Holly Grove Middle Band - Remote Learning
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Mr. Capps Office hours: M-W 9:30 - 10:30, Th-F 11:00-12:00
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What should I be practicing during the week?

In addition to working on your band assignments listed below each week, be sure to spend time on fundamentals (warm-ups), technique (scales), and repertoire (concert music).  Continue to spend 100 minutes per week practicing your instrument (20 minutes a day, 5 days a week).  Use the categories below to help guide your time practicing.  Be sure to find a quiet area in the house were you can devote focused time to your practice sessions.

	6th Grade	7th Grade	8th Grade
Fundamentals (5 min. per day)	Concert F Descending Chromatically, New scales played in long tones (whole notes or half notes)	Concert F Descending Chromatically	Concert F Descending Chromatically
Technique (5 min. per day)	Concert ​F, Bb, Eb, Ab​ and Chromatic Scales	Concert G, C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db and Chromatic Scales	Concert G, C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db and Chromatic Scales
Repertoire (10 min. per day)	Incantation and Ritual, Country Wildflowers, Thor's Hammer	Blue, Tears of Arizona, Captain America March, Marches of the Armed Forces	Kentucky 1800, Ammerland, The Avengers, High School Audition Etude, ​Marches of the Armed Forces

Smart Music

Google Classroom

Sight Reading Factory

Concert/Sheet Music

Assignment Dates	6th Grade	7th Grade	8th Grade
4/13/20 - 4/17/20	1. Practice Record (due 4/20) 2. Smart Music EE#124 (due 4/17)	1. Practice Record (due 4/20) ​2. Smart Music EE#118 (due 4/17)	1. Practice Record (due 4/20) ​2. Smart Music ​Major Triplets Pattern 1 (due 4/17)
4/20/20 - 4/24/20	1. Practice Record (due 4/27) 2. Smart Music Assignment EE#125 (due 4/24) 3. Accept invitation to join 6th grade Google Classroom 4. Click here to sign up for ​Sight Reading Factory	1. Practice Record (due 4/27) 2. Smart Music Assignment EE#120 (due 4/24)  ​​3. Click here to sign up for ​Sight Reading Factory	1. Practice Record (due 4/27) 2. Smart Music Assignment Major Triplet Pattern 5 (due 4/24)  ​3. Click here to sign up for ​Sight Reading Factory
4/27/20 - 5/1/20	1. Practice Record (due 5/4) 2. Smart Music Assignment EE#127 (due 5/1) 3. ​Click here to sign up for ​Sight Reading Factory (be sure you have an account by 5/4)	1. Practice Record (due 5/4) 2. Smart Music Assignment EE#120 (due 5/1)  3. ​Click here to sign up for ​Sight Reading Factory (be sure you have an account by 5/4)	1. Practice Record (due 5/4) ​2. Smart Music Assignment Triads Major Eighth Note Pattern 2 (due 5/1)  3. ​Click here to sign up for ​Sight Reading Factory (be sure you have an account by 5/4)
5/4/20 - 5/8/20	1. Practice Record (due 5/11) ​2. Smart Music Assignment "Incantation and Ritual" short section (due 5/8)  3. Smart Music Assignment "Country Wildflowers" short section (due 5/8) ​	1. Practice Record (due 5/11) ​2. Google Classroom Assignment "Tears of Arizona" short section (due 5/8)  3. Google Classroom Assignment "Bue" short section (due 5/8) ​ ​	1. Practice Record (due 5/11) ​2. Smart Music Assignment "Alamo March" short section (due 5/8)  3. Smart Music Assignment "Ammerland" short section (due 5/8) ​ 4. High School Audition submissions FVHS (due 5/6) HSHS (due 5/8)
5/11/20 - 5/15/20	1. Practice Record (due 5/18) ​2. Smart Music Assignment "Incantation and Ritual" entire piece (due 5/15)  ​	1. Practice Record (due 5/18) ​2. Google Classroom Assignment "Tears of Arizona" entire piece (due 5/15)  3. Practice Marches of the Armed Forces ​​	1. Practice Record (due 5/18) 2. Smart Music Assignment "Ammerland" entire piece (due 5/15) ​ 3. Submit your High School Audition if you haven't already ​ FVHS (due 5/6) HSHS (due 5/8) ​4. Practice Marches of the Armed Forces
5/18/20 - 5/22/20	1. Practice Record (due 5/26) ​2. Smart Music Assignment "America the Beautiful" pickup to m. 7 - m. 25 (due 5/22) ​	1. Practice Record (due 5/26) ​2. Google Classroom Assignment "Marches of the Armed Forces" entire piece (due 5/22)  3. Practice Marches of the Armed Forces	​1. Practice Record (due 5/26) 2. Google Classroom Assignment "Marches of the Armed Forces" entire piece (due 5/22) ​ 3. Submit your High School Audition if you haven't already ​ FVHS (due 5/6) HSHS (due 5/8)
5/26/20 - 5/29/20	1. Practice Record (due 6/1) ​2. Smart Music Assignment Essential Elements #169 (due 5/29) ​​	1. Practice Record (due 6/1) ​2. Smart Music Assignment Essential Elements #148 (due 5/29) ​​ ​​	​1. Practice Record (due 6/1) ​2. Smart Music Assignment "Pomp and Circumstance" (due 5/29) ​​​ 3. Submit your High School Audition if you haven't already ​ FVHS (due 5/6) HSHS (due 5/8)
6/1/20 - 6/5/20	1. Practice Record (due 6/8) ​2. Smart Music Assignment "Pomp and Circumstance" (due 6/5) ​​	1. Practice Record (due 6/8) ​2. Smart Music Assignment Warm-up Set 1 Option 3 (due 6/5) ​​​	1. Practice Record (due 6/8) ​2. Smart Music Assignment 4'33"(due 6/5) ​​​​ ​3. Submit your High School Audition if you haven't already ​ FVHS (due 5/6) HSHS (due 5/8) 4. Return ALL School Owned Instruments/Equipment
6/8/20 - 6/11/20	1. Practice Record (due 6/15) ​2. Smart Music Assignment Essential Elements book 2 #6 (due 6/12) ​​	1. Practice Record (due 6/15) ​2. Smart Music Assignment Warm-up Set 1 Option 4 (due 6/12) ​​​	1. Practice Record (due 6/15) ​2. Smart Music Assignment (due 6/12) ​​​​ ​3. Submit your High School Audition if you haven't already ​ FVHS (due 5/6) HSHS (due 5/8)

How to best setup for Remote Learning in Band

​Setting up your digital space is very critical in preparing for remote learning in Band.  We want to ensure that everything we are playing on our instrument is accurately being representing in what we submit.  Please see the suggestion below to hep you properly set up your space you will use to record your instrument.

1. Try to find a quiet place to set up to ensure the microphone is only picking up the sound from your instrument
2. Use the best quality microphone you have.  Most computers have built in microphones which will work, but if you have an external microphone that will probably provide better quality of sound.  Apple products also tend to have decent microphones build in.  Use the best option you have available.
3. Be sure to play using headphones especially if playing along with a track or smart music (wired headphones seem to work better).  This will ensure that the microphone is only picking up the sound coming from your instrument.
4. Setup to play with at least a 3 to 6 feet distance between your instrument and microphone.  Aim your instrument at an angle (not directly at the microphone).  See the video example below.
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