ESSENTIAL 7” ELEMENTS FOR BAND a ae ¢ Zz 0 Wl a ° 4 < I mCOMPREHENSIVE BAND METHOD TIM LAUTZENHEISER JOHN HIGGINS CHARLES MENGHINI PAUL LAVENDER TOM C. RHODES ‘Student Activation Code E2BB-7227-5001-8847 ISBN 978-0-634-01297-6 Copyright © 2004 by HAL LEONARD CORPORATION Intemational Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved HAL*LEONARD® CORPORATIONZB review KEY SIGNATURE TIME SIGNATURES BREATH MARK A B c D eB F cS Fe ark E a — Key of B> NOTES. oe bt oe REPEAT SIGN THE SLUR TEMPO MARKINGS fal | RPP Wear eee ce ae Rests| = - ie eee) = ae 1, TECHNIQUE TRAX == 2. SHOO FLY ‘American Folk Song Allegro : FES =| 3. THAILAND LULLABY Moderato — Thai Folk Song 4. SHEPHERD’S HEY Moderato English Folk Song 5. THE CRAWDAD SONG Alllegro ‘American Folk Song 273ZB review KEY SIGNATURES TIME SIGNATURES: a eS Teac Key of Key of F Dotted | Dotted Quarter & Half Note Eighth Notes | dle 6. AMERICA/GOD SAVE THE QUEEN Andante P 7. WEARING OF THE GREEN Moderato 1st & 2nd ENDINGS DYNAMICS ie e aot f 4 — PICK-UP NOTES TEMPO. MARKINGS. Andante Maestoso Based on a Traditional Anther Irish Folk Song nf _— 8. ROSES FROM THE SOUTH Allegro 9. CRUISIN’ THROUGH THE PARK Moderato escee 5 aS ==5 Johann Strauss, Jr a eS ee | nf : i Iz Dee : — 10. TRUMPET VOLUNTARY — Duet Jeremiah Clarke Maestoso ir A SfZBreview ‘MULTIPLE MEASURE REST ACCENT FERMATA D.C. al FINE ee iz Eighth Note | _ Eighth Rest Eighth Note & A Eighth Rest | & Eighth Note | Dotted Quarter Note ENHARMONICS dy 11. CHROMA-ZONE aes Di pew 2 [fee la Fiera pn be af rae Sa 2 D.C. al Fine gyre ete Ef-ptear = =prar re : =F = f 12. BILLY BOY za) ds pa | Moderato American Folk Song ESS Steg iert: ia : nf 13. TECHNIQUE TRAX Allegro t Me 14. SALSA SIESTA - Duet ‘Moderato a -Staccato notes ae played lightly and with separation. Staccato d They are marked with @ dot above or below the note. 15. TREADING LIGHTLY Moderato P UE Terute Tenuto notes are played smoothly and connected, holding each note until the next is played. They are marked with a straight ine above or below the note. 16. SMOOTH MOVE Moderato _ mf 17. SHIFTING GEARS Moderato English composer Thomas Tallis (1508-1585) served as a royal court composer for Kings Henry Vill and Edward VI, ‘and Queens Mary and Elizabeth. During Tallis’ lifetime, the artist Michaelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel Canons (one or more parts imitating the first part) were used in many forms by 16th century composers. A Round is a strict (or exact) canon which can be repeated any number of times without stopping. Play Talis Canon as a 4-part round. 18. TALLIS CANON (Round) Moderato ® ® Thomas Tall Sightreading means playing a musical piece for the first time. The key to sightreading success is to know what to look for before you play. Use the word $-T-A-R-S to remind yourself what 10 look for, and eventually your band will become sightreading STARS! ‘S$ — Sharps or flats in the key signature T — Time signature and tempo markings ‘A — Accidentals not found in the key signature R — Rhythms, silently counting the more difficult notes and rests 5 — Signs, including dynamics, articulations, repeats and endings 19, SIGHTREADING CHALLENGE Moderato ae Fe6 & DAILY WARM-UPS WORK-OUTS FOR TONE & TECHNIQUE 20. TONE BUILDER eS om oO 21, FLEXIBILITY STUDY 22. TECHNIQUE TRAX 23. CHORALE Johann Sebastian Bach Andante 24, GRANDFATHER’S CLOCK Allegro pt nf Henry C. Work 2 