D Major scale and chord progression (in the key of D major) – only do this one scale and set of chords – don’t work on other key signatures

• Continue hands together, don’t expect thumbs to play at the same time, but finger 3’s do

Ploger:

• Improvise your own rhythm on 5-part Lap Map
• Practice 5-part Longy rhythm tapping on beat 1 only and whispering on dots. Pay attention to what Causes of Error occur, and try to apply the solution
• Only add Lap Map rhythm to Longy when you can do the above step without mistakes

Theory:

• Go on to Unit 5 at your own pace

Unit 4 Ensemble piece: Trombone Lesson

The Entertainer

• Write in the counting throughout and Tap the LH and RH rhythms while counting out loud
• work through this mentally, trying to visualize the keys you would play for one measure, then “play” it on your fake keyboard as you count out loud. Try to hear how it may sound while you play it

D Major scale and chord progression (in the key of D major)

• Continue hands together, don’t expect thumbs to play at the same time, but finger 3’s do

Ploger:

• Improvise your own rhythm on 5-part Lap Map
• Practice 5-part Longy rhythm tapping on beat 1 only and whispering on dots. Pay attention to what Causes of Error occur, and try to apply the solution
• Only add Lap Map rhythm to Longy when you can do the above step without mistakes

Theory:

• Go on to Unit 5 at your own pace

Unit 1 Ensemble piece: Soldiers Marching

Unit 2 Ensemble piece: Lazy River Song

Unit 3 Ensemble piece: Irish Ballad

Ice Skaters, Rise and Shine

• Keep practicing

Learn Trumpet Voluntary

• write in counting
• figure out the chords in the LH

D Major scale and chords

• work hands separately until easy, then put together

Ploger:

• Improvise your own rhythm on 5-part Lap Map
• Practice 5-part Longy rhythm tapping on beat 1 only and whispering on dots. Pay attention to what Causes of Error occur, and try to apply the solution
• Only add Lap Map rhythm to Longy when you can do the above step without mistakes

Theory:

• Do Unit 3? Can go on to Unit 4 if done

Unit 1 Ensemble piece: Soldiers Marching

Unit 2 Ensemble piece: Lazy River Song

Unit 3 Ensemble piece: Irish Ballad

Trumpet Voluntary and Can-Can

• keep practicing, focusing on not allowing the causes of error to distract you

Ice Skaters

• write in counting with ands for the rest of the piece
• count out loud every time you play – it will get better the more you do it
• go on to the next section, counting out loud. You can work the RH alone first

Go through p. 140-141, then if you have time, look at p. 142-143

D Major scale and chords

• work hands separately until easy, then put together

Ploger:

• Improvise your own rhythm on 5-part Lap Map
• Practice 5-part Longy rhythm tapping on beat 1 only and whispering on dots. Pay attention to what Causes of Error occur, and try to apply the solution
• Only add Lap Map rhythm to Longy when you can do the above step without mistakes

Theory:

• Do Unit 3? Can go on to Unit 4 if done

Unit 1 Ensemble piece: Soldiers Marching

Unit 2 Ensemble piece: Lazy River Song

Unit 3 Ensemble piece: Irish Ballad

Trumpet Voluntary p. 135

• work on the last line extra – there are a couple of things causing a reaction here, so try splitting the line up into two phrases and practice them until easy, then put together into one phrase

Can-Can

• write in counting – no need for ‘ands’ since no 8th notes
• count out loud as you play, even if it’s slow and uneven – trust the process

Ice Skaters

• write in counting with ands
• count out loud – you can work this in a couple of measures at a time to make it easier

D Major scale and chords

• work hands separately until easy, then put together

Ploger:

• Improvise your own rhythm on 5-part Lap Map
• Practice 5-part Longy rhythm tapping on beat 1 only and whispering on dots. Pay attention to what Causes of Error occur, and try to apply the solution
• Only add Lap Map rhythm to Longy when you can do the above step without mistakes

Theory:

• Do Unit 3? Can go on to Unit 4 if done

Unit 1 Ensemble piece: Soldiers Marching

Unit 2 Ensemble piece: Lazy River Song

Unit 3 Ensemble piece: Irish Ballad

Viva la France:

• work on not pausing at barlines
• add in staccatos and dynamics

Finish off Unit 12

Go onto Unit 13 as far as you want

D Major scale and chords

Ploger:

• Improvise your own rhythm on 5-part Lap Map
• Practice 5-part Longy rhythm tapping on beat 1 only and whispering on dots. Pay attention to what Causes of Error occur, and try to apply the solution
• Only add Lap Map rhythm to Longy when you can do the above step without mistakes

Theory:

• Do Unit 3? Can go on to Unit 4 if done

Go to www.musictheory.net, click on Exercises, then choose Interval Identification, and select the wheel icon in upper right to choose Clef: Grand Staff, Key signatures: no sharps or flats, uncheck Require Quality, Intervals choose up to a 5th, then do 10-20 of these each day

Unit 3: Irish Ballad

Unit 11:

• work on identifying the intervals as you work on the rest of this unit
• try to visualize the keys as you go through the piece mentally

D Major scale and chords

Ploger:

• Improvise your own rhythm on 5-part Lap Map
• Practice 5-part Longy rhythm tapping on beat 1 only and whispering on dots. Pay attention to what Causes of Error occur, and try to apply the solution
• Only add Lap Map rhythm to Longy when you can do the above step without mistakes

Theory:

• Do Unit 3? Can go on to Unit 4 if done

Go to www.musictheory.net, click on Exercises, then choose Interval Identification, and select the wheel icon in upper right to choose Clef: Grand Staff, Key signatures: no sharps or flats, uncheck Require Quality, Intervals choose up to a 5th, then do 10-20 of these each day

