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January Practice Calendars are due. Take a picture or scan them and send them to me via tlapointe@pemusic.com (skip this step if you’ve have done it already)
Scroll down the list of topics to February practice calendar Band to download and print for keeping track of your daily practice. Minimum practice requirement is 4 different days per week 20…Read more

January Practice Calendars are due. Take a picture or scan them and send them to me via tlapointe@pemusic.com (skip this step if you’ve have done it already)
Scroll down the list of topics to February practice calendar Band to download and print for keeping track of your daily practice. Minimum practice requirement is 4 different days per week 20…Read more

1. Scroll down the list of topics to find your February Practice Calendar for band so that you can print a copy to keep track of your daily practice. When you are finished with your January calendar take a picture or scan it and send it to me via tlapointe@pemusic.com
2.Warm up scales (blue book page 35) All except G scale.
3. Lesson F3…Read more

1. Warm up scales C, F lower register, Bb, Eb lower, Eb upper register.
2. Lesson F3 exercises 6 & 7 (high F) blue book page 26
3. Lesson Lesson 9 exercises 1-6.

1. Scroll down the list of topics to find the February Practice Calendar for Band, so that you can print a copy to keep track of your daily practice. When you have completed your January practice calendar take a picture or scan it and send it to me via tlapointe@pemusic.com

2. Warm ups: (page 35 green book) exercises 8, 9, & 10. metronome…Read more

1. Again check out this video for staccato playing.

2. Practice page

1. Warm up Lesson 2 Exercises T1-T4.
2. Review Lesson 2 German Waltz & Slurry Murray.
3. Practice Lesson 2 exercises 3-7.

1. Warm up Section 2 (blue book Page 44) Lesson A Exercises 1-4 Metronome 60.
2. Lesson 10 exercises 5 & 6
3.Lesson 11 exercises exercises 1 & 2.

1. Review Monday’s Melody, exercise 155 page 37. Watch out for full bows on the quarter notes.
2. Review Page 38 E string notes. exercises 156-161.
3. Practice exercises 162 & 163 page 39.

Check out this video on playing staccato for upcoming lesson on page 40.

1. Warm ups: 5, 6, 7 buzz beats 1 & 2. Play twice: start with right hand then start with left hand.
2. Practice Lesson D3 Exercises 7 & 8 (blue Book page 14)
3. Play all of HLJ BLues (Lesson 4, exercise 7, Blue book page 15)
4. Practice Lesson 5 (blue book page 16) exercises 1-4.

Pick a different video to watch and use some of the practice tips…Read more

Review:

1. Warm up Lesson 2 Exercises T1-T4.
2. Review Lesson 1 exercise 7 Polly Wally.
3. Practice Lesson 2 exercises 1-4.
a. Check your road map before you play. Remember first & second endings.
b. Check your key signature before you play – remember F# middle finger.
c. Check your time signature 3 or 4 beats in a measure which is it?

1. Warm up Lesson 2 Exercises T1-T4.
2. Review Lesson 1 exercise 7 Polly Wally.
3. Practice Lesson 2 exercises 1-4.
a. Check your road map before you play. Remember first & second endings.
b. Check your key signature before you play – remember F# middle finger.
c. Check your time signature 3 or 4 beats in a measure which is it?

1. Warm up: Lesson 9 exercises 4, 5, & 6. (blue book page 23)
2. Practice: Lesson 10 exercises 1-4. Make sure that you count rhythms. Triplets should be even (divide your beat into thirds.)

1. Review Lesson 2 Rhythm exercises 1-5
2. Practice Lesson 3 Rhythm exercises 1-5.
3. Practice Lesson 2 pitch exercises 1-5.
a. Right hand position – Thumb anchored on corner of finger board – no floating hand.
b. Left Hand position – no bent wrist – don’t serve me your violin on a platter for lunch.
c. Squeeze your finger ti…Read more

1. December practice calendars were due. Take a picture or scan and email them to: tlapointe@pemusic.com
2. Review: Lesson 1 pitch exercises 1-5.
a. Right hand position – Thumb anchored on corner of finger board – no floating hand.
b. Left Hand position – no bent wrist – don’t serve me your violin on a platter for lunch.
c. Squeeze your finger ti…Read more

Review page 37 Exercise 155, go slow to get slurs and do not rush the quarter notes.
Page 38 exercises 159, 160, & 161 Watch the low 2 for G.
Page 39 exercises 162 & 163. 2#’s back to regular 2 finger position.

1 Warm up #5, 6, & 7 buzz beat 1. 2 times starting with right hand once and left hand once.
2. Lesson D3 #5 & 6.
3. Lesson 4 # 6 (be careful of the rhythms, they reverse them inthe second half of the song.)
HLJ Blues Measures 1-8. Nice and steady when transitioning from your rim to your drum head.

1.Warm Ups: Use the scale exercises #6, 7, 8, & 9 on page 21 Blue Book with a metronome marking of 100.
2. Review Lesson 8 (p22 blue book) exercises 2 & 4. Play without the flams to get rhythm solid then add flams.
3. Practice lesson 9 (p23 blue book) 1-6. Pay close attention to special instructions for X notes in Here We go Pancake. You should…Read more

1. December practice calendars are due. take a picture or scan and email them to: tlapointe@pemusic.com.
2. Scroll down the list of topics in Mrs. Lapointe’s classroom to January band Practice calendars and print a copy for yourself to log your daily practice times.
3. warm ups: Exercises 1-4 (page 35 green book) Buzzing all notes on beat 4. Play…Read more