Ieper s Sf P Ritardando sitard. (01) rit. - Gradually slower 25. GLOW WORM Paul Lincke Alllegretto <1 Usually a little slower than Allegro, and with a lighter style. _———— rit, <1 Watch your director,26. ALMA MATER - New Note Practice iong tones on all new notes AC. Weekes, WIM. Smith, HS. Thomps Andante D 2 The Scottish folk song Loch Lomond is credited to an anonymous soldier who was imprisoned and awaiting execution. In it he writes of his desire to return home to his family and the breathtaking beauty of Loch (Lake) Lomond, a lake in Scotland. Located in the southern highlands, the lake is almost entirely surrounded by hills. One of these is Ben Lomond, a peak 3,192 feet high. 2 000 af 4D 27. LOCH LOMOND Scottish Folk Sor Moderato fa key signature changes during a piece of music, you will usually see a thin double bar Key Changes line at the key change. You may also see natural signs reminding you to "cancel" previous sharps or flats. Keep playing, using the correct notes indicated in the new. key signature. 28. een Irish Folk Son crescendo (or)_|§ ———————__— ci crese. Dynamics Gecrescendo (or) | ————————_—_. = g na 29, RISE AND FALL Allegro Pp crese 30. NO COMPARISON = SS Dreads 31. SIGHTREADING CHALLENGE remember the 5-T-A-R-S guidelines. ye Fer >= Sts ot T32. RHYTHM RAP. ciap he rhythm while counting and tapping, Good joe deps fb oefe a ededjo 4 Tee ta2e te2e 1e28 tea2e8 1e2e2 Te 2e Tare 33. A CUT ABOVE Tere ta2e 1a28 1e2e 1828 Tare THe2He TAa2~e 34, TWO-FOUR YANKEE DOODLE ‘American Folk Song Moderato nf 35. CUT TIME YANKEE DOODLE ‘Moderato American Folk Song mf 36. MARIANNE Jamaican Folk Song — a Pp cresc. S decrese: P 37. THE VICTORS March Tempo Louis Elbel St : Count = 1 & 28 38. ESSENTIAL CREATIVITY Write this example in cut time € before playing. : Allegro Sf Allegro aUse full breath support at all dynamic levels. Dyr amics — mezzo piano (moderately soft) a 2S S 39. ie ROVING : Syncopation occurs when an accent or emphasis is given Syncopation aa] Ja = d 2 a) to a note that is not on a strong beat. This type of “off-beat” = = feel is common in many popular and classical styles. 40. RHYTHM RAP GRD LDLE od ddr oy LT de 44g lae2e @2e e222 1e2e 1He2e 14A2e tere 41. IN SYNC ~ eed = — — S Teds TeZ ait 620 126 42. LAROCA Moderato. > > Puerto Rican Folk Song Sf = ‘American composer George M. Cohan (1878-1942) was also a popular author, producer, director and performer. He helped develop a popular form of American musical theater now known as musical comedy. He is also considered to be ‘one of the most famous composers of American patriotic songs, earning the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1917 for his song Over There. Many of his songs became morale boosters when the United States entered World War | in that same year. 43. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - YOU’RE A GRAND OLD FLAG Mareh Style Words and Music by George M. Cohan > cresc f nrc ee14. KEY MOMENT - New Note Cscale ye (——Arpeagio 15. THE MINSTREL BOY Irish Folk Song ‘Andante ie hI mp 46. CLOSE CALL - New Note o We ooo hd 47. VICTORY MARCH M.J.Shea ‘March Tempo . = > : - | — tf ER = 48. WINNING STREAK sr Ten . . . mses tf a 7 49. SIGHTREADING CHALLENGE femember the 5-T-A-R-5 guidelines. Moderato Ss mp50. RHYTHM RAP lop, qe ATL) OL) Te 2S Seeahe TH2HZeHa4E TE2eHaT RAR TH2ehaZ Ade 51. SIXTEENTH NOTE FANFARE Te 2eseba4e 1H 2G3eeaFs 1a 2eeas RHE TH2ehDZ EAE 52. MOVING ALONG 53. BACK AND FORTH - Duet Moderato nf of 54. COMIN’ ROUND THE MOUNTAIN VARIATIONS Moderato ‘American Folk Song f 55. