Clarinet- Set up, Mouthpiece sound, open sound on clarinet
Brass- Set up, High and Low sounds
Percussion- Set up, Proper mallet grip and stroke
Yellow Belt
#9
#18
Orange Belt
#22
#23
Green Belt
#25
#27 (A line)
Blue Belt
#35
#37
Purple Belt
#39
#43
Red Belt
#45
#46
Brown Belt
#53
#58
Black Belt
Earn 100% on the Band Assessment
Learn one solo from the Black Belt Solo Packet
After submitting your recording or playing privately for your band teacher, you will be able to celebrate earning your black belt by completing the last step- playing for the class! (Performing the solo is a requirement of earning the Black Belt!)
The Band Directors will give you a packet of music to choose from in class. You will pick one solo, and learn to play it. The audio files found below have TWO files for each solo. One file has the solo (that's the part that you play on your instrument) and also a piano part playing along. These are labeled as SOLO. The second file has the piano accompaniment part. These are labeled as ACCOMPANIMENT. When you play your solo for the band directors (through Google Voice) you should play the solo with the ACCOMPANIMENT audio file playing along with you.
The audio file with the piano and SOLO part together is helpful when you are first learning your solo, so feel free to use it for home practice.
FRENCH HORN players must use the FRENCH HORN ONLY mp3 audio files
For ALL INSTRUMENTS EXCEPT FRENCH HORN, use the regular audio files. The SOLO and Piano audio files use a Trumpet as the example instrument, but it is the same notes as the Flute, Clarinet, Trombone, Baritone, Tuba, and Bells, so any instrument can practice along with the mp3 files while you are learning your solo.
Percussionists playing a SNARE DRUM SOLO - you do NOT have a piano part to go with the solo. There are example audio files below of the snare drum solos in case you want to use them to help you learn the solos at home, but you don't play along with the audio files when you send in your Black Belt recording.