Chamber Winds Assignments

Playing Test
To be performed Tues., Feb. 7
IMEA Scales Lines 9 and 10

Playing Test
To be performed Thurs., Feb. 2
IMEA Scales Lines 7 and 8

Playing Test
To be performed Mon., Jan. 30
IMEA Scales Lines 5 and 6

Playing Test
To be performed Tues., Jan. 24
IMEA Scales Lines 3 and 4

Playing Test
To be performed Thurs., Jan. 19
IMEA Scales Lines 1 and 2

Playing Test
To be performed Thurs., Jan. 5
Concert G scale-written and playing

Playing Test
To be performed Tues., Dec. 13
Concert D scale-written and playing

Playing Test
To be performed Thurs., Dec. 8
Concert A scale-written and playing

Playing Test
To be performed Tues., Dec. 6
Concert E scale-written and playing

Playing Test
To be performed Thurs., Dec. 1
Concert Cb scale-written and playing

Chair Test
To be performed Mon., Nov. 28
To be taken from 1st, principal and/or top divisi part
Flute-Shenandoah pick up to mm. 23-31, Thunderer mm. 87-End
Ob, Bssn, Cl, Bs Cl, Ten, Bari-Shenandoah mm.56-66, Thunderer mm. 87-End
Alto-Shenandoah pick up to mm. 23-31, Thunderer mm. 53-69
Trumpet-Shenandoah mm. 56-66, mm. 69-77
Horn-Shenandoah Beg-m.12, Thunderer mm. 85-102
Trombone, Tuba-Shenandoah mm. 56-66, Thunderer mm. 99-End
Euph-Shenandoah Beg-m. 12, Thunderer mm. 99-End
Perc-Shenandoah Vibes mm. 12-19, Thunderer Snare mm. 37-53

Playing Test
To be performed Tues., Nov. 22
Concert Gb scale-written and playing

Playing Test
To be performed Thurs., Nov. 17
Concert Db scale-written and playing

Playing Test
To be performed Thurs., Nov. 3
Concert Ab scale-written and playing

Playing Test
To be performed Mon., Oct. 31
Concert Eb scale-written and playing

Playing Test
To be performed Thurs., Oct. 27
Concert Bb scale-written and playing

Playing Test
To be performed Tues, Oct. 25
Concert F scale-written and playing

Playing Test
Due and to be performed Mon., Oct. 20
Concert C scale-written and playing
Fl/Picc/Cl 1, 2-West Highland m. 167-179

Playing Test
Due and to be performed Mon., Oct. 17
Chromatic Confidence C-End

Playing Test
Due and to be performed Tues., Oct. 11
Picc/Fl/Ob/Cl/Alto/Ten-Faure m.47-57
BsCl/Bsn/Bari/Tuba-Zacatecas m.1-8, West Highland m.41-49
Tpt 1-Faure m.10-18, m.83-85
Tpt 2/3, Tbn 2/3- West Highland m.200-209, m.237-End
Hn-Faure m.67-69, m.89-92
Tbn 1-Faure m. 31-35, m.67-69
Euph-Faure m.55-60, West Highland m.137-140
Perc-Rolls (Double stroke open roll, five stroke, seven stroke, nine stroke, eleven stroke) on snare

Playing Test
Due and to be performed Tues., Oct. 4
Picc/Fl-Zacatecas m.107-131
Ob/Bssn/Cl/BsCl/Saxes-Zacatecas m.24-58 (2nd ending)
BsCl (test 2)-West Highland m.71-end Mvt. 1, m.140
Tpt-West Highland m.37-41, m.71-end Mvt. 1
Hn-Zacatecas m.74-97
Tbn-West Highland m.200-209, Faure m.42
Euph-West Highland m.124-end Mvt. 2
Tuba-West Highland m.8-17, m.168-187
Percussion-Compose your own piece for mallets in the key of Eb Major
-It must be 8 measures or longer
-Each measure must be different, no measure can contain only rests
-You must use every note in the scale
-You must include triplets and sixteenth notes
-Difficulty must be high school freshman level or higher
-Use staff paper and proper notation (include time/key signatures)
-Perform your composition

Playing Test
Due and to be performed Tues., Sept. 27
FL/Picc/Ob-West Highland, mm.107-131
Cl 1-West Highland, mm.167-187
Cl 2/Tenor/Bssn-West Highland, mm.71-end Mvt. 1
Cl 3/Alto-West Highland, 209-225
Bari-West Highland, mm.59-end Mvt. 1, m. 140
Tpt/Tbn-Zacatecas, mm.1-6, mm.91-97
Hn-West Highland, mm.105-117
Euph-Zacatecas, mm.8-24
Tuba-West Highland, beginning Mvt.2-m.100
Percussion-Rhythm Assignment
-Compose 4 measures of rhythm using eighth notes/rests, sixteenth notes/rests and dotted eighth notes/rests only
-Write out the counts beneath the notes using the “1 e + a” system
-Perform your rhythm on a note of your choice
Additional Requirements:
-No measure can contain only rests, only eighth notes or only sixteenth notes
-Each measure must be different
-Put parenthesis around counts belonging to rests
-You may use rhythms out of your band music as long as they are eighth, dotted eighth, and/or sixteenth notes/rests
Extra Credit:
-Write your rhythms and perform your composition using different notes
-Write/perform very difficult rhythms including the correct counts

Brass and Woodwind Rhythm Assignment
Due and to be performed Tues., Sept. 20th
Directions:
-Compose 4 measures of rhythm using eighth notes/rests, sixteenth notes/rests and dotted eighth notes/rests only
-Write out the counts beneath the notes using the “1 e + a” system
-Perform your rhythm on a note of your choice
Additional Requirements:
-No measure can contain only rests, only eighth notes or only sixteenth notes
-Each measure must be different
-Put parenthesis around counts belonging to rests
-You may use rhythms out of your band music as long as they are eighth, dotted eighth, and/or sixteenth notes/rests
Extra Credit:
-Write your rhythms and perform your composition using different notes
-Write/perform very difficult rhythms including the correct counts

Percussion playing test
To be performed on Thurs., Sept. 15
Rudiments and musical exerpt assigned during class on 9/13

Chamber Winds Chair Test
To be performed Tues., Sept. 6

Picc/Fl-West Highland m. 1-17, Faure m. 60-70

Ob-West Highland m. 1-17, Faure m. 69-77

Bssn-Zacatecas m. 74-91, Disney m. 177-203

Clar-West Highland m. 1-17, Faure m. 35-45

Bass Cl-Disney m. 177-197, Disney m. 124-143

Alto-Faure m. 2-10, West Highland m. 1-17

Ten-Faure m. 47-73, Disney m. 119-143

Bari-Zacatecas m. 74-91, Disney m. 177-203

Tpt-West Highland m. 1-17, Faure m. 69-81

Hn-Faure m. 35-43, West Highland m. 33-49

Tbn-Zacatecas m. 131-138, Faure m. 27-43

Euph-Faure m. 35-47, Disney  m. 119-143

Tuba-Disney m. 177-203, Zacatecas m. 74-91

Perc-Faure: Mallets m. 69-77, West Highland: Snare m. 33-49