Somers Central School District
Somers Middle School - Band 2010-2011
Steven Chetcuti - Director

SMS Bands Benchmark Exercises

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6th Grade Band Members
7th Grade Band Members
8th Grade Band Members
November 30
November 30
November 30
January 30
January 30
January 30
March 30
March 30
March 30
May 30
Students must play these benchmarks before the scheduled deadline for full credit at a tempo of 100 (half bar)
   

Scales and Etude Materials (*Denotes Sibelius sorched file)

Flute/Oboe
Alto Sax
Trumpet
Trombone/Tuba
Pentatonic/Arpeggio Etude* - PDF Pentatonic/Arpeggio Etude*- PDF Pentatonic/Arpeggio Etude*- PDF Pentatonic/Arpeggio Etude*- PDF
Major Octave/Arpeggio* - PDF Major Octave/Arpeggio* - PDF Major Octave/Arpeggio* - PDF Major Octave/Arpeggio* - PDF
Major Scales - Etude 1*- PDF Major Scales - Etude 1*- PDF Major Scales - Etude 1*- PDF Major Scales - Etude 1*- PDF
Minor Scales - Etude 2- PDF Minor Scales - Etude 2- PDF Minor Scales - Etude 2- PDF Minor Scales - Etude 2- PDF
Scales in thirds*- PDF Scales in thirds*- PDF Scales in thirds*- PDF Scales in thirds*- PDF
Chromatic Etudes- PDF Chromatic Etude- PDF

Chromatic Etude- PDF

 Chromatic Etude- PDF
Blues / Jazz Scale Excercises- PDF Blues / Jazz Scale Excercises- PDF Blues / Jazz Scale Excercises- PDF Blues / Jazz Scale Excercises- PDF
Clarinet
Tenor Sax
French Horn
Mallets
Pentatonic/Arpeggio Etude*- PDF Pentatonic/Arpeggio Etude*- PDF Pentatonic/Arpeggio Etude*- PDF Pentatonic/Arpeggio Etude*- PDF
Major Octave/Arpeggio*- PDF* Major Octave/Arpeggio* - PDF Major Octave/Arpeggio* - PDF Major Octave/Arpeggio* - PDF
Major Scales - Etude 1*- PDF Major Scales - Etude 1*- PDF Major Scales - Etude 1*- PDF Major Scales - Etude 1*- PDF
Minor Scales - Etude 2- PDF Minor Scales - Etude 2- PDF Minor Scales - Etude 2- PDF Minor Scales - Etude 2- PDF
Scales in thirds*- PDF Scales in thirds*- PDF Scales in thirds*- PDF Scales in thirds*- PDF
Chromatic Etude- PDF Chromatic Etude- PDF

Chromatic Etude- PDF

 Chromatic Etude- PDF
Blues / Jazz Scale Excercises- PDF Blues / Jazz Scale Excercises- PDF Blues / Jazz Scale Excercises- PDF Blues / Jazz Scale Excercises
Percussion Rudiments
Level 1&2
Level 3&4
Level 5
Level 6
       
       
       
       
       
       

* Denotes interactive scorch file that can be tranposed and printed