Advanced Band

AGENDA

29 Aug 2018

  1. Attendance

  1. Housekeeping

  1. Reinforcing Topic 1 - Worksheets due at First Binder Check

  1. Reinforcing Topic 2: Instruments in a Concert Band & Other Ensembles

  1. Theory
  1. Excellence in Theory Book 1 pp 2-7
  2. Major Scale Formula: W W H W W W H - must know how to construct with a formula and with key signatures

  1. Instruments
  1. Long tones: Concert D, C, Bb, A, G, F
  2. Concert Eb Major Scale[1]
  3. SOE Red #131-134 & Trumpet Voluntary
  4. Repertoire: Guam Hymn

OBJECTIVES

  1. Students will be able to identify and classify instruments / voicings into their respective ensembles.
  2. Students will be able to identify ensembles by their instrumentation.
  3. Students will play the concert Eb major scale and its arpeggio pattern
  4. Students will construct the Eb Major Scale using the formula and with a key signature.

[1] Students should also know their transpositions:

   Concert Eb Major Scale (3b: Bb, Eb, Ab)

  1. C instruments                (Eb Maj = 3b: Bb, Eb, Ab)                 Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb
  2. Bb instruments                (F Maj = 1b: Bb)                         F G A Bb C D E F
  3. Eb instruments                (C Maj = No b, No #)                C D E F G A B C
  4. F instruments                (Bb Maj = 2b: Bb, Eb)                Bb C D Eb F G A Bb