Essential Elements - Trompete Bb (Book1)

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rHE BASIGS
Posture
Sit on the edge of your chair, and always keep your:
. Spine straight and tall
. Shoulders back and relaxed
. Feet flat on the floor
Breathing & Airslrearn
Breathing is a natural thing we all do constantly. To discover the correct
airstream to play your instrument:
. Place the palm of your hand near your mouth.
. lnhale deeply through the corners of your mouth, keeping your
shoulders steady. Your waist should expand like a balloon.
. Slowly whisper"tah"as you gradually exhale air into your palm.
The air you feel is the airstream. lt produces sound through the instru-
ment. Your tongue is like a faucet or valve that releases the airstream.
Producing Íhe Essentiol lìone
"Buzzing" through the mouthpiece produces your tone. The buzz is a fast
vibration in the center of your lips. Your embouchure (ahm'-bah-shure)ís
your mouth's position on the mouthpiece of the instrument. A good em-
bouchure takes time and effort, so carefully follow these steps for success:
BUZZING
. Moisten your lips.
. 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 a full airstream through the center of your lips, creating a buzz.
. Buzzfrequently without your mouthpiece.
MOUTHPIECE PLACEMENT
. Form your "buzzing"embouchure.
. Center the mouthpiece on your lips. Your teacher may
suggest a slightly different mouthpiece placement.
. Take a full breath through the corners 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.
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Your lnstrumenl
Before putting your instrument
back in its case after playing, do
thefollowing:
. 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 offthe instrument with
a clean soft cloth. Return the
instrument to its case.
Trumpet valves occasionally need
oiling. To oil your trumpet valves:
. Unscrew the valve at the top of
the casing.
. Lift the valve half-way out of
'the casing.
. Apply a few drops of special
brass valve oil to the exposed
valve.
. Carefully return the valve to its
casing. When properly inserted,
the top of the valve should
easily screw back into place.
Be sure to grease the slides regu-
larly. Your director will recom-
mend special slide grease and
valve oil, and will help you apply
them when necessary.
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MOUTHPIECE WORKOUT
Using only the mouthpiece, form your embouchure carefully. Take a deep breath without raising your shoulders.
Begin buzzing your lips by whispering "tah" and gradually exhale your full airstream. Strive for an even tone.
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Step I Put your left thumb and fingers around the
valve casings and pick up the trumpet. Your left
hand supports the weight of the instrument.
Step 2 Place your left ring finger inside the ring of the
third valve slide.
Step 3
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second volve slide fhird veilve slide ring
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Throughout this book, all instructions apply to both cornets and trumpets because they are played exactly the same way.
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Bar Line
Bar lines divide the music staff
into measures.
Hold the mouthpiece at the wide end with your
right hand. Gently twist the mouthpiece into
the mouthpiece receiver.
Arch your right hand to form a backwards"C."
Place your thumb between the first and second
valve casings. Place your little finger on top of
the hook.
READING MUSIC ldentify and draw each of these symbols:
Music Sloff Ledgerlines
Step 5 Always sit or stand tall when playing.
Hold the trumpet as shown:
Meqsures & Bqr Lines
Measure Measure
The music staff
has 5 lines and 4
spaces where
notes and rests
are written.
Ledger lines extend
the music staff.
Notes on ledger lines
can be above or
below the staff.
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[ong Tone \ . To begin, we'll use a special"Long Tone" note. Hold the tone until yourrteachertellsyoutore5t.Practicelongtoneseachdaytodevelopyoursound'
I. THE FIRST NOTE
Hold each long tone until your teacher tells you to rest.
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"G" is played with open valves. Just rest your fìngers lightly on the valves,
The Beot
The beat is the pulse of music, and like your heartbeat it
Notes And Rests
Notes tell us how high or low to play by their placement on
should remain very steady. Counting aloud and foot-tapping a line or space of the music staff, and how long to play by
help us maintain a steady beat. Tap your foot down on each their shape. Rests tell us to count silent beats.
number and up on each "&."
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2. COUNT AND PLAY
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3. A NEW NOTE
Look for the fingering diagram under each new note.
