MUSIC LESSONS & PRACTICE FOCUS

Remember sit-up nicely.
Don’t lean your arm on your leg when playing.   
Don’t over blow or it does not sound pretty!

 

COMPOSING MELODIES

• Composing short melodies!
• Try to write a new song every week
• (5/1/25) — Include rhythmic variety!

TECHNIQUE & MUSIC THEORY / SCALES

• 5/14 – CLAPPING ON RANDOM BEATS at 100bpm (clap on “3”, then “4”, then “2” — then combinations)
• 5/8 – (Review)
  • Chromatic Scale from:
    • • G1 to G3 >>  3 note slurs (5/8/25)
      • G1 to C3 >> NEW!! >> 5/14/25
      • E1 to G4 <– everything!!!
  • Page 41 – G Major Scale & Arpeggios. Thirds and more!
    • • Both octaves + Name the notes with fingerings. 
  • Page 40 & 41
    • • C Major Scale & Arpeggios. Thirds and more! 
      • F Major Scale & Arpeggios. Thirds and more! 
        • Long Tones!!

 

LESSON FOCUS

• 2026 – Honor Band Audition Music (5/8/25)
• Tequila / May concert selection
• Hurricane / May concert selection
• Star Wars > YouTube
• Banana Boat @142 bpm

 

ADVANCED SONGS TO LEARN

• The Great Locomotive Chase (Feb 6) > YouTube
  • • Measure 1 to Measure 44. 
    • (?) — ON YOUR OWN – can you learn Measures 45 to 57
• BOOK MARK / FUTURE SONG(S) TO LEARN
  • • Lord of the Rings > YouTube
    • Jewish songs to learn > 14 pages! > PDF

 

PRACTICAL STUDIES ETUDE BOOK

• Page 5 – Lento (1/16-line #1), (1/23-line #2)
• Page 8. Chromatic Exercise. Get 4 measures in one breath.
• Page 4 – Review — Chromatic (top line) & exercise #1

 

JUMPING THE BREAK & HOLD!!

• SET YOUR METRONOME TO 60 AND count your beats.
• MARK YOUR SCORECARD with the date & number (seconds)
  • • LOW C1 to high G3 > 100bpm> Beats:  16
    • LOW D1 to high A3 > 100bpm > Beats:  10
    • LOW B1 to high F#3 > 100bpm > Beats:  14
    • LOW Bb1 to high F3 > 100bpm > Beats: 12
    • LOW A1 to high E > 100bpm > Beats:  16
    • LOW G1 to mid D2 > 100bpm > Beats:  10
    • NEW:  LOW F1 to mid C2 > 100bpm > ________?

 

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