ESSENTIAL | ELEMENTSTIAL ELEMENTS COMPREHENSIVE BAND METHOD TIM LAUTZENHEISER JOHN HIGGINS CHARLES MENGHINI PAUL LAVENDER TOM C. RHODES DON BIERSCHENK Bands... Making musie with a family of lifelong fiends Uncerstarding how commitment and dedication lea to success. ‘Sharing the joy and rewards of working together Individuals who develop self-confidence ‘Greativity expressing yoursel na universal language Bandis... MUSIC! Strike up the ban, Tim Lautzenheiser Isa 0.634.00324.0 Copyright © 2004 by HAL LECNARD CORPORATION International Copyright Secured All RightsReserved HAL*LEONARD® CORPORATIONPosture Sit on the edge of your chair, and always keep your: + Spine straight and tall Taking Care Of + Shoulders back and relaxed Your Instrument Before putting your instrument Breathing & Airstream backin its case ater playing, do Breathing isa natural thing we all do constantly. To discover the correct the following: airstream to play your instrument: + Use the water key to empty + Place the palm of your hand near your mouth, water from the instrument. + Inhale deeply through the corners of your mouth, keeping your Blow air through it. shoulders steady. Your waist should expand lke a balloon. * Remove the mouthpiece. + Slowly whisper "tah" as you gradually exhale air into your palm. Once a week, wash the mouthpiece with warm tap The air you feel isthe airstream. It produces sound through the instru- ‘water. Dry thoroughly. ment. Your tongue is like a faucet or valve that releases the airstream. + Wipe off the instrument with a clean soft cloth, Return the Instrument to its case. Producing The Essential To “Buzzing” through the mouthpiece produces your tone, The buzz isa fast vibration inthe centr ofyourips,Yourembouchure hm -bohshure}s | Barone valves occasionally need your mouths poston on te mouthpiece oftheinsvument.Agooder. | siing Teollsour bontone ves bouchure takes time and effort, so carefully follow these steps for success: + Unscrew the valve at the top of the casing BUZZING «Lit the valve haliway out of your lips. ‘the casing. + Bring your lips together as if saying the letter "m." + Relax your jaw to separate your upper and lower teeth + Form a slightly puckered smile to firm the corners of your mouth. + Direct full airstream through the center of your lips, creating a buzz. + Buzz frequently without your mouthpiece. + Apply a few drops of special brass valve oll to the exposed valve. + Carefully return the valve to its casing. When properly inserted, MOUTHPIECE PLACEMENT the top of the valve should «Form your “buzzing” embouchure. easily screw back into place. + Place the mouthpiece approximately 2/3 on the upper lip and 1/3 con the lower lip. Your teacher may suggest a slightly different mouthpiece placement. + Take a full breath through the comers of your mouth + Start your buzz with the syllable “tah.” Buzz through the center of your lips keeping a steady, even buzz. Your lips provide a cushion for the mouthpiece. Be sure to grease the slides regu- larly. Your director will recom= mend special slide grease and valve oll, and will help you apply them when necessary.Getting It Together ‘Step 1 Rest the baritone across your lap so the bell faces upward and the mouthpiece receiver points toward you. Step 2 Carefully twist the mouthpiece to the right into the mouth- piece receiver. ‘Step 3 Place your right thumb in the thumb ring, Rest your finger- tips on top of the valves, keep- ing your wrist straight. Your fingers should curve naturally ‘Step 4 Place your left hand on the third valve slide or on the tubing next to this slide. Lift the instrument up toward you. ‘Step 5 Be sure you can comfortably teach the mouthpiece. Hold the baritone as show READING MUSIC Music Staff ‘The music staff hhas S lines and 4 spaces where notes and rests are written, tubing Identify and draw each of these symbols: Ledger Lines Ledger lines extend the music staff. Notes on ledger lines ‘can be above or below the staff. bell mouthpiece receiver valve slide Measures & Bar Lines Measure Measure a Bar tine Bar lines divide the music staff into measures. a 4 Bartine Bortine| 1. THE FIRST NOTE Hold each long tone until your teacher tells you to rest. REST 000 123 °G"is played with open valves. Just rest your fingers lightly on the valves. 