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Count&Tap:1 &2 &3 & 4& 1 &243 &4& 1 &2 &3 &4& 1 &2 &3 & 4&
5. HEADING DOWN
Practice long tones on each new note.
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8. FOUR BY FOUR
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staff: Second line
indicates how many beats per measure Each note is on a line or space of the staff. These
and what kind o/4ote gets one beat. note names are indicated by the Treble Clef.
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Treble Clef Time Signoture
# raises the note and remains in effect for the entire measure.
b lowers the note and remains in effect for the entire measure.
\/# ]J= 4 beats per measure= Quarter note gets one beatis G.
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NOIUfOl I cancels a flat (b) or sharp (#) and remains in effect for the entire measure.
I I . READING THE NOTES Compare this to exercise 10,THE FAB F|VE.
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Memorize the fingerings
for the notes you've learned:
14. ROLLING ATONG
Go to the next line. t
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15. RHYTHM RAP Clopthe rhythmwhilecounting andtapping.
Clap Repeat Sign
1a2&3&4& 1&2&3&4& 1&2&3&4& 1&2&3&4& 1&2&3&4& 1&2&3&4&
16. TFIE HALF COUNTS
1&2&3&4& 1&2&3&4& 1&2&3&4& 1&2a3&4& 1&2&3&4& 1&2&3&4&
17. HOT CROSS BUNS Trythissong onyour mouthpiece only. Then play itonyourinstrument.
Breoth Mqrk ) ïake a deep breath through your mouth after you play a full-length note.
I8. GO TELL AUNT RHODIE American Folk Song
ESSENTIAT ETEMENTS GIUIZ tJsing the note nomes and rhythmsbelow, draw your notes on the staff before ptaying.9.
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20. RHYTHM RAP Ctap the rhythm while counting and topping.
Clap
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21. THE WHOTE THING
1&2&3&4& 1&2a3&4& 1&2&3&4&
Duet
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A composition with two different parts, pl\dd together.
22. SPLIT DECISION - Duet
Key
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The Key Signature tells us which notes to play with sharps (#) 
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the music. Your Key Signature indicates the Key of C (no sharps or flats).
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23. MARCH STEPS
24. TISTEN TO OUR SECTIONS
Percussion Woodwinds Brass Percussion Woodwinds
25, TIGHTTY ROW
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27. REACHING
â Hold the note (or rest) longer than normal.
HIGHER - New Note
Practice long tones on each new note. Fermata I
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Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was a child prodigy who started playing professionally at
age six, and lived during the time of the American Revolution. Mozart's music is melodic and imaginative. He wrote more
than 600 compositions during his short life, including a piano piece based on the famous song,"Twinkle,Twinkle, Little Star."
3I. A MOZART METODY Adaptation
32. ESSENTIAI ELEMENTS GTUIZ Drawthese symbolswherethey belons and
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34. DOODTE Att DAY
35. JUMP R.OPE
Pick-Up Notes
3ó. A.TISKET, A-TASKET
1 Pick-up note
One or more notes that cohdbefore the firstfuttmeasure. The beats of Pick-Up Notes are
subtracted from the last measure.
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Remember to use full breath support to control your tone at all dynamic levels.
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37. IOUD AND SOFT
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38. JINGIE BELLS Also practice new music on your mouthpiece only.
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39. MY DREYDT lJse full breath support at all dynamic levels. Traditional Hanukkah Sor
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40. RHYTHM RAP Ctapthe rhythmwhile counting and tapping.
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Eighth Notes
Each Eighth Note = 1/z Beat
2 Eighth Notes = 1 Beat
Play on down and up taps.
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Notes have a beam
across the stems.
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41. EIGHTH NOTE JAM
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42. SKIP TO MY LOU
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American Folk Song
43. LONG, LONG AGO Good posture improves your sound. Always sit straight and tall.
44. OH, SUSANNA Stephen Collins Foster
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violaandhorn. Hewrote"WilliamTell"atage3T asthelastof hisfortyoperas,anditsfamiliarthemeisstillheardtodayon
radio and television.