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ Moderato Sf =56. WARM-UP CHORALE Largo P 57. THE THUNDERER - Band Arrangement March style if crese 58. HILL AND GULLY RIDER - Band Arrangement Moderato 2 a 3 59. SHENANDOAH - Band Arrangement Lat J.S. Bach/Arr. by John Higgin John Philip Sous: & Arr. by John Higgin Jamaican Folk Son: =] Att by John Higgin ‘American Folk Son 3] Arr. by John Higgin60. LAS MANANITAS - Band Arrangement Mexican Folk Sor Alllegro BI Arr. by John Higgit —————__ ps eres 61. RONDEAU - Band Arrangement Jean-Joseph Moun March Style & Arr. by John Higgit 5.1 Fine-Go back o the sign (8) and play unt Fine. ¥ ie S 5 > DS.al Fin 62. ROCK.COM - Encore Band Arrange nent John Higgir Moderato14 63. RHYTHM RAP fe eS. oR. ae | Jia Te 2e Seed e 12283 &a4 & 1h 2ehsd Base Tharerads ase 64, SIXTEENTH VARIATIONS Lae2asesase 14243 8248 Te 2eeas base Tea eas ase 65. SEA CHANTEY Moderato mp crese 66. AMERICAN FANFARE - New Note yD bo by b, P . be Maestoso Sf 67. SCALE STUDY AbScale A ee 68. BILL BAILEY Moderato Hughie Cannon= 69. RHYTHM RAP ++ op Le 2eseeass 1822 Fee 4a Tesa2e Zea GE 70. RHYTHM ETUDE Tea desada 1a Paden se Teea2e senda Tee zea sate 71. BATTLE STATIONS Moderato f ov 72, ENGLISH DANCE Moderato ay oSTS Gee FF Sb se eS 73. BIG ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN ‘American Folk Song Allegretto fi dP. Se 74, ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ Moderato Fine = D.C. al Fine75. SIMPLE SONG - Duet Adagio Watch your director ¥ a om 76. LINE DANCE Allegretto ° = of 77. TECHNIQUE TRAX Moderato A Keep 6ths steady 78. THE GALWAY PIPER Moderato Irish Reel an of 79. MANHATTAN BEACH MARCH ‘March Tempo John Pip Sous > o 80. SIGHTREADING CHALLENGE femember the S-T-A-R-5 guidelines. Allegretto ANE81. RHYTHM RAP ifs Fy] qo TB Aaa Tefal ue 3 ea4& 1 wa2eZ ease 1 ea2®eZeaGe TeaPasede pope — 83. FANFARE FOR BAND - Trio nm > Maestoso A St Sf qa t 84, O TANNENBAUM German Caro Andante ihn aN = pe peat fo rall 85. S’VIVON Traditional Hanukkah Song Moderato =, a .. .. soo 86. GOOD KING WENCESLAS Allegretto English Carol 2 . RI ie a oo?18 lA ZB DAILY WARM-UPS iorcours ron roves recunsove 87. TONE BUILDER Play ata very slow tempo. 88. FLEXIBILITY STUDY : ~ SE = zie eee oes + 89, TECHNIQUE TRAX 90. CHORALE Adagio Johann Sebastian Bach ah French composer Georges Bizet (1838-1875) entered the Paris Conservatory to study music when he was only ten | years old, There he won many awards for voice, piano, organ, and composition, Bizet’s best known composition is the ‘opera Carmen, which was first performed in 1875. Carmen tells the story of a band of Gypsies, soldiers, smugglers, and ‘outlaws. Originally criticized for its realism on stage, it was soon hailed as the most popular French opera ever written. 91. TOREADOR SONG (from CARMEN) Maestoso Sea mf Georges Bizet SS f > 7a : e I1 92. LA CUMPARSITA Moderato | | G. Rodriguez Enharmonies 93. THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS check the key signature. Moderato ‘American Folk Song 94, SCALE STUDY - New Note 16 bo & Scale e@00 vy Check rhythm 95. ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR Peter Dodds McCormick ‘Maestoso — Sf mp crese 2 rit. a tempo 4 Resume previous tempo 96. ESSENTIAL CREATIVITY Arrange the melody of “America (My Country Tis Of Thee)" for your instrument. Write out the first line (6 measures). Your first note is F. ADD: Key signature—key of F + Time signature—3/4 » Tempo and dynamic markings. Play the completed line on your instrument to hear your own version.97. AMERICAN PATROL Moderato 7 6 FW. Meacham 98. ARIA (from MARRIAGE OF FIGARO) WA ¢B Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sal mf 99. THE STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER [e+ d= 357] John Philip Sousa March Tempo = Kheck tytn Sf 100. SIGHTREADING CHALLENGE remember the 5-T-4-8-5 guidelines. Moderato sen ere == Sj101. RHYTHM RAP lop the rhythm while counting and topping. clap go ya tt 5 4 5 6 102. LAZY DAY 1203 4 5 6 123 45 6 12345 6 123456 103. ROW YOUR BOAT Andante mf 104, JOLLY GOOD FELLOW Moderato ee ff > Pickupon beats en 105. CHANSON ‘Andante French Folk Song >t 106. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME gz Alllegro ‘American Folk Song nf Count) 123 456More Enharmonics Remember that notes which sound the same but have different letter names are called enharmonics. These are some common enharmonics that you'll use in the exercises below. D#/E> F/G) Ge/A> SLO ee = G/d> More Chromatics The smallest distance between two notes isa half- step, and a scale made up of consecutive half-steps isa chromatic scale. These are usually written with enharmonic notes—sharps when going up and flats when going down, Piano : 107. CHROMATIC SCALE Practice slowly until you are sure ofall the fingerings. Fe te tet —o Ae/B 4B Enharmonic bo 108. TECHNIQUE TRAX afer re ‘A Habafiera is a Cuban dance and song form in slow 2/4 meter. Itis named after the city of Havana, the capital ‘of Cuba, Made popular in the New World in the early 19th Century, it was later carried over to Spain. There the rhythms of the Habafiera were incorporated into many styles of Latin music. One of the most famous Habaferas is heard in Bizet’s Carmen, written in 1875. t 109. HABANERA (from CARMEN) ean , Georges Bizet g = 4 = — = 2 a — f : 4p bee She be ee : = aif mf decrese. a2 110. CHROMATIC CRESCENDO Moderato, rall.23 111, TURKISH MARCH (from THE RUINS OF ATHENS) Ludwig van Beethoven Allegretto —— a a mf 112, THE OVERLANDER Allegro . a Australian Folk Song 113, STACCATO STUDY \y D> Enharmonic Moderato a fer 114. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY Allegro Words and Music by George M. Cohan mf : mp ™p Fs rmnscsnsc in ant “4 115, SIGHTREADING CHALLENGE Remember the $-T-A-R-S guidelines '$~ Sharps or flats in the key signature, T—Time signature and tempos, A~ Accidentals, R- Rhythm, $ ~ Signs Moderato fee mf =24 116. RHYTHM RAP Cop 2 3. 3 a fee eFbe je eee 12 Biviptet @ 1 Diplo 3 Dipset 2B trplet 4 AD trp-let 2 tiplet 34 117. THREE TO GET READY 3 118. TRIPLET STUDY ‘y D> Enharmonic aa * z vy Check Rhythm 119, MARCH (from THE NUTCRACKER) ~ Duet Allegretto : Peter |. Tchaikovsky Al —— = mp uf —————- f 120. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - THEME FROM FAUST “Maestoso Charles Gounod 2 > o> mf . *121, SCALE STUDY - New Notes o 2. 1 check Rythm 122. OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS. American Folk Son oe opr o tite s ece 6! 