2, COUNT AND PLAY Cont 182 e3 e448 1H2eF RAE THPAs AE TAPeT EME meth te tet Eta tater bteretraet vratatat 3. A NEW NOTE Look forthe fingering diagram under each new note. REST REST ————— —- eco a The lack cicles tell you which valves to push down. "Fis played with Ist valve. 4, TWO'S A TEAM Comat Te 2as ass Ladasasa Tarzasase THrzasage 5. HEADING DOWN Practice long tones on each new note. 6. MOVING ON UP Comat: VR PHF HER TH2HF HSH TH2HS HHH TH2ET EEE5 indicates the end : ZA] wiinout stopping, play once Double Bar ff mite Repeat Sign ef ere eon 7. THE LONG HAUL oubleBor y D | | OOS oe 8, FOUR BY FOUR Repeat Sign od id bb dt 9. TOUCHDOWN C — Ll OS <-> 10. THE FAB FIVE ddd c ditt eodag iit: pease a esle ie ae ee a) tela ase sel ees ea else Treble Clef Time Signature Note Names (Gclen indicates how many beats per measure Each note|s on line or space of the staff, These indicates the and what kind f note gets one beat, note names ae indicated by the Treble Ce. poston of note hhames on 2 musi 4 beats per measure 5 = staf, Second tine Quarter note gets one beat © = if ooo g 2 Ghorg ff asl thanihe andibmakfe fell or tl eri reasilh Flat blowers the note and remains in effect for the entire measure. Natural § cancels a flaty» or sharp (f)and remains in effect for the entire mensure, 11, READING THE NOTES Compare this to exercise 10, THE FAB FIVE. ot, SSS SS SS] ; - 12. FIRST FLIGHT gts.) tp rl + B2Ase Ae TePAsEAE TH2PES HAE THZES EGE 13. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ fil in the remaining note names before playing. SSS SS SS14, ROLLING ALONG Goto thenextline. y 15. RHYTHM RAP. Ciopthertythm while counting and topping lop Repeat Sign fo eee jb 2d fe joe eee ‘ Le2e3e4e 18203H48 1H2HFO4e TAPE HSE 142R3 04H 1E2ETEAE 16. THE HALF COUNTS TO2OSE4H TA2ETHGE TEPETHSK TEPHSHAK 1H2ESEGK TH2ZESEAE 17. HOT CROSS BUNS 19 thissong.on your mouthpiece only. Then play iton your instrument. Breath Mark = 9 =——_Takeadeep breath through your mouth after you pay afulength note. 18. GO TELL AUNT RHODIE ‘American Folk Song, 19. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ Using the note names and chythms below, draw your notes on the staf before playing.20. RHYTHM RAP. ciop herhythm while counting and topping 40 pods tio | LJ Jtte J Ta2esade Te2asede 1e2e304e THrEZ ESET 21, THE WHOLE THING 2esade 1e2esede Ve2ese4e 10203048 10205 e4e 1A283 EAE 1E2ETESE 1H2ET EAE Duet ——Acompostin wih two diferent pats, played together. 22, SPLIT DECISION - Duet 23. MARCH STEPS 24, LISTEN TO OUR SECTIONS Percussion Woodwinds ass Percussion Woodwinds _ Brass Pere, Ww, Brass Al 25. LIGHTLY ROW be sees je 26. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ. Draw inthe bar lines before you play. &Fermata oO Hold the note (or rest longer than normal. 27. REACHING HIGHER - New Note Practice long tones on each new note. Fermatay 4 4 + 4 oO \A 6-) G3 Te 28. AU CLAIRE DE LA LUNE French Folk Song Sse eS eS 29, REMIX 30. LONDON BRIDGE - Duet English Folk Song A 31, A MOZART MELODY Adaptation 4 oe ee ee aie 2, ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ draw these symbols where they belong and A write in the note names before you play ‘DEEP POCKETS - New Note g DOODLE ALL DAY we 2 35. JUMP ROPE @l sale J adel? JJ | ick (One or more notes that come before the fist fulmeasure. The beats of Pick-Up Notes are Pick-Up Notes schvacted om the lst measure a « « 9 8 al « ¢ s A-TISKET, A-TASKET 1) Pick-up note : : 4a leresade Varese E Dyn F ~forte (play loudly) mf” ~ mezzo forte (play moderately loud) —_p ~ piano (play softly) jamics Remember to use fll breath support to control your tone at all dynamic levels 37. LOUD AND SOFT cop t 38. JINGLE BELLS Also practice new music on your mouthpiece only. J.S. Pierpont | 4 | ! i | SS SSS