Summer Band

Please refer to the schedule posted on the GT Band Website for the Summer Band Lesson Schedule. Enjoy your summer!

Mr. Pedersen

May 24-26 Happenings

All Students:

1. Please make sure all of your sheet music and other school materials have been turned in to Mr. Pedersen before Wednesday. School instruments that you plan to play again next year may go home with you over the summer.
2. Be sure to take your instrument and lesson book home over the summer, and please make an effort to play at least once per week.
3. Be sure to sign up for summer band lessons if you haven't already and keep track of your scheduled times. Be there, be on time, and be prepared!
4. Please come back in the fall prepared to continue to make our band program better. You made tremendous improvements throughout the year, but we are just getting started. Next years' middle school bands will be even better and I know that a Division I is attainable for the high school.
5. Have a wonderful and relaxing summer, and feel free to stop in and say hello when I'm at school teaching summer lessons.

This blog will remain fairly in-active over the summer, but I'll begin posting again as the fall approaches.

Sincerely,

Mr. Pedersen

May 17-21 Happenings

ATTENTION STUDENTS AND PARENTS: Please contact Mr. Pedersen before the end of the school year with the times you would like to reserve for summer band lessons. A schedule is posted on the GT Band Website (Link is at the top of the Blog Page) and it will be kept up to date as times are assigned.

MS

5th Band

• Rehearse Concert Bb, Eb, and Chromatic Scales and Exercises
• Rehearse The Lost City, possibly distribute another song to read

6th Band

• Rehearse Concert Bb, Eb, F, Ab, and Chromatic Scales and Exercises
• Rehearse The Flinstones Meet the Jettsons, identifying similar parts and working for balane and blend
• Rehearse The Sound and The Fury, comparing to The Tempest and working for style

7/8th Band

• Rehearse Concert C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D, A, E, Chromatic, 3rds, and Minors
• Rehearse The Star-Spangled Banner working on the intro and brining out inner-voices
• Reharse You're A Grand Old Flag working on rhythmic accuracy as well as key accuracy

HS

• Rehearse Concer Scales, Chromatic, 3rds, and Minors
• Collect any remaining school materials
• Rehearse The Star-Spangled Banner (Standing with proper horns up procedure)
• Rehearse You're A Grand Old Flag (Marking Time)
• Reharse This Is My Country, working the transition between 4/4 and Cut Time
• Read through The Caisson Song

May 10-14 Happenings

NOTE: The Middle School Spring Concert will be Tuesday, May 11th in Terril beginning at 7:00. It will feature the bands and choirs of grades 5-8. Also, Club's Choice Fundraiser items will be delivered to the school on that same day (Tuesday, May 11th) so students need to make arrangements to bring their items home that day. Any items left at the school must be taken home after the concert that evening.


MS

5th Band

• Concert Bb Scale, Chromatic, Begin Concert Eb
• Prepare for Concert Tuesday and Perform
• Delivery of Club's Choice Items Tuesday
• Collect Concert Music
• Begin reading The Lost City

6th Band

• Concert Scales, Chromatic, Distribute new Scale Sheets
• Prepare for Concert Tuesday and Perform
• Delivery of Club's Choice Items Tuesday
• Collect Concert Music
• Read through some new music

7/8th Band

• Concert Scales, Chromatic, 3rds, Minors
• Prepare for Concert Tuesday and Perform
• Delivery of Club's Choice Items Tuesday
• Collect Concert Music
• Distribute You're A Grand Old Flag and Star-Spangled Banner
• Begin rehearsing for Memorial Day

HS

• Concert Scales, Chromatic, 3rds, Minors
• Discuss Large Group Results and listen to comments on CD
• Collect concert music
• Begin rehearsing You're A Grand Old Flag and Star-Spangled Banner for Memorial Day
• Begin learning new cadence with percussion

May 3-7 Happenings

MS

5th Band

• Concert Bb and Chromatic Scales
• Begin performing full runs of concert music
• Companions in the Quest, continue working cantable section

6th Band

• Concert Bb, Eb, F, Ab and Chromatic Scales
• Begin performing full runs of concert music
• The Tempest, work with trumpets at 45, continue working with dynamics
• African Folk Trilogy #2, work with trumpets and flute in last movement
• Forward March, work with percussion at measure 19, perform full runs

7/8th Band

• Concert Scales, Chromatic, Scales in 3rds, Relative Minors
• Begin performing full runs
• Jefferson County Overture, work with percussion parts, work articulations in low voices
• Funiculi, Funicula, continue to work with dynamics and accents
• Tribute and Triumph, perform full runs and focus on the slow section

HS

• Concert Monday Night
• Perform final rehearsal prep for Large Group Contest
• Large Group Contest Friday
• Wish us luck!