BELLINGHAM MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL

7TH & 8TH GRADE

CONCERT BAND2014 – 2015

BARI SAX

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– 2 –

COMMON OUT OF TUNE NOTES

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AA#

OR

BbB C

C#OR

DbD

D#OR

EbE F

F#OR

GbG

G#OR

AbA

CHROMATIC SCALE

- The Chromatic Scale is when you play every note on the instrument, in order, up or down.- When ascending (going up), use sharps ( ). - When descending (going down), use flats ( ).- It can start and end on any note.

#b

ALWAYS REMEMBER

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CIRCLE OF 4ths (OR 5ths )

MAJOR

minor

CF

Bb

Eb

Ab

DbF# / Gb

G

D

A

E

B

AmDm

Gm

Cm

Fm

Bb mD# m

orEb m

Em

Bm

F# m

C# m

G# m

0 flats0 sharps

1 flat

2 flats

3 flats

4 flats

5 flats

6 flats6 sharps

1 sharp

2 sharps

3 sharps

4 sharps

5 sharps

5th 4th

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DO

Eb Instruments

MAJOR & MINOR SCALES

Bb G A B C D E F# GEb C D E F G A B CAb F G A Bb C D E FDb Bb C D Eb F G A BbGb Eb F G Ab Bb C D EbB Ab Bb C Db Eb F G AbE Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C DbA Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F GbD B C# D# E F# G# A# BG E F# G# A B C# D# EC A B C# D E F# G# AF D E F# G A B C# DBb G A B C D E F# G

RE MI FA SO LA TI DOCONCERT PITCH

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& # cConcert Pitch

˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w& ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w& b ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w& bb ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w

& bbb ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w& bbbb ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w& ####### ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w& ###### ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w& ##### ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w

& #### ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w& ### ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w& ## ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w& # ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w

Grand Master Scale (major)

Bb

Eb

Ab

Db

Gb

Cb

E

A

D

G

C

F

Bb

Bari Sax

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The Ruler of Time

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 1DUPLE | Quarter Notes | Quarter Rests

COMBINATION STUDY

VOCABULARY

SENTENCES

e = 120

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 2DUPLE | Eighth Notes

COMBINATION STUDY

VOCABULARY

SENTENCES

e = 120

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 3DUPLE | Eighth Notes | Quarter Rests

COMBINATION STUDY

VOCABULARY

SENTENCES

e = 120

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 4TRIPLE | Eighth Notes | Dotted Quarter Notes

COMBINATION STUDY

VOCABULARY

SENTENCES

e. = 98

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 5TRIPLE | Dotted Quarter Note Rests

COMBINATION STUDY

VOCABULARY

SENTENCES

e. = 100

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 6DUPLE | Half Notes

COMBINATION STUDY

VOCABULARY

SENTENCES

e = 135

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 7DUPLE | Sixteenth Notes

COMBINATION STUDY

VOCABULARY

SENTENCES

e = 90

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 8DUPLE | Tied and Dotted Half Notes

COMBINATION STUDY

VOCABULARY

SENTENCES

e = 120

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 9TRIPLE | Half Notes | Dotted Half Notes e = 142

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 10DUPLE | Sixteenth Notes | Eighth Notes e = 88

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 11DUPLE | Sixteenth Notes | Eighth Notes e = 88

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 12TRIPLE | Eighth Notes | Quarter Notes | Dotted Quarter Notes e. = 100

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 13DUPLE | Sixteenth Note Combinations e = 88

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

LESSON 14DUPLE | Dotted Quarter Notes e = 134

Alto Saxophone

q = 801 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16

B

A

1. Slurs and Lip Slurs1. Slurs and Lip Slurs can be playedsimultaneously with 1. Technique Builder

B

A

B

A

B

A

q = 801 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16

B

A

1. Technique Builder

B

A

B

A

B

A

Alto Saxophone

q = 801 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16

B

A

2. Slurs and Lip Slurs 2. Slurs and Lip Slurs can be playedsimultaneously with 2. Technique Builder

B

A

B

A

B

A

Alto Saxophone

q = 801 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16

B

A

2. Technique Builder

B

A

B

A

B

A

Alto Saxophone

q = 801 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16

B

A

3. Slurs and Lip Slurs3. Slurs and Lip Slurs can be playedsimultaneously with 3. Technique Builder

B

A

B

A

B

A

Alto Saxophone

q = 801 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16

B

A

3. Technique Builder

B

A

B

A

B

A

Alto Saxophone

1

4. Match and Pass That Note

bass tenor alto soprano

KNOW WHAT YOU ARE PLAYING:

Key Sign: ____________________

Top Note (circle one): root 3rd 5th

Bottom Note (circle one): root 3rd 5th

5. Dynamic Control

p f p

Alto Saxophone

D

SAXOPHONE FINGERING CHART

E

D

E F F G G

G A A A B B

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provided that the work is attributed to the original authors.

A B B C C D

C D D ED E

C

F

F G G AG A A B

B C C D D D E

E F

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