t 39. MY DREYDL use ful breath support at all dynamic levels. ‘Traditional Hanukkah Song sieeed + siilisied eel, te P t SSSA10 Eighth Notes aE a Each Eighth Note = 1/2 Beat Jd Ja 2 Eighth Notes = 1 Beat TS Plan down and upto Tae 40. RHYTHM RAP. clop the rhythm while counting and tapping po JOT, nou, Beam A0-T Two or more Eighth Notes have a beam across the stems. Ve ea IGHTH NOTE JAM r ———! We 2a 41 eae) 3 ee ea) 3 ee ===: Tarzesese tarzaecsadce 42. SKIP TO MY LOU 2esede ‘American Folk Song 64 SS SSeS cE a a 7 ee, tl. aS sa PSS | 43. LONG, LONG AGO Good posture improves yoursound. Aways st straight and tal se a gee a SS P 44, OH, SUSANNA = 2 45. Busy Ane ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ — WILLIAM TELL Gioacchino Rossini i> Sp Si = oS + = = = eee ed ode ———_ I m4 2 tf" 46. RHYTHM RAP poy OO, Op Dy yay y Vie cee ele ae eve) 2) fe) Ve dea) et aeiee te et 2e 1) eee) ) eat 47. TWO BY TWO Ta2e 1a2e 1H 28 142 e TH2eH THePe TERE TAZ 48. HIGH SCHOOL CADETS - March John Philip Sousa Allegro, ft nadie dteng stats nit 49. HEY, HO! NOBODY’S HOME Moderato of 50. CLAP THE DYNAMICS p—— = sf [Sp 51, PLAY THE DYNAMICS >——S Ss =12 PERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT 52, PERFORMANCE WARM-UPS TONE BUILDER es 7 ; = = | = eee ee eee e 8 AYTHM ETUDE a ob Ss a fuYTHM RAP ae at OO Ay) ey ‘CHORALE i po oon a, ok oie ed Pp ee ~ mp ===— p 53. AURA LEE - Duet or Band Arrangement soos echnsieete me ae N@dedele se edselo Jodejes2 es deto of aa |P E fe Jie Dd yye pester Sy) ies eo French Folk Song @ se s . as Zs 7 oe ¢ - ca - oa ti Mn ti ee) Se a]PERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT 55. WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN - Band Arrangement eepen by John Higgins Allegro = Measure number ot See ae Z i | =e | bea te ee _ a 2nd time goon tomeas. 139 eet aoe P = t 4 oe eeee este = | 57. ODE TO JOY (from Symphony No. 9) Ludwig van Beethoven Moderato fA-by John Higgins 4 5 BS ee oe ee oe 304 _ = - oe fered ae == —— sz a = 6 ew lt eelevece . Z ¥ 3 oe oes 0 58. HARD ROCK BLUES - Encore ‘Allegro John Higgins Ai = =~ a a a eae eee tet of = = 6 2 ro eee 34 59. FIT TO BE TIED 2beats 2 60. ALOUETTE French-Canadian Folk Song 61. ALOUETTE - THE SEQUEL French-Canadian Folk Song 62. CAMPTOWN RACES need Stephen Collins Foster et 63. NEW DIRECTIONS 64. THE NOBLES Aiways use fall airstream. Keep fingers on top ofthe volves, arched naturally. 3 beats a 65. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ ETime Signature Conducting s z “3 = 3 beats per measure Practice conducting this. y] NX 3 = Quarter note gets one beat three-beat pattern. > y Py a Varese Te2ase 1e2eFH Te2ATe Taree TH2HTHe THIETH THDETE 67. THREE BEAT JAM. @Rj Jie JP lle Te2ese 1e2a38 182838 182038 142838 1e2e3e 1e2E5e 1e2Aae 68. BARCAROLLE Moderato GL ee re nf Jacques Offenbach eS 2 Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) wrote Peer Gynt Suite fora play by Hensik Ibsen in 1875, the year & befalp the talephonid was labentedby Aletgndler Gloham Bel. “Merning’fs a melbdy fro Peer nt Sul. Musi Z sedi payor fle ander scaled nena sk g 69. MORNING (from Peer Gynt) eévrd es _ i a ad ere a ? Accent _Emphasethenote 70. ACCENT YOUR TALENT lop feceefeddei di diiieeriids . seselecectssstissettes ananassae ith oe cies saves faa scale alco opine coelbccal ear ct rans one 3 tom Rca coro ince je cael sndpopu seis "hapa 3 pe Wee ee a z 71. MEXICAN CLAPPING SONG (“Chiapanecas”) Latin American Falk Song =e Fae SAH SSS 3 tf 72. ESSENTIAL CREATIVITY ‘Compose your own music for measures 3 and 4 using this rhythm: 24 711: d aTHEORY > Accidental Flat b Any sharp lator natural sign which A flat sign lowers the pitch ofa note by a half-step. The appears nthe music without Being in note Gat sounds ahalFstep below B, and all 6's become the key signature is called an accidental Bflatsfor the rest ofthe measure where they occur 73. HOT MUFFINS - New Note 74, COSSACK DANCE $1 OF, Senne ere 2 Flat applies to all Bin measure. Allegro v Be Gh = = Se eee eee tee es 7 z 75. BASIC