Concert Dates for 2012-13
5/21/13 PGES Gym - 6:40 warm - up, 7:00 performance

What we're working on in Band (as of 5/8/13)

5th grade students
Playing position
Tonguing / Slurring
Caring for your instrument
Note Names on the staff plus ledger lines
Concert Bb major scale
Concert Bb chromatic scale
Clarinets back and forth over the break
Lines 100-113 in the book
Dragon Slayer, When the Saints Go Marching In, Galactic Episode
First Five Notes Fingering Practice
Care and Maintainence
6th grade students
Concert Bb, Eb, F, Ab, C and Db major scales
Concert Bb chromatic cale
Playing Position
Air Support for good tone
Precise Articulations (Tongue, Slur, Staccato, Accent)
Breathing in phrases and connecting notes
Dynamic Contrast (p, mp, mf, f)
Lines 94, 98, 105 in the book
Water Music, Fiests Mexicali and Sousa On Parade
Darren Johnson
Phone Number: 360.412.4800 x. 41130
Last Modified on May 13, 2013