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JANUARY 12, 2021 – LESSON OVERVIEW

• LINES: EGBDF > Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
• SPACES: FACE = “FACE”

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• WARM-UP
  • • LONG TONES ON HIGH NOTES | Tempo=60
      • • G= 25 | 26 | 20 | 27 | 15 
        • A=19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21
        • B=14  | 20 | 25 | 14 | 15
        • C=16 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 16
        • D=14 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 12
        • E =19 | 22 | 13, 11, 19 | 14
        • F= 17 | 18, 19 | 15

• • CHROMATIC SCALE | First Practical Studies
    • • ROTATING THROUGH THESE EXERCISE on Pages 8, 12, 16, 20
        • • Jan 26 – Page 16
          • Jan 21 – Page 8
          • Jan 12, 14 – Page 20
          • Jan 5 – Page 12
            • • Naming notes before playing.
              • Tempo = 66 (for a pair of 8th notes)  > If you are not playing accurately, SLOW the metronome.
          • Jan 12, 14 – Page 20
            • • First two lines only.
              • Naming notes before playing.
              • Tempo = 66
          • Jan 5 – Page 12
      • Exercise [F] > Tempo=112
      • Clarinet fingering chart > PDF
      • Tempo=66

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• • SONG(S) TO REVIEW
    • • Knights of Destiny> FINISH the song, page 2 | Tempo 92 | PDF | Audio | Metronome=116
      • NEW:  Freedom’s Light | PDF | YouTube
        

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  • HONOR BAND, 2022
    • • CLARINET JH SCALES  SET A | PDF
        • • 12/22/2020 – Ab Major ascending (1/19) > Memorize the whole scale.
      • CLARINET SOLO:  Allegretto Grazioso, J Brahms from Concert & Contest Collection | PDF
        • • 12/17/2020 – SOLO:  Measures 1-17
            — — Beginning through m. 47 (Take the 2nd ending only)

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• • PRACTICAL STUDIES:
    • • NEW > Page 9, EXERCISE #11 > Moderato >  > Tempo= 72
        • • Hold 1/2 notes out. 
      • COMING SOON > PREVIEW:  Page 9, EXERCISE #12> Maestoso > Measures 1-13 > Tempo=60, 72, 80
        

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  • SONG FOR FUN:
    • • Knights of Destiny | PDF | Audio | Metronome=116
      • RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK | MP3 > Practice beginning to measure #33
      • MARIO BROTHERS | Beginning to measure 15 | Tempo =104
      • NEW 10/1 – Highlights from Phantom of the Opera | PDF | Audio

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ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS | ETUDES

PAGE 38 – CLARINET SOLO } Eine Kleine Nachtmusik – Solo > Tempo=80

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CHROMATIC SCALE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL

• Low E to E4 > PDF > 6 note slurs
• Clarinet fingering chart > PDF

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CHRISTMAS SONGS (extra)| PDF MUSIC

• Rudolph The Red Nosed Reinder > Make 8th notes “short” > 100-120
• Jingle Bells
• Jingle Bell Rock | Measures 1 to 20
• O Come All Ye Faithful > 104 bpm > Measures 1 to 30 > Can you learn measures 30+ ??

MOVIE FAVORITES (extra) – PDF

• Jurassic Park
• Raiders of the Lost Ark
  

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OTHER “FUN” MUSIC

• Christmas Songs for Clarinet | PDF MUSIC

MUSIC MATERIALS | PDF

Major Scales for Clarinet | Will assign later | LINK