July 13 Summer Band

Welcome to our second Summer Band Session, Wednesday July 13th!


Here is our plan today!

1) Everyone gets to say "hi" in the Zoom meeting! Is there anything you'd like to share with us?

2) Very brief review of norms

3) As part of that review we'll listen to Fats Waller and Louis Armstrong playing Ain't Misbehavin

This is Fats Waller playing Ain't Misbehavin

This is Louis Armstrong playing Ain't Misbehavin

Listening to the above will take around 5 minutes or so.

4) Everyone gets to play Ain't Misbehavin. It doesn't matter how "good" it is! We're still just learning. But we'll go around the room and everyone will get a chance to play and get some feedback.  (around 20 minutes or so)

5) We are going to try to play "Teacher vs. Class" over zoom where we echo sing tonic, dominant, and subdominant patterns (5 minutes)

6) Review Tonic Patterns.

7)  We are going to try creating our own dominant patters today using our instrument. Each person needs to create one pattern. We will go around the Zoom meeting and take turns.

8) Mr. Akter is going to demonstrate how a "Play Along" recording works. Our only assignment is going to be learning the melody to Ain't Misbehavin this week. (3 minutes or so)

9) Click here for the link to our play along track. You can also find this in classroom! 

Have an AMAZING week and we'll see you on Wednesday!