PAIGE’S MUSIC ASSIGNMENTS

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LESSON OVERVIEW/PRACTICE LIST

WARM UPS:
- - CHROMATIC SCALE
  - KLOSE or the Allegro from “Adagio & Allegro” | PDF
  - SELECTED STUDIES > 9/7 & 10/3 > PAGE 7 (Klose style)
  - PRACTICAL STUDIES: #28, Page 14
    - - LISTEN TO VIOLIN VERSION: Violin Sonata №6 in E major, Op.1-15
      - 1. Adagio | YouTube
      - 2. Allegro | YouTube

AGOURA HS SUMMER ASSIGNMENT

BLUES FOR BENJI > PLAYING WITH IREAL PRO AT 120-bpm
BLUEs IN THE AB TRUTH (did not bring music on 10/17)
TRANSCRIBING / AHS SUMMER ASSIGNMENT
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown > YARDBIRD SUITE | YouTube | PDF

TECHNICAL STUDIES > ONGOING: PRACTICAL STUDIES as follows:
- - Page 32 / Chromatic exercises #1-3 > slur two, tongue two
  - Page 31 / Playing your > Dominant 7ths > your V chord (5-chord)
  - Page 13, #26 > click rhythm @92 bpm > then play.
  - Page 15, #29 > practice @76-80
ADAGIO & ALLEGRO
- - 1. Review the Adagio part.
  - 2. LEARN the Allegro part.

TENOR SAX | HIGH SCHOOL HONOR BAND | CLASSICAL
- SCALES: ALL SAXOPHONE HS SCALES, SET A | PDF
- Contest Caprice, L. Ostransky (Rubank) | PDF
  - - Beginning through m. 26
    - Andante Cantabile through End
AHS JAZZ BIG BAND CHARTS | 2021
- - STRUTTIN’ WITH BBQ | PDF
  - SELECTED STUDIES | PDF
  - NEW! MELODIOUS/EXPRESSIVE STUDIES | PDF
  - Giampieri #1 | PDF
  - CLASSICAL SOLO: ADAGIO & ALLEGRO | PDF

STUDIO GOLD | PERFORMANCE SONGS

IMPROV – THE REAL DEAL

PICK A SONG, LEARN THE MELODY, CHORDS & SCALES

FALLING IN LOVE WITH LOVE. Write out chords & play with iReal | YouTube
MUST WORK ON THIS! >>> STRUTTIN’ WITH SOME BBQ | PDF | YouTube | Audio
THERE WILL NEVER BE
- - 1a. Jan 24 & 31 > Dexter Gordon > The Montmartre Collection | YouTube | PDF
  - MORE SOLO VERSIONS > SEE BELOW

Major/ Natural Minor Scales in the “Circle of 5th” pattern.

START on any Major Scale.
Play that scale up and back.
Walk down four-1/2 steps to find your relative minor.
1. Or the 6th note of the major scale.
THEN walk down two-1/2 steps (a whole step) to find your NEXT MAJOR SCALE.
Keep practicing this and it will come to you without not much thought – and you will “hear it”.

TENOR SAXOPHONE CLASSICAL

JANUARY 31, 2021 – AHS Classical Solo 2021
- - Adagio > Beg-M13 > Try for all > Write out any difficult phrases & clap to metronome @69
  - Allegro | PDF
    - - LISTEN TO VIOLIN VERSION: Violin Sonata №6 in E major, Op.1-15
        
        1. Adagio | YouTube
        
        2. Allegro | YouTube
DECEMBER 6, 2020 – Write out major scale > key signatures & play them. Next time full range.
- - PRACTICAL STUDIES (see below).

PRACTICAL STUDIES / SCALES & SIGHTREADING

ONGOING EXERCISES. REVIEW AS OFTEN AS YOU CAN:
- - Pages 28-29 | Scales & Thirds (both pages) >> Articulations (see the bottom of page 29): a & b
  - Page 30 – Major Arpeggios > C, G & F Major (first 3)

TRANSCRIPTIONS

9/22/19 – Dexter Gordon “The Meeting – ALL CLEAN” with Jackie McLean | YouTube: | Tenor Solo Image
8/13/19 – Gigi Gryce – “Blue Concept” | YouTube | Solo Image
Upcoming – Dexter Gordon “Half Nelson” | YouTube | Solo Image

KLOSE – 25 DAILY STUDIES

JAN 17 & 24 > Exercise #22 – Both pages
- - Exercise #19 – PREVIEW on your own.
  - Exercise #18
    - - REVIEW & take all repeats. 01/03/2021
      - METRONOME set to 120/126 > set to a “3 click pattern”
      - Work out measures #26-30. Repeat. Get muscle & melody memory.
      - Articulations! : D

WARM-UP | MINOR SCALES | PDF

1/10 – Melodic Minor | 1-2 octaves
- - - Maj-Melodic formula: Ascending: b3 | Descending: b7, b6, b3 (natural minor)
12/21 – Natural Minors | 2 octaves
11/29 – Harmonic Minor | 2 Octaves | ** Scales & Modes on A, D & G

STUDIO GOLD | PERFORMANCE SONGS

2. BLOWIN’ FOR DOOTSIE (Concert Eb Blues) | Tempo + _______
— PDF Solo
— YouTube
— Example track, slower > LINK
— iReal Pro Backing Track at 150bpm > LINK

3. DEXTER GORDON | APPLE JUMP> PDF > YouTube
Play with iRealPro backing track @132 > TRACK LINK

4. LULLABY OF BIRDLAND / SCOTT HAMILTON
AHS Assignment (10/18/20)
YouTube | Solo Image

SCALES & MODES
— Start out by playing the scale full range like AHS requests
— Play all modes based on each tone of the scale.
— Play all chords based on each tone of the scale. 1357, 7531. Start on the lowest “root note” or “one chord”
— Check your boxes

IMPROV

Work / Jam on your blues everyday. Concert keys: Bb, F, C

Bb CLARINET _________

MELODIOUS & PROGRESSIVE STUDIES / NEW EDITION
— Page 1, Review: A minor | 58 bpm
— Page 2, Preview: G major & E minor / try written tempos.

12 MAJOR SCALES FULL RANGE
— Follow the Circle of Fifths
— PLAY every other scale every other day — OR “power through” all 12 and you’ll get faster at it!

MOZART CLARINET CONCERTO – PDF MUSIC
— AHS Audition Music for 2021

PARES SCALES FOR CLARINET

SHEET MUSIC FOR CLARINET
— CLARINET FINGERING CHART | PDF
— 12 MAJOR SCALES FOR CLARINET | PDF

MINOR SCALES FOR CLARINET | LINK

10/4 – Natural Minors > 2-3 octaves (Left off at C# minor) > F# to G minor: One octave.

AHS FALL 2020 AUDITION (CHAIR PLACEMENT):
WTAMU Band Camp JH Odd Year – All