flutes 1-5-1

datguy594 · Post by **datguy594** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 11:08 pm

hi since i recently got my instrument... my band teacher says i have to pass this test called 1-5-1 or 1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2,1. like a low, high, low tempo...... can any1 tell me or show me the first note. as 1-5.

flutepicc06 · Post by **flutepicc06** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 11:38 pm

I'm not sure what you're talking about, but my marching band used to do a warmup called "1-5-1's" (primarily for the brass). If it's the same thing, then you start with a note (say Bb), and go up a perfect fifth (in this case to F), and then back to 1 (Bb). Does that seem about right? If not, can you clarify what you're talking about?

datguy594 · Post by **datguy594** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:02 am

tyvm...... i understanded that.... so like Bb is 1 and B is idk 2...... but ty for responding.. and i use fluteland.com online lessons fingering chart..

flutepicc06 · Post by **flutepicc06** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:40 am

Well I would guess for the 1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1 part, you're teacher is talking about the first 5 notes of a scale, in which case if 1 is Bb, 2 would be C, 3 would be D, 4 would be Eb, and 5 would be F.

fluteguy18 · Post by **fluteguy18** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 5:51 pm

In my high school marching band, we sometimes did an excercise called 5-5-9. We would start on the tonic of the given scale (the first note), and play the first five ascending notes, then would descend five notes back to the tonic. We would then go up and down 5 notes again. Then, we would play the scale, plus and extra note, then go back down.

In the key of c major it would be these notes in this order.

cdefgfed cdefgfed cdefgabcd cbagfedc

So....... they might be similiar?............