45. ESSENTIAL ETEMENTS GTUIZ 
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46. RHYTHM RAP
Clap
1&2& 1&2
47. TWO BY TWO
& 1&2& 1&2 & 1&2 & 1 & 2& 1&2& 1&2&
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48. HIGH SCHOOT CADETS - Mqrch
Allegro
Tempo is the speed Qfjlusic. Tempo markings are usually written above the staff, in ltalian.
Allegro 
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50. CLAP THE DYNAMICS
Clap
Crescendo (gradually louder) Decrescendo or Diminuendo (gradually softer)
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52. PERFORMANCE WARM.UPS
TONE BUILDER
RHYTHM ETUDE
RHYTHM RAP
CHORALE
Andante
53. AURA tEE - Duet or Bqnd Arrongemenl
(Part A = Melody, Part B = Harmony)
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55. WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING lN - Bond Arrongement
Allegro E -, Measure number
Arr. by John Higgi
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5ó. OtD MACDONALD HAD A BAND - Section Feoture
2nd time go on to meas. 13
57. ODE TO JOY (from Symphony No. 9) Ludwig van Beethovr
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59. FIT TO BE TIED
A curved line connecting notes of the same pitch. Play
one note for the combined counts of the tied notes. = 2 Beats
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óO. ATOUETTE French-Canadian Folk Song
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song writer of his time for works such as "Oh Susanna," which became popular during the California Gold Rush of 1 849.
Among his most well-known songs are "My Old Kentucky Home" and "Camptown Races."
62. CAMPTOWN RACES Stephen Collins FosterAllegro
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64. THE NOBTES Always use a full airstream. Keep fingers on top of the valves, arched naturally.
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66. RHYTHM RAP
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67. THREE BEAT JAM
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Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) wrote Peer Gynt Suitefor a play by Henrik lbsen in 1875, the year
before the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. "Morning" is a melody from Peer Gynt Suite. Music
used in plays, or in films and television, is called incidental music.
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69. MORNING (from Peer Gynt)
^ Andante
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70. ACCENT YOUR TATENT
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Latin American music has its roots in the African, Native American, Spanish and Portuguese cultures. This diverse
music features lively accompaniments by drums and other percussion instruments such as maÍacas and claves.
Music from Latin America continues to influence jazz, classical and popular styles of music. "Chiapanecas" is a
popular children's dance and game song.
71. MEXICAN CIAPPING SONG ("Chioponecos'/)
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72. ESSENTIAT CREATIVITY
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HOT MUFFINS - New Note
74. COSSACK DANCE
A flat sign lowers the pitch of a note by a half-step. The note B-flat sounds a half-step below
B, and all B's become B-flats for the rest of the measure where they occur.
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75. BASIC BTUES - New Note
Key Signoture
ïhe Key Signature tells us which notes to play with sharps
or flats throughout the music. This Key Signature indicates
the Key of F 
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76. HIGH FTYING
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Flat applies to allB's in measure.
I st & 2nd Endings
Play through the l st Ending. Then play the repeated
section of music, skipping the 1st Ending and playing
the 2nd Endíng.
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Japanese folk music actually has its origins in ancient China. "Sakura, Sakura" was performed on instruments such as
the koto, a 13-string instrument that is more than 4000 years old, and the shakuhachi or bamboo flute. The unique
sound of this ancient Japanese melody results from the pentatonic (or five-note) sequence used in this tonal system.
SAKURA, SAKURA - Bcrnd Arrongement
Andante
Japanese Folk Song
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78. UP ON A HOUSETOP
Allegro
Key Signature
79. JOttY OLD 5T. NICK - Duet
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80. THE BIG AIRSTREAM - New Note
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83. DOWN BY THE STATION
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8ó. TONE BUILDER useasteadystreamofair.
WORK.OUTS FOR TONE &TECHNIQUE
87. RHYTHM BUITDER
88. TECHNIGIUE TRAX
89. CHORATE (Adapred from cantota 147) Johann Sebastian Bach
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Theme ond Voriofions A musical form featuring a theme,or primary melody,followed by variations, or altered versions of the theme.
