Band Basics in F

Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique

John McAllister
F Scale
<b> <b>
4 2 3
4
5
6 7 8
Flute &b 4 <b> <b>

4 <b> <b>
Oboe &b 4

?b 4 <b> <b>
Bassoon 4 <b> <b>

#4 <#> <#>
Clarinet 1 + 2 & 4 <#> <#>


#4 <#> <#>
& 4
Clarinet 3
<#> <#>

#4 <#> <#>
& 4
Bass Clarinet
<#> <#>

<#> <#>
#4 <#> <#>
& # 4 <#> <#>
Alto Saxophone 1
<#> <#>
<#> <#>
#4 <#> <#>
& # 4 <#> <#>
Alto Saxophone 2
<#> <#>
#4 <#> <#>
Tenor Saxophone & 4

<#> <#>
## 4 <#> <#>
<#> <#>
Baritone Saxophone
& 4 <#> <#>

#4 <#> <#>
Trumpet 1 & 4

#4 <#> <#>
Trumpet 2 & 4

Horn in F
4
& 4

<b> <b>
? 4
Trombone 1 b4 <b> <b>
<b> <b>
?b 4
Baritone 4 <b> <b>

? 4
Tuba
b4 <b> <b>
<b> <b>

4
Snare/Bass / 4
R L R R L R L L R L R R L R L L R L R R L R L L R L R R L R L L R L R R L R L L R L R R R
sus cym.
j j j j
Cymbals /
4
4

? 4
Timpani
b4

Aux.
/
4
(Triangle, Claves, etc) 4

b4 <b> <n> <b>

Bells
{ & 4 <n> <n>

<b> <n> <b>

4 <n> <n> <n>
& b 4 <n> <b> <b>
Xylophone

<n>

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 (this is a great time to practice not breathing after
2 Listen to the Sections(Focus on Ensemble Sound and Balance) notes that break up the phrase)
9
w
10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17
18 19
20
Fl. &b
Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

Ob. &b w

?b w
Bsn.

#
Cl. 1 & w

#
Cl. 2 & w

#
B. Cl. &

w

# w
Alto Sax. 1 &#

#
Alto Sax. 2 &# w

#
Ten. Sax. & w

##
Bari. Sax.
& w

#
Tpt. 1 & w
Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

#
Tpt. 2 & w

Hn. & w

w
Tbn.
?b

?b w
Bar

?
Tba.
b

w

Perc. /


Woodwind Choir Brass Choir
Full Band
sus cym. to crash cymbals
j j
Cym. /

?

Timp.
b
Percussion Section

Aux. /

w w
Bells
{&
b

Listen to the Sections(Focus on Ensemble Sound and Balance) (this is a great time to practice not breathing after
notes that break up the phrase)

Xyl. &b w

w
 (match ensemble articulation - use various

U
Solidify the Key

Technique #1 slur/tongue combinations)
28 29
3

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 30
w
Fl. &b

U

Ob. &b w

Bsn.
?b U
w
w

# U
Cl. 1 & w

# U
Cl. 2 & w

# U
B. Cl. &
w


Alto Sax. 1
# U
&#w

# U
Alto Sax. 2 &#w

# U
Ten. Sax. & w

## U
Bari. Sax.
& w

# U
Tpt. 1 & w

# U
Tpt. 2 & w

U
& w

Hn.


?b U

Tbn.
w

Bar
?b U
w

? U
Tba.
b w

(director give sticking/accents or let students choose)
use various sticking and accent combinations
U
Perc. /
u
J J J J J J
"light" crashes, like played in a march
crash cym. with drum stick

Cym. / U

? U j j
b j j
Timp.

j j j j
Aux. / U

U
b w


Bells
{&

(match ensemble articulation - use various

Solidify the Key Technique #1 slur/tongue combinations)
U
Xyl. & b w

opt. 8va

 (continue to match ensemble articulation -
use various slur/tongue combinations)
4 Technique #2
31 32 33 34

35
36
37

Fl. & b

Ob. &b

? b




Bsn.

#

Cl. 1 &

#

Cl. 2 &

#
&

B. Cl.

#
Alto Sax. 1 &#

#
Alto Sax. 2 & #

Ten. Sax. &

#

##
Bari. Sax.
&

Tpt. 1
#
&

#

Tpt. 2 &

Hn. &

? b
Tbn.