BLUES ~ New Note Flat applies to ail 8's in measure. Bb A 5B 4 = =3 Ses & & New Key Signature Ist & 2nd Endings By ttis kay signature indleates the Piay thiBugh ti 1st Edging. en plaf the réfeated Bection| 76. HIGH FLYING ere eS Bens om 7 3 2 the totoa12uing instruc thats morehan 00 yeas ld, the shakubaeh or amboo ute, The nique 77. SAKURA, SAKURA - Band Arrangement Japanese Folk Song Anaante Ar. by John Higgins Ge Wye a q 878. UP ON A HOUSETOP ax Se ees Snare Qeee5 Lede sees | 79. JOLLY OLD ST. NICK - Duet nos Stes Wise Leda) viens Wk 80. THE BIG AIRSTREAM - New Note 1 8) Gilet atria A 81. WALTZ THEME (THE MERRY WIDOW WALTZ) Franz Lehar er 2S of +> 7 6 3s id . ew of o a ott 1 i = — of ———=s somemaice 82. AIR TIME + 4 ven «lf tee 2 ie wtip se toi 83. DOWN BY THE STATION Allegro Qh. alee a 84, ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ SSENTIALE r _ Fee SS ae CM - : : 85. ESSENTIAL CREATIVITY Using these notes, improvise your own rhythms: SSS eS% DAILY WARM-UPS 86. TONE BUILDER Use. steady stream of WORKOUTS FOR TONE & TECHNIQUE o de 87. RHYTHM BUILDER GH i eae erred 88. TECHNIQUE TRAX a Got 89. CHORALE (Adopted from Cantata 147) oh aS ate Theme and Variations Bete VARIATIONS ON A FAMILIAR THEME | 4 Johann Sebastian Bach fiesta fore * ee els —_— —_—_ vee a = vis J im featuring a theme, or primary melody, followed by variations, or altered versions ofthe theme. a Thame Veraton = S_S ; Za = eee ees TE : Varaton2 bene ae saa wees eels sig ieee ae gteee ess ihe Oo Finley span fom Be beging sopping Pla Fe? a D.C. al Fine D.C. is the abbreviation for Da Capo, BANANA BOAT SONG a1. Moderato gir J RE 2 nfl or he begga ne cn then cule te D.C. al Fine Fine — eave? = sa Ss vee cee sae19 4 A sharp sign raises the pitch of a note by half-step. The note F-sharp sounds a half-step above F and all Fs become F-sharps for the rest of he measure where they occur. Sharp ‘AMOUHL 92. RAZOR’S EDGE - New Note Fi bo | oh te saa Z veoed 3 ote? | Seo oF 93. THE MUSIC BOX oderato . . . oD pe ea ? z ‘African-American spirituals originated in the 1700's, midway through the petiod of slavery in the United States. = One ofthe get ategaries ote American ok mus thes primary religous song wee sung and passed on 5 for generations nthout being witten dwn. The fest colton of pial was pushed in 1857, fur yeas afer $ The Emancipation Polamaton was signed it a” z 94, EZEKIEL SAW THE WHEEL ze Atican American Spiel = = === eee eet oe tee 65 ——— | os ee O or a ee ee Slur 6 + ‘Acurved line which connects notes of different pitch. Tongue only the fist note in a slur A) 95. SMOOTH OPERATOR Sb ke, 2 Slur 2notes “tongue only the fist. 96. GLIDING ALONG oh. Sa T Slur4 notes tongue only the fist. Ragtime is n American music style that was popular from the 1890's ntl the time of World War L. This early form of Jazz brought fame to pianists ike “Jelly Rol” Morton and Scott Joplin, who wrote “The Entertainer” and “Maple Leaf Rag.” Surprisingly, the style was incorporated into some orchestral music by Igor Stravinsky and Claude Debussy ‘The trombones now learn to play a glissando, a technique used in ragtime and other styles of music 97. TROMBONE RAG ‘Allegro 2 a ‘RMOLSIH i > ae 98. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ Andante Dal Fine 7 ee Bote. lili Te gle ee20 99. TAKE THE LEAD - New Note Be ote SS | 4B an 100. THE COLD WIND r Phrase 7 Phrase 1 so p>—— 101. PHRASEOLOGY write in the breath mark(s) between the phrases. Oi case teee * le | 1B P tf 102. SATIN LATIN Allegro ni 2 pip te ete Te nf are 1234 2234 iv : eal gg dle ties tee 103. MINUET - Duet Moderato Johann Sebastian Bach nf __* 104. ESSENTIAL CREATIVITY this melody can be ployed in 3/4 r 4/4. Pencil in either time signature, raw the bar ines and Play. Now erase the bar lines and try the other time signature, Do the phrases sound different? Bia 105. NATURALLY 106. MARCH MILITAIRE ‘Allegro a ee fee epee ee Franz Schubert f — =e 6. ote laegeiee® 107. THE FLAT ZONE - New Note - be wee | a6 08. ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY Ametean ok Song bbe Boa 7 7 of : z = Gpeee tele slg td 109. BOTTOM BASS BOOGIE - Duet Allegro - ta Sfae) Dotted Quarter ‘Adotadds halt 4 Asingle eighth & Eighth Notes thevaueotthe Jd d rote has flag hth ee es 4 ‘onthe stem, 110. RHYTHM RAP cep fad Tereseae jd _bd Terzesaae jd be Terzesaeae 111. THE DOT ALWAYS COUNTS oe Teresecad ==! | esd — I Tereseae e253 648 1Hereced 112, ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT : =o Dal Fine Pw TI ge die wele be nf = pO 113. SEA CHANTY Atvaysuse afi csream English Folk Song \, : E Gi we se Ee ft a iad - = & y r | oe lly sdf lees oo 114, SCARBOROUGH FAIR Sa == mf Ge wile =" t 2 ve S 115. RHYTHM RAP ep ad Terzeseae 116, THE TURNAROUND 1 £1 Gre 2 ss eas J+ fe 2 osc jabd. Melt oes 6 a6 ade si) oe see Tarzesage ood dee tearzasage 117, ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - AULD LANG SYNE Terzesaae Scottish Folk Song re & sy os carrera mf - oe =p Se eee 18 Check Rhythen —118. THEME FROM “NEW WORLD SYMPHONY” Large (BJ ~1Measure number Antonin Dvorsk il Ml BB] Somer 2 a24 SPECIAL BARITONE EXERCISE - Lip Slurs Lip Slurs are notes that are slurred without changing valves. Brass players practice these to develop @ stronger altstream and embouchure, and to inctease range. Add this pattem to your dally Warm-Ups: SS ae AS ay Ve ee Great musicians give encouragement to fellow performers. On this page, clarintists lear thet instruments’ upper regjsterin the “Grenadilla Garila Jumps” (named after the grenadila wood used to make clarinets. Brass players fearm ip sturs, new warm-up pattern. The success of your band depends on everyone's effort and encouragement. 119. GRENADILLA GORILLA JUMP No. 1 oe, — SS 120. JUMPIN’ UP AND DOWN ore Sa 3 aa 121. GRENADILLA GORILLA JUMP No. 2 eo — — = 122, JUMPIN’ FOR JOY . Sp 123. GRENADILLA GORILLA JUMP No. 3 Ot ts <= tee wid ? 2 124, JUMPIN’ JACKS brhe cael) | i a o oe oe Interval and space between the notes. The number of the higher note is the distance of the interval. Bm sa a 1 Sth: sn 1 1 Beseve q | > i 3 0 eo ee ol%o oe eo oe oe oe 125, ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUI IZ_ Wien the numbers of the intervals, counting up fom the ower notes BOE = ve Intervals: 2nd i126. GRENADILLA GORILLA JUMP No. 4 Ghee] ees i ed ed a7 @ 127. THREE IS THE COUNT Sa eS Sa 128. GRENADILLA GORILLA JUMP No. 5 Obed 129, TECHNIQUE TRAX = —= ——- = : | feces? Sivide eo ttese ho es geite 130. CROSSING OVER - New Note 1D Ges Stes wv v 8 v v 9 a . D Tri {Atrio isa composition with three parts played together. Practice ic) this trio with two other players and listen for the 3-part harmony. 131. KUM BAH YAH = Trio Always check the key signature. African Folk Song QE iF f= Try i py pe eet QE. ee eect tie Oa mf = c : Whe aie de le ee eel Gis Sapa “ ors ele de 2S c ae Se a et26 132. MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT ASHORE ‘African-American Spiritual OL re -* 7 i eee ee Austrian Folk Song 8 + et ot Eris PEP ee ee tf 134. BOTANY BAY ‘Australian Folk Song or =e = i = Pee ee 135. TECHNIQUE TRAX Practice atalfdynamiclevels. 8 Sat 136. FINLANDIA Jean Sibelius ‘Andante ber : P 137. ESSENTIAL CREATIVITY Create your own variations by pencling ina dot anda lag to change te rhythm of any meosuretrom Idd Wold. 4 a et 1138. EASY GORILLA JUMPS Ee Et Et f 4 sete? fie ee le eee 1 . 139, TECHNIQUE TRAX. 4)vys check tt xg f weelee 140. MORE TECHNIQUE TRAX + Gee am Zz AS weer See l 141. GERMAN FOLK SONG oe eye tt, nf 142, THE SAINTS GO MARCHIN’ AGAIN 143. LOWLAND GORILLA WALK Gti las ieee. Le le 144, SMOOTH SAILING Greene, ol i Gb ee 145. MORE GORILLA JUMPS 4 == = Eee eet were as 146, FULL COVERAGE (Sane28 147. CONCERT B: SCALE (Baritone - C SCALE) octave Seale {Octave , epee ee tec eee p it ore, @ 148. IN HARMONY Divide the notes ofthe chords between band members and play together. Does the arpeggi sound ikea chord? pecs POO ears Darel chord 1305 3 0 Chord 85 3 5 8 149. SCALE AND ARPEGGIO Seale Arpeagio Scale Arpeagio oie or Se 150. THEME FROM “SURPRISE SYMPHONY” Franz Josef Haydn Andante : é bel ree eed a | ye} P 3 oat > P of 151. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - THE STREETS OF LAREDO: ‘American Folk Song Write in the note names before you play. fi ee 4 E ~~ fe ; . Fe 52 f ee ely. ele fPERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT 152. SCHOOL SPIRIT - Band Arrangement WT. Purdy Ar. by John Higgins March Style [BD < Measure Number > i Gi, ol, des (Patera eae ft SSS SS > — fat $= ae a a Co 2 | SSS SS SS aaa a “Carnival of Venice,” and name the instruments that play the Soli part at each indicated measure number. 153. CARNIVAL OF VENICE - Band Arrangement Julius Benedict Allegro = ; & 8 oo ee ee ——— nf —aa bre mf ei 7 Sol oe or Phat eee, ~~ f end Soli a Po eS _ 6 ——lo. el e oe o ¢ ° 7 z > :———=¥ ¢, Js Je); 16) ies ea . aa30 TAL Z DAILY WARM-UPS joscours cor roves recuniove 154. RANGE AND FLEXIBILITY BUILDER ote ps =e: w 1 —_|be SS 155. TECHNIQUE TRAX = = SS SS ae = = — are - + * + st Qe é 13 156. CHORALE Johann Sebastian Bach A @* =, SE: — The traditional Hebrew melody “Hatikvah” has been Israe!’s national anthem since the nation’s inception. At the Declaration of State in 1948, it was sung by the gathered assembly during the opening ceremony and played by members of the Palestine Symphony Orchestra at its conclusion, HISTORY. 157. HATIKVAH {sraeli National Anthem ‘Andante eo UL of| | Eighth Note ob = i2beatotsound & Eighth Rest 7 = Ua beat ofslence aa id is ma a di 158. RHYTHM RAP FILS dy bythe de TI dy TI dy tbe dy ae Te 2e Te2e Te2ze Te2e 1 H2e THPHe TePHe 1H? 159, EIGHTH NOTE MARCH (Hawa SSeS Pete vere tere rverzeteze rare rere raze 160. MINUET Johann Sebastian Bach Witt ~ $b cols SP hte E | of 2? oe oe Se oe T = 2 1 a — oes GS et te te ere 2 161. RHYTHM RAP fe 4 sie foe de 2 fe odd phil de ay 162. EIGHTH NOTES OFF THE BEAT Gel is i shi e e tge dyad Te®ese se Te2e sade TH2-esHFE Tere sHaaE 163. EIGHTH NOTE SCRAMBLE Op > SS SS SS 164, ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ ges - = — = =H BUR a as ia uf =f32 165. DANCING MELODY - New Note “Sp Jie f baw f pres ba 166, EL CAPITAN Sa ae a " ae ed or Rr yay 167. O CANADA Calva Lavaliee, ‘Hon. Judge Routhier Maestoso (Majestcally) ‘and lustice RS. Weie v9 of aos a oe $B, Se a — Sj S = , 2 ; & eae ace ec 168, ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - METER MANIA Count and clap before playing. Can you conduct this? — goyd —— aaa = orp Bote mee169, SNAKE CHARMER = Enharmonic notes use the same fingering. 8 Sa pera owe ced 170. DARK SHADOWS Muse aad ble ge A Pick-up note if oJ 171, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS | Esharmonicnotes ute the some fingering. BIDE bis cee eT a6 172, MARCH SLAV re Peter ych Tchaikowsly f 173. NOTES IN DISGUISE 174, HALF-STEPPIN’ ie eee orsiek175. EGYPTIAN DANCE Watch forenhamonics. amie Sait Satns ‘Allegro Shes, wee gp pf wtee <=" oe 176. SILVER MOON BOAT Chinese Folk Song, cS SS nf tf 177. THEME FROM SYMPHONY NO. 7 - Duet Allegro (moderately fast) Ludwig van Beethoven A P do = >178. CAPRICCIO ITALIEN Aivays check the key signature. Peter ilych Tchaikovsky oF 179. AMERICAN PATROL ua FW. Meacham - * = 22 oe eo serliv ee ole eee of eae 180. WAYFARING STRANGER ‘African-American Spitual Andante : P geory ale 181, ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - SCALE COUNTING CONQUEST Bke = Sse eevee ad 9 —— orrr coe ft pee sor pe ge i te Saieacl f zal bpm gor SSS al g36 PERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT 182. AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL - Band Arrangement Samuel A. Ward ae ‘Art by John Higgins ort SSSee SSS f —— J andante F 6 = = = «te J tte eo te : Gs) 4 =e a a a i eee JS Poe + Z Z Z atte Biwi oe e - eee a 6 SSS aoe ee 7 : 183. LA CUCARACHA - Band Arrangement Latin American Folk Song 4 Mee a Amen song 5 mt : F ‘ = == : = ; o rete goes a t & gaPERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT 184, THEME FROM 1812 OVERTURE - Band Arrangement Peter llych Tchaikovsky ‘Act by John Higgins star or, te ere 