Only a few announcements this week
- The band party is only two weeks away. Please ask your child about the handout given today to review needed items and the opportunity to be a chaperone (pretty please!) Band Party Letter
- Practice cards are due on Monday, signed by you.
- The scale olympics continue, please encourage your child to play a scale or two (or seven..) for you this weekend
Trumpets – Long tones, Lip Slurs, Chromatic from Low G to third space E, Concert Bb, Ab, C, F, G and Db scales, any previous melodies, Sesame Street Songs
Check out this video, Russian trumpet prodigy at age 15!
http://youtu.be/ik0nzz7qOJ0
French Horns 3rd period – Long tones, Lip Slurs, Chromatic from Low F to third space Eb, Concert Bb, Eb, C, F, G, D and Db scales, any previous melodies, Sesame Street Songs
Check out this video of one player dubbing himself to cover 12 different horn parts
Oboes – Chromatic from Low C to High C, All 8 major scales, Pirates of the Caribbean, You’ll Be in My Heart
Check out this video of an oboist playing the beautiful theme from The Mission
Bassoon – Chromatic from Low F to High C and down from Low F to Low Bb, All 8 major scales, Pirates of the Caribbean, You’ll Be in My Heart
Check out this video of a basson ensemble playing the classic Bohemian Rhapsody
French Horns 7th Period – Long tones, Lip Slurs, Chromatic from Low F to third space Eb, Concert Bb, Eb, C, F, G and Db scales, Pirates of the Caribbean
Check out this video of one player dubbing himself to cover 12 different horn parts