HOW AND WHAT TO PRACTICE > 45 MINS PER INSTRUMENT

• 15 mins – warmup
  • • Full chromatic scale
    • Pick a Klose exercise
    • Choose 2-3 easy practical studies > Page 15. Play with vibrato.
    • Long tones with vibrato (based on the 16th note)
• 15 min – maintenance
  • • 12 major scales > HS MAJOR SCALES (PDF)
    • 1 Klose a day or every other day.
      • • Play a different one every day. 
        • 8/3/23 – #10 again articulations
        • 7/3/23 – #5 and paying close attention to articulations
• 15 mins – you will gain new skills! Check the AHS audition materials below.
  • • Clarinet:  Mozart K622 > Classical solo. Your AHS audition solo.
    • (7/23) Saxophone: Recitative & Allegro > Classical solo. Your AHS audition solo. ** Watch out for articulations.
    • Jazz:  Working on memorizing ONE solo a month!
    • MEMORIZING SOLO #1 – Charlie Parker’s “DIVERSE” > YouTube
    • CHARLIE PARKERS ARTICULATION: YouTube
    • SCALES & MODES > Play modes & outline chords > PDF
      • • Use your chart to mark your progress.
        • Modes > Tempo = 94.
        • Chords. Triplets tempo in 3/4 = 76
    • FUN stuff > check out the “possible Jazz A songs for next year” list below. Do this LAST! It’s a reward for going over all the materials above.

COMMUNITY BAND

HONOR BAND JAZZ ETUDES 204

• SWING ETUDE
  • • Practice track / backing track
• LATIN ETUDE
  • • Practice track / Backing track @168
• BALLAD ETUDE > tracks coming soon!
  • • Practice Track / Backing Track

AHS AUDITION MAY/JUNE 2024

• FRESHMEN > Your F, E & B >> SET B HONOR BAND SCALES > PDF 
• MEMORIZE A TRANSCRIPTION > “DIVERSE” > PDF > YouTube
• CLASSICAL ALTO SOLO > Recitative & Allegro > PDF > YouTube
• CLASSICAL CLARINET SOLO > Mozart’s K622 > PDF

CLARINET

CLARINET MUSIC RESOURCES

• GRAND MASTER SCALES | PDF
• CHROMATIC SCALE (ms) | PDF 
  
• CLARINET FINGERING CHART | PDF
  
• CLARINET MAJOR SCALES (High School level) | PDF
• GLOSSARY OF TERMS | PDF

• Friday, June 30th 2:00 45 min 
• Thursday, July 13th 5:30 30 min. 
• Wednesday, July 19th 2:00 45 min. 
• Monday, 24th 2:00 45 min
• Thursday August 3rd 11:30 (to noon or 12:30pm  > 30 min unless larger slot opens up that day. 
• Monday, August 7th at 2:30 for 45 min.