Practice Challenge 8/21-8/27
Try to practice 10 minutes a day to start to get in shape.
Silly question:
Which homeroom teacher do you want this year?
Practice Challenge 8/14-8/20
Figure out how to play "Yankee Doodle" without looking at any music.
Silly question: What does "macaroni" refer to in the song Yankee Doodle?
Practice Challenge 8/7-8/13
Choose a song from your lesson book that we learned at the end of last year, and try to get it up to performance standard. (Be sure to play it for your family.)
Silly question:
What are the names of the two schools on either side of Ilchester Elementary?
Practice Challenge 7/31-8/6
BAND: Work on the Eb concert scale.
Flutes, oboe, trombone, baritone, tuba, and bells:
Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D, Eb
Clarinets, tenor saxophone, and trumpets*:
F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E, F
* Trumpets, you might need to look up the fingering for High E and F. If you can't play them, play F-C and back down again.
Alto saxophones:
C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C
STRINGS: Work on the G concert scale.
G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G
Silly question: What is the 5th step of the scale in solfege? Do, Re, Mi, etc.
Practice Challenge 7/24-7/30
Work on long tones.
Be able to hold a clear good sound for 20-25 seconds.
(Drums do a steady roll and strings use a nice long bow.)
Silly Question: After which two Hogwart's Headmasters did Harry name his son?
Practice Challenge 7/17-7/23
Choose a song from your summer practice packet and figure out how to play it starting on a different note. (This is called transposition.)
Silly question:
What is the other name for a gong?
Practice Challenge 7/10-7/16
Memorize a song from your summer music packet.
Silly question: I am on vacation on the beaches of Massachusetts. Cape ______.
Practice Challenge 7/3-7/9
BAND: Work on the Bb concert scale.
Flutes, oboe, trombone, baritone, tuba, and bells:
Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb
Clarinets*, tenor saxophone, and trumpets:
C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C
* Clarinets, you might need to look up the fingering for High B and C. If you can't play them, play C-G and back down again.
Alto saxophones:
G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G
STRINGS: Work on the D concert scale.
D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D
Silly question: What instrument did Thomas Jefferson play?
Practice Challenge 6/26-7/2
Work on long tones.
Be able to hold a clear good sound for 15 seconds.
(Drums do a steady roll and strings use a nice long bow.)
Silly question:
When (date and time) did summer officially start?
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