Fruitport Middle School
Band Ninja
Name: _______________
8th Grade
Essential Technique 2000,
book 3
White
Belt
#1- Scale and Arpeggio
#2- Exercise in Thirds
#3- Arpeggio Study
#5- Two-Part Etude
Yellow
Belt
#9- Children’s Shoes
#11- Hallelujah Chorus
#17- Sunday at Nine
pg. 39 m. 101-107
Orange
Belt
#19- Harmonic Minor
#20- Pat-a-Pan
#21- The Sledgehammer Song
pg, 39 m. 89-100
Green
Belt
#22- Essential Elements Quiz
#23- Scale and Arpeggio
#24- Exercise in Thirds
#25- Arpeggio Study
Blue
Belt
Purple
Belt
#26- Two-Part Etude
#31- Marine’s Hymn
#34- The Keel Row
#40- Harmonic Minor
#41- Song of the Weeping Spirit
#44- Scale and Arpeggio
#45- Exercise in Thirds
#46- Arpeggio Study
Red
Belt
#47- Two-Part Etude
#54- The Little Child
#56- Turkey in the Straw
#61- Harmonic Minor
Brown
Belt
#62- Cossack March
#63- Slavonic Dance No. 2
#64- Essential Elements Quiz
#65- Scale and Arpeggio
Black
Belt
#66- Scale in Thirds
#67- Arpeggio Study
#68- Two-Part Etude
#77- Rondeau
Band
Ninja
#78- Juliet’s Waltz
#80- Harmonic Minor
#82- I Walk The Road Again
#83- Essential Elements Quiz
Grand
Master
Sensei
#84- Scale and Arpeggio
#85- Exercise in Thirds
#86- Arpeggio Study
#87- Two-Part Etude
#92- Spinning Song
#96- Jibuli
#98- Harmonic Minor
#5- Chromatic Scale
Rules:
1. Beads and a loop to put them on will
be provided in class. These can be
put on your wrist, instrument case,
backpack, but NOT your instrument.
2. If you lose a bead, Ms. Hildebrand will
not replace it.
3. To earn a bead, you must complete
the playing tasks for each area with
proper technique and sound.
4. You should also be prepared to clap
and count the tasks.
5. The task must be initialed by Mr.
Showich or Ms. Hildebrand.
6. Beads must be earned in order (for
example, you can’t earn an orange
bead until you earn a yellow bead).
7. You can play any of these before or
after school or during time provided
in class.
8. You can play them as many times until
you pass.