HEIDI’S MUSIC PAGE

BACK TO BASICS!

- V12 reed #3.0
- MAJOR SCALES with arpeggios > LINK
- Practical Studies
  - - 7/22/26 – Page 18, #38 > HOLD your G# key down, unless a “natural” G comes along. Then add your G# key again.

KLOSE – 25 Daily Practical Studies
- - Page 4, #3 > 9/9/26
  - Page 21, #19 + Page 6, #4 >> 9/2/26
  - Page 18, #16 > 7/29/26
  - Page 15, #13
  - Page 26, #22
  - Page 11, #9– Practice ALL of this every time. Watch out for accidentals.

NPHS BAND ETUDE BOOKS & PERFORMANCE

BAND BOOK
- - 10/7 – Page 2, #1: “Lip Slurs > A & B lines > 3 lines (staves)
  - 10/7 – Page 3, #1: “Technique Builder” – chromatics > A & B lines > 3 lines (staves) > Replace each quarter note w/a pair of 8th notes
  - 10/7 – Page 8: #2, 3 & 4 – Thirds, Arpeggios, Articulation and Technique Etude #1
    - - TRY articulation A – “slur 2, tongue 2”
  - 10/7 – Page 8: #5 – time signature of 6/8 — or “two groups of 3”
    - - Try articulation A – “Slur 2, tongue 1”
BAND SONGS
- - TEMECULA VALLEY FANFARE > YouTube
  - FALCOLN FANFARE > YouTube
  - MILITARY ESCORT > Working on “double tongue” – Click on transport
SOLO WORK > “All The Things You Are” Phil Woods transcription.
- - 8/5/2025 – measures 1 to 17

JAZZ SONGS
- - FLIGHT OF THE FOO BIRDS
  - BASIE-CALLY THE BLUES
  - STEP LIGHTLY
SOLO WORK > “All The Things You Are” Phil Woods transcription.
- - 8/5/2025 – measures 1 to 17
Arpeggios – Pares Scales book – Page 41 (paper clip)

1. Full range chromatic scale (as much as you can play). CHROMATIC SCALE > PDF

2. Concert F, Bb, Eb Major Scales (2 octaves if you can, otherwise 1 octave is fine)

3. Play any piece of music that you can read and play well. Please bring a copy of the piece with you.

4. Sight-reading (music provided at the audition) > C Major Etude (loose shee)