​​Concert Band

Ms. Woo and Mr. Garnreiter, Conductors

Mondays/Wednesdays 8:19 – 10:01am,
​Fridays 9:24-10:10am

The JAMS Concert Band emphasis is placed on intermediate ensemble techniques as well as individual musicianship skills. Students are strongly encouraged to provide their own instruments, since school instruments are limited and generally reserved for beginning students. Performances include the annual Fall and Spring Concerts. Weekly coaching sessions are conducted for every section of the Concert Band to supplement the rehearsal instruction.

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Prerequisites:

• One year previous band/ensemble experience (or discretion of director)
• Proficiency of the following major scales: C, F, B-flat, E-flat, A-flat, D-flat, G, D, A, E, B
• A 3-minute solo demonstrating technique and musicianship
• Sight-reading will be provided
• Private lessons highly recommended
• Grade level: 6 - 8

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SmartMusic and Google Classroom Assignment

Refer to this chart to stay current with our SmartMusic and Google Classroom Assignments.

To log in to Google Classroom, click HERE.

Date Assigned	Date Due	SmartMusic	Google Classroom
Sept. 18	Sept. 26	N/A	Proper Playing Posture Photo
Sept. 25	Oct. 2	N/A	Listening Analysis #1 ​(Castles and Dragons)
Oct. 2	Oct. 9	N/A	Rhythm Sheet B #31-36
Oct. 16	Oct. 23	N/A	Listening Analysis #2 ​(Albany Fanfare)
Oct. 25	Nov. 1	N/A	​Pass-Off #2:  Rhythm Sheet B Scale
Nov. 20	Nov. 27	Concert Bb Major Scale	N/A
Dec. 4	Dec. 11	Concert Db Major Scale	N/A

 Nov. 22 - Dec. 6

Welcome to Grading Period 3!  Think about how much we have grown since the beginning of the school year - and imagine that growth continuing as we add to our "musical plate."  Challenge yourself by pushing a little harder to be the best you can be!

For this coming week:​​

• ​Concert Db Major - spell the note names as your finger and/or play the scale
• SmartMusic Assignment #1 - Concert Bb Major scale (click HERE if you need help)
• MMM - look ahead to future lessons...our goal is to finish Book 1 by the end of the semester
• Pass-Off #3 (Solo) - expectations will be reviewed

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Wishing everyone in the JAMS Instrumental Music Family a peaceful Thanksgiving holiday!  (If you can do a little extra purposeful practice over the long weekend, that would be great!)

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Nov. 15 - 22

Congratulations on a job well done at our Fall Concert!  We are so proud of you...and you should be, too!  We will be doing a performance analysis next week as we review the concert video, identifying areas that went well, and where we need to focus more attention.  Thank you for your hard work - kudos on your first performance of the year!

For this coming week:​​

• ​We will begin our SmartMusic work/assignments!  (Do you remember your username/password?)
• Pass-Off #3 (Solo) - expectations will be reviewed

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REMINDER:  You can still order a concert video by downloading this order form - due this Friday, Nov. 22nd.  You can choose either a DVD format or digital copy (on a USB drive that you can keep!).