90. VARIATIONS ON A FAIYIITIAR THEA/IE
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93. THE MUSTC BOX
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African-American spirituals originated in the 1700's, midway through the period of slavery in the United States.
One of the largest categories of true American folk music,these primarily religious songs were sung and passed on
for generations without being written down. The first collection of spirituals was published in 1 867,four years after
The Emancipation Proclamation was signed into law
94. EZEKIEL sAW THE WHEET African-American SpiritrAllegro
Slur
95. SMOOTH OPERATOR
A curved line which connects notes of different pitch. Tongue only the first note in a slur.
s Slur 2 notes - tongue only the first.
96. GI.IDING AIONG
SIur 4 notes 
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Ragtime is an American music style that was popular from the 1890's until the time of World War l. This early form of
jazz brought fame to pianistr-li(p "Jelly Roll" Morton and Scott Joplin, who wrote "The Entertainer" and "Maple Leaf Rag."
Surprisingly, the style was inèedorated into some orchestral music by lgor Stravirisky and Claude Debussy.
The trombones now learn to play a glissandq a technique used in ragtime and other styles of music.
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98. ESSENTIAT ELEMENTS QUIZ
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99. TAKE THE IEAD . New Nofe
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Mulriple Meosure Rest
The number above the staff tells you
how many full measures to rest.
Count each measure of rest in sequence: l-z-t-q 2-z-t-q
German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was part of a large family of famous musicians and
became the most recognized composer of the Baroque era. Beginning as a choir member, Bach soon became
an organist, a teachet and a prolific composer, writing more than 600 masterworks. Íhis Minuet, or dance in
3/4 time, was written as a teaching piece for use with an early form of the piano.
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This melody can be played in 3/4 or 4/4. Pencil in either time signature, draw the bar lines and
play. Now erase the bar lines and try the other time sìgnature. Do the phrases sound differentT
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I 05. NATURAILY
Austrian composer Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) lived a shorter life than any other great composer, but he
created an incredible amount of music: more than 600 art-songs (concert music for voice and accompaniment), ten
symphonies, chamber music, operas, choral works and piano pieces. His "March Militaire"was originally a piano duet.
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Boogie-woogie is a style of the blues, and it was first recorded by pianist Clarence "Pine Top" Smith in 1928,
one year after Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic. A form of jazz, blues music features altered
notes and is usually written in 12-measure verses, like "Bottom Bass Boogie."
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II7. ESSENTIAT ETEMENTS GIUIZ . AULD LANG SYNE
Andante
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Scottish Folk Song
PERFORNilANCE SPOTLIOHT
Solo with Piono
Accomponiment
I I8. THEME FROM "NEW WORTD SYMPHONY"
Largo E -" Measure number
You can perform this solo with or without a piano accompanist. Play it for the band, the school ,
your family. lt is part of Symphony No.9 ("From The Newworld,,) by czech composer Antoni
Dvorák (1841-1904). He wrote it while visiting America in 1893, and was inspired to include
melodies from American folksongs and spirituals. This is the Largo (or "very slow tempo") them,
Antonin Dvo
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SPECIAT TRUMPET EXERCISE - tip Slurs
Lip Slurs aÍe notes that are slurred wíthout changing valves. Brass players practice these to develop a
stronger airstream and embouchure, and to increase range. Add this pattern to your daily Warm-Ups:
Great musicians give encourogement to fellow performers. On this page, clarinetists learn their instruments' upper
register in the"Grenadilla Gorilla Jumps" (named after the grenadilla u,rood used to make clarinets). Brass players
learn tip slurs, a new warm-up pottern. The success of your band dependson everyone's effort and encouragement,
I 19. GRENADITLA GORILIA JUMP No. I
I2O. JUMPIN' UP AND DOWN
l2l. GRENADILLA GORlttA JUMP No. 2
I22. JUTì/IPIN' FOR JOY
123. GR.ENADILIA GORlttA JUMP No. 3
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I24. JUMPIN'JACKs
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lntervals: t 2nd t
126. GRENADITTA GORIILA JUMP No. 4
I27. THREE IS THE COUNT
128. GRENADITLA GORILTA JUÍúP No. 5
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I 3l . KUM BAH YAH - Trio Always checkthe key signature.
