Trumpet - Due Jan. 30

Hi, Trumpets!

Some of us are making some really great progress and I appreciate your effort.  However, we still need to get our instruments home and practice!  There are MANY parts in our music that feature YOU and we want you sounding the best you possibly can!

Here are some things to work on.

Aztec Celebration
- Measure 7 and 8 - COUNT! You need to play the quarter note in measure 8 right on beat 3.  You are the ONLY ones with that rhythm there.
- Measure 35 - You start off good here, but lost it about 3 measures in.  Keep playing and keep counting!
- Measure 43 - 1st trumpets, you have the melody here.  Work on the eighth notes in measure 44.  They aren't as hard as you're making them!  The high D's are first valve notes and moving your air will REALLY help you get them.
- Measure 71 - Work out your notes here.  B-flats and A-flats!

Ayre and Dance
- Measure 19  - You always start nice, but seem to stop playing several measures in.  Learn ALL the notes, not just some of them.  
- Measure 33 - Here, you have the melody all by yourself.  If you stop playing a few measures in,  we won't have anymore melody! We're depending on YOU! 
- Measure 47 - Count your rests so you do not mess this entrance! 
- Measure 57 - Half notes get 2 counts each! Count carefully!

Mystic Legacy
- Beginning - Learn these notes!  
- Measure 25 - Here, you have something different than ANYONE else!  Learn these notes and play out!

Essential Elements
P. 6 #22 - Playing Test! Get these notes down!  Even though they go high, you can push your air and reach for them!  Practice is REALLY going to help you do well on these tests.
P. 6 #25 - Glow Worm - This is our next playing test.  Work out those notes

When writing your comment, make sure you include a list of the days and the number of minutes you practiced and the answers to the following questions!

1) Which piece in band are you the best at? Why?

2) Which piece in band could use more practice? Which parts? Why?

3) What did I do to contribute to the ensemble's playing this week?

Thanks, trumpets! That's it!  Practice is REALLY going to make a huge difference in your playing.  Get those instruments home and play them!  Your comment is due Jan. 30  Your comments are due Wednesday, Jan. 30. 

Musically yours,

Ms. Gates

“Music is the universal language of mankind.”
― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow