Parents
Hopefully you have been serenaded by the sweet sounds of students as they practice at home. These sounds will change from what you hear into recognizable tunes before you know it. Here is their assignments going into next week.
Trumpets and French Horns – steady tone on the “home base” notes C, D, E, F & G for four beats, say “Top of the tip of the tongue, touches the top of the back of the teeth” 25 times each day, we will begin playing lines 1 – 10 from Essential Elements 2000 next week, Lessons 1 – 6 should be completed in the Five Minute Theory Book
Oboes – steady tone on the “home base” notes C, Bb, A, G & F for four beats, say “Top of the tip of the tongue, touches the top of the tip of the reed” 25 times each day, we will begin playing lines 1 – 10 from Essential Elements 2000 next week, continue practicing putting together in under two minutes, swabbing and putting away in under three minutes, Lessons 1 – 6 should be completed in the Five Minute Theory Book
Bassoons – steady tone on the “home base” notes F, Eb, D, C & Bb for four beats, say “Top of the tip of the tongue, touches the top of the tip of the reed” 25 times each day, we will begin playing lines 1 – 13 from Essential Elements 2000 next week, continue practicing putting together in under two minutes, swabbing and putting away in under three minutes, Lessons 1 – 6 should be completed in the Five Minute Theory Book
All students need to turn in the permission slip stating your intention to participate in the fundraiser or not if they have not done so already