Mar. 29- Apr. 2 Happenings

Middle School Students and High School Students participating in solo/ensemble remember to be practicing regularly as our performances are less than a month away. Be prepared to work through the entire piece with your accompanist. Lack of preparation will be reflected not only in your rating at contest, but also in your grade for middle school students.


MS

5th Band

• Concert Bb exercises on Pg. 28 and 40 of EE, #1, 2,
• Chromatic Scale
• Play through Power Rock
• Rehearse Creepy Crawlies, increasing the speed with the eighth note parts, and focusing on the length of notes
• Rehearse Companions in the Quest, focusing on the opening measures and reading through the end of the piece
• Read through The Lost City

6th Band

• Concert Scales and Chromatic
• Rehearse Forward March, performing full runs
• Reheasre The Tempest, foucsing on dynamics and tempo
• Read through African Folk Songs, identifying and play the melody in each section

7/8th Band

• Concert Scales and Chromatic
• Rehearse Jefferson County Overture, focusing on the slow section and articulations
• Rehearse Finuclui, Finicula, continuing to explain 6/8 meter and incorporating dynamics
• Rehearse Tribute and Triumph, begin breaking the piece into sections for rhearsal and work on trumpet parts

HS

• Concert Scale and Chromatic Exercises
• Air For Band, bring out inner voices and reinforce counting, begin to incorporate balanced dynamics
• Encanto, continue to work woodwinds for tempo and focus on the slow section as well as clean attacks
• Valdres, continue working sections, focus on upper woodwind sixteenth note passages