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RIN MUSI 101 TRL L Treble lef & w w w w & w w w w w SS ass lef L? w w w w? w w w w w I. LY OUNTION // RIN MUSI 101
RHYTHM & TIM SINTUR TIM SINTUR TOP NUMR IS TH NUMR O TS PR MSUR OTTOM NUMR TRMINS WHT NOT VLU TS T RHYTHM Name Note eats Rest Whole Note 4 eats Half Note 2 eats Quarter Note 1 eat ighth Note ½ eat Sixteenth Note ¼ eat I. LY OUNTION // RHYTHM & TIM SINTUR
IRL O ITHS O ITHS The ircle of ifths is a graphical representation of major and minor key TH IRL signatures O ITHS IS and RPHIL their RPRSNTTION O MJOR N MINOR KY relationships to each other. SINTURS N THIR RLTIONSHIPS TO H OTHR. MJOR d minor a e g b c f f b/a e/d g c / HOOS YOUR L / MOVIN LOKWIS ROUN TH IRL, H KY (OR IN THIS S, H OLOR) IS N SNIN ITH ROM TH PRVIOUS KY. MOVIN OUNTR-LOKWIS, H KY IS N SNIN OURTH ROM TH PRVIOUS KY. MJOR / / minor a e b f c g e /d b /a f c g d SS LTO TRL I. LY OUNTION // IRL O ITHS
LRINT INRIN HRT I. LY OUNTION // LRINT INRIN HRT
LRINT INRIN HRT I. LY OUNTION // LRINT INRIN HRT
SXOPHON INRIN HRT I. LY OUNTION // SXOPHON INRIN HRT
HOW TO PRTI PRTIIN ONSISTS O THR KY LMNTS: 1 2 3 WRM-UP THNIQU UILIN RPRTOIR WRM-UP (5-10 minutes) 1 OLS/RS O OUS: TON Posture: sitting up straight, feet flat on the floor Position: fingers curved, wrists relaxed, shoulders down, etc. mbouchure: [ Review the mbouchure sheet for more information ] reathing: deep and low XRISS reathing xercises [ Review the reathing & ir Support sheet for more information ] Mouthpiece Only (larinet: oncert lto Saxophone: oncert ) Saxophone: Mouthpiece/Neck (lto Saxophone: oncert b) larinet: Mouthpiece/arrel (oncert #) Long Tones (especially in the extreme registers) THNIQU UILIN (15-30 minutes) 2 OLS/RS O OUS: Increasing reading speed: flash cards of note types, note names, etc. Rhythm: exercises in counting and clapping lean finger transitions: perfectly smooth transition between notes Tonguing clarity and speed: pure, even tone (on each note, between intervals, using vibrato (saxophone), etc.) PRTI XRISS lash ards (notes, musical terms, etc) Rhythm xercises Scales rpeggios rticulation [ Review the rticulation sheet for more information ] Vibrato (saxophone) RPRTOIR (20-45 minutes) 3 LSS/LSSON SSINMNTS Études, solos, ensemble music, excerpts, etc. I. LY OUNTION // HOW TO PRTI
PRTI THNIQUS PRTI STPS 1 2 3 4 ount out loud: say rhythm while tapping foot. Use your metronome to help. inger: position fingers while saying note name out loud. rticulate: while fingering, say ta (saxophone) or dee (clarinet) for notes without a slur. Play: 7 repetitions in a row without mistakes and then increase metronome speed. If you practice effectively, you can conquer anything. Here are some practice techniques to try with difficult passages: SMLL PHRSS SLOW OWN SIN! HUNK HININ KWRS ROKY RHYTHM ven if you need to play an entire piece, don t play the whole thing every day. Take small phrases or phrase segments (between 1 and 8 measures) and perfect each one before moving on. If you can t play it perfectly the first time, you re probably going too fast. Turn down the metronome to make your practice time worthwhile. It doesn t have to be beautiful, but it does have to be confident. This exercise strengthens breath support, clarifies rhythm, focuses air direction, and helps create expressivity and direction in the air and sound. Identify problem spot. dd one note before and after the trouble spot, then gradually add more notes before trying the entire passage again. reat for learning scales. Start with the first note, then with each repetition, add one more note. fter finishing the entire scale (or passage), play through at least 5 times correctly before moving on. Sometimes it s helpful to play music backwards; it exercises the left (analytical) side of the brain. hange around the rhythm of the passage: dotted eighth notes followed by sixteenths, triplets, swung eighth notes the possibilities are endless! This is great for your brain to think of new rhythms and helps with muscle memory. I. LY OUNTION // PRTI THNIQUS