beginning Strings I 1:45
Today we:
- Became familiar with terms “staff” and “treble clef”
- Reviewed the notes of our first and second fingers on the D string!
- Played through “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and “Karate Chop” from our brown books all together
- Started learning and practicing our 3rd finger G on our D string!
Beginning Strings II 2:25
Today we:
- Continued working on “Spring Theme From the Four Seasons” – got to the end of the piece
- Began picking up speed and applying dynamics to our piece!
- Discussed possible pieces for our Spring concer
What we practiced this week- November 1st
Beginning Winds 1:45 (trumpet/saxophone)
Today we:
– Assembled instruments and warmed up on mouthpieces
– Discussed and worked on rhythmic values (whole/half/quarter notes)
– Played through pages 6-9 in our blue book
– Please practice “High Dive” (pg. 8) and “Mary had a little lamb” (pg. 9)
Beginning Winds 2:20 (clarinet/flute)
Today we:
– Assembled instruments and worked on breathing properly
– Reviewed conducting and proper posture
– Played through pages 3-6 in our blue book
– Please practice “Apple for the teacher” (pg. 5) and “Bumper cars” (pg. 6)
Advanced Winds 2:55
Today we:
– Assembled instruments and worked on instrument specific technique
– Discussed different rhythmic exercises and practicing with a metronome
– Worked on the concert Ab major scale and discussed order for sharps and flats
– Please review the order for sharps and flats and work on the concert Ab major scale
Beginning Strings I 1:45
Today we:
- Started class with a competing for the best long bow!
- Practiced our first finger E and second finger F# and listened to each other
- Played through “Mary Had a Little Lamb” from our brown books
- Practiced and played through “French Fries” from our books
Beginning Strings II 2:25
Today we:
- Warmed up with “Ode to Joy” from our yellow books and worked out the rhythms!
- Learned practiced “Spring Theme from the Four Seasons”
What we practiced this week- October 25th
Beginning Winds 1:45 (trumpet/saxophone)
Today we:
– Assembled instruments and warmed up on mouthpieces
– Discussed and worked on rhythmic values (whole/half/quarter notes)
– Played through pages 6-9 in our blue book
– Please practice “High Dive” (pg. 8) and “Mary had a little lamb” (pg. 9)
Beginning Winds 2:20 (clarinet/flute)
Today we:
– Assembled instruments and worked on breathing properly
– Reviewed conducting and proper posture
– Played through pages 3-6 in our blue book
– Please practice “Apple for the teacher” (pg. 5) and “Bumper cars” (pg. 6)
Advanced Winds 2:55
Today we:
– Assembled instruments and worked on instrument specific technique
– Discussed different rhythmic exercises and practicing with a metronome
– Worked on the concert Ab major scale and discussed order for sharps and flats
– Please review the order for sharps and flats and work on the concert Ab major scale
Beginning Strings I 1:45
Today we:
- Practiced our new 1st finger E, 2nd finger F#, and 3rd finger G
- Warmed yo with “The Fabulous Mr. Ed” from our brown books
- Learned and practiced “Mary Had a Little Lamb” from our books
Beginning Strings II 2:25
Today we:
- Learned the term “Detache Bowing”
- Used our new techniques to play “This Little Light of Mine” from our yellow books
- Practiced an learned “Ode to Joy” from our yellow books- played all together
- Ended the class by practicing our songs and some of went ahead to practice and explore the first few pages of our green books
What we practiced this week- October 19th
Beginning Winds 1:45 (trumpet/saxophone)
Today we:
– Assembled instruments and warmed up on mouthpieces
– Worked through pages 2-6
– Discussed the importance of airflow, posture, and articulation
– Please practice pages 2-6, hot cross buns, and review your fingering chart
Beginning Winds 2:20 (clarinet/flute)
Today we:
– Assembled instruments and reviewed notes from last week
-Worked through pages 1-4
– Discussed the importance of airflow, posture, and articulation
– Please practice pages 1-4, and review your fingering chart
Advanced Winds 2:55
Today we:
– Warmed up on a concert Bb scale
– Worked through pages 2-5 of the green book
– Discussed rhythm and how to watch the conductor for time
– Please practice “A Miracle” (pg. 5), and longtones
Beginning Strings I 1:45
Today we:
* Started by going over our violin and bow techniques we’ve learned so far
* Played through the “Dad’s Tune”
* Learned the term ‘sight reading’
* Practiced and played “Watch Those Rests” from our brown books
* Started learning our first finger E notes on the D string
Beginning Strings II 2:25
Today we:
* Remembered terms like “Crescendo” and “Decrescendo”
* Reminded ourselves of usage of entire bow – frog to tip
* Played through “Claire De Lune” from our yellow books
* Practiced applying our new techniques and dynamics with “Marchin Along” from our yellow books
What we practiced this week- October 12th
Beginning Winds 1:45 (trumpet/saxophone)
Today we:
-reviewed sound production with mouthpieces
-reviewed/learned our first three notes E,D,C on trumpet and B,A,G on saxophone
-learned hot cross buns using our first 3 notes
-Please practice hot cross buns and review your fingering chart to learn more notes
Beginning Winds 2:20 (clarinet/flute)
Today we:
-reviewed assembly and basic embouchure
-discussed sound production and reviewed our first note concert Bb (C on clarinet)
-started working through our band book (pg 2)
-Please practice that same page from the book and reference your fingering chart for learning new notes
Advanced Winds 2:55
Today we:
-Warmed up on a concert Bb and concert Eb scale
-Worked on the first two pages on the green book
-rehearsed “Morning”, first two lines or so
-Please practice the first two pages of the green book and reference the fingering chart for any unknown notes
Beginning Strings I 1:45
Today we:
* Practiced bowing our D and A strings
* Learned about ‘rests’ and ‘Quarter notes’
* Checkin in with our bowing technique
* Plucked and sang the “Dad Tune” from our brown books
* Played the “Dad Tune” with our bows individually and then all together at the end of class
Beginning Strings II 2:25
Today we:
Checked in with our bowing technique and D major fingerings
* Refreshed on quarter note and eighth note values
* Practiced and played ” Baa Baa Black Sheep” from our yellow books
* Started learning “Marching Along” from sour yellow books, and started thinking about applying techniques such as the use up upbow and downbow for different volume and phrasing effects
* Added crescendos and decrescendos with our pencils and thought about a way to improve the performance of “Marching Along”.. class culminated in us playing together with these things in mind