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Lesson Resources

Here you will find lesson assignments & materials.  It is your responsibility to come to each lesson well prepared!

Lesson Text - Rubank Intermediate (RI)

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The Rubank Intermediate book is our primary lesson text.  This book discusses instrument specific techniques.  

One of the most widely used series of methods for individual or like-instrument class instruction. Using a very well-rounded approach including scales, arpeggios, technical studies, studies for musicianship, articulation studies, solos, duets, and studies devoted to the special needs of each instrument, this series provides a fantastic wealth of material for all student musicians.


=> Every exercise in this text is available in the Smartmusic program!


Smartmusic Rhythms (SR)

Beginners (Green Packet)
Beginning & Very Easy
Band I (Green Packet)
Easy & Medium Easy
Band II (Blue Packet)
Medium
Band III & IV (Pink Packet)
Medium Advanced
(Yellow Packet)
Advanced

Lesson Assignments

Group 1 - Flutes
2/23/2015 - Period 2
  • RI pg 26 & 27

1/14/2015 - Period 4
  • RI pg 19
  • RI pg 20

12/9/2014 - Period 3
  • SR: 8-11
  • RI - Pg 11
  • RI - Pg 18

11/18/2014 - Period 2
  • No one in attendance.  

Group 2 - Flutes
2/23/2015 - Period 3
  • RI pg 26

1/14/2015 - Period 2
  • RI - Pg 19 (all)
  • RI 0 pg 20 #1-4

12/09/2014 - Period 4
  • SR: 8-11
  • RI - Pg 11
  • RI - Pg 18

11/18/2014 - Period 3
  • SR 5-8
  • RI - Daily Exercises (all)

Group 3 - Flutes
2/24/2015 - Period 2
  • No one in attendance

1/15/2015 - Period 4
  • RI pg 8 #4, 5
  • RI pg 10 (all)

12/10/2014 - Period 3
  • SR 9-11
  • RI - Daily Exercises (4 & 5)
  • RI - pg 8 #1-3

11/19/2014 - Period 2
  • SR 5-8
  • RI - Daily Exercises (4 & 5)
  • RI - pg 8 #1-3

Group 4 - Clarinets
2/24/2015 - Period 3
  • RI pg 18
  • RI pg 22

1/15/2015 - Period 2
  • RI pg 16

12/10/2014 - Period 4
  • SR 8-11
  • RI pg 15 #1-3
  • Fork B Exercises
  • Fork F# Exercises

11/19/2014 - Period 3
  • SR 5-8
  • RI - Daily Exercises (all)
  • RI - pg 13 (3)
  • RI - pg 14 (4 & 5)
Group 5 - Clarinets
2/25/2015 - Period 2


1/20/2015 - Period 4
  • Side F# Exercises
  • RI pg 18 #1-4

12/11/2014 - Period 3
  • SR 9-11
  • RI pg 14 #4 -5
  • Fork B Exercises
  • Fork F# Exercises

11/20/2014 - Period 2
  • SR 5-8
  • RI - Daily Exercises (all)
  • RI - pg 13 (3)
Group 6 - Clarinets
2/25/2015 - Period 3
  • No one in attendance.  



1/20/2015 - Period 2
  • RI - Daily Exercises (all) Q=72
  • Fork B Exercises
  • Fork F# Exercises

12/11/2014 - Period 4
  • SR 9-11
  • RI - Daily Exercises (all) Q=72

11/20/2014 - Period 3
  • No one in attendance.  

10/28/2014 - Period 2
  • SR 3-6
  • RI - Daily Studies 1-5

Group 7 - Saxophone
2/26/2015 - Period 2
  • RI pg 20 (Bb)
  • RI pg 22 (Triplets)
  • RI pg 24 (D minor)

1/21/2015 - Period 4
  • RI pg 13 (High F!)
  • RI pg 16 

12/12/2014 - Period 3
  • No one in attendance.

11/21/2014 - Period 2
  • SR 5-8
  • RI - pg 10 #2 Q=94
  • RI - pg 11 #2 & #3 Q=100
  • RI - pg 12 - all Q=100
  • F# Chromatic Fingering

10/29/2014 - Period 4
  • SR 3-6
  • RI - pg 8 Daily Studies Q=90
  • RI - pg 10 #1 Q=84
Group 8 - Saxophone
2/26/2015 - Period 3
  • RI pg 16 (16th Notes)
  • RI pg 18 (D Major)



1/21/2015 - Period 2
  • F# Exercises
  • RI pg 12 #1-3
  • RI pg 13 (High F!)

12/12/2014 - Period 4
  • SR 9-11
  • RI pg 11 #2, 3
  • RI pg 12 #1-3
  • F# Chromatic Fingering

11/21/2014 - Period 3
  • No one in attendance.
  • RI - pg 10 #2 Q=94

10/29/2014 - Period 2
  • SR 3-6
  • RI - pg 8 Daily Studies Q=90
Group 9 - Saxophone
3/31/2015 - Period 2
  • RI pg 12 (all)
  • RI pg 13 (1 & 2)



1/22/2015 - Period 4
  • RI pg 11 #2+3 (high D & E)
  • F# Exercises


12/15/2014 - Period 3
  • SR 9-12
  • RI pg 10 # 1 & 2

11/24/2014 - Period 2
  • SR - 5-8
  • RI - pg 8 Daily Exercises #1-5 Q=70
  • Work up to Q=100
  • Slur exercises first then tongue.

