Sunday, May 9, 2010

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

Saturday, May 1, 2010

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!