Fall: 1st Six Weeks
August & September
- Summer Chops, Summer Brain
- What can you do with students before school starts?
- What to check for after a long break
- Focusing on the individual takes priority over the ensemble
- Blalack example: instrument specific warm-up pages (Blalack Low Brass Warm-Up Page)
- Defining and Reinforcing Daily Habits
- Sitting, Pencils & Eye Contact
- Have defined expectations and procedures from Day 1
- Amanda Drinkwater
- Instrument Maintenance
- Sitting high standards of personal responsibility
- Slide, Valve & Reed Care
- Developing smarter practicing
- Assessment?
- Shadow Ridge Project Sheets
- Personal Responsibility, 100% Achievement
- Blalack Individual Performance
- One Octave Scale Test each week for Chair Order
- Shadow Ridge Project Sheets
- Structure of Rehearsal, Ensemble Skills, Sectionals
- Set Expectations
- Focus on Basics
- Use your full staff!
- Sectional Letter
- Shadow Ridge "Daily Drill"
- Breathing, Air Articulations (what is the embouchure doing while breathing?)
- Concert F
- Remington whole notes, descending and ascending
- Eb Exercise Ascending (range)
- F Around
- Articulations (Note length and style: define syllables)
- Rhythms
- Scales
- Do any performances happen the first 6 weeks?
- When, Where, Pieces, Goals
- Fall Concert "Go to" list, Click Here
- Mental Engagement During Performance
- Literature Goals
- Familiar, Enjoyable Music
- Suitable Tempo Range
- Chamber Music for the Large Ensemble
- Details & Quality over Quantity