2 te ¢te ¢ f & : eS = S Pes = — @ te = = Z z os ae oe a ee te ee ee, Ge ee ‘ ve val, ve veil ve val v all v6} v v Bl val viele cB ve ve yi vi v4 vg v4 ve v v ve ve v Tt F lv aN ve va. vel ve ve ve vel ve vA ve. v val val val va, vel ve38 PERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT ons Performing for an audience isan exciting part of being involved in music. Ths solos based on Solo with Piano symphony No. 1 by German composer Johannes Brahms (1833-1897). He completed his first Accompaniment symphony in 1876, the same year that the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. You and a piano accompanist can perform this fr the band or at other school and community events 185, THEME FROM SYMPHONY NO. I = Solo (Concert Eb version) Johannes Brahms ‘ct by John Higgins Allegro Baritone TC. 63 3 = PrP ae - as om | 4 aL v AES 2DUETS Here is an opportunity to get together with a friend and enjoy playing music. The other player does not have to play ‘the same instrument as you. Try to exactly match each other's rhythm, pitch and tone quality. Eventually, it may begin to sound lke the two parts are being played by one person! Later try switching parts. 186. SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT - Duet Andante Aican-American Spiritual A | et tee =a 187. LA BAMBA - Duet A BAN pron Al —— = — é = ge as = = t Gay odes 3 te za " oe ze D.C. al FineRUBANK’ SCALE AND ARPEGGIO STUDIES BARITONE KEY OF ¢ (CONCERT B;) e « ¥ 4 t 8 a . al a . Th 7 ® a anh ls. al ® lat 4 « al oper ogee ogee QA \ : | dk i NA \ # é ‘ 4 4 4 i : tl ; BARITONE KEY OF F (CONCERT Eb) inthis key signature play all's ol pee se re as it i i ole ( = = Sea aa > 2 s . k on oR . « ‘ « 4 * q « 4 all ‘ el ® ’ + q i te i : : cS in nd i. RL HN) ay iWRUBANK’ SCALE AND ARPEGGIO STUDIES BARITONE KEY OF G (CONCERT F) inthis key signature play all Fs 1. Obs welts tee ieeteltrels | MS iG rite | thiskes S's and Es 1. 2 7 me ort seer eels a | oe? wee? eo ip riaanS veep Jase tees, | bya SSS iy SSS ‘So eS42 % RHYTHM STUDIES 4 be st, 141,11 ged yb su ss i grtigty pe 4 4 1 4 omy), omy, qe Ol ny niin ni ns poy fy jn yy ge yy , wt f Jk 114 > 44 ny}.J RHYTHM STUDIES 38 pO jo. ah), ayo, odds defy de dy dy {Toy dye dy Ly fr DTD, DT dy de dy HITT e dy HTD by DY fl dy dy Dy dy DD dy dT, dD, dd,4 1. ODE TO JOY Ludwig van Beethoven 1.Question Answer 3.Question 4Answer 2. @. AND A. write your own ‘answer’ phrases in this melody. 1.Question 2aAnsner 3. PHRASE BUILDERS Write 4 diferent phrases using the rhythms below each staff A ¢ 141 4 ITI! 4. YOU NAME Pick phrase A, 8, C, oF D from above, and waite it as the “Question® for phrases 1 and 3 below. Then write 2 different “Answers” for phrases 2 and 4 L.Question answer 5. INSTANT MELODY A45 "Wor can ark yourprogress tough the book on this page, Fin the tars sisted by your band deter 25 oe wr “K a oe same wt & pe 18 1. Page 2-3, The Basics 2. Page 5, EE Quiz, No. 13 3. Page 6, EE Quiz, No. 19 4. Page 7, EE Quiz, No. 26 5. Page 8, EE Quiz, No. 32 6 Page 10, EE Quiz, No. 45 7. Page 12-13, Performance Spotlight 8 Page 14, EE Quiz, No. 65 9, Page 15, Essential Creativity, No. 72 10. Page 17, EE Quiz, No. 84 11, Page 17, Essential Creativity, No. 85 Page 19, EE Quiz, No. 98, 13, Page 20, Essential Creativity, No. 104 Page 21, No. 109 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS STAR ACHIEVER Je 15, 16. W, 18 19. 20. 2 22, 23, 24, 25, 26. 27. 28 1 Page 22, EE Quiz, No. 117 Page 23, Performance Spotlight. Page 24, EE Quiz, No. 125 Page 26, Essential Creativity, No. 137 Page 28, No. 149 Page 28, EE Quiz, No. 151 Page 29, Performance Spotlight Page 31, EE Quiz, No. 164 Page 32, EE Quiz, No. 168 Page 33, No. 174 Page 35, EE Quiz, No. 181 Page 36, Performance Spotlight Page 37, Performance Spotlight Page 38, Performance Spotlight MUSIC — AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF LIFEa FINGERING CHART Instrument Care Reminders Before putting your instrument back in its case after playing, do the following: + Use the water key to empty water