SAMUEL’S MUSIC PAGE

LESSON FOCUS

  • CLARINET
      • (WHS) 12 Major Scales & Arpeggios > LINK
      • Honor Band selection (scroll down for more info)
  • YOLO 

PETER & THE WOLF

VERSION 1:  Serge Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf | Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

  • Duck, swim in the deep pond in the meadow > YouTube
  • [8] > YouTube
  •  [9] > YouTube
  • A cat crawling through the long grass. . . > YouTube
  • Bird few up into the tree . . . ” > YouTube
  • From the middle of the pond . . .” > YouTube
  • Boys like him are not afraid of wolves. . . . ” > YouTube

VERSION 2:  Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf • Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra – Thomas Hudnut, narrator

  • Peter & The Wolf > YouTube
  • “This is the story of Peter & the Wolf . . .” > YouTube
  • “It was early morning . . .” > YouTube
  • —
  • “Now this is how things stood” > YouTube
  • “This is how things (page 5)” > YouTube
  • Cue #43 > YouTubePeter & the Wolf > PDF > YouTube
  • ALTO SAX / JAZZ
      • HONOR BAND > NEW ETUDES (Mike Dana)
          • Improvisation: 12-bar blues in the concert key of F. Appropriate blues melodies include “Bag’s Groove,” “Sonny Moon for Two,” “Now’s the Time,” “Billie’s Bounce,” or “A Little of This” from Jamey Aebersold’s volume 42 Blues in All Keys.
      • SHAW NUFF > Memorizing Phil Wood’s solo > YouTube> 
          • 7/16 – beginning to M19
      • “Billie’s Bounce” – melody, improv & solo
      • SCALES & MODES > REVIEW
      • GIANT STEPS > Learn from video:  https://youtu.be/zjiO4c-LP_o
  • ALTO SAX / CLASSICAL
      • Selected Duets > page 2/3
      • (WHS) 12 Major Scales & Arpeggios > LINK

CLARINET – HONOR BAND – 2027!

  • CLARINET — MAJOR SCALES > Eb (one octave) & D (two octaves) + chromatic
      • Solo excerpt, as marked > K334 Mozart > YouTube
      • Tutorial on the TRIO (fast section). Using proper tonguing. Firm and clean. Each note “pops”. 
      • Can you keep up with Dr Jun? > YouTube
      • JAZZ > Set B > Greg Yasinitsky etudes(?)

CLARINET – HS HONOR BAND – 2028 > SET C

  • CLARINET / SONATA, POULENC
      • 0:00 – Allegro tristamente / Etude 1
      • 5:38 – Romanza / Etude 2
      • 10:38 – Allegro con fuoco / Etude 3
  • ALTO SAX / HEIDEN SONATA > PDF
      • SCALES > D maj / B melodic & Gb maj / Eb minPDF

CLARINET – PRACTICAL STUDIES

      • 02/01/26:
          • KLOSE on clarinet – #11
      • 01/11/26 & 01/25/26:
          • KLOSE on clarinet – #4
          • PRACTICAL STUDIES: 
              • Page 19 – Exercise “C” – modes
              • Page 21 – #34 (con brio) – working on speed with articulations: 100, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140 —- 
      • 01/04/26:
          • PRACTICAL STUDIES:
              • Page 19 – Working on D Major (honor band scales). The scale, scale exercise & thirds)
              • Page 20 – Exercise #32 (marcato) & #33 (animato)
          • PARES SCALES
              • Page 11 – D MAJOR > #36, #37 & 38 >> Play each exercise 2-4 times in a row.  
      • 12/28/25:
          • PRACTICAL STUDIES:
              • Chromatic Scale etude – Page 8 (quarter, 8th & 16th formats). Chromatic fingerings
              • Etudes – Articulations, Steady Rhythm, Dynamics (soft/med/loud).
                  • Page 6, #5 – Expressive etude. Melancholy. (Tempo 70-77bpm)
                  • Page 6, #6 – Articulations
                  • Page 6, #7 – Maestoso  > Think “royal”. March tempo & spacing between notes for interpretation.
                  • Page 7, # Scales & exercises (B-E)

CLARINET MAJOR SCALES

  • Two Octaves. Use the Kyle Coughlin sheet
      • G Major – 3/9
      • D Major, A Major & E Major – 10/5
  • Circle of Fifths chart > PDF

SAXOPHONE |technique studies

  • Chromatic scale > D1 to D3 > memorized?
  • Major Scales > as marked
  • Klose book > If your mouth gets too sore or weak, take a mini-break then pick it up where you left off.
        • Every practice time: Warm up >
        • 02/01/26 > Page 11, #9
        • 1/25/26 > Page 13, #11
        • 8/12/25 > Page 6, Etude #4
        • 9/12/25 > Page 7, Etude #5. Watch out for articulations!
  • Practical Studies for saxophone 
        • We’ll work on sightreading every week at the lessons.
        • Looked for “marked” etudes, and go back and review. 
            • 8/31 – Review #10

SAXOPHONE |jazz studies

  • SOLO TRANSCRIPTION
      • Transcribing > Cool Struttin’ > Jackie McLean > YouTube
      • Shaw Nuff / Solo Transcription / Phil Woods > YouTube
      • Measures 1 to 19. On measure 12, just do your best to get the “tricky” lick – or play the F# simply as tie.
  • IMPROV WORKOUT

SAX KLOSE

  • Page 6, Exercise #4

PARES / Scale Exercises

      • Preparing for the honor band & school advanced band auditions:
          • Ab Major Workout!! > Page 26, Exercise #91 [&] Page 27, Exercise #94

CLARINET EMBOUCHURE

  • YouTube Video
  • Train your embouchure by holding out “super high notes” as long as you can!

FUN SONGS

  •  CHRISTMAS SONGS > PDF

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