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Celina Middle School Band
Notes from Mrs. Cobb: 6th Grade Students will need to have nice dress clothes for concerts. Young ladies will need to be in skirts or dresses. Length needs to be below the knee. Ladies hair should be pulled back so that it is not in their eyes. Gentlemen should have slacks, dress shirt, and a necktie. Gentlemen should have hair that is cut so as to be off the collar, and the ear lobe is clearly visible. Neither girls nor boys should wear t-shirts, tennis shoes, or denim attire. If this presents a financial difficulty, please contact the director. 7th & 8th Grade Students should have brought home their tux shirt and pants last week. If they brought home a shirt without pants, they should receive their pants next week. Everyone that did not have a tie and cummerbund set has ordered them. If you have not already paid for them, the set is $8. To wear with their tux shirt, pants, tie, and cummerbund, they will need a pair of black dress socks (ladies may wear hose) and black shoes (no tennis shoes). As always, if you ever have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me, Leah Cobb (leahcobb@celinaisd.com) (469-742-9119 x2) mailto:leahcobb@celinaisd.com?subject=from%20websiteshapeimage_1_link_0


What Should I Be Practicing?




  1. •practice clapping and counting the eighth note rhythms in your rhythm packet

  2. •practice naming notes in both treble and bass clef (musictheory.net)

  3. •practice writing and identifying sharp key signatures (musictheory.net)

  4. •work through your book as instructed by your teacher

  5. •    BRASS: practice applying the “5 Components to A Good Brass Tone” to everything you play, practice using your magic paper, and use LOTS of air.

  6. •Right now, you should be working on pages 18 and 19 in the book, and getting ready for your nest test line.  Are you working on your scales a little bit every day?  Current scale:  Concert G.  keep reviewing concert Bb and Ab.

  7. •    REEDS: practice setting the embouchure, breathing, and producing a good sound on all notes.  Work on pages 10 & 11 in the book and “Up on the Housetop”

  8. •    FLUTES: practice getting the “focused, garden hose” sound on everything you play.  Work on pages 10 & 11 in the book and “Up on the Housetop”

  9. •    PERCUSSION: paraiddles, exercise 4B, exercise 6, progressive reading, practice in front of a mirror to check your hand position, fingers, wrist, and arms while working on the rebound stroke and down stroke




  1. •practice proper breathing and playing techniques for everything you do

  2. •practice your scales (G, C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, D, A, E, and chromatic)

  3. •Your solo copies are coming soon

  4. •Practice your contest music

  5. •Practice your “Foundations” book.




You should now be fully integrating into the rest of the band.  This means that you need to be mastering the following scales:  G, C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, D, A, and E.  You should be able to show mastery of all the concepts in the 6th grade theory text.  If you need help on on any of these items, please sign up for individual help sessions with Mrs. Cobb.  Sign-up sheet is located by the door on the bulletin board in  the band hall.

 

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