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2015 Summer Band Camp
When: August 17 - 20, 2014 from 12:00 -3:00pm
Concert on the 20th
Where: Central Presbyterian Church, Athens
Who: Ages 5 -18. Camp classes are for beginners and experienced players.
During this camp session, the student will learn about music theory, music history, rhythms, instruments . . . everything that will spark interest in your student about music! They do not need to be currently involved in our year-long band program but are welcome to come, learn, and check it out.
Band Classes will begin September 10th at Central Presbyterian and will include
Jam Session (general music class for younger students)
Beginning Band (ages 9 and up)
Intermediate and Advanced Band
How Much: $35 per student for the entire camp.
Contact:
Jennifer Bailey at
Summer Registration Forms
Make Checks out to: Athens Area Homeschool Band
Mail Registration forms to:
Jennifer Bailey
4106 Moons Grove Church Road
Danielsville, GA 30633
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Band Assignment due 11/13/14
Wow! So thankful God put it all together today. All the groups
sounded great! Can't wait to hear how well it will sound at our Fall
Concert next week! Be sure to invite friends and family....
Please keep up the practicing on the concert pieces- we will be playing all four tunes. Also, time to get working on those Christmas Carols we passed out during rehearsal today. We will be rehearsing Nov. 20 at 1pm on those.
Please check your email this week for more updates on next week's concert. We will have afternoon rehearsal as usual on Nov. 13.
Blessings,
Mrs. Karen
Practice each of these exercises daily or at least five days of this week:
* Technique and Musicianship book p.4&5 lines A&B Slurs and Lip Slurs/Technique Builder
(Be sure to work on this excercise with the metronome- especially woodwinds and mallets)
* Scales
Percussion Technique and Musicianship book p.43 #1-4 stick control
-rudiments (F scale-flam taps, Bb-5 stroke roll, Eb-flam, Ab-7 stroke roll)
Winds and Mallets GMEA Middle School scale sheet
* Technique and Musicianship book p.20 #4-6 Articulation and Technique etude
* Work on pieces- Afterburn- all *be sure to practice fp *work with your metronome!!!
-Frozen
Flutes- m.51-62/m.77-80/m.89-98 for rhythmic accuracy/all
Clarinets- m.43-55/m.73-76/all
Alto Sax and Horn- m.114-end/all
All other instruments- work on finding and playing melody parts accurately
-Star Spangled Banner- all
-Somewhere Over the Rainbow- all
WORK ON ALL PIECES WITH A METRONOME, ESPECIALLY FROZEN AND AFTERBURN.
Please keep up the practicing on the concert pieces- we will be playing all four tunes. Also, time to get working on those Christmas Carols we passed out during rehearsal today. We will be rehearsing Nov. 20 at 1pm on those.
Please check your email this week for more updates on next week's concert. We will have afternoon rehearsal as usual on Nov. 13.
Blessings,
Mrs. Karen
Practice each of these exercises daily or at least five days of this week:
* Technique and Musicianship book p.4&5 lines A&B Slurs and Lip Slurs/Technique Builder
(Be sure to work on this excercise with the metronome- especially woodwinds and mallets)
* Scales
Percussion Technique and Musicianship book p.43 #1-4 stick control
-rudiments (F scale-flam taps, Bb-5 stroke roll, Eb-flam, Ab-7 stroke roll)
Winds and Mallets GMEA Middle School scale sheet
* Technique and Musicianship book p.20 #4-6 Articulation and Technique etude
* Work on pieces- Afterburn- all *be sure to practice fp *work with your metronome!!!
-Frozen
Flutes- m.51-62/m.77-80/m.89-98 for rhythmic accuracy/all
Clarinets- m.43-55/m.73-76/all
Alto Sax and Horn- m.114-end/all
All other instruments- work on finding and playing melody parts accurately
-Star Spangled Banner- all
-Somewhere Over the Rainbow- all
WORK ON ALL PIECES WITH A METRONOME, ESPECIALLY FROZEN AND AFTERBURN.
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