7 fee 9 : 8 Ef ' 2 fe mf decresc 2 . ae Ft es 123. RHYTHM RAP t= fe tt Jl JO, Lae 2ehas @ 4a 1h 2 eas Fe 1e2 eave ae TAZ HAT EME 124, ON THE MOVE 125. HIGHER GROUND Moderato 2s ¥,4 cree? ts nf 126, ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ gone mf 5127. THE MARINES’ HYMN Mareh Tempo (eee 128. D.S. MARCH March Tempo f of 129, CAN-CAN Allegretto Jacques Offenbach ‘accel. “4 Watch your director.2 130. TARANTELLA Allegro Italian Folk Son Sf” Pickup nf 131, EMPEROR WALTZ Andantino > > 35 S4 nf —__——139. LISTEN TO THE MOCKINGBIRD Moderato Alice Hawthor =— See = ——— Ss Ser 2. aI = = P= 140. ANCHORS AWEIGH f Cpe oa Ans alias z a be ate ; = if SS Se ies ee tee St St 141. GREENSLEEVES English Folk Son Andante 5 btn» 7 —— : = a ie — 4 + ae Fe SSS Ee res See — aa se orp eee ete - 2h eee E eee rf = oe — a pert Fitts re 142. THE LONG CLIMB 2 a a 5 == = I a ae 143. THE BLUE BELLS OF SCOTLAND Scottish Folk Son. Moderato ~ i Iz? al = ~s : —~ 2 2 _ Fe ae : det Sf sp Peet — 2 : 2S ee ee eee aa ES30 Major and Minor ‘Adhoksey The scales you've already learned are called Major scales. Ee at nn ‘They all follow the same pattern, with half-steps ES oe between notes 3-4 and between notes 7-8, a eee Natural Minor scales follow a different pattern, with [ANATURAL MINOR, half-steps between notes 2-3 and 5-6. The G Minor ae scale uses the same key signature as B> Major. fermen 39 r Another type of minor scale is called Harmonic Minor, which adds an accidental to raise the 7th note by a [AHARMONIC MINOR a halfstep. Compare the scales on the right. SSeS See page 37 for additional minor scales. sae Seen 144, NATURAL MINOR SCALE - New Note Gs | ee0 ac 145. FINALE FROM “NEW WORLD SYMPHONY” Allegro, Antonin Dvorak 146. HARMONIC MINOR SCALE 2 147, HUNGARIAN DANCE NO. 5. Johannes Brahms Allegro 148. POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE (LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY) “Maestoso Edward Elgar Eo == ee St decrese. St > > > rall psa Ronbetl Bhn eo3 149. SIMPLE GIFTS - Band Arrangement ‘Shaker Folk Son: Moderato % ‘Arr. by John Higgin Ge ees = ral. 150. SEMPER FIDELIS - Band Arrangement March Tempo Ari by John Higgin151. DANNY BOY - Band Arrangement Irish Folk Song Andante 4 —_ To) Ar by John Higgins P — mp 18) —+-+ t care = = Z - 2 > T ae = nf a tempo > >> Be [30] Adagio 2 rall. p 152. TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME - Band Arrangement By Jack Norworth and Harry von Tilzer, Allegretto Art. by John Higgins xt DS pee le 2 See | fA ;153. SERENGETI (AFRICAN RHAPSODY) - Band Arrangement Maestoso “Daybreak” SS eee . 3] Forceful John Higgin f =F rit, decrese nf sim. a [45] Moderately Fast mp rit “Celebration” 4) Play 3 times Play 3rd time onty34 154. CHORALE : a P erese mf decrese P 155. CHORALE a DFE mp 156. CHORALE Bae P 157. CHORALE Sy — mp 158. CHORALE P KEY OF B; 159.KEY OF E) 163. Bippereeh eit ters pee ee KEY OF F36 KEY OF A 171. 172. KEY OF C 175.KEY OF G MINOR 179. Natural Harmonic KEY OF C MINOR 181. Natural Harmonic FE a? i KEY OF D MINOR 183. Natural ofe Dee? eS Harmonic38 187. LOW NOTE EXCURSION - New Note CD Track 56 ns = =| e06e aF 188. LOW ENHARMONIC STUDY - New Note CD Track 57 § 4 esharmanicnotes——# 189. BREATH CONTROL EXERCISE Try Eke ‘and four measure phrases. CD Track 58 34 — a 190. FLEXIBILITY STUDY #1 (Lip Slurs) bee be oe re b; pepe = — = tbe 0. ar 2 SSS SS 5 CD Track 59 191. FLEXIBILITY STUDY #2 CD Track 60 EXIBIMTY STUDY #2 ppt ete : f et ° ——_ ber 192. TONGUING WORK-OUT #1 > > €D Track 61 = > vey193. TONGUING WORK-OUT #2 CD Track: 2 ete 2 2 Dg eee ert 3 194, FINGER