? b




Bar

?
Tba.
b

Perc. /

crash
> > > >
Cym. /
choke choke choke choke
mp mf f f

? j
Timp.
b j

j j j
Aux. /

b


Bells
{&
(continue to match ensemble articulation -
use various slur/tongue combinations)
Technique #2

Xyl. & b




 Chorale 5
38 39


40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47
U
J J w
Fl. & b

U
w
Ob. &b J J

n b w
Bsn.
?b J J

# U
Cl. 1 &
J
J w

# j j
Cl. 2 & # w

# U

B. Cl. &
j n j
# w

##
Alto Sax. 1 & j w
J

#
& #
j
Alto Sax. 2 # n j w

#
j j U
&
Ten. Sax.
w
w

## U
#J n j
Bari. Sax.
& w

# U
Tpt. 1 & w
J J

# j j
Tpt. 2 & # w

j
Hn. &
j w

Tbn.
? b n
J
b
J
w

U
Bar
?b w
w
J J

U
? j
Tba.
b # n
j w

Perc. /
J
sus cym.
> > j j
Cym. /
choke choke
mf mp

? U
Timp.
b



j
w

j j
Aux. /

U
b
j

j
Bells
{& w

Chorale
j
j

U
Xyl. &b

w

Flute
Band Basics in F
Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique John McAllister

F Scale <b>
4 2 <b> 3 4
5
6 7 8
& b4 <b> <b>

Listen to the Sections

9 10 11 2 13 2 15
16 17

b w
&
Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

Solidify the Key

18 19
20
21 U
w 22

23 24 25

&b

Technique #1 29
26 27 28


&b

30
31 32
33
&b

Technique #2
34
35
36
37
&b

Chorale
38 39


40

41


&b

42 43 44 45
46 47
U
w
&b J J
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Oboe
Band Basics in F
Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique
John McAllister

F Scale
4 2 3
4
5
6
<b>
7 8

& b4 <b>

Listen to the Sections

9 10 11 2 13 2 15 16 17

&b
w
Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

Solidify the Key

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
U
&b w

Technique #1
26 27
29 28

b

&

30 31 32 33

&b

Technique #2
34 35 36 37 38

b
&

Chorale
39 40 41 42

& b J

43 44 45
46 47
U
w
&b J
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Bassoon
Band Basics in F
Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique
John McAllister

F Scale
2 <b> 3 4 5
6 <b> 7 8
? b 44 <b>
<b>

Listen to the Sections

9 10 11
2 13
2 15 16 17

?b w
Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

Solidify the Key

?b
18
19

20

21 U
w 22
23 24 25
w

Technique #1
26
27
28 29
?b

? b 31 32 33
30

Technique #2

?b
34 35
36 37

Chorale
38 39

40 41

?b

42 43 44 45 46 47

? b n
J
b
J
w

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Clarinet 1 + 2
Band Basics in F
Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique
John McAllister

F Scale
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
#4 <#> <#>
& 4 <#> <#>

Listen to the Sections

9 10 11 2 13 2 15 16 17
#
& w
Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

Solidify the Key

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
# U
& w

Technique #1
26 28 27 29
#
&

30 31 32 33
#
&

Technique #2
34 35 36 37
#
&

Chorale
38 39 40 41
#
&

42 43 44 45 46 47
# U
& J
J w
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Clarinet 3
Band Basics in F
Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique
John McAllister

F Scale
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
#4 <#> <#>
& 4 <#> <#>

Listen to the Sections

9 10 11 2 13 2 15 16 17
#
& w
Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

Solidify the Key

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
# U
& w

Technique #1
26 28 27 29
#
&

30 31 32 33
#
&

Technique #2
34 35 36 37
#
&

Chorale
38 39 40 41
#
&

42 43 44 45 46 47
# j j
& # w
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Bass Clarinet
Band Basics in F
Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique
John McAllister

F Scale
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
#4 <#> <#>
& 4 <#> <#>

Listen to the Sections

9 10 11 2 13 2 15 16 17
#
&
w
Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

