May 14-18 Happenings

Congratulations are in order for all the 6-12th Grade Band students on their fine performances over the past two weeks! Also, I would like to give an extra commendation to the High School Band for receiving a Division I rating at Large Group Contest last Wednesday. This marks the first time in 9 years, when Diane Benjamin was director, that our band has received such a rating. Although they were close in the past, this year they finally did it so congratulations to them. I am very proud of all of you and your hard work you earned it!

5th Band

Objectives:

• Continue rehearsal of full page songs
• Perform Spring Concert
• Continue working on full Concert Bb and Chromatic Scales
• With additional time begin working on Bb #1, 2 on Pg. 40

1. Warm-Up
• Pg. 28 EE Bb Scale
• Pg. 40 Bb #1, 2
• Continue work on Chromatic from Bb to Bb
2. Music Rehearsal
• Basses are Aces
• Isolate the ending and correct entrances and rests
• Continue full runs
• Featuring the Band
• Correct rest counting issues
• Perform full runs
• March Winds
• Isolate section with eighth note pick ups
• Practice beginning at different marker points throughout the music
• Isolate clarinet areas throughout
• Begin incorporating dynamics
• Creepy Crawlies
• Isolate eighth note passages in woodwinds
• Isolate slurred sections in brass
• Continue rehearsing in sections
• Distribute some new pieces to read and play after the concert

MS Band

6th Grade Band

Objectives:

• Continue Scales
• Distribute Scale Sheets and explain transpositions
• Read some fun pieces

1. Warm-Up
• EE Pg. 40 Bb, Eb, F, and Ab #1 and 2
• Chromatic Scale
• Scale Sheet
• Explain transpositions
2. Music Rehearsal
• Distribute new pieces
• Read through

7/8th Grade Band

Objectives:

• Continue working scales
• Distribute SSB
• Distribute Sir Duke
• Collect Concert Music

1. Warm-up
• Concert Scales: C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D
• 3rds in a selected key
• Chromatic scale
2. Music Rehearsal

• Star-Spangled Banner
• Distribute
• Read through and rehearse as needed
• Sir Duke
• Distribure
• Read through and begin rehearsing

HS Band

Objectives:

• Continue working on Scales
• Rehearse for Memorial Day

1. Warm-Up
• Concert Major Scales
• 3rds
• Chromatic
• Relative Natural Minor Key
• Bach Chorale (TBA)

1. Music Rehearsal
• Star-Spangled Banner
• Rehearse for percussion entrances and crashes
• Continue to build in phrasing
• God Bless America
• Work with percussion
• Rehearse ending section to incorporate accents
• Perform full runs
• Sir Duke
• Work with percussion
• Rehearse soli section slowly
• Isolate areas with syncopation
• Begin working on memorization