BAND LISTENING ITEMS
Concert Music: .
Bugs!
Christmas Selection:
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RHYTHM CHALLENGE - see how far you can get!
MUSIC LISTENING - One of the great band composers!!
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Practice suggestion OneWARM-UP: Like a physical workout, a warm-up is essential. But don’t just plough through the same warm-up routine every-time and let your mind wander – a warm-up isn't just about getting your muscles moving. Take it as an opportunity to prepare your body and mind for work and take stock of how you're feeling, how you're breathing, the tension your body is holding and why you are doing that particular exercise.
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practice suggestion TwoIDENTIFY THE PROBLEMS: Don’t just play a piece or passage over and over again, and definitely don’t just power through a problem area and ignore it. Identify where you are stumbling out of time or continuously using the wrong fingering, work out why it's going wrong, then decide how you are going to fix it.
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practice suggestion ThreeRECORD YOURSELF: By recording your practice sessions you can listen back and perhaps spot some things you may want to consider doing differently that you miss in the moment of practicing or performing. Even consider filming yourself as well as recording yourself, you may notice tension that you were unaware of.
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