Moderato
OVER - New Note
A trio is a composition with three parts played together. Practice
this trio with two other players and listen for the 3-part harmony.
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I32. MICHAET ROW THE BOAT ASHORE
Andante
Repeat the section of music enclosed by the repeat signs.
(lf 1 st and 2nd endings are used,they are played as usual 
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but
go back only to the first repeat sign, not to the beginning.)
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I34. BOTANY Australian Folk Song
Allegro
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139. TECHNIGIUE TRAK Atwayscheckthe key signature.
I4O. ÍYIORE TECHNIGTUE TRAX
I4I. GERftlAN FOLK SONG
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146. FULL COVERAGE
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A scale is a sequence of notes in ascending or descending order. Like a musical "ladder," each
step is the next consecutive note in the key. This scale is in your Key of C (no sharps or flats),
so the top and bottom notes are both C's. The interval between the C's is an octave.
147. CONCERT Bb SCATE (Trumpet - C SCATE) Octave-
Scole
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When two or more notes are played together, they form a chord or harmony. This C chord is
built from the 1st,3rd and 5th steps of the C scale. The Sth step is the same as the 1st, but it is an
octave higher. An arpeggio is a "broken" chord whose notes are played individually.
I 48. IN HARMONY Divide the notes of the chords between band members ond play together. Does the arpeggio sound like a chord?
Arpeggio
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149. SCATE AND ARPEGGIO
Scale
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Austrian composer Franz Josef Haydn (1 732-1809) wrote 104 symphonies. Many of these works had nicknames
and included brilliant, unique effects for their time. His Symphony No.94 was named "The Surprise Symphony"
because the soft second movement included a sudden loud dynamic, intended to wake up an often sleepy
audience. Pay special attention to dynamics when you play this famous theme.
I50. THEME FROM "SURPRISE SYIìAPHONY"
Andante
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ESSENTIAT ETEMENTS GIUIZ - THE STREETS OF TAREDO
Write in the note names before you play.
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Arr. by John Higg
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When playing music marked Soli, you are part of a group "solo" or group feature. Listen carefully in
"Carnival of Venice,"and name the instruments that play the Soli part at each indicated measure number.
153. CARNIVAL OF VENICE 
- Bond Arrongement
Soli
Allegro
Julius Benec
Arr. by John Higg
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I54. RANGE AND FTEXIBILITY BUILDER
I55. TECHNIQUE TRAX
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The traditional Hebrew melody"Hatikvah" has been lsrael'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.
I57. HATIKVAH
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lsraeli National Anthem
Andante
Eighth Note
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= 1 12 beat of sound
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American composer and conductor John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) wrote 1 36 marches. Known as "The March King,"
Sousa wrote The Stars And Stripes Forever,semper Fidelìs,TheWashington Posf and many other patriotic works. Sousa's
band performed all over the country, and his fame helped boost the popularity of bands in America. Here is a melody
from his famous ElCapìtan operetta and march.
166. Et CAPITAN John Philip SousaAllegro
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Stanley Weir translated the English language version in 1908, but it was not adopted as the national anthem of
Canada until 1980, one hundred years after its premiere.
167. O CANADA
Maestoso (Majesticalty)
Calixa Lavallee,
l'Hon.Judge Routhier
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Two notes that are written differently, but sound
the same (and played with the same fingering) are
called enharmonics. Your fingering chart on pages
46-47 shows the fingerings for the enharmonic
notes on your instrument.
169. SNAKE
Ab/G#
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Enharmonic notes use the same fingering.
173. NOTES IN DISGUISE
Chromotic
Notes
Chromatic notes are altered with sharps, flats and natural signs which are not in the
key signature. The smallest distance between two notes is a half-step, and a scale made
up of consecutive half-steps is called a chromatic scale.
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symphonies and chamber works. The "Egyptian Dance" is one of the main themes from his famous opera
Samson et Delilah. The opera was written in the same year that Thomas Edison invented the phonograph-1877.
