GENEVIEVE’S MUSIC PAGE

COLINA AUDITION

  • We will do an open house for band and strings in April or May, but if Genevieve is able to play some music and maybe two scales for me that would be great. 
  • SCALES:
      • MEMORIZED > F & D Major > Honor Band, 2-octaves
          • On D Major > play 10 perfect ones a day. “Bad ones don’t count”.  You can do it!
      • Chromatic scale. Middle school honor band
  • SONGS TO LEARN
      • Fanfare for the 16th Empire > PDF > YouTube
          • Double tongue the fast notes — tu-ku-tu-ku-tuuu.
      • Engines of Resistance > PDF > YouTube
          • Page 1 – work on speed
          • Page 2 – work on notes. Accurate counting & entrances!
      • Whispers in the Wind > YouTube
      • Grand Master Scales

 

METRONOME ONLINE > LINK

LONG TONE SCORECARD > PDF

    • Write down your scores!
    • If you don’t know the note on the scorecard, look it up in your fingering chart in the Essential Elements book. 

LESSON FOCUS

  • HONOR BAND > SICILIANA & GIGA > PDF
  • SDA – Away in the Manger >
  • SPIRIT DANCE (Gluck) – Flute solo
      • SET VIDEO TO 1.25% FAST!!!!! > YouTube
      • Practice with a metronome set to 80bpm > PDF
      • Planning ahead >> Next solo > 2nd Menuet (Bizet) > PDF
      • Piano Backing Track > https://youtu.be/_YHtB9_7gko
  • LOVE ONE ANOTHER PERFORMANCE (Los Robles Children’s Choir):   November 17th

PRACTICAL STUDIES BOOK

  • NEW!!!! 11/13/24 > PAGE 9 > Tonguing most all notes, excpect where indicated. Learn the WHOLE page!
  • 10/21 – REVIEW past lessons at every practice!! 
      • Page 5, Etude #1 – Andante
      • Page 8 – #6 >> Page 7, #4. @120 bpm — Learn this etude – 2 measures at a time. Use your fingering chart for high notes. 
      • Page 7, #5 – Name the notes w/fingerings before playing. Tempo = 100 / m1-4 / m5-9
      • Page 8, # 8 > preview. Breath 4 or 8 measures.
  • MORE REVIEW
      • Page 5 – E. Chromatic Scale – Name the notes before playing. Lines 1 & 2.
      • Page 7, #4. Learn this etude – 2 measures at a time. Use your fingering chart for high notes. 
      • Page 6, #2 & #3
          • 2 measure breathing! PLAY softer and conserve your air. 
          • Measures 21 & 22 in one breath! 
          • Tongue the first note of each slur!
          • Don’t overblowing.

Don't Practice until you get it right ...Wall Quote by NHVinylGuys

CHROMATIC SCALE 

  • MAY 20
      • ADVANCED CHROMATIC SCALE – “ascend” in one breath and then “descend” in one breath. 3, 6  & 12 NOTE SLURS — Then top line, then bottom line (fast!)> PDF
      • ** See “Practical Studies” for page 7 assignments. 
      • MAJOR SCALES IN A PATTERN > Scale sheet in the EE book (in the front) 
          • 121 – 12321 – 1234321 – 123454321
          • Major:  Bb, Eb, Ab
  • APRIL 26+

      • MEMORIZE G1 to G2 (4/26)
      • CHROMATIC EXERCISE (page 5-PS book) > PDF

 

MAJOR SCALES 

          • NEW! F Major > 2 octaves. Name notes before playing. Play slowly! 
          • Bb Major > Essential Elements > Page 40. Key of Bb, exercises #1, 3, 4 (not 2).  
          • Eb Major > Essential Elements > Page 40. Key of Eb, exercises #1, 3, 4 (not 2).
              • Exercise 3 – Two measure slurs.
      • MAJOR SCALE ARPEGGIOS > LINK
      • CHROMATIC SCALE:
          • 8/6/23 – NEW! Starting on low Eb!  
          • 3 note & 6 note slurs.
          • Don’t forget your pinky on high Eb 

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS > Using this book only for chromatic scales.

CHRISTMAS SONGS

  • CHRISTMAS SONGS FOR FLUTE > PDF

 

 

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