July 15 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! Today is the day for leaning the "bridge" to Ain't Misbehanin and hopefully having the full song down. 

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) Let's review the major scale too! We can approach improvising vertically (with chords) or horizontally (with scales)

7) Review Tonic Patterns.

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

9) 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)

10) 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!