PATTERNS CD Track - Fa L = ee ee ee fe = 196. ARTICULATION STUDY #2 5 . . CD Track ¢ ipev CD Track 6 = 198. CHROMATIC CHALLENGE CD Track 6 — > fe40 199. GARNET - Baritone B.C. Solo co Track 68 Andante (J= 72) ty IN 5 Vander Cook pA Piano S decisive —S—_ == p rit % Moderato (= 90) 25 3 tempo Pp happily Eg 7 DS.al Coda p happily P slower mp accel nf b; Ta Faser199, GARNET - Piano Accompaniment co rracko9 Andante 072) Vander Co a a $ Moderato (J=90) b t | wi | love = slower A mp accel faster ee—_ pO dd ky tk gitid dit DI jy dn tad. godt pit, tie os io, by 3 0 sso Ty 1am 0 0 reil PRL fa 40, A Ly fy I, A qld, SRL a PTTORUY AD dp EU, A pW, chic nujsah | 37 39 | fedly i By ou seo43 a gd,t ji, dy gs jai 2) 45 gO, OA i bo, A poo oy ani, ch 33 54 55 56 32-1) dj, 744. _ $1) 1 1 37 58 so 60 4 jo—_/_d 44. J 4J J J, god pk te a,CREATING MUSIC ‘Theme and Variation is a technique used by composers and arrangers to create interesting musical ideas that are “varied” from an established melody, or “theme.” Play the following theme and two variations to hear how the arranger has created new phrases based on the original melody. Theme and Variation 1, THEME “Simple Gifts VARIATION 1 Adding some notes * Changing some rhythms 2 — — a = = SS So ES Lot Loo VARIATION 2. Removing notes * Changing rhythms * Adding accents * Adding notes 2 es Sesser St er ee] 2. THEME AND YOUR VARIATION | Wit your own vrai ofthis theme, Use your instrument to hear and ty ferent ideo. Theme 2 “Oh, Susanna” f— f° Your Variation is an important Improvisation using a Blues Seal : part of jazz and popular music. Musicians use See Blues Improvisation combinations of these notes and vatious rhythms. to create their own spontaneous solos over a 12 measure progression of chords. LET’S JAM. Use the indicated notes from the Blues Scale to create your own solo to play with the accompaniment (Line B). 3 |"Yeu can makyour progress though the bookon this page. lin the stas2s instructed byyourband deco “ . oy HERES ie STAR ACHIEVER Ye » He. we rs "te Fret” 1, Page 2-4, Review 15. Page 21, EE Quiz, No. 106 2. Page 5, Sightreading Challenge, No.19 16. Page 22, Chromatic Scale, No. 107 3. Page 6, Daily Warm-Ups 17. Page 23, Sightreading Challenge, No. 115, 4. Page 7, Sightreading Challenge, No.31 18. Page 24, EE Quiz, No. 120 5. Page 8, Essential Creativity, No. 38 19. Page 25, EE Quiz, No. 126 6. Page 9, EE Quiz, No. 43 20. Page 27, EE Quiz, No. 133 7. Page 10, Sightreading Challenge, No.49 21. Page 30, Natural Minor Scale, No. 144 8 Page 11, EE Quiz, No. 55 22. Page 30, Harmonic Minor Scale, No, 146 9. Page 12-13, Performance Spotlight 23. Page 30, Pomp and Circumstance, No. 148 10. Page 15, EE Quiz, No. 74 24. Page 31, Performance Spotlight 11. Page 16, Sightreading Challenge, No.80 25. Page 32, Performance Spotlight 12, Page 18, Daily Warm-Ups 26. Page 33, Performance Spotlight 13. Page 19, Essential Creativity, No. 96 27. Page 38-39, Individual Study 14, Page 20, Sightreading Challenge, No. 100 28. Page 40, Performance Spotlight MUSIC — AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF LIFE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 atthe top of the casing. + Liftthe valve half-way out of the casing. + Apply a few drops of special brass valve oll to the exposed valve. + Carefully return the valve to its casing. When properiy inserted, the top of the valve should easily screw back into place. Be sure to grease the slides regularly. Your director will commend special slide 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 Instrument courtesy of Yamaha Corporation of America, Ban and Orchestre Division Gi Ab A A? Bb e@00 eo 000c D Dt E = Jo Diebo” @ce een @00 E F Fi G> c CeO 000 oee ee0o Gt A A At B> B @00 o0e0 000 ceo c ct D> D Di, E> oe __ tobo 2 tobe @0o 0e@°0 ooo @00Definitions (:<) ATempo 19 Accelerando (accel.) 