10/30/2014 - Period 4
  • No one in attendance.  
  • Spanish Trip

Group 10 - Saxophone
1/22/2015 - Period 2
  • SR #

12/15/2014 0 Period 2
  • SR #11-14
  • SOE #11,12,14-17

11/24/2014 - Period 3
  • No one in attendance

10/30/2014 - Period 2
  • SOE #1-10
  • SR 1-10
  • Keep corners firm to avoid puffing cheeks

Group 11 - Trumpets
1/6/2015 - Period 3 (rescheduled)
  • No one in attendance. 

12/16/2014 - Period 3
  • No one in attendance. 

12/1/2014 - Period 2
  • No one in attendance.  

10/31/2014 - Period 4
  • SR 3-6
  • RI pg 6 #1
  • RI pg 8 (all)

Group 12 - Trumpets
1/6/2015 - Period 4 (rescheduled)
  • No one in attendance. 

12/16/2014 - Period 4
  • No one in attendance. 

12/1/2014 - Period 2
  • SR 5-8
  • Rhythm Sheet #13-16
  • Rhythm Sheet #17-20

10/31/2014 - Period 2
  • Notation note names
  • SR 1-5


Group 13 - Trumpets
2/9/2015 - Period 4
  • New Book - RE (Rubank Elementary)
  • RE pg. 7 (lesson 5)
  • SR 9-13 (eighth note counting)



1/7/2015 - Period 3
  • New Book - RE (Rubank Elementary)
  • RE pg. 7 (lesson 5)
  • Worked on note slurs

12/3/2014 - Period 1
  • C Scale w/rhythms
  • SOE #21-35
  • Joy to the World
  • Deck the Halls

11/11/2014 - Period 4
  • How to oil valves
  • Mouthpiece buzzing
  • C scale in whole notes
  • SOE pg 8 to #20

Group 14 - French Horn
2/9/2015 - Period 2
  • RI pg 15 & 16
  • Brass Book - Long Tones & Slurs

1/7/2015 - Period 4
  • RI pg 13 & 14
  • Keep working for pitch control!

12/2/2014 - Period 3

  • SR 7-10
  • RI pg 11 #1-3 - be precise with note placements (arpeggios)

11/11/2014 - 
Period 2
  • Fixed stuck trigger
  • SR 5-8
  • RI pg 8 #3
  • RI pg 9 #1 & #2

Group 15 - Trombone
2/10/2015 - Period 4
  • RI pg 35



1/8/2015 - Period 3
  • No one in attendance

12/3/2014 - Period 2
  • No one in attendance.  

11/12/2014 - Period 4
  • RI pg 20 #2 & #3
  • RI pg 21 #1, #2, #4
  • Discussed 6th Position F


Group 16 - Trombone
2/10/2015 - Period 2
  • Triple Meter Practice
  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3

1/8/2015 - Period 4
  • RI pg 15 (all)
  • Foundations pg 7 (all)

12/3/2014 - Period 3 
  • SR - #7-9
  • RI - pg 13
  • RI - pg 14

11/12/2014 - Period 2
  • No one in attendance.  

Group 17 - Baritones
2/11/2015 - Period 4
  • RI - Circled Etudes

1/9/2015 - Period 3
  • No one in attendance

12/4/2014 - Period 2
  • SR: 7-10
  • RI pg 14
  • RI pg 15

11/13/2014 - Period 4
  • No one in attendance.  

Group 18 - Tubas
2/11/2015 - Period 2
  • RI pg

1/9/2015 - Period 4
  • RI pg 20-21

12/4/2014 - Period 3
  • SR: 7-10
  • RI pg 18
  • RI pg 19

11/13/2014 - Period 2
  • SR 5-8
  • RI - pg 16 & 17
  • Polar Express

Group 19 - Percussion
2/12/2015 - Period 4
  • Single Beat Combinations (1-24) H=72
  • Podemski #17
  • Podemski #18

1/12/2015 - Period 3
  • Work Flams & Flam Taps!
  • Podemski #16

12/5/2014 - Period 2
  • Single Beat Combinations (1-24) H=72
  • Podemski #15 

11/14/2014 - Period 4
  • SR 5-8
  • Open Roll Technique
  • Podemski #13 (all)
  • Podemski #14 (top-E)
Group 20 - Percussion
2/19/2015 - Period 1
  • Mallets - Key of C 

1/12/2016 - Period 4
  • Podemski #16

12/5/2014 - Period 3
  • Podemski #14 (all) Q=100

11/14/2014 - Period 2
  • SR 5-8
  • Open Roll Technique
  • Podemski #13 (all) Q=90
Group 21 - Percussion
2/19/2015 - Period 4
  • Alfred's Book 1 Lesson 18
  • Alfred's Book 1 Lesson 19

1/13/2015 - Period 3
  • Single Beat Combinations (13-24) Q=100
  • Podemski #5
  • Podemski #6
  • Podemski #7

12/8/2014 - Period 2
  • Single Beat Combinations (13-24) Q=100
  • Podemski #5
  • Podemski #6
  • Podemski #7

11/17/2014 - Period 4
  • SR 5-8
  • Single Beat Combinations (1-24)
  • Open Stroke Roll Technique


Group 22 - Flute
2/19/2015 - Period 2
  • RE Lesson #3
  • Rhythm 1
  • Rhythm 2
  • Rhythm 3
1/13/2014 - Period 4
  • RE Lesson #1
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