Mrs. Lapointe

Congratulations to John Philip Sousa’s Hands Across the Sea! The Winner of March Mania 2021!

Don’t forget to download your April Practice Calendars to keep track of your practicing. It important to keep practicing weekly as the time for us to play together LIVE and IN PERSON will be here sooner that you think. We will be in person for the…Read more

Congratulations to John Philip Sousa’s Hands Across the Sea! The Winner of March Mania 2021!

Don’t forget to download your April Practice Calendars to keep track of your practicing. It important to keep practicing weekly as the time for us to play together LIVE and IN PERSON will be here sooner that you think. We will be in person for the…Read more

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1. Warm up: Section 2 Lesson A exercises 21-29 metronome 72.

2. Review Lesson 10 (blue book page 24) exercises 1-4. Watch those triplets!

3. Practice Lesson 10 exercise 5 (page 25 blue book)

4. Download and print the Lesson 9 correction, so that you can practice the saints from page 23 in your blue…Read more

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1. Review Pop goes the weasel page 41

2. Practice all exercises page 42.

WArm ups: Concert F descending 1 & 2, Long tones 1C & D, **NEW PAGE** set 1, Option 1.

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1. Warm ups: Concert F descending 1 & 2. Long tones 1C & 1B.
2. Review Lesson 5 ( page 14 blue book.) exercises 1, 2, & 3 measures 5-8 in each one. (the hard part)
3. Practice Lesson 5 exercises 4A & B, 5, and 6A & B.

1. Warm ups: Section 2 Lesson A exercises 21-29 (blue book page 47) metronome 72.

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2. Warm up: Concert F descending (NO Eb’s!) 1 & 2, Long tones 1C & 1D.

3. Practice the Lesson 11 Minuette Exercise 6A & 6B (blue book page 23)

4. Lesson 12 exercises 1-10 (blue book page 24)

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2. Warm ups 18-20 Section 2 Lesson A (page 46 blue book.)

3. Practice Lesson 10 Exercises 1-5. Keep your sticks under control Watch out for the triplets! Count while you play.

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2. Review Hooked bowing Page 41 exercises 174-176.

3. Practice page 42 exercises 181-187.

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2. Warm up: Concert F descending 1 & 2 Long tone 1B & 1C
3. Review Lesson 4 (page 13 blue book)
4. Practice Lesson 5 exercise 1-3 (page 14 blue book)
Why do think the titles are Melody, the same melody, & one more time?

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2. Warm up: Section 2 Lesson A exercises 13-20. (metronome 110) (blue book page 46)
3. Review Lesson 14 exercises 1-5 (blue book page 32)
4. Practice Lesson 14 exercises 5a-7 (blue book page 33)

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2. WArm up: Concdert F descending 1 & 2, Long tones 1B, & 1C.
3. Review Lesson 11 (blue book page 23)
4. Practice Lesson 12 (Blue book page 24)
for exercises with 2 sets of notes, first play all the top notes (high notes) then go back…Read more

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2.Warm up: Section 2 Lesson A exercises 12-17 (metronome 100) (blue book page 45 & 46)

3. Practice Lesson 9 (blue book page 23) SKIP #3 there are mistakes in the book!!!! I will attach a printed sheet with the corrections soon. SKIP #3!

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2. Practice page 41 exercises 174-176. Pay close attention to your bow dividing it appropriately for the length of the note. In 3/4 time, use 2/3 for a half note 1/3 for a quarter note in the same direction for example. In 4/4 or 2/4…Read more

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2. Warm up: Concert F Descending 1 & 2 long tones 1B & 1C.
3. Review and Practice lesson 4 exercises 1-7 (blue book page 13)

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2. Warm up: Section 2 Lesson A exercises 13-17 (metronome 100) (blue book page 45-46)
3. Review Lesson 13 exercises 6 & 7 (blue book page 31)
4. Practice Lesson 14 exercises 1-5 (blue book page 32)

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2. Warm ups: concert F descending 1 & 2. Long tones 1A & 1B

3. review Lesson

4. Practice Lesson

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2. Warm ups 8-11 (Section 2 Lesson A page 45, blue book)

3. Review Lesson 7 Exercises 8 & 9 (page 21)

4. Practice LEsson 8 exercises 1-4 (page 22)

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2. review the exercises in the orange boxes at the bottom of pages 40 & 41. Go slow and break them into small chunks. (one note past the slurs)