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Materials: Instruments, music folders, sight-reading pieces for May 18 concert, computer, SmartBoard,
stands, chairs, etc.
0:00 20:00 minutes o SW breathe in for four out for four at teachers discretion
o SW breathe in for two out for six
Warm-Up o SW breathe in for one out for seven
Superior Band in 16 Weeks o SW buzz on mouthpiece (brass only) while woodwinds play F
stretches (both descending and ascending)
o SW play through Week 13 warm-ups- chorale, long tones, and
scale section in that order
o Tuning Sequence- Concert F/Bb from Clarinet, C from Oboe
20:00 80:00 minutes o TW review all scales on their auditions (C, G, D, A, E, F, Bb,
Eb, Ab concerts)
Scale Games
o TW play Survivor with metronome, each time raising the
tempo of difficult scales
o TW play Snake with chromatic scale ascending and
descending, snaking around the ensemble
Materials: Instruments, music folders, Assessment music, new pyramid concert music, computer,
SmartBoard, stands, chairs, etc.
0:00 20:00 minutes o SW set up stage for concert next night, bring equipment and
stands and chairs
Set-Up
20:00 40:00 minutes o SW breathe in for four out for four at teachers discretion
o SW breathe in for two out for six
Warm-Ups o SW breathe in for one out for seven
o SW buzz on mouthpiece (brass only) while woodwinds play F
Foundations for Superior stretches (both descending and ascending)
Performance- Kjos o SW play through warm-up on pg. 6 options 1 & 3 (Superior
Band)
o SW repeat for pg. 7, again options 1 & 3
o SW play chorale on pg. 36 Chester
o TW discuss balance and tone
o SW play scales as practice for upcoming auditions (pg. 10)
o Tuning Sequence- Concert F/Bb from Clarinet, C from Oboe
40:00 80:00 minutes
o TW run concert program for Pyramid Concert next day (ON
Pyramid Concert Pieces STAGE!)
o SW run through Strange Humors
o SW run Gladiators
o SW run Mamma Mia!
80:00- 90:00 minutes
o SW put their instruments, chairs and stands away
Pack-Up
Materials: Instruments, music folders, pieces for May 18 concert, computer, SmartBoard, stands, chairs,
etc.
0:00 20:00 minutes o SW breathe in for four out for four at teachers discretion
o SW breathe in for two out for six
Warm-Ups o SW breathe in for one out for seven
o SW buzz on mouthpiece (brass only) while woodwinds play F
Foundations for Superior stretches (both descending and ascending)
Performance- Kjos o SW play through warm-up on pg. 8 options 1 & 3 (Superior
Band)
o SW play chorale on pg. 31 Chester
o TW discuss balance and tone
o SW play scales as practice for upcoming auditions (pg. 10)
o Tuning Sequence- Concert F/Bb from Clarinet, C from Oboe
20:00 50:00 minutes o SW play beginning- 8 (Ab concert scale)
o TW discuss tone for each note in the ascending scale
Noteflight Melodic and o SW play beginning- 8 again
Rhythmic Study o SW play 4 bar chorale in 4/4
o TW review tone and pyramid balance
o SW play 4/4 chorale again
o SW play 7/8 chorale
Materials: Instruments, music folders, sight-reading pieces for May 18 concert, computer, SmartBoard,
stands, chairs, etc.
0:00 20:00 minutes o SW breathe in for four out for four at teachers discretion
o SW breathe in for two out for six
Warm-Up o SW breathe in for one out for seven
Superior Band in 16 Weeks o SW buzz on mouthpiece (brass only) while woodwinds play F
stretches (both descending and ascending)
o SW play through Week 13 warm-ups- chorale, long tones, and
scale section in that order
o Tuning Sequence- Concert F/Bb from Clarinet, C from Oboe
Materials: Instruments, music folders, Assessment music, new pyramid concert music, computer,
SmartBoard, stands, chairs, etc.
0:00 20:00 minutes o SW breathe in for four out for four at teachers discretion
o SW breathe in for two out for six
Warm-Ups o SW breathe in for one out for seven
o SW buzz on mouthpiece (brass only) while woodwinds play F
Foundations for Superior stretches (both descending and ascending)
Performance- Kjos o SW play through warm-up on pg. 6 options 1 & 3 (Superior
Band)
o SW repeat for pg. 7, again options 1 & 3
o SW play chorale on pg. 36 Chester
o TW discuss balance and tone
o SW play scales as practice for upcoming auditions (pg. 10)
o Tuning Sequence- Concert F/Bb from Clarinet, C from Oboe
Materials: Instruments, music folders, pieces for May 18 concert, computer, SmartBoard, stands, chairs,
etc.
0:00 20:00 minutes o SW breathe in for four out for four at teachers discretion
o SW breathe in for two out for six
Warm-Ups o SW breathe in for one out for seven
o SW buzz on mouthpiece (brass only) while woodwinds play F
Foundations for Superior stretches (both descending and ascending)
Performance- Kjos o SW play through warm-up on pg. 8 options 1 & 3 (Superior
Band)
o SW play chorale on pg. 31 Chester
o TW discuss balance and tone
o SW play scales as practice for upcoming auditions (pg. 10)
o Tuning Sequence- Concert F/Bb from Clarinet, C from Oboe
Materials: Instruments, music folders, sight-reading pieces for May 18 concert, computer, SmartBoard,
stands, chairs, etc.
0:00 20:00 minutes o SW breathe in for four out for four at teachers discretion
o SW breathe in for two out for six
Warm-Up o SW breathe in for one out for seven
Superior Band in 16 Weeks o SW buzz on mouthpiece (brass only) while woodwinds play F
stretches (both descending and ascending)
o SW play through Week 13 warm-ups- chorale, long tones, and
scale section in that order
o Tuning Sequence- Concert F/Bb from Clarinet, C from Oboe
Materials: Instruments, music folders, Assessment music, new pyramid concert music, computer,
SmartBoard, stands, chairs, etc.
0:00 20:00 minutes o SW breathe in for four out for four at teachers discretion
o SW breathe in for two out for six
Warm-Ups o SW breathe in for one out for seven
o SW buzz on mouthpiece (brass only) while woodwinds play F
Foundations for Superior stretches (both descending and ascending)
Performance- Kjos o SW play through warm-up on pg. 6 options 1 & 3 (Superior
Band)
o SW repeat for pg. 7, again options 1 & 3
o SW play chorale on pg. 36 Chester
o TW discuss balance and tone
o SW play scales as practice for upcoming auditions (pg. 10)
o Tuning Sequence- Concert F/Bb from Clarinet, C from Oboe