Playing Tests

Playing Tests

   Every few weeks, there will be a playing test given to make sure that students are staying on track. Students are expected to play all the right notes with correct rhythm at any steady tempo.
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Playing Tests 2016-2017

posted Sep 16, 2015, 11:05 AM by Gregory Gates   [ updated Feb 8, 2017, 12:11 PM ]

Date↓ Group→

BB

BO

AB

AO



11/14

27

43

99

124




2/13

54

86        

102

152




5/1

72

107

140

183-187

Sept 21-23

posted Sep 2, 2015, 1:05 PM by Gregory Gates

BB - p.6 #5
BO - p.5 #9
AB - p.22 #78
AO - p.29 #115

May

posted Mar 3, 2015, 7:45 AM by Gregory Gates

Week of May 4th-
Beginning Band- 72. Nutcracker
Beginning Orchestra - 107. Sailor's Song
Advanced Band - 140. Manhattan Beach March
Advanced Orchestra - 183 - 187. Scales and Arpeggios

February

posted Jan 7, 2015, 10:28 AM by Gregory Gates   [ updated Jan 7, 2015, 10:54 AM ]

Beginning  Band - 54. Rio Con Brio
Beginning Orchestra - 86. Ode To Joy
Advanced Band - 122. Happy Little Donkey
Advanced Orchestra - 155. Monday's Melody

Nov 8 - 12

posted Dec 10, 2014, 2:25 PM by Gregory Gates

Beginning band- 54. Rio Con Brio
Beginning orchestra- 86. Ode to joy
Advanced band- 122. Happy Little Donkey
Advanced orchestra- 155. Monday's Melody

Playing tests - November 3rd - 7th

posted Nov 19, 2013, 3:42 PM by Gregory Gates   [ updated Oct 1, 2014, 8:18 AM ]

Beginning Band - 27. Good King Wenceslas
Beginning Orchestra - 53. Olympic Challenge
Advanced Band- 89. Concert F Major Scale
Advanced Orchestra- 102. This Old Man

Week of Nov 4-8

posted Oct 30, 2013, 12:31 PM by Gregory Gates

Playing tests: (Week of Nov 4-8)

Beginning Band - #27 Good King Wenceslas

Beginning Orchestra – D major scale with bow (we will practice this in class quite a bit)

Advanced Band - #83 Bb Maj. Scale, Arpeggio and Chords

Advanced Orchestra – All open-string major scales pizzicato and saying note names (we will go over this in class as well)

April

posted Mar 4, 2013, 9:22 AM by Gregory Gates

Beginning Band - Largo beginning-9
Advanced Band - Bad Bad Leroy Brown 29-37
Beginning Orchestra - Little Rats C - end
Advanced Orchestra - 9 - 27 (2nd ending)

March

posted Feb 12, 2013, 10:43 AM by Gregory Gates

Beginning Band - 47. Baja Breeze
Beginning Orchestra - 73. Buckeye Salute
Advanced Band - 95. Scale, Arpegio, and Chords (Concert Eb Major)
Advanced Orchestra - Amazing Grace C to the end

February

posted Jan 9, 2013, 9:44 AM by Gregory Gates

Beginning Band- 40. San Sereni
Beginning Orchestra- 67. Pepperoni Pizza
Advanced Band- America The Beautiful D to the end
Advanced Orchestra - Ode to Joy  D to F

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