Dear Parents
Now that the first couple of weeks of Scale Olympics has passed, students are settling into the pass-off process. It is picking up speed and going well. Some students are already finishing up level one scales and moving on to level two; exciting!
There are many assignments for the students to practice. If your child is having a hard time filling 30 minutes of practice time, ask them to show what is currently assigned. They need some encouragement as well as another audience to hear them play.
General Announcements
- Band Winter Party on Friday, February 7, 6 pm to 8:30 pm
- We are in need of several items for the part. If you can, please consider donating the following items:
- Bottle/case of soda (please no energy drinks)
- Bags (1 or 2) of candy
- Plain cookies for the cookie decorating contest
- Bags of chips/snacks (individual servings)
- Practice cards due each Monday (Tuesday this next week)
Assignments
- Daily Drills 3.0 – slur 3 & 4 are NEW
- All Major Scales: playing test on concert D Monday
- Extended range chromatic scale
- Scale test on Monday: Concert D
- Lines 106, 108, 112 & 118
- Sixteenth notes (Iron Man) and Triplets (Star Wars)