Unit 3: Irish Ballad

Unit 11:

• work on identifying the intervals as you work on the rest of this unit
• try to visualize the keys as you go through the piece mentally

D Major scale and chords

Ploger:

• Improvise your own rhythm on 5-part Lap Map
• Practice 5-part Longy rhythm tapping on beat 1 only and whispering on dots. Pay attention to what Causes of Error occur, and try to apply the solution
• Only add Lap Map rhythm to Longy when you can do the above step without mistakes

Theory:

• Do Unit 3? Can go on to Unit 4 if done

Go to www.musictheory.net, click on Exercises, then choose Interval Identification, and select the wheel icon in upper right to choose Clef: Grand Staff, Key signatures: no sharps or flats, uncheck Require Quality, Intervals choose up to a 5th, then do 10-20 of these each day

Unit 3: Irish Ballad

Unit 11:

• work on identifying the intervals as you work on the rest of this unit
• try to visualize the keys as you go through the piece mentally

D Major scale and chords

Ploger:

• Improvise your own rhythm on 5-part Lap Map
• Practice 5-part Longy rhythm tapping on beat 1 only and whispering on dots. Pay attention to what Causes of Error occur, and try to apply the solution
• Only add Lap Map rhythm to Longy when you can do the above step without mistakes

Theory:

• Do Unit 3? Can go on to Unit 4 if done

Unit 3: Irish Ballad

Unit 11: Promenade, Chinese Kites, Danny Boy

• write in counting and count out loud from the first time you play them

D Major scale and chords

Ploger:

• Improvise your own rhythm on 5-part Lap Map
• Practice 5-part Longy rhythm tapping on beat 1 only and whispering on dots. Pay attention to what Causes of Error occur, and try to apply the solution
• Only add Lap Map rhythm to Longy when you can do the above step without mistakes

Theory:

• Do Unit 3? Can go on to Unit 4 if done

Unit 3: Irish Ballad

Unit 11: Promenade, Chinese Kites, Danny Boy

• write in counting and count out loud from the first time you play them

D Major scale and chords

Ploger: Be sure to do this! It will help you most of what you’re struggling with at your lessons

• Improvise your own rhythm on 4-part Lap Map
• Practice 4-part Longy rhythm with Lap Map

Theory:

• Do Unit 3

Work through the next Unit. Below are the Ensemble pieces that you can play along with.

Unit 1: Soldiers Marching

Unit 2: Lazy River Song

Theme by Mozart:

• count out loud

Finger Fanfare p. 102

• write in counting
• count out loud
• go through measure-by-measure and figure out what the pattern is, then repeat a few times until easy before moving on to the next measure

Learn Half-Time Band with counting – no “ands” for 8th notes needed

Greensleeves –

• remember G# in m. 14 stays G# for whole measure

Go at your own pace up to Romance p. 109

• write in the counting and count out loud for each

Sleeping Beauty –

• Count out loud, keep yourself attentive to what is coming up next so you don’t get taken by surprise

D Major scale and chords

Ploger:

• Improvise your own rhythm on 4-part Lap Map
• Practice 4-part Longy rhythm with Lap Map

Theory:

• Do Unit 3

Work through the next Unit. Below are the Ensemble pieces that you can play along with.

Unit 1: Soldiers Marching

Unit 2: Lazy River Song

Theme by Mozart:

• count out loud

Finger Fanfare p. 102

• write in counting
• count out loud
• go through measure-by-measure and figure out what the pattern is, then repeat a few times until easy before moving on to the next measure

Learn Half-Time Band with counting – no “ands” for 8th notes needed

Greensleeves –

• remember G# in m. 14 stays G# for whole measure

Go at your own pace up to Romance p. 109

• write in the counting and count out loud for each

D Major scale and chords

Ploger:

• Improvise your own rhythm on 4-part Lap Map
• Practice 4-part Longy rhythm with Lap Map

Theory:

• Do Unit 3

Work through the next Unit. Below are the Ensemble pieces that you can play along with.

Unit 1: Soldiers Marching

Unit 2: Lazy River Song

Theme by Mozart:

• count out loud

Finger Fanfare p. 102

• write in counting
• count out loud
• go through measure-by-measure and figure out what the pattern is, then repeat a few times until easy before moving on to the next measure

Learn Half-Time Band with counting – no “ands” for 8th notes needed

Greensleeves –

• remember G# in m. 14 stays G# for whole measure

Go at your own pace up to Romance p. 109

• write in the counting and count out loud for each

D Major scale and chords

Ploger:

• Improvise your own rhythm on 4-part Lap Map
• Practice 4-part Longy rhythm with Lap Map

Theory:

• Do Unit 3

Theme by Mozart:

• count out loud

Finger Fanfare p. 102

• write in counting
• count out loud
• go through measure-by-measure and figure out what the pattern is, then repeat a few times until easy before moving on to the next measure

Go on to Unit 10 and go at your own pace, but don’t go past Sleeping Beauty

• write in the counting and count out loud for each

G Major scale and chords

Ploger:

• Improvise your own rhythm on 4-part Lap Map
• Practice 4-part Longy rhythm with Lap Map

Theory:

• p. 4-5, 8

Musette, Irish Blessing, Theme by Mozart:

• continue practicing these, paying attention to any causes of error that come up and apply the “cure” (see Ploger p.26-30 to review)
• 10 minutes or less on one task

Learn Finger Fanfare p. 102

• write in counting
• count out loud