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A message from Mr. BrownHello All!
I'm so sorry that we find ourselves in these conditions. Please do everything you can to keep yourself and others from contracting infection. The time you are not in school can be used productively. Please use a minimum of 40 minutes five days a week to develop yourself as a musician. I wish each one of you and your family the best of health. Study and practice these pieces. Strive to have every aspect of performing each piece 100% accomplished. When you return to class report any passages that still are not 100% learned. Those will be our priority in rehearsal going forward. Sincerely, Mr. Brown |
Assignments
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Symphonic Band
Pieces: Walking in the Morning Sun, Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, River of Life, Clown Act Scales: Patterns 1-8 in the following Major Scales - A, D, G, C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db Mixolydian Modes - E, A, D, G, C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab Aeolian Modes (Natural Minor Scales) - F#, B, E, A, D, G, C, F, Bb Rhythm Sheets: The entire packet and the one created by Eason Tung Orchestra Pieces: Mozart Allegro, Mahler Landler, Piazzola Melodia..., Blue Rondo Ala Turk, Red Rhythmico Concentrate on bow placement (both where the bow is place between the fingerboard and the bridge and what part of the bow used as well as transitions from one bowing to another). Jazz Band I Pieces: Sooner or Later, Ask Me Now, Mambo Mozambique, Shaw "Nuff Rhythm Sheets: All ten pages @quarter note = 168 and @quarter note = 186 (pay special attention to releases) Blues Cycle: in Bb and F (have them mastered completely) Sight-Reading: Every day Sectionals: hold them regularly Listening: Listen to Jazz music, discuss what you are listening to with other members of the class Soloists: should be shedding on their solo(s) |
Jazz Band II
Pieces: Gibraltar, Quiet Nights, Round Midnight, A Minor Excursion, South Street Blues Rhythm Sheets: pages 1-5 @ quarter note = 144 Blues Cycle: in Bb and F (have them completely mastered) Sight-Reading: sight-read every day Sectionals: meet your required sectional quotas for each grading period Listening: listen to a lot of Jazz music. Pick a tune a week to listen to over and over every day. Be prepared to report on each tune that you focused on each week. Soloists: should be shedding their solo(s) Wind Ensemble Pieces: San Antonio Dances, Freedom, Ballad, A light in the Wilderness, October Digital Patterns Around the Circle of 4ths: Circle of 4ths, 1212, 1231, 12b31, 3213, b321b3, 1235, 12b35 Sight-Reading: sight-read every day Concert Band Pieces: Black is the Color of my True Love's Hair, West Highlands Sojourn, Chesford Portrait Scales: Patterns 1-8 in D, G, C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db (tests on D and Db will occur soon after our return to class) Rhythm Sheets: pages 73-76 (tempo up to 132 beats per minute) Sight-Reading: sight-read something every day |
NIMB Calendar
The NIMB Calendar can be found here in table form, as well as in calendar form below. Please check all dates for events for your student and get them on your calendar early to avoid conflicts! Concerts and festivals are part of your student's grades. Students must clear any conflicts with Mr. Brown.