Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Summer Camp Begins Tuesday!

Hello Music Camp Families!

Looking forward to seeing each of you at Summer Music Camp this coming Tuesday!  So glad you are making plans to join us for some musical fun.

Please plan to meet at Beech Haven Baptist Church Bldg. D at 8:40am on the first day so that we may begin classes by 9am. 

Veteran instrumentalists are to bring their instruments and music books.  All students are to bring a smile and a great attitude!

Looking forward to a great camp!  =-)
Blessings,
Karen

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

AAHBand Music Camp


August 21-23, 2012 (Tues.-Thurs.)
from 9:00-12pm
Concert Thursday at 1pm
Beech Haven Baptist Church (Bldg. D) 
Athens, GA
*Bring a lunch if you'd like to picnicat a park with us!
Camp classes are for beginners and experienced players. 
Ages 9 and up.
$30 per student for the entire camp. 
Contact Karen at knmeuph@gmail.com
http://athensareahomeschoolband.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/AthensAreaHomeschoolBand

Friday, April 6, 2012

Band Assignment, due 4/13/12

Beginning Band:

- Breathing exercises

- EE Bk. 1 #86-#89 Daily Warm-Ups

- EE Bk. 1 #147, #105-#109, #110-117 (a pass-off will occur on any of these lines on April 13)

- Mickey Mouse March and Waltz of the Weiner Dogs

* Be sure to work on your MVM requirements- it was sent to you as an email attachment

Don't forget to put in at least 5 days of practice for 30 minutes each this week. It makes all the difference your musical progress and in our band!

Intermediate Band:

- Be sure to work on your MVM requirements- it was sent to you as an email attachment

-Work on all your sheet music:

*March of the Irish Guard

*God Bless the USA

*This is My Country

*Great Movie Adventures

*Themes from the 1812 Overture

Advanced Band:

- Work on MVM requirements

- Practice all sheet music

-Etudes in the Maxwell book, take one a day until you've played through all of them. Practice with the metronome. Set a reasonable tempo and leave the met. on during practice.

-Make sure you know all of your scales through the required ranges plus chromatic scale.

Have a glorious Resurrection weekend!

Monday, March 26, 2012

Band Assignment, due 3/30/12

Beginning Band

- Breathing exercises

- EE Bk. 1 #86-#89 Daily Warm-Ups

- EE Bk. 1 #147, #105-#109, #110-117

- EE Bk. 1 p.43 m.37-48 Count, clap and buzz on mouthpiece

- Mickey Mouse March and Waltz of the Weiner Dogs

* Be sure to practice #90 and #91 for our performance at Lanier Gardens!

Don't forget to put in at least 5 days of practice for 30 minutes each this week. It makes all the difference your musical progress and in our band!

Intermediate Band:

Practice your pieces for the Capitol and for Lanier Gardens!!

*March of the Irish Guard

*God Bless the USA

*This is My Country

Advanced Band:

Practice your pieces!!

*Thunderer

*Pink Panther

Shannon, Ben and Katie- be sure to practice your solos so they are ready for our Lanier Gardens performance. =-)

If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. I John 4:20