Solidify the Key

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
# U
&
w

Technique #1
26 28 27 29
#
&

30 31 32 33
#
&

Technique #2
34 35 36 37
#
&

Chorale
38 39 40 41
#
&

42 43 44 45 46 47
# U
& j j
n
# w
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Alto Saxophone 1
Band Basics in F
Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique
John McAllister

F Scale 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
<#> <#>
#4 <#> <#>
& # 4 <#> <#>
<#> <#>

Listen to the Sections

9 10 11 2 13 2 15 16 17
#
&# w
Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

Solidify the Key

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
#
&# U
w

Technique #1
29
##
26 27 28

&

##
30 31 32 33

&

Technique #2
34
##
35

36

37

&

Chorale

##
38 39 40 41

&

42 43 44 45 46 47
#
& # J j w
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Alto Saxophone 2
Band Basics in F
Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique

John McAllister

F Scale 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
<#> <#>
## 4 <#> <#> <#> <#>
& 4 <#> <#>

Listen to the Sections

9 10 11 2 13 2 15 16 17
#
&# w
Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

Solidify the Key

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
# U
&# w

Technique #1
29
##
26 27 28

&

##
30 31 32 33

&

Technique #2
34
##
35

36

37

&

Chorale

##
38 39 40 41

&

42 43 44 45 46 47
#
& # j # n j w

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Tenor Saxophone
Band Basics in F
Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique
John McAllister

F Scale
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
#4 <#> <#>
& 4

Listen to the Sections

9 10 11 2 13 2 15 16 17
#
& w
Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

Solidify the Key

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
# U
& w

Technique #1
26 28 27
29
#
&

30 31 32 33
#
&

Technique #2
34 35 36 37 38
#

&

Chorale
39 40 41 42
# j
&

43 44 45 46 47
# j U
& w
w
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Baritone Saxophone
Band Basics in F
Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique
John McAllister

F Scale 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
<#> <#>
#4 <#> <#>
& # 4 <#> <#>
<#> <#>

Listen to the Sections

9 10 11 2 13 2 15 16 17
#
&#

w
Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

Solidify the Key

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
#
&#
U
w

Technique #1
29
##
26 27 28

&

##
30 31 32 33

&

Technique #2
34
##
35

36

37

&

Chorale

##
38 39 40 41

&

42 43 44 45 46 47
# U
& # #J n
j w
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Trumpet 1
Band Basics in F
Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique
John McAllister

F Scale
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
#4 <#> <#>
& 4

Listen to the Sections

9 2 11 12 13 3 16 17
# w
&
Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

Solidify the Key

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
# U
& w

Technique #1
26 28 27 29
#
&

30 31 32 33
#
&

Technique #2
34 35 36 37
#
&

Chorale
38 39 40 41
#
&

42 43 44 45 46 47
# U
& J
J w
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Trumpet 2
Band Basics in F
Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique
John McAllister

F Scale
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
#4 <#> <#>
& 4

Listen to the Sections

9 2 11 12 13 3 16 17
#
& w
Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

Solidify the Key

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
# U
& w

Technique #1
26 28 27 29
#
&

30 31 32 33
#
&

Technique #2
34 35 36 37
#
&

Chorale
38 39 40 41
#
&

42 43 44 45 46 47
# j j
& # w
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Horn in F
Band Basics in F
Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique
John McAllister

F Scale
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
4
&4

Listen to the Sections

9 2 11 12 13 3 16 17

& w
Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

Solidify the Key

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

U
& w

Technique #1
26 27 28 29

&

30 31 32 33

&

Technique #2
34 35 36 37 38

&

Chorale
39 40 41 42
j
&

43 44 45 46 47

j
& w
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Trombone 1
Band Basics in F
Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique
John McAllister

F Scale
2 <b> 3 4 5
6 <b> 7 8
? b 44 <b>
<b>

Listen to the Sections

9 2 11
12
w 13 3 16
17
?b
Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

Solidify the Key

20 U
?b
18 19 21 w 22
23 24 25

Technique #1
26
27
28 29
?b

? b 31 32 33
30

Technique #2

? b
34 35
36

? b
37 38

39

Chorale
40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47

?b n b w
J J
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Baritone
Band Basics in F
Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique
John McAllister

