Warm-up Routine


Repertoire: Greensleaves from 66 Festive & Famous Chorales for Band by Frank Erickson

Materials: music scores, Bb sustained pitched using app (TE Tuner) on iPhone

Lesson Objectives
  • Students can pass a pattern or melody while matching tone, articulation, intonation, and dynamic.
  • Students can pass a 6/8 pattern or melody evenly.
  • Students can practice a good breathing skills and incorporate them into their playing
  • Help prepare students participating in State Solo and Ensemble by reviewing their required scales

National Standards: 3, 5, 6, 7

Concept


​Breathing






Circle of 5ths Warm-Up




Tuning
(Using a Concert Bb drone)

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Chorale- Greensleaves


Passing Triplets

Activity

-Review “How to” breath (inhale mouthing the word "how" to allow for an efficient, open passage for air to pass through, and exhaling on "too" to reinforce tonguing techniques on instruments)
-Breathe in for 4, 2, then 1, out for 20 (separately then continuous)
-Add instruments, repeat exercise
Play all 12 major scales through a 5th interval sequence
-Play Bb major scale
-Brass/woodwinds tune separately
-Have individual sections play
-Play it as written
-Split class into 3 groups; each group plays a phrase of the chorale and passes it to another group
-Pass phrase every 4, 2, then 1 measures.
Students must pass a triplet pattern with even rhythm. The objective is to have every student participate in a row, but if they mess up they must go back to the first student.
Students must pass a triplet pattern while matching tempo. The objective is to have every student participate in a row, but if they mess up they must go back to the first student.

Skills

-Reinforcing good breathe intake
-Reinforcing control of air intake, pacing air





Reinforcing scale technique
-Adjusting intonation
-Tuning as a section

-Playing a song in 6/8 meter
-Reinforcing passing a melody while matching in tone, articulation intonation, tempo, and dynamic

Reinforcing passing a pattern while matching in tone, intonation, articulation, and dynamic.

Reinforcing passing a pattern while matching in tone, intonation, articulation, tempo, and dynamic.
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