Music Department testing - October 2011

Music Testing October 2011

Level 1 Band

Dates: Mon. Oct. 24^th if ready (during theory) / Tues. Oct. 25^th / Thurs. Oct. 27 (only if needed)

Songs: #12 – The First Flight / #14 – Rolling Along

Level 2 Band

Dates: Wed. Oct. 26^th / Thurs. Oct. 27^th

Songs: Excerpts from rhythm Studies (from 1^st of 2 pages) / Morning Mood

Level 3 Band

Dates: 9(3) – Thurs. Oct. 20^th if ready (during theory) / 8(3) – Fri. Oct. 21^st if ready (during theory) / Everyone Mon. Oct. 24^th (during rehearsal) / Tues. Oct. 25^th

Songs: Short excerpts from Air and Allegro / 3 Canadian Folk Songs

Level 4 Band

Dates: Tues. Oct. 25^th / Thurs. Oct. 27^th / Fri. Oct. 28^th (during theory) if needed

Songs: Short excerpts from Steppes of Russia / Themes from the Nutcracker

Choral 10-20-30

Dates: Mon. Oct. 24^th, Tues. Oct. 25^th

Songs: Excerpts from 3 Russian Folk Songs / When You Believe

Jazz Choir

Dates: Fri, Oct. 21^st

Songs: Excerpts from Joyful, Joyful

Playing tests

Band playing tests are almost all finished for Level 1 and 3. If you are in one of those bands but have been away, or without an instrument, etc. then you will need to catch up after the break.

Level 4 scale testing will begin on Monday after the break (during online theory time).

Level 2 scale testing will continue after the break. Please make sure that you are practicing so that you can play your scales with confidence. If you need extra help, please make arrangements to see me. Your tests should take about 2 minutes if you are prepared.

Happy February break! :o)

PS - Thanks to Level 3 band for an awesome rehearsal today! I had so much fun playing and singing with you. Phantom of the Opera was so cool. :oD

Band playing tests

Level 1 (Deep Pockets, Doodle All Day, and the first 8 notes of the chromatic scale, which are the first 5 notes of your Concert Bb scale and all the half-steps in between): Wed. Feb. 16th (during online theory period), Thurs. Feb. 17th, plus one post-break class if needed

Level 2 (Concert Bb, Concert Eb, full chromatic scale): Tues. Feb. 15th (during grade 7 online theory period for 7-2s only), Wed. Feb. 16th, Fri. Feb. 18th

Level 3 (Concert Bb, Concert Eb, Concert F, full chromatic scale): Thurs. Feb. 17th, Fri. Feb. 18th

Level 4 (Concert D, Concert Db, Concert B, full chromatic scale): Wed. Feb. 16th (video camera tests only), Mon. Feb. 28th (during online theory period)

Any tests that are not completed during this time will be made up after the break.

Homework updates

Sc 7 - definitions: pioneer species, primary succession, secondary succession, climax community

Comp 7 - handed in Kshorts letter assignments and typing progress documents, started notes on home row and did some practice tests using the correct fingers for home row left hand on www.typing-lessons.org

Level 2 band - continued playing tests (Concert Bb #1 and #4, Concert Eb #1 from Essential Elements 2000 method books)

Level 4 band - finished scale testing (Concert Bb, Eb, F, Ab, and C)

Level 1 band - finished playing tests (first 5 notes of Concert Bb, "Rolling Along")

Jazz choir - start working on memorization of "Santa Baby"

Choral - several out-of-school performance opportunities coming up in December (we'll talk about these tomorrow in class)

IP 10 - nearing the end of our resume assignments - these will continue to be works in progress for several years!

IP 20/30 - beginning the process of sorting and selecting portraits to be used for the homeroom yearbook pages (I am looking into how we will split the grade 8 and 11 photos by homeroom so that they can be in separate "sorts" for page-flowing purposes)

Playing tests

Just a reminder for Level 1, 2, and 4 bands to practice for playing tests, which will continue this week. Level 3, stay tuned (no pun intended) - yours are coming soon!

Level 4 - scale tests - Concert Bb, Eb, F, Ab, C

Level 1 - first 5 notes of concert Bb scale (ascending and descending), "Rolling Along"

Level 2 - Concert Bb #1, Concert Bb #4, Concert Eb #1 (percussionists - substitute Eb #1 for snare roll or Eb scale on mallets - your choice). If you are a beginner on your instrument and cannot yet play these scales, please be prepared to show me a piece from your method book that you have been working on in your practice time.