Tutorials

VAPA ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Flute Fundamentals

Clarinet

A Trumpeter’s Resource

Horn Playing Past and Present

Trombone: A Player’s Guide

Tuba & Euphonium

 

October 16, 2014
Deadline: Mouthpiece/Instrument orders – email Mr. Pan at hpan@colburnschool.edu 
Turn-in Instrument contracts to take instruments home
Take Home Pass

Digital Patterns Worksheet (Fingerings)
Digital Patterns
Function Chorale 2

October 14, 2014
Tone, Intonation, Balance

Tone: round, warm, beautiful sound “O”
Intonation: pitch, play in tune, not # and not b
Balance: not too loud, not too soft – fit your sound inside of the low voices

Patterns:
5-4-5
5-4-3
3-4-5
5-4-3-4-5

5-6-5
5-4-3-2-1
1-2-3-4-5
5-4-3-2-1-2-3-4-5

Started Function Chorales

September 24, 2014
Action: Do the Work!
– Scales, Weekend Writing Assignment, Grades
Instrument Care
Stack Chairs at the end of class
Split with Teaching Artists
Playing test in class next Thursday 10/16

Current assignments that can be made up (expires Monday, 9/29):
click to download handout

1. Beginning Music Theory Wksht 1
2. Major Scale Quiz 1 (re-fill out)
3. Major Scale Quiz 2 (re-fill out)
4. Writing Assignment 1

Upcoming:
5. Take Home Pass – Quiz on 10/9 in class

All make-up assignments should be emailed to Mr. Pan at hpan@colburnschool.edu

Video Tutorials to help you at home, more videos to come!

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PIANO NOTES

Having a visual representation of the keys on a piano is helpful for understanding the interval relationships between notes, accidentals (#’s and b’s), as well as how to move between notes like E-F and B-C.

Finding Note Names on the Piano

Octave Registers/Staff Notation

BEGINNING MUSIC THEORY

Find notes on the piano and notate them in a grand staff. Learn about octave registers, clefs, and ledger lines.

Theory Assignment 1, Part A

Theory Assignment 1, Part B

MAJOR SCALES

There are 15 major scales. Here we discuss how to use the “order of sharps” and “order of flats” to find the notes in each scale. With these videos and some time and practice, you can work towards having all 15 memorized!

Intro to Major Scales, Part 1 & 2 

Major Scales Quiz, Part 1 & 2

PRACTICE QUIZ: Major Scales