26 Alla Breve 8 Allegretto 6 Andantino 27 Canon 5 Crescendo (crese,) 7 CutTime 8 Cut Time Syncopation 10 D.S.alCoda 31 D.S.alFine 26 Decrescendo (decresc.) 7 Enharmonics 22 Harmonic Minor Scale 30 Key Change 7 Legato Style 27 Major Scale 30 Marines’ Hymn 26 Measure Repeat 28 Mezzo Piano (mp) 9 Natural Minor Scale 30 Rallentando (rall.) 16 Ritardando (rit.) 6 Round 5 Sightreading STARS 5 68 21 Sixteenth Notes 11 Solo 40 Staccato 5 Syncopation 9 Tenuto 5 Triplet 24 Walz 27 Book 1 Review Accent 4 Allegro 2 Andante 3 Breath Mark 2 DGalFine 4 Dotted Half Note 3 Dotted Quarter Note 3 Dynamics 3 Eighth Note/Rest 2 Enharmonics 4 Fetmata 4 1st & 2nd Endings 3 Forte (f) 3 Half Note/Rest 2 Maestoso 3 Mezzo Forte (mf) 3 Moderato 2 Multiple Measure Rest 4 Piano (p) 3 Pick-up Notes 3 Quarter Note/Rest_ 2 Repeat Sign 2 Slur 2 Tie 2 Time Signature 2,3 Whole Note/Rest 2 Composers JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH + English Dance 27 JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH + Chorale 6 + Chorale 18 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN + Turkish March (from The Ruins of Athens) 23 (GEORGES BIZET + Toreador Song (from Carmen). 18 Habanera 22 JOHANNES BRAHMS + Hungarian Dance No.5 30 JEREMIAH CLARKE + Trumpet Voluntary 3 GEORGE M. COHAN + You're AGrand Old Flag 9 + Yankee Doodle Dandy 23 ANTONIN DVORAK + Finale from “New World symphony’ 30 EDWARD ELGAR + Pompand Circumstance 30 CHARLES GOUNOD + Theme from Faust 24 FW, MEACHAM + American Patrol 20 JEAN-JOSEPH MOURET + Rondeau 13 WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART + Avia from Marriage of Figaro) 20 JACQUES OFFENBACH Can-Can 26 G. RODRIGUEZ + LaCumparsita 19 FRANZ SCHUBERT + Unfinished Symphony Theme 28 JOHN PHILIP SOUSA + Manhattan Beach March 16 + Semper Fidelis 31 + The Stars and Stripes Forever 20 + The Thunderer 12 JOHANN STRAUSS, JR. + Emperor Waltz 27 + Roses From the South 3 THOMAS TALLIS + TallisCanon 5 PETER |. TCHAIKOVSKY + March (from The Nutcracker) 24 World Music AMERICAN + Big Rock Candy Mountain 15 + Billy Boy 4 + Comin’ Round The Mountain 11 + The Crawdad Song 2 + Joshua 28 + Oh,Susanna 44 + Over the River and Through the Woods 25 + Shenandoah 12 + ShooFly 2 + Simple Gifts 31,44 + When Johnny Comes Marching Home 21 + Yankee Doodle 8 + The Yellow Rose of Texas 19 AUSTRALIAN + Advance Australia Fair 19 + The Overlander 23 BAHAMIAN + Nassau Bound 28 ENGLISH + Country Gardens 28 + Good King Wenceslas 17 + Greensleeves 29 + Shepherd's Hey 2 FRENCH + Chanson 21 GERMAN + OTannenbaum 17 IRISH + Danny Boy 32 + The Galway Piper 16 + Molly Malone 7 + The Minstrel Boy 10 + Wearing ofthe Green 3 ITALIAN + Tarantella 27 JAMAICAN + Hill and Gully Rider 12 + Marianne 8 MEXICAN + LasMafanitas 13 PUERTO RICAN + LaRoca 9 SCOTTISH + The Blue Bells of Scotland 29 + Loch Lomond 7 THAI + Thailand Lullaby 2 TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY MUSIC + Good King Wenceslas 17 + Tannenbaum 17 + SVivon 17