Oak Hills

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Mondays and Wednesdays (2:40PM - 3:20PM)
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Practice the following music for our Spring Concert!

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What we practiced this week- December 4th and 6th

Mr. Brandon’s Classes

 

Violins 2:40

Today we:

  • Started class with all students reviewing how to put rosin on their bow and how to hold the bow

    Had the whole class play Couch Potato as a class warm-up and the rest of pages 4-5

    Had the whole class look at page 6 in class

    Homework is on pages 5-6, working on crossing between D and A string

 

Violins 3:20

Today we:

  • Finish taping all the violins and making sure all take was correct as well

    Taught the class that E and F# on the D string

    Showed how to see a Whole note, Half note, quarter note, and related rest for the rhymes.

    The second group will be playing the beginning pieces of an octave-higher, starting on the third finger D on the A String

    As a group we played Hot Cross Buns and Mary Had A Little Lamb.

    Homework is on pages 10-11

 
 
 

Practice the following music December 6th

Mr. Jamie’s Classes

 

Winds 2:40

  • We started by warming up by section on our first and second note
    We moved onto Skateboard Sam and continued sequentially in the book from there
    Almost everyone can comfortably play Puppy Dogs, Our Fourth Note, and Apple For Teacher
    Several students can go much further. HW for them is to continue and check in with me weekly.
  • HW for Nathan and Johnny is Keep On Blowin’. Happy Birthday Johnny!
  • HW for Everyone Else is to finish pg. 6
 

Winds 3:20

  • Saxes played Hot Cross Buns nicely, but are having trouble applying that to sight reading in the book.
  • We started by warming up sectionally, Trombones did extra notes to make up for still missing books. Then when we played together Trombones played the notes they knew in rhythm with the class.
  • Trombones and Brass need to avoid resting their instruments on desks and other things when they play.
  • We jumped into Our Fifth Note and Bumper cars.
  • We needed to back up a little so we reviewed 3rd and 4th note, various rhythms, and listened to Jamie play pg. 6
  • While we did this I had a sidebar with Lennox to show him how to put his clarinet together and start playing.
  • When we tried again it sounded great.
  • Stephanie did an AMAZING job helping Lennox the rest of the way, but I still want Lennox to visit the Orchestra Place Clarinet page.
  • HW is to finish pg. 6 and move on. Bonus: #21 Dreydl, Dreydl. #36 Jingle Bells

What we practiced this week- November 27th and 30th

Practice the following music November 27th

Mr. Brandon’s Classes

 

Violins 2:40

Today we:

  • Learned how to rosin the bow by ourselves.
  • Reviewed the notes of all the strings
  • Played the dad song as a warmup
  • Played pages 4-6 in class saying the rest out loud with me
  • Homework is on pages 4-6
 

Violins 3:20

Today we:

  • Played through pages 2-6
  • Learned a proper bow hold
  • Received tape on each violin and prepared for next week to learn D string notes
  • Homework is on pages 2-6
 
 
 

Practice the following music November 29th

Mr. Jamie’s Classes

 

Winds 2:40

  • We started by playing longtones on our first two notes.
  • Worked on Keep on Blowin  & Skateboard Sam
  • We got up to our third note and some friends got the fourth note as well
  • HW is pgs. 4 and 5. Adding pg. 6 will earn them some stickers
 

Winds 3:20

  • We started by playing long tones on our first two notes.
  • We played Catch That Note and got up to Apple for Teacher
  • HW is Apple for Teacher for those who have access to it
  • Extra HW for saxophones is Hot Cross Buns: B A G- / B A G- / G G G G A A A A / B A G-
  • Extra HW for trombones is to Continue to work on Playing B and C in 4th and 3rd position respectively. They showed me they can use their embouchure to modulate between notes in the same position; well done keep going!
 

What we practiced this week- November 20th and 23rd

What we practiced this week- November 13th and 15th

Practice the following music November 13th

Mr. Brandon’s Classes

 

Violins 2:40

  • Had the class play the Ant song and the Dad song for the beginning
  • Reviewed how to hold the violin and bow in both resting and playing position
  • Had students read pages 2 and 3 in class in the brown book
  • Homework is pages 2 through 4 in the brown book
 

Violins 3:20

  • Group one beginner:
  • Review and played the Ant song and the Dad song
  • Review the name of all strings
  • Played exercises two through four in the brown book
  • Homework will be going through pages 2 through 5 in the brown book.
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  • Group 2 advance:
  • Reviewed what was their last piece in the brown book
  • Found that they could play page 27 third finger D on the A string
  • Homework will be pages 28 and 29.
 
 
 

Practice the following music November 15th

Mr. Jamie’s Classes

 

Winds 2:40

  • First we went over assembly. Any friends who had trouble this past week were helped and for the most part everyone’s good.
  • Next we checked on how to hold the instrument correctly. Same as before – individuals who were behind were brought on board. The biggest issue was Clarinet fingers 😉 
  • Then we reviewed how to blow into our respective instruments by sections, using the first two notes. Everyone still needs to work on their embouchure but is making great progress.
  • For the rest of class, we played Funny Pair as a class, then in sections.
  • All of them should have books now, but I was short on books for the second class.
  • HW is Skateboard Sam
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Winds 3:20

  • First we went over assembly. 
  • Next we checked on how to hold the instrument correctly.
  • For the rest of class, we played from Skateboard Sam on as a class. 
  • HW is to go as far as possible in the book and report back for Clarinets and Trumpets. For the Saxophones who did not get books, it’s Hot Cross Buns as follows: B A G / B A G / G G G G / A A A A / B A G. Trombones sound great in 3rd and 4th position so I want them to try to learn a few more notes and report back.
 

What we practiced this week- November 6th and 8th

Mr. Brandon’s Classes

 

Violins 2:40

  • Introductory class where we learned how to hold the violin,
  • We also learned what a quarter and half notes are,
  • Do you remember how to play the Ant song and the Dad song?
 

Violins 3:20

  • Introductory class where we learned how to hold the violin,
  • We also learned what a quarter and half notes are,
  • Do you remember how to play the Ant song and the Dad song?
 
 
 

Practice the following music November 8th

Mr. Jamie’s Classes

 

Winds 2:40

  • What a fantastic beginning! I hope you had as much fun as I did.
  • We learned how to assemble, correctly hold, and disassemble our instruments.
  • We learned our first two notes and about the whole note
  • We played pg. 1 as a class, they will get their own books next week.
  • HW is to correctly assemble, hold, and disassemble instruments. 
  • It also would be great if they could work on their first two notes, but getting sound out of the instrument is enough for this week.
  • Links to videos on assembly: Flute, trombone, saxophone, clarinet
  • Link for trumpets about embouchure and playing first notes: trumpet embouchure
 
 

Winds 3:20

  • What a fantastic beginning! I hope you had as much fun as I did.
  • We learned how to assemble, correctly hold, and disassemble our instruments.
  • We learned our first two notes and about the whole note
  • We played pg. 1 as a class, they will get their own books next week.
  • HW is to correctly assemble, hold, and disassemble instruments. 
  • It also would be great if they could work on their first two notes, but getting sound out of the instrument is enough for this week.
  • Links to videos on assembly: Flute, trombone, saxophone, clarinet
  • Link for trumpets about embouchure and playing first notes: trumpet embouchure
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