175. EGYPTIAN DANCE watchforenharmonics. Camille Saint-Saëns
Allegro
176. SITVER MOON BOAT
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German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) is considered to be one of the world's greatest composers,
despite becoming completely deaf in 1802. Although he could not hear his music the way we can, he could "hear" it
in his mind. As a testament to his greatness, his Symphony No.9 (p. 13) was performed as the finale to the ceremony
celebrating the reunification of Germany in 1990. This is the theme from his Symphony No.7, second movement.
177. THEIì,IE FROÍYI SYMPHONY NO. 7 - Duel
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Russian composer Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) wrote six symphonies and hundreds of other works including
The Nutcracker ballet. He was a master at writing brilliant settings of folk music, and his original melodies are among the
most popular of all time. His l812 Overture and Capriccio ltalien were both written in 1880, the year after Thomas Edison
developed the practical electric light bulb.
178. CAPRICCIO lTAtlEN Always checkthe key signature. Peter lllyich Tchaikovsl
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PERFORNilANCE SPOTLIOHÏ
182. AMER.ICA THE BEAUTIFUI - Bond Arrongemenl
Maestoso
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Arr. by John Higgins
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Arr. by John Higgin
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185. THEME FROM SYMPHONY NO. I - Solo
Performing for an audience is an exciting part of being involved in music. This solo is based on
Symphony No.l by German composer Johannes Brahms (1833-1897). He completed his first
symphony in 1876, the same year that the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. You
and a piano accompanist can perform this for the band or at other school and community events.
(Concert Eb version)
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Arr. by John Higgins
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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 like the two parts are being played by one person! Later, try switching parts.
SWING tOW SWEET CHARIOT 
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Composition is the art of writing original music. A composer often begins by creating a melody
made up of individual phrases, like short musical"sentences." Some melodies have phrases that seem
to answer or respond to "question" phrases, as in Beethoven's OdeTo Joy. Play this melody and listen
to how phrases 2 and 4 give slightly different answers to the same question (phrases 1 and 3).
Ludwig van Beethoven
2.Answer 3.Question 4.Answer
CREAilTNO TNUgrc
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lmprovisation is the art of freely creating you, o*À
melody as you play. Use these notes to play your own
melody (Line A),to go with the accompaniment (Line B).
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Yu ."n mark your progress through the book on this page. Fill in the stars as instructed by your band director.
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2. Page 5, EE Quiz, No. 13
3. Page 6, EE Quiz, No. 19
4. Page 7, EE Quiz, No. 26
5. Page B, EE Quiz, No.32
6. Page 10, EE Quiz, No.45
7. Page 1 2-l3,Performance Spotlight
B. Page 14, EE Quiz, No. 65
9. Page 15, Essential Creativity, No. 72
10. Page l7,EEQuiz,No.84
1 1. Page 17, Essential Creativity, No.85
12. Page 19, EE Quiz, No.98
13. Page 20, Essential Creativity, No. 104
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Page 23, Performance Spotlight
Page 24, EE Quiz, No. 125
Page 26, Essential Creativity, No. 137
Page 28, No. 1 49
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. 1 74
Page 35, EE Quiz, No. 181
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FTNOERINO CHARÍ Bb ïnuMtPEt/Bb CORNET
Instrument Geire R.eminders
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 offthe instrument with a clean soft cloth.
Return the instrument to its case.
Bb TRUMPET
Trumpet valves occasionally need oiling. To oil your
trumpet valves:
. Unscrew the valve at the top ofthe casing.
. Lift the valve half-way out of the casing.
. Apply a few drops of special brass valve oil to the
exposed valve.
. Carefully return the valve to its casing. When
properly inserted, the top of the valve should
easily screw back into place.
Be sure to grease the slides regularly. Your director
will recommend special slide grease and valve oil, and
will help you apply them when necessary.
CAUTION: lf a 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.
Bb GORNET
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Band ond Orchestral Division
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DeÍinifions rps.l
Accent 1 5
Accidental 16
Allegro 11
Andante 1 1
Arpeggio 28
Bass Clef 5 (Bass clef inst.)
