Is it February already?

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

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