6th grade - 5th period - Brass

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Excited to show off our band students at our spring concert Tuesday night May 10 at 6:30.  Band students should be there at 6 and leave cases in the car.  Dress is gray polo, black pants, and black socks and shoes.  

Solo and Ensemble 2022Letter

Important information about Solo/Ensemble Festival this Saturday April 2 at Elmore Park Middle.  Practice practice...... see you at 9:45 Saturday!
Don't forgot your judge's copy!
Also..... I will have a help session after school on Friday until 3:30 if anyone needs help or a time and a place to practice or practice with ensemble partners!  But I must leave promptly to get to an appt by 4.
 
Mrs. S.

Map of Allwest auditions/Reminders

Here is a map so that you will know where to park and which entrance to go in. Reminder - parents can NOT go in with their child.  You are encouraged to wear a mask when not playing.  Dress comfortably.... school clothes are fine.  Students may want to bring a portable music stand if they have one for the warmup area along with instrument and music.  Bring an extra reed (that's broken in) with you just in case (woodwinds).  Percussionists can bring snare and bells for warmup area but do not need to bring to the audition area... just sticks and xylophone and timpani mallets along with music.  Warmup slowly and carefully.  Report to the registration table at least 10 minutes before your assigned audition time.  You may try to perform early but you cannot perform late.  Students are to exit the building as soon as they are finished with their audition.  Mrs. Sanders has been assigned to work at the Sr. High registration table for this event, so she may not be able to see you, but please come find her if there is an emergency.  Mrs. Sanders will call those individuals that have made All-West when she finds out results and you can also keep checking the WTSBOA.org webpage.  She will have score sheets on Tuesday.  Good luck to everyone...... SOOOOOO proud of you!!!!

Memphis Area Honor Band Info

If you are interested in this honor band at Overton High, please have your parent email me at [email protected] and send in a $25 check payable to Appling Band.  This would be a good opportunity to have a local honor band weekend experience - auditioning, working on 3-4 pieces of music over the course of several days and then putting on a concert..... all while meeting students from other schools and learning from a different conductor.  This would also look good on scholarship applications down the road.  
Our 8th graders will be involved with their BCS all district event on Thursday 1/20 and can't participate and I won't be able to join you until  Friday 1/21, so if you do participate, parents will have to transport/carpool on Thursday.  See the attached information and schedule of events and let me know by Friday 1/7 so that I can help coordinate everything.  
 
Mrs. Sanders

Assignment Announcement - Smart Music and Flipgrid

I have just posted assignments for smart music due on 11/3 and Flipgrid due on 11/7.  Please go ahead and start practicing these and/or submitting some of these so that you don’t get behind.  I will be pushing you hard this nine weeks to not only prepare for performances, but to move ahead in our book (all grades) and for you to learn scales and Allwest music (7th and 8th grade).  Please work with a metronome and use smart music as a learning tool and not just a “record and submit” tool.  Please don’t procrastinate……. DO YOUR BEST!   Thank you for allowing me to push you to be the best you can be 😊

 

6th grade:

Smart Music due 11/3:  #39,42, 44, 45

Flipgrid due 11/7: 

5th period https://flipgrid.com/39d4b48d

6th period https://flipgrid.com/6c4a38dd

 

7th grade:

Smart Music due 11/3:  #11, 19, Habits book IV-17, Habits book IV-21

Flipgrid due 11/7:

1st period: https://flipgrid.com/391db281 and https://flipgrid.com/5bdc45a6

 

2nd period: https://flipgrid.com/82c8c9c6 and https://flipgrid.com/bacbd891

 

8th grade:

Smart Music due 11/3:  #17, 20, 22, Habits book V-98

Flipgrid due 11/7:  https://flipgrid.com/c6390d1c and https://flipgrid.com/df4bae64

 

7th/8th Beginners:

Smart Music due 11/3:  Book One #78, 91, 93, 106

Flipgrid due 11/7:  https://flipgrid.com/ad0bed30 and https://flipgrid.com/04219dcb

 

 

 

 

Jazz Band Auditions - Audition spots

Jazz band auditions will be Oct. 25 and 26.  I really want you to learn all three pieces the best that you can because those are the pieces I plan to start with in rehearsals if you make the band.  I have narrowed down the spots some for the audition.  I have told the 8th graders to look at the first parts and 6th and 7th graders look at the 2nd/3rd parts that may be a little lower..... but you MUST be flexible if I ask you to play something else or we need you to..... all parts are in your packet.  Work with the smart music recordings to isolate these spots and work with the accompaniment/full band and to slow down if you need to...... listen A LOT to hear how it goes and get a feel for the style..... it will be your #1 tool!  Just do a search for each song because they are not on your assignment page. I plan on taking approximately 2-3 alto sax, 2-3 tenor sax, 1 Bari sax, 4-5 trombone, 4-5 trumpets, 1 piano (or two if they share the bass part), and drum set (usually take 2 so that we can share songs and have a back up).  Hopefully instrumentation will work out.  Happy practicing!
 
Flat Tire Shuffle -
Alto/Tenor Sax and Trumpet - m.23-39
Trombone/Bari Sax - m.15-31
All instruments - m.47-55
Rhythm section m.39-55 plus last 4 measures
 
Pacific Attitude -
All saxes - m.9-12 (plus tenor sax player learn the solo 49-64)
Trumpet - m.13-30
Trombone - m.17-36
Rhythm. m.1-13
All instruments - m.67-84
 
Misty:
All Saxes - m.5-12
Alto Sax/Trumpet - m.24-28
Trombone/Tenor Sax - m.20-23
Alto Sax and Trumpet work on solos - Alto sax 36-45 and Trumpet 45-52
Rhythm - Beginning through m.12
All instruments 53-end