NATALIE’S PRACTICE PAGE

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!

  • REVIEW > EVERY PRACTICE SESSION
      • 3/20 – Chromatic Scale from E1 to G4 <– everything!!!
      • 3/20 -MAJOR SCALES – ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS – Page 40 & 41
        • C Major Scale & Arpeggios. Thirds and more! (12/12/24)
        • F Major Scale & Arpeggios. Thirds and more! (1/23/25)
      • 3/13/25 (Review)
        • G Major Scale & Arpeggios. Thirds and more! (2/27/25)
            • Both octaves. 
            • Name the notes with fingerings. 
        • Long Tones!!

 

  • LESSON FOCUS

      • Please review:  The Great Locomotive Chase (Feb 6) > YouTube
          • Measure 1 to Measure 44. 
          • (?) — ON YOUR OWN – can you learn Measures 45 to 57
          • Be careful – no Bbs! on the fast parts.
      • (Feb 6) – Lord of the Rings > YouTube
      • (Jan 30) Star Wars > YouTube
      • Long tones > mark your scoresheet
      • Chromatic Scale > G1 to C3
      • Practical Studies: 
          • 2/27 – please review!! >> Page 5 – Lento (1/16-line #1), (1/23-line #2)
          • Feb 13 > Practical Studies. Page 8. Chromatic Exercise. Get 4 measures in one breath.
          • Page 4 – Review — Chromatic (top line) & exercise #1
      • Essential Elements:
          • 1/23/25 – Major Scale Exercises, Page 40 > Clarinet Key of C & F > Exercises 1-4 for each key.
      • Jewish songs to learn > 14 pages! > PDF
          • January –
          • December – O Chanukah, O’ Chanukah (easy) & the hard version too!
  • REVIEW > EVERY PRACTICE SESSION
      • Chromatic Scale from G1 to G3 >>> then >> E1 to C3!!
      • Played C Major Scale (Concert Bb) – page 28

 

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 > ________?

 

FOR FUN / REVIEW

  • Jewish songs to learn > 14 pages! > PDF
  • Page 18 > Variations on a Familiar Theme
      • Watch out for B naturals (not Bb)
      • Keep a steady beat.
      • Count and clap @ 60 beats per minute
  • Page 18 – Banana Boat Song (#91)
      • Count and clap. Can you clap this to your metronome set to: 66 bpm
      • Watch out for the DC al Fine (like Hatikvah)
  • Page 10 – Oh Susanna
  • Page 130 – Hatikvia

 

 

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