Bar Lines 3
Beat 4
Blues 21
Breath Mark 6
Chord 28
Chromatic Notes 33
Chromatic Scale 33
Common Time 26
Crescendo 1 1
D.C.alFine 18
Decrescendo 1 1
Diminuendo 11
Dotted Half Note 14
Dotted Quarter Note 22
Double Bar 5
Duet 7
Dynamics 9
Eighth Note 10
Eighth Rest 31
Embouchure 2 (Brass&WW's)
Enharmonics 33
Fermata 8
1 st & 2nd Endings 16
Flat 5
Forte("f) 9
Glissando 1p (Trombone)
Half Notè--''6
Half-step 33
Harmony 8
lnterval 24
Key Signature 7
Largo 23
Ledger Lines 3
Measure 3
MezzoForte (4f) 9
Moderato 11
Multiple Measure Rest 20
Music Staff 3
NaturalSign 5
Notes 4
Phrase 20
Piano (p) 9
Pick-Up Notes 9
Quarter Note 4
Ragtime 19
Repeat Sign 5,26
Rests 4,6,7,31
Round (Canon) 12
Scale 28
Sharp 5
n REFERENCE TNDEX
Slur 19
Soli 29
Solo 23,38
Tempo 1i
Theme And Variations 18
Tie 14
Time Signature 5
Treble Clef 5 (Treble clef inst.)
Trio 25
Whole Note 7
Gomposers
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
. Chorale (from Cantata 147) 1 8
. Chorale 30
. Minuet 20
. Minuet 31
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
. Ode To Joy (from Sym. No.9) 13
. Theme From SymPhonY No.7 34
JOHANNES BRAHMS
. Theme From Sym. No.1 38
(Brass & LowWW's)
ANTONIN DVORÁK
. Theme From "New World Sym." 23
STEPHEN COLLINS FOSTER
. Camptown Races 14
. Oh,Susanna 10
EDVARD GRIEG
. Morning (from Peer Gynt) 15
FRANZ JOSEF HAYDN
. Theme From "Surprise Symphony" 28
FRANZ LEHAR
. WaltzTheme 17
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
. A Mozart Melody 8
. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 38
(HíghWW's)
JACQUES OFFENBACH
. Barcarolle 15
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
. William Tell 10
CAMILLE SAINT.SAËNS
. Egyptian Dance 34
FRANZ SCHUBERT
. March Militaire 21
JEAN SIBELIUS
. Finlandia 26
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA
. ElCapitan 32
. High School Cadets '11
PETER I LLYICH TCHAI KOVSKY
. Capriccio ltalien 35
. March Slav 33
. 1812 Overture 37
World lllusic
AFRICAN
. Kum BahYah 25
AMERICAN
. American Patrol 35
. America The Beautiful 36
. 
. Aura Lee 12
. Ezekiel Saw The Wheel 19
. GoTellAunt Rhodie 6
. Michael Row The Boat Ashore 26
. On Top Of Old Smokey 21
. Skip To My Lou 10
. Swing LoW Sweet Chariot 39
. The Streets Of Laredo 28
. Wayfaring Stranger 35
. When The Saints Go Marching ln
13,27
AUSTRALIAN
. Botany Bay 26
AUSTRIAN
. Austrian Waltz 26
CANADIAN
. Alouette 14
. O Canada 32
,CARIBBEAN
. Banana Boat Song 18
CHINESE
. Silver Moon Boat 34
ENGLISH
. London Bridge 8
. Scarborough Fair 22
. Sea Chanty 22
FRENCH
. Au Claire De La Lune 8
. Frère Jacques 12
GERMAN
. German Folk Song 27
ISRAELI
. Hatikva 30
ITALIAN
. CarnivalOf Venice 29
JAPANESE
. Sakura, Sakura 16
MEXICAN
. Chiapanecas 15
. La Bamba 39
. La Cucaracha 36
SCOTTISH
. Auld Lang Syne 22
TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY MUSIC
. Jingle Bells 9
. Jolly Old St. Nick 17
. My Dreydl 9
. Up On A HousetoP 17