Audition Requirements for Advance Band

Here are the requirements:

- GMEA scales and chromatic scale ranges appropriate for students' grade level by age (see www.gmea.org), these need to be memorized

- one sightreading selection chosen by the director(s)

All auditions will be discussed by the directors and their decision for the said audition is final. A student can audition once each month.

Good Luck!

Welcome Back!

Friday, January 7th all classes resumes their regular time.

• Recorder Class~1-2pm
• Intermediate Band~1-2pm
  
• Advance Band~2-3pm

Please arrive 5-10 minutes early to warm up your instrument and YOU!

Congratulations Are In Order!

Hello Band Students and Parents,

I hope this email finds each of you safe, warm and happy! I have two bits of great news to share...

First, Ben Williams and Nathan Wynn auditioned for the GMEA District 4 Honor Band on Dec. 3- and both guys made it! Nathan is chair percussion and Ben 1st chair. They will participate in the Honor Band at Rockdale HS in February. Ben will go on to his final All-State audition on Feb. 8 in Perry, GA. Please wish him the best with his next audition.

Next, we had four students participate in the UGA Middle School Band Festival this past weekend. Our students auditioned very well among the 1500 participants. Results were as follows:

John Mark Simmons- 5th chair in Foster bandNathan Wynn- 3rd chair in Gillespie bandAlexander Vencill- 1st chair in Trimmer bandBen Williams- 1st chair in Kopetz Honor band

We are also very proud of our students who play with the Athens Youth Symphony: Shannon McCoy(clarinet) and Jack McCoy (trumpet)!

Congratulations to these outstanding students on their achievements. Their hard work and dedication to practicing their instruments is definitely off! 

Caroling at the Mall

The Athens Area Homeschool band played Christmas music at the main entrance to the Georgia Square Mall on Dec. 17th, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. till noon. We were the attendants for the Salvation Army's Red Kettle during that time. Great way to give back to our community through music.
Click here to see the pictures of this day!

AAHBand Fall Concert 2010

11/12/10 Assignment, due 11/19/10 (Concert Day)

DON'T FORGET TO PREPARE FOR A CHURCH OR FAMILY PERFORMANCE OVER THE WINTER BREAK! LET ONE OF THE DIRECTORS KNOW IF YOU NEED SOME MUSIC. =-)

ALSO, PLEASE WASH YOUR NEW BAND SHIRT AND HAVE IT READY WITH YOUR KHAKI PANTS OR SKIRT FOR THE CONCERT FRIDAY. PLEASE THANK MRS. SONDRA FOR HER BEAUTIFUL EMBROIDERY ON THESE SHIRTS!

Recorder

Practice Page 7-9

Pass Off Old Squirrel

Intermediate Brass and Percussion:

* Warm-up each day on any of the chromatic warm-ups on pp. 14-17.

* Next week we will finish the pass-offs on scales.

* Sheet music: Lexington March (work on articulation), Shoo fly Rock (count the buzzing notes correctly),

* Star-Spangled Banner (rhythm where meter changes).

* Write beats in on entire rhythm sheet

* New material: White book, page 60 and 61, Chromatic scales #1 through #4.

Intermediate Woodwinds:

Warm-up each day on any of the chromatic warm-ups on pp. 14-17.

Next week we will finish the pass-offs on scales.

Sheet music: Lexington March (work on articulation), Shoo fly Rock (count the buzzing notes correctly), The Star-Spangled Banner (rhythm where meter changes).

Write beats in the rhythm sheet.

New material: White book, page 60 and 61, Chromatic scales #1 through #4.

Advanced Brass and Percussion:

* No new pass-offs.

* Practice 9/10 scales and chromatic scale. quarter note =132 in eighths.

* Sheet music

* Complete rhythm sheet by writing in counts

Advanced Woodwinds:

No new pass-offs.

Practice 9/10 scales and chromatic scale. quarter note =132 in eighths.

Sheet music

Trio

Complete rhythm sheet by writing in counts

11/5/10 Assignment, due 11/12

DON'T FORGET TO PREPARE FOR A CHURCH OR FAMILY PERFORMANCE OVER THE WINTER BREAK! LET ONE OF THE DIRECTORS KNOW IF YOU NEED SOME MUSIC. =-)

Recorder Class

- complete Rhythm Sheet #3 for Friday

Brass

Intermediate

- Long Tones p.15#1-4 (white book)

- Scales- concert Bb, Ab, Eb, Db

- Complete all of Rhythm Sheet #3 for Friday

- Sheet Music

Lexington March

Shoo Fly Rock

Star Spangled Banner- Pass off on Friday

Advanced

- Long Tones p.15#1-4 (white book)

- Scales -concert F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, B

- Lip Slurs p.18#1-2 (white book)

- Complete Rhythm Sheet 7-3 for Friday

- Sheet Music

Star Spangled Banner

Love Lifted Me

Radetsky March

*Pass off on Love Lifted Me or Radetsky March on Friday

Woodwinds

Intermediate:

Long Tones (White Book) p. 15 #3. Breathe every two measures.

White book p. 35 #5. Thirds in Concert F.

Pass-off on your scale sheet. We will continue to pass-off all the scales on the sheet.

Finish writing in rhythm on p. 62 #2. Complete the rhythm sheet you received in class.

Lexington March

Shoo Fly Rock

Star-Spangled Banner

Advanced:

Warm-up on long tones.

Breath control exercise White Book p. 55 #1. Play in one breath.

All 9/10 scales

Chromatic scale; flute, 3 octave, clarinet, low E to high G above high C. (future pass-off)

Pass-off on "Badinage."

Love Lifted me

Radetsky March

Star-Spangled Banner

"Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart, always and for everything giving thanks in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father.

Ephesians 5: 19-20