Make sure to practice "Carnival of Venice" (exercise #153), our very own percussion feature called "Drum Break!" (the music I passed out and that is attached to this), and Glory Joy and Crown. USE A METRONOME and count! Y’all are a joy to teach. Practice. Drum_Break! Real Parts-Snare_1.pdf Drum_Break! Real […] Read more »

Work on exercise #64 on snare. Use a metronome, and try it slow at first. Here’s the .pdf of the same rudiment sheet I handed you. Also work on Shenandoah and Choral. And, as is traditional, keep looking at You Will Be in My Heart and Tis So Sweet. See […] Read more »

Practice "Carnival of Venice" (exercise #153) on bells. Make sure to use a metronome on this one, and take note that there are only THREE beats in each measure, not four. Also, practice exercise #33 on snare drum/practice pad. We’ll play this all together on Friday, and then take a […] Read more »

Select Band Ensemble from 4/15 Outstanding Job for Contest! 4/22 will be Classical Day Work hard on Passacaille – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIYh1tXEaV4&nohtml5=False Also working Badinage – continue Also Trio Blessed Redeemer When I Survey the Wondrous Cross Continue working on writing out jazz solo Give Me That Old Time Religion (Beloved Hymns) […] Read more »

Adoration Band Advanced Band from 4/15 Great Job at contest! (**Listening links below) 1) Ok time to work hard on Come Thou Fount* – m46-63 2) Tocatta for Band m154-end * 3) Josh Groban Gold * 4) When You Believe* 5) Agnus Dei 6) Chorale on It is Well Trumpets […] Read more »

-Intermediate Band from 4/15 Intermediate Band from 4/15 Great Job in Contest! 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 Others as assigned by teachers Bring your Rhythm a Week books […] Read more »

Beginning Band from 4/15 4/22 – meet in separate instrument classes Great Job for Contest!!! Memorize #147 Book 1 – #153 Carnival of Venice & #152 – School Spirit Continue working on Glory, Joy, & Crown Others as assigned by teachers Clarinets – all exercises on pg 26-29 – squeaks […] Read more »

Select Band Ensemble from 4/8 Outstanding Job for Contest! 4/15 will be Jazz day Continue working on writing out jazz solo Working all lines of Take the A Train as possible Continue playing and soloing with; Kenny’ll Make it (blues) Now Hear This (blues) Fairest Lord Jesus (Beloved hymns) Give […] Read more »

Select Band Ensemble from 4/8 Outstanding Job for Contest! 4/15 will be Jazz day Continue working on writing out jazz solo Working all lines of Take the A Train as possible Continue playing and soloing with; Kenny’ll Make it (blues) Now Hear This (blues) Fairest Lord Jesus (Beloved hymns) Give […] Read more »

Intermediate Band from 4/8 Great Job in Contest! 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 Others as assigned by teachers Read more »