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 * Bienvenidos a la Familia de la Banda AST **



**  Assignments for April 11, 2011. **  **  Essential Element Quiz # 98. ** **   Quiz Assessment:   ** · Tempo Marking: Andante. · Time Signature: 3/4 · Slur · Sharp · New note (Concert E)   · D.C. al fine. ** Essential Element Creativity # 104. **  **  Creativity Tip:  ** This exercise should be played in both 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures. It demonstrates the effect that meter has on the feeling of the music. · Play with Smartmusic this exercise using the option A in 3/4. · Play the option B in 4/4. ** Do the phrases sound different? ** **  Send your works to my e-mail maferrera@amschool.org with the files mp3 & JPG of each EEQz  **

Woodwind, Brass wind, percussion and Glockenspiel have to record your Essential Element Quiz # 84. **__Quiz Assessment 84:__** Key signature, ¾ time signatures, Moderato, new notes (concert Ab, Bb), crescendo, decrescendo, and dynamic (p). Only percussionists have to record your Essential Creativity # 85 too. That means you must present two Essential Element Quizzes. **__Quiz Assessment 85:__** improvise your own part for measures 3 – 8 using group of 4 sixteenth notes, group of 2 eighth notes and quarter notes. ** Due date: Sunday, March 13, 2011 **

** Tomorrow Homework Wednesday, March 9, 2011. **  · Answer True or False to the following statements:


 * ** Statements ** ||  ** True **  ||  ** False **  ||
 * 1. Latin American music has its roots in many countries including Africa. ||  ||   ||
 * 2. Latin American music has had influence on other types of music like jazz and classical styles. ||  ||   ||
 * 3. Maracas and claves are often used in Latin American music. ||  ||   ||

After you finish to answer the three statements, attach your homework to the page # 15 of your Essential Element Band Method, Book 1.

= **Essential Creativity # 72. ** = =This Exercise introduces music composition. Complete the two last measures using the rhythm written above of the staff and be sure the notes are ones you already learned. Do you feel this composition’s last note is one that gives the music a feeling of finality, or is one that makes the listener want to hear more? = =Finally, play this exercise with Smartmusic and send your MP3 & JPG files to my e-mail maferrera@amschool.org by ** Monday March 7, 2011 as due day. ** =

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= Entregar su Essential Element Quiz # 45 a más tardar el domingo 13 de febrero de 2011. = = Estudiar por adelantado los ejercicios 46 al 56. = UNIT 2 Assignments: weekend January, 21-24. Study the exercises 14 to 18 and read carefully all notes highlighted in yellow.

OBJECTIVES 1. Review notes and fingerings while performing an exercise that extends to a second line 2. Read, count, and perform half notes and half rests. 3. Understand the function of a breath mark.

After you finish to practice and understand all new concepts, draw the notes and rhythms in #19, Essential Elements Quiz. Then perform #19 with smartmusic to assess yourself mastery of notes, half note rhythms, and breath mark. When you get your best score and feel comfortable with your performance, send the MP3 and JPG files of EEQ19 to my e-mail maferrera@amschool.org

The due day to send your EEQ19 will be on Wednesday January 26th. By that time I will be in Guatemala for the AASCA Music Festival 2011 but I will have an access to internet and powerschool and I will put grades for this assessment. Remember, you are getting 20 point out for each late day until get 0% including weekend days.

Here you are the right nomenclature to save your files of any essential element quizzes.

EEQ1_number of the quiz_name of the student MP3 (ex. EEQ1_19_Roberto Lopez MP3). EEQ1_number of the quiz_name of the student MP3 (ex. EEQ1_19_Roberto Lopez JPG).

You will be a great band group because I feel it in my heart and feel the vibration on my bounces. Keep going with the same enthusiasm!

God bless you and have a nice weekend.

Asignaciones para la semana del 17 al 21 de enero de 2011.
Estudio instrumental de los ejercicios 7 al 13, los cuales estaremos practicando en conjunto con toda la banda. El día viernes ** 21 de enero ** realizaremos el primer ** Essential Element quiz # 13 ** con smartmusic. Si aun no lo han comprado, lo realizaran en nuestro laboratorio con 3 oportunidades como máximo! Si tienen su smartmusic individual en casa, lo podrán hacer cuantas veces quieran hasta lograr su máximo puntaje. ** Estudiar las páginas 1-3 de su método concerniente a: ** 1. Instrument History 2. Posture 3. Breathing Techniques 4. Embouchure, Hand Position, Stick Position. 5. Parts of the instrument 6. Music Reading. Una forma fácil de estudiar esto es viendo completamente su DVD que viene en su método Essential Element 2000 for Band. ** Finalmente! ** Para el viernes 21 de enero a las 3:00 PM, deberán de hacer un resumen de su propia redacción y abrir una discusión en la pagina wiki correspondiente a su clase con su propia cuenta individual para colgar su resumen. No se permitirá subir resúmenes de sus compañeros en su cuenta, de lo contrario ambos perderán los puntos. El trabajo es de carácter individual.