Practice Tasks

Name:________________ Instrument: ______________________

Safety Task: Make a sound! Use Make a Sound! Make a Sound! Show
Practice putting your headjoint or Show a a parent/guardian
instrument mouthpiece to create parent/guardian that you can put it
together, and a sound. Strings, that you can put it together and play
apart at least 7 pluck all four strings together and four quarter notes
times. Show a on your instrument. make a sound. with articulation
parent/guardian Have them sign (tonguing)
and have them this square.
sign the square

BAND: Make a STRINGS: Make a BAND: First Notes! STRINGS: First Notes!
Sound! Practice Sound! Practice P.4-5, #1- Practice P. 4-5 #1-5, 10,
articulating (TOO- Practice plucking 3, 5, 7, 9, & 10 11
TOO-TOO-TOO each string and SAY Show a Show a
for band) on your each string name parent/guardian parent/guardian
instrument on while plucking. Show TWO of the songs TWO of the songs
your first note. a parent/guardian and #10. Have and #10. Have them
Show a and have them sign. them sign. sign.
parent/guardian
and have them
initial.

Goals:
1. Articulate. Use your tongue to push the air.
2. Be able to memorize your first 5 notes.
3. Be able to recognize your first 5 notes on the staff.

Notes from Mrs. Russell:

Be patient! It is not a race, and it is okay to ask for help.
Everyone is on a different pace, so don’t compare yourself! :)