May 21-25 Happenings

Well the school year is beginning to wind down but there are still a few important deadlines left on our list in the GT Band Department. First, on Tuesday, May 22 the Club's Choice orders will be delivered to Graettinger. All students who sold are required to make arrangements to pick up their orders that day after school from the Kitchen. Also, the High School Band will be playing next Monday as part of the Memorial Day Ceremony in Graettinger. Finally, one last reminder that all students planning to go on our music trip next year are required to have $500 in their account by the end of the school year on May 30 so plan accordingly.

5th Band

Objectives:

• Continue rehearsal of full page songs
• Discuss Summer Lessons and 6th Grade Band
• Continue working on full Concert Bb and Chromatic Scales
• Bb #1, 2 on Pg. 40

1. Warm-Up
• Pg. 40 Bb #1, 2
• Continue work on Chromatic from Bb to Bb
2. Music Rehearsal
• Basses are Aces
• Continue full runs
• March Winds
• Continue full runs
• Creepy Crawlies
• Continue rehearsing in sections
• Companions in the Quest
• Read through and rehearse in sections

MS Band

6th Grade Band

Objectives:

• Continue Scales
• Distribute Scale Sheets and explain transpositions
• Read some fun pieces
• Discuss Summer Lessons and 7/8th Band
• Club’s Choice Orders in on Tuesday

1. Warm-Up
• Chromatic Scale
• Scale Sheet
• Refresh transpositions
2. Music Rehearsal
• Rehearse new pieces
• Play requests

7/8th Grade Band

Objectives:

• Continue working scales
• Discuss Summer Lessons and Next Year
• Collect Concert Music
• Club’s Choice Orders in on Tuesday

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
• Read through and rehearse as needed
• Sir Duke
• Distribure
• Read through and begin rehearsing
• Collect all remaining Concert Music

HS Band

Objectives:

• Continue working on Scales
• Rehearse for Memorial Day
• Club’s Choice in on Tuesday
• Set rehearsals for next Fall before School Begins

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