F Scale
2 <b> 3 4 5
6 <b> 7 8
? b 44 <b>
<b>

Listen to the Sections

9
2 11 12 13
3 16
17
?b w
Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

Solidify the Key

18
?b 19 20 21 U
w 22
23 24 25

Technique #1
26
27
28 29
?b

? b 31 32 33
30

Technique #2

? b
34 35
36

? b
37 38

39

Chorale
40
?b 41
42 43

44
45 46
47 U
w
w
J J
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Tuba Band Basics in F
Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique John McAllister

F Scale
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
? b 44 <b>
<b>
<b> <b>

Listen to the Sections

9
2 11 12 13
3 16 17
?b
w
Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

Solidify the Key

18
?b 19 20 21 U 22 23 24 25

Technique #1
26 28 27 29
?b

30
? b 31 32 33

Technique #2
34 35 36 37
?b

Chorale
38 39 40 41
?b

42
?b 43 44 45 46 47 U
j j
# n w

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Snare/Bass
Band Basics in F
Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique
John McAllister

F Scale
2 3 4
4
/4
R L R R L R L L R L R R L R L L R L R R L R L L

5 6 7 8

/
R L R R L R L L R L R R L R L L R L R R R

Listen to the Sections

9
2 11
2 13 14 15
2 17

/

Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

18

19

20

21
U

/ u

Solidify the Key

22 23 24 25

/
J J
J J J J
Technique #1
use various sticking and accent combinations
26 27 28 29

30 31 32 33

Technique #2
35
34
36 37 38 39
/

Chorale
40 41 42 43
44 45 46 47

/

J
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Cymbals Band Basics in F
Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique
John McAllister
sus cym.
F Scale j j
j j
4
/4
2
3
4
5

6
7 8

Listen to the Sections sus cym. to crash cymbals

2 2 j j
9
/
11 13

14
15
16
17

Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band
Solidify the Key
crash cym. with drum stick
3
18
/
21
U
22
23 24 25
Technique #1
"light" crashes, like played in a march

26 27 28 29 30
31 32
/
Technique #2
crash
> > > > > >
33 34
35
36
37
38
39

/
choke

choke

choke

choke

choke

choke
mp mf f f mf mp
Chorale sus cym.
2 j 2 j
40
/
42
43
44 46
47

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Timpani
Band Basics in F
Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique
John McAllister

F Scale
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
? b 44

Listen to the Sections

9
2 11
2 13 14 15
2 17
?b

Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

18 19 20 21 U
?b

Solidify the Key

22 23 24 25
?b

Technique #1
26 27 28 29 30
?b j j j j 31 j 32 j

Technique #2
33 34 35 36 37
?b

Chorale
38 39 40 41
?b

42
?b 43 44 45 46 47 U
j

w
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Aux. (Triangle, Claves, etc)

Band Basics in F
Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique
John McAllister

F Scale
4 2 3 4
/4

5 6 7 8
/

Listen to the Sections

2 2 2
9
/
11 13
14
15 17

Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

18
/ 19
20
21
U

Solidify the Key

22
/ 23
24
25

Technique #1
26 27 28 29 30 31 32
j j j j j j
/

Technique #2
j j
/
33 34 35 36 37 38

Chorale
39 40 41 42
/

j
/ 47
43 44 45 46

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Bells

Band Basics in F
Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique
John McAllister

F Scale
4 2 3
4
<n> 5
6
<b>
7 8

& b 4 <n> <b> <n>

Listen to the Sections

9 2 11 2 13 14 15 2 17

&b
Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

Solidify the Key

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

w U
w
&b w

Technique #1
26 27 29 28

b
&

30 31 32 33

&b

Technique #2
34 35 36 37 38

& b

Chorale
39 40 41 42
j
& b

43 44 45 46 47

j U
&b w

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Xylophone
Band Basics in F
Developing Ensemble Sound and Technique
John McAllister

F Scale <n>
2 <b> 3 4 5 6 <b> 7 8
4 <n> <b> <n>

<b>
<n>
& b 4 <n> <n>

Listen to the Sections

9 2 11 2 13 14 15 2 17

&b
Woodwind Choir Brass Choir Percussion Section Full Band

Solidify the Key

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

U
&b w
w w

opt. 8va

Technique #1
26 27
29 28

b

&

30 31 32 33

& b

Technique #2
34 35 36 37

&b

Chorale
38 39 40 41

&b

42 43 44 45 46 47
j U
&b j
w
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