Mar. 15-19 Happenings

All band students that will be performing solos next month need to be prepared to play through their entire solo by next week as accompanists will begin attending lessons. Please come prepared and be working on your solo. This week we have a three day weekend so be sure to bring your instrument home and take advantage of the extra practice time.



MS

5th Band

• Rehearse Concert Bb Scale Pg. 28 and Pg. 40 #1, 2
• Play through Power Rock
• Play through Creepy Crawlies, working on speeding up eighth note passages and counting
• Rehearse Companions in the Quest, spend time working independent parts at the beginning
• Retraining of classroom procedures

6th Band

• Rehearse Concert Scales and Chromatic
• Rehearse Forward March, our goal is to play all the way through
• Rehearse The Tempest, work with trumpets at 45 and speed up saxes
• Distribute new music

7/8th Band

• Rehearse Concert Scales and Chromatic
• Rehearse Jefferson County Overture, focusing on the slow section and percussion parts
• Rehearse Wyndemere Overture, focusing on the opening measures
• Distribute and read through new music

HS

• Continue reading through new music for Large Group Contest

Mar. 8-12 Happenings

Note: Mr. Pedersen will be attending APL Training Wednesday and Thursday this week. There will be a substitute those days so all band rehearsals and lessons will take place. Be sure to come to your lesson and be prepared to play through your solo. Also, Tuesday evening at 7:00 the Pops Concert will take place in the Graettinger HS Gym. Please come and support our music and dance programs!

Parents: Please make sure your students are practicing at home as much as possible. They will be performing a solo in April and regular individual practice is the key to them having a successful and rewarding experience.

MS

5th Band:

• Continue working Concert Bb from Pg. 28 in EE and Pg. 40 in EE
• Rehearse Power Rock to increase tempo and correct note length
• Rehearse Creepy Crawlies focusing on speeding up sixteenth note parts and adding dynamics
• Rehearse Companions in the Quest focusing on playing through the entire piece by working on the opening measures and working the rest of the piece in small sections
• Mr. Pedersen will be looking for more new music for this band

6th Band:

• Continue working Concert and Chromatic Scales, paying close attention to articulations
• Rehearse The Tempest focusing on dynamics and articulations, and working with saxes and trumpets to improve their parts respectively (full run in two weeks)
• Rehearse Forward March working it as three different sections, beginning, middle, and end with the beginning needing the most work. Pay extra attention to percussion parts
• Mr. Pedersen will be looking for more new music for this band

7/8th Band:

• Continue working Concert and Chromatic Scales
• Perform multiple runs of Forrest Gump and The Pink Panther for the Pops Concert
• Collect Pops Concert Music on Wednesday
• Begin working on new tunes for Spring Concert

HS

• Perform final rehearsals with videos for Pops Concert Music
• Address any last minute musical problems, and continue to work intonation and phrasing in Navy Hymn
• Collect Pops Concert music on Wednesday
• Distribute new music for Fine Arts Concert/Large Group Contest