from the instrument, Blow air through it. + Remove the mouthpiece. Once a week, wash the mouthpiece with warm tap water. Dry thoroughly. ‘+ Wipe off the instrument with a clean soft cloth Return the instrument to its case. Baritone valves occasionally need oiling. To oil your baritone valves: “+ Unscrew the valve at the top of the casing, + Liftthe valve half-way out ofthe casing, + Apply afew drops of special brass valve oil to the exposed valve. + Carefully return the valve to its casing. When properly inserted, the top ofthe valve should easily screw back into place. Be sure to grease the slides regularly. Your director will recommend special slice grease and valve ol, and will help you apply them when necessary, CAUTION: Ifa slide, a valve or your mouthpiece becomes stuck, ask for help from your band director ‘or music dealer. Special tools should be used to prevent damage to your instrument. Open : Pressed down Yemara Corporation of ec, Bond ond heal Ovson FG» GS A o o eo3o Ai B B c Dy oFINGERING CHART BARITONE T.c. D: EB a eco FE G> cS CB 5 @ sill. th. 8h T- 37 oe a ao be O° 5 pobo a o 7& REFERENCE INDEX Accent 15 Accidental 16 Allegro 11 Andante 11 Arpeggio 28 BassClef 5 (Bassclefinst) Barlines 3 Beat 4 Blues 21 Breath Mark 6 Chord 28 ‘Chromatic Notes 33 Chromatic Scale 33 ‘Common Time 26 Crescendo 11 DcalFine 18 Decrescendo 11 Diminuendo 11 Dotted HalfNote 14 Dotted Quarter Note 22 Double Bar 5 Duet 7 Dynamics 9 Eighth Note 10 Eighth Rest 31 Embouchure 2 (Brass Ww) Enharmonies 33 Fermata 8 1st&2ndEndings 16 Flat 5 Fonte (sf) 9 Glissando 19 Crombone) HalfNote 6 Halfstep 33 Harmony 8 Interval 24 Key Signature 7 Largo 23 LedgerLines 3 Measure 3 MezzoForte (nf) 9 Moderato 11 Multiple Measure Rest 20 Music Staff 3 Natural Sign 5 Notes 4 Phrase 20 Piano (p) 9 Pick-Up Notes 9 QuarterNote 4 Ragtime 19 Repeat Sign 5,26 Rests 4,6,7,31 Round (Canon) 12 Scale 28 Shap 5 slur 19 Soli 29 Solo 23,38 Tempo 11 Theme And Variations 18 Te 14 Time Signature 5 Treble Clef 5 ebleclerinst) Tio 25 Whole Note 7 Composers JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH + Chorale (rom Cantata 147) 18 + Chorale 30 + Minuet 20 + Minuet 31 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN + Ode To Joy (from Sym,No.9) 13 + Theme From SymphonyNo.7 34 JOHANNES BRAHMS. + Theme From Sym.No.1 38 (81035 & Low Ws) ANTONIN DVORAK + Theme From "New World Sym.” 23 STEPHEN COLLINS FOSTER + Camptown Races 14 + Oh Susanna 10 EDVARD GRIEG + Moming (rom Peer Gynt) 15 FRANZ JOSEF HAYDN + Theme From “Surprise Symphony” 28 FRANZ LEHAR + WaltzTheme 17 WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART + AMozar Melody 8 + Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 38 (High ws) JACQUES OFFENBACH + Barcarolle 15 GIOACCHINO ROSSINI + William Tell 10 ‘CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS * Egyptian Dance 34 FRANZ SCHUBERT + March Militaire 21 JEAN SIBELIUS + Finlandia 26 JOHN PHILIP SOUSA + ElCapitan 32 + High School Cadets 11 PETER ILLYICH TCHAIKOVSKY + Capriccio alien 35 + March Slav 33 + 18120verure 37 World Mu: AFRICAN + Kum Bah Yah 25 AMERICAN + American Patrol 35 + America The Beautiful 36 + Auratee 12 + Ezekiel Saw The Wheel 19 + GoTell Aunt Rhodie 6 + Michael Row The Boat Ashore 26 + On Top OF Old Smokey 21 + SkipToMyLou 10 + Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 39 + TheStieets Of Laredo 28 + Wayfaring Stranger 35, ‘+ When The Saints Go Marching In 13,27 AUSTRALIAN * Botany Bay 26 AUSTRIAN, + Austrian Waltz 26 CANADIAN + Alouette 14 + OCanada 32 CARIBBEAN + Banana Boat Song 18 CHINESE + Silver Moon Boat 34 ENGLISH * London Bridge 8 + Scarborough Fair 22 + SeaChanty 22 FRENCH + AuChhireDeLaLlune 8 + Frere Jacques 12 GERMAN + German Folk Song 27 ISRAELI + Hatikva 30 ITALIAN + CamivalOfVenice 29 JAPANESE + Sakura, Sakura 16 MEXICAN + Chiapanecas 15 + LaBamba 39 + LaCucaracha 36 ScoTTisH + AuldLang Syne 22 ‘TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY MUSIC + Jingle Bells 9 + Jolly Old St. Nick 17, + MyDreydl 9 + UpOnAHousetop 17