COLINA BAND

• 01/17/25 – 
  • • MULAN
    • BLUE

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COLINA JAZZ / TENOR

• WESTLAKE HS JAZZ FEST SONGS:
• IROQUOIS DANCE > LINK
  • • Pentatonic scale exercises for improv > LINK
• OUT OF THE BLUES > YouTube
• ALL NEW KICKS > YouTube
• FAT BURGER > YouTube
• OLD FRIENDS > FEATURE > MP3

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MAJOR SCALE WORKOUT 

• CLARINET: 
  • • USE THE “1-2-1” pattern — or — SCALES/MODES (8.25.24)
    • Check your key signature before playing
    • 6/16 – CLARINET > Concert F, C, G, D, A, E, B
    • 6/24 – CLARINET > Concert Ab,  Db, Gb
    • COLINA 5-NOTE SCALE CHALLENGE
      • • TIMES NOTED:  0:56 / 1:01 / 1:14. / 1:27 / 1:41

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PRACTICAL STUDIES

• • • 10/1 – PAGE 25 – #44 >> REDO. Count & clap
    • 9/29  –  Page 23 – G concert (A Major)
    • 9/24 – Exercise #29 > Tempo = 88 > Go for accuracy & steady rhythm
    • 9/1 –
      • • Page 13, #18, 19 & 20 — sightread well
        • Page 16, #24 @96bpm
        • Page 17, #28 @76bpm

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KROPESCH

• Repeat 8 times – THEN play t he last measure > last note has a fermata!! > View the music: PDF
  • • 9/24 – Exercises:  #5, 6 >>  (see below for high G fingering)
    • 9/8 – Exercise #2, 3 & 4
    • 9/1 – Exercise #1

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PARES SCALES BOOK

• Page 3 – 4/25/24
  • • Exercise #6 – watch out for high notes
    • Exercise #7 – 8th notes = 90 (recorded on your cell phone on 4/25/24)
      
• Page 4 – 4/25/24
  • • Exercise #8 – 8th notes = 90 
    • Exercise #9 – 8th notes = 84

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KLOSE

• page 13, #75-77 > View the music: PDF
• JAN 30 – Exercise #4 > LINK
• JAN 30 – Exercise #2. Mid staff to low & high

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HIGH SCHOOL HONOR BAND & AUDITION MUSIC

1. Concertino, Op. 26 – CM von Weber (Set A – 2026)

• MUSIC > PDF
• LISTEN TO THE SOLO
  • • Beginning > YouTube
    • Circle 9 > YouTube
• PRACTICE WITH PIANO
  • • Beginning
    • Measure #204

2. Sonate Op. 167, Saint Saens (Durand) (Set D – 2025)

• • • I. Allegretto: Beginning to m. 22 > Solo > Backing Track
    • II. Allegro animato: Beginning to m. 02 > Solo > Backing Track
    • IV.  Molto allegro: m. 4 to beat 1 of m. 20 > Solo1 > Solo2 > Backing Track
• SCALES: 
  • • A major + F# melodic minor
    • Db major + Bb melodic minor
    • Chromatic Scale:  E1 to G4

 

3. MOZART K622

1. YouTube (solo / part 1 / allegro)
2. YouTube (solo / part 2 / adagio)

SUMMER MUSIC / EPIC SONGS!

• THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
• THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (85%)
• RAIDERS (of the Lost Ark) March

 

• GRAND MASTER SCALES | PDF
• CHROMATIC SCALE (ms) | PDF 
• CLARINET FINGERING CHART | PDF

 

VCHB 2025

• 1/31 – COCONUT SHRIMP ISLAND-1
• 1/31 – COCONUT SHRIMP ISLAND-2
• 1/24 & 31 – THE GREAT LOCOMOTIVE CHASE
• 1/31 – WATER’S EDGE
• 1/31 – LORD OF THE RINGS > (LOOK FOR AUDIO LINK)
• 1/31 – Incandescence by Richard L. Saucedo
• 2/9 – Military Escort