Wind Ensemble Assignments
For Friday, Jan. 27
Your transposed parts for your compositions are due…make sure you have a seperate sheet of music for each player, and these should be transposed already. This is a major grade, so turn it in dudes!!!
For Wednesday, Jan. 25
Incantation and Dance 187-205
For Friday, Jan. 20
All sections: Incantation and Dance 71-100
for Wednesday, Jan. 18
Take your melody you wrote for last week and use the ideas we talked about in class to make a bassline and two harmony parts. They can be on the same sheet as your melody.
For Wednesday, Jan. 11
Compose an 8 measure melody, using the parameters outlined on the sheet given to you in class. This will be coupled with writing a bassline and harmony parts to write a complete piece that will be played with your friends/ classmates. For Wednesday, all you have to do is to play your piece for us:)
For Friday, Jan. 6
IMEA Scales 1-4, not memorized, straight out of the book)
Scale test for Wednesday, 12/14
Major and minor scales 10-12, memorized.
Scale test for 12/5
Major and minor scales 7-9, memorized
Seating test for Wednesday, November 30th
Flute: When Angels Weep 70-78, Khan 85-120
Oboe: When Angels Weep 70-78, Khan 79-120
Clarinet: When Angels Weep 70-78, Khan 79-120
Alto Sax: Khan 79-133
Tenor Sax: When Angels Weep 151-156, Khan 101-133
Bari Sax: When Angels Weep 151-156, Khan 41-70, 101-133
Bass Clarinet: Khan 41-70, 101-133
French Horn: Khan 22-38, 159-end
Trumpet: When Angels Weep 115-123, Khan 65-70, 113-140
Trombone: When Angels Weep 151-156, Khan 22-30, 101-133
Euphonium: When Angels Weep 151-156, Khan 22-30, 101-133
Tuba: When Angels Weep 151-156, Khan 41-49, 98-133
Percussion: Write own 12 measure snare drum solo, using 12 labeled rudiments
Listen to “Khan”
Link to listen to “When Angels Weep”
For Monday, November 21
Major and minor scales 4-6, memorized
For Friday, November 18
Major and minor scales, full range, memorized: 1-3
Concert Review, done in class 11/10
If you weren’t here that day, here is what you need to do by Friday, 11/18:
Write well-thought out, mature comments (good and bad), using musical buzz words like tone, intonation, balance, blend, articulation, rhythm, tempo, accuracy, etc. Write the following number of comments per piece… Marche Lorraine (5), Funa-Uta (8), Fiddler on the Roof (6), Kilimanjaro (8), and Don Ricardo (5). At the end, tell me what your favorite piece was from this concert cycle, and write 3-5 sentences as to why.
For Wednesday, November 1st
Written test on scales, key signatures, transposition, and the circle of fifths. (You were given a study guide too)
Pop quiz on Funa-Uta (turned out to be Flute/Oboe 169-191, Clarinet 19-39 and 222, Alto and tenor sax 19-39, Bari sax and Tuna 131-156, Bass Clarinet, euphonium, and french horn 11-34, trumpet 11-25 and 147-156, Bone 11-25 and 43-53, and percussion 1-53)
First Term Stuff
Wednesday, October 25th
Playing test: Kilimanjaro 50-110
Circle of Fifth worksheet due for Monday, 10/24
McDonald’s Jingle in four new keys for Friday, October 21st
Worksheet due on Wednesday, October 19
Playing test for Wednesday, October 12th
Chromatic Confidence C-end
Homework for Friday, October 7th
Transpose four measure excerpt into different key.
Playing test for Wednesday, 10/5
Everyone EXCEPT tubas and percussion, Funa-Uta 129-end
Tuba- Kilimanjaro 113-123 at mm=112
Percussion: Rudiments 16-25
Homework for 10/3
You were given a worksheet Friday about key signatures…complete and turn in on Monday.
Homework for 9/28
You were given a sheet of staff paper Friday…read the instructions carefully and complete the assignment for Wednesday, 9/28. Be able to play your composition as well.
Playing test for Monday, 9/19
Percussion: Kilimanjaro…119-124, 75-78; rudiments: paradiddle, paradiddlediddle, flam accent, flam-tap, 5 stroke roll
Alto Sax: Kilimanjaro 87-94, last 4 measures of Fiddler
Tenor Sax: Kilimanjaro 117-123, last 4 measures of fiddler
Trombones: 150-170 of Don Ricardo
Baritones: Kilimanjaro 50-58
Bari Sax, Bass Cl. and Tuba: Kilimanjaro 113-123
Trumpets: Don Ricardo 186-end, March Lorraine C-E
Clarinets, Oboe: Kilimanjaro 16-24
Horns: Don Ricardo 170-186
Flutes: Kilimanjaro 75-78, 102-109
Playing test for Wednesday, 9/14
Funa-Uta, 1-34. (percussion, xylophone part)
Seating Test: Friday, September 2nd
“Don Ricardo”
Flute: 85-102, 133-147
Clarinet: 85-102, 186-201
Oboe: 20-50
Bass Clarinet: 4-14, 40-58
Alto Sax: 104-112, 118-133
Tenor Sax: 170-201
Bari Sax: 70-83, 103-112, 164-169
Horn: 147-164, 186-201
Trumpet: 53-75, 86-102
Trombone: 4-14, 70-74, 149-168
Baritone: 40-58, 63-70, 133-141
Tuba: 4-11, 46-49, 70-75, 103-114
Percussion (snare drum): 16-29, 150-178
