7A (Day 2)  Flutes and Clarinets

7B (Day 4)  Alto Saxes and Trumpets

7C (Day 6) Lower Brass/Woodwinds & Percussion

What to Practice Every Day You Practice

1. 3 Songs By Ear

This Old Hammer, Clementine,When the Saints, Skip to my Lou, Amazing Grace, Frere Jacques, Happy Birthday…………

2. Scales

Concert B Flat Major  (half notes)

Work Out (do, do-re-do, do-re-mi-re-do, etc……..eighth notes)

Concert G Minor and C Minor Scales

Work Out (la, la-ti-la, la-ti-do-ti-la, etc………….eighth notes)

Chromatic Scale (eighth notes) BY MEMORY

3. Lesson Book

Perform each exercise first WITHOUT CD

Perform each exercise with band on CD

Perform each exercise as soloist with the CD

Week of Apr. 2                       Page of the Week: 9

Week of Apr. 9                       VACATION!

Week of Apr. 16                     Page of the Week: 10

Week of Apr. 23                    Page of the Week: 10

Week of Apr. 30                    Page of the Week: 10

4. Playing Exam

Russian Sailor’s Dance       7A-4/19            7C-4/23             7B-4/25

Espana                                   7A-4/27           7C-5/1                 7A-5/3

5. Listen to Spring Band Concert Music on the MMS Band Website

6. Spring Concert Music-Wed., May 9. 2012     5:30 pm

Russian Sailor’s Dance

Espana Cani

Jupiter from ‘The Planets”