Select Band Ensemble from 5/6

Select Band Ensemble from 5/6 5/13 – Count Tickets before coming 5/13 We will play everything – Jazz & Classical Give Me That Old Time Religion (Beloved Hymns) – especially last 4 measures Working your lines of A Train – especially 8th note runs Volunteers should also start thinking solo’s […] Read more »

Intermediate Band from 5/6

Intermediate Band from 5/6 5/13 – Count Tickets before coming On 5/13 – Meet all together in Band Room Book – pg 12 #’s 56, 59, 60, 62 Keep working Tis So Sweet & You’ll Be In My Heart Keep working Chorale on It Is Well Clarinets / Saxes – […] Read more »

Beginning Band from 5/6

Beginning Band from 5/6 5/13 – Count Tickets before coming 5/13 – Meet all together in Band Room Memorize #147 Book 1 – #153 Carnival of Venice – concert & #152 – School Spirit – concert Continue working on Glory, Joy, & Crown Clarinets– all exercises on pg 26-30 – […] Read more »

Younger Beginner Violin Class

This week, please practice Essential Elements: Exercises 43, 64, 73, 86, 88, 89, 91, and 92. Please practice especially hard on 91 and 92! These are quite difficult, and we are playing them at our concert next week, along with the other pieces listed above. Also, please pay close attention […] Read more »

Intermediate Orchestra 5/6/16

March – Make sure your low 2s are in tune! Faith of our Fathers #188 – Cripple Creek – only 1X. 1sts = A part, 2nds and violas = B part, cellos = B part #182 – Surprise Symphony – Staccatos, low and high 2s, dynamics #168 – Arkansas Traveler […] Read more »

Intermediate orchestra 4/29/16

You all are sounding so good! Please work on all of our end of the year concert pieces: Faith of our Fathers March 118 138 142 168 182 183 On 188: Take all repeats, then repeat the entire piece playing the opposite part (except cellos!). 1st violins play A then […] Read more »

26 April, 2016 16:04

Beginner and Advanced Intermediate classes practice your orchestra class assignments and continue working on your contest pieces. Ensemble; Arran Boat Song This is sounding fantastic so far! Let’s get the second half learned and play it together this week. Counting is everything… and you’re doing a great job Tara’s Hall […] Read more »

Intermediate Band Percussion

Practice the flam rudiments we circled on your sheets with a metronome. Make sure to raise the accented hand up higher than the softer note (and remember that the soft note comes just a little before the big accented one). Also, practice exercise #136 in your Essential Elements book. It […] Read more »