It's Concert Time!!
We are looking forward to our upcoming concerts! Students are reminded that concert dress is band t-shirts, dark pants, dark shoes and dark socks. Parents are reminded there will be a silver collection at the concerts. Money from the silver collection goes towards scholarships, clinics, and treats for the students.
Tues. Dec. 1
Dress Rehearsal - Grant Road, Massey, McVeety, Perry, and RCS Grade 6's 9:30-10:30a.m. at Campbell
CONCERT - Grant Road, Massey, McVeety, Perry, and RCS Grade 6's and Junior Winds
- Students are asked to meet at Campbell at 6:30p.m. Concert begins at 7:00p.m.
Wed. Dec. 2
Dress Rehearsal - Grant Road, Massey, McVeety, Perry, and RCS Grade 7's 10:35-11:35a.m. at Campbell.
Dress Rehearsal - Grant Road, Massey, McVeety, and Perry Grade 8's 9:30-10:30a.m. at Campbell
CONCERT - Grant Road, Massey, McVeety, Perry and RCS Grade 7's and 8's meet at Campbell at 6:30p.m. Concert begins at 7:00p.m.
Thurs. Dec. 3
Dress Rehearsal - Jack Mackenzie, Wilfred Hunt, Wilfrid Walker Grade 6's - 9:30-10:30 at Campbell
Dress Rehearsal - Jack Mackenzie, Wilfred Hunt, Wilfrid Walker Grade 7's and 8's - 10:35-11:35 at Campbell
CONCERT - Jack Mackenzie, Wilfred Hunt, Wilfrid Hunt Walker Grade 6,7, and 8's. Students meet at Campbell at 6:30p.m. Concert begins at 7:00p.m.
Tues. Dec. 8
Dress Rehearsal - Hawrylak Grade 6 - 9:30-10:30a.m. at Campbell
Dress Rehearsal - Hawrylak Grade 7 and 8's 10:35-11:35 at Campbell
Concert - Hawrylak Grade 6, 7 and 8. Students meet at Campbell at 6:30p.m. Concert begins at 7:00p.m.
Please Note:
- There will be no jazz band until after the break.
- There will be no Junior Winds on Thurs. Dec. 3, we WILL have Junior Winds on Dec. 10 and Dec. 17.
- There will be no curiosity club on Mon. Nov. 30.
Friday 27 November 2015
Friday 20 November 2015
Concerts Quickly Approaching!
Reminders:
- T-shirts have arrived. We will begin handing these out during band classes. Families who have not already paid, may do so online. RCS families may send a cheque or cash.
Concert Dates and Times:
Dec. 1 - 7:00p.m. at Campbell - Massey, McVeety, RCS, Grant Road and Perry Grade 6 and Junior Winds
Dec. 2 -7:00p.m. at Campbell - Massey, McVeety, RCS, Grant Road and Perry Grade 7 and 8
Dec. 3 - 7:00p.m. at Campbell - Jack Mackenzie, Wilfred Hunt, Wilfrid Walker Grade 6,7, and 8
Dec. 8 - 7:00p.m. at Campbell - Hawrylak Grades 6,7, and 8
Congratulations!
Congratulations to all Junior Winds and Jazz Band Students on a wonderful concert. Thank you for sharing a very nice evening with us.
This Week...
All groups are working towards our final preparations for concerts. We are looking forward to performing for you. All students are asked to practice all of their concert pieces.
- T-shirts have arrived. We will begin handing these out during band classes. Families who have not already paid, may do so online. RCS families may send a cheque or cash.
Concert Dates and Times:
Dec. 1 - 7:00p.m. at Campbell - Massey, McVeety, RCS, Grant Road and Perry Grade 6 and Junior Winds
Dec. 2 -7:00p.m. at Campbell - Massey, McVeety, RCS, Grant Road and Perry Grade 7 and 8
Dec. 3 - 7:00p.m. at Campbell - Jack Mackenzie, Wilfred Hunt, Wilfrid Walker Grade 6,7, and 8
Dec. 8 - 7:00p.m. at Campbell - Hawrylak Grades 6,7, and 8
Congratulations!
Congratulations to all Junior Winds and Jazz Band Students on a wonderful concert. Thank you for sharing a very nice evening with us.
This Week...
All groups are working towards our final preparations for concerts. We are looking forward to performing for you. All students are asked to practice all of their concert pieces.
Friday 13 November 2015
Reminders:
-Band Room Concert - Thurs. Nov. 19 - 7:00p.m. for Junior Winds and Jazz Band. Students are asked to meet at 6:30p.m. Students are asked to bring one dozen treats to share after the concert. The concert will take place in the band room, everyone is welcome.
This Week In Grade 6 Band
(Massey, McVeety, RCS, Grant Road, Perry)
This week in Grade 6 band students played beginning to end of two pieces of sheet music. This is a major accomplishment. Students learned that once we figure out the musical "form" it becomes easier to put a piece of music together. They also learned that it takes a great deal of endurance to play a piece beginning to end. Grade 6's also agreed that they liked the sound of playing in harmony. This is tricky for many students as it means some people do not play the melody. Students agreed that playing the "rests" in many ways is more difficult. This requires everyone counting exactly the same.
Grade 6's also worked on their Concert Bb scale. Due to the range of this scale some instruments will need to jump down and play a low 7th and 8th note. Students are mostly working on Page 12 in their blue books. Students were asked to practice Jingle Bells and Star Search. They were told if they have already mastered this, to move on to the next line.
This Week in Grade 7 Band
(Massey, McVeety, RCS, Grant Road, and Perry)
This week in Grade 7 Band students are getting to the final stages of preparing for their Dec. 2 concert. Students are working on dynamics and articulations in all of their pieces. In Grade 7 we try to make sure students understand and can demonstrate the difference between accents, staccatos, slurs, tenuto, and a "normal" tongue. Each of our pieces have these articulations and we are working on identifying the differences.
All Grade 7's are asked to practice their sheet music. Grade 7's who have mastered their sheet music are encouraged to participate in the scale challenge. Students have learned Concert Bb, Concert Eb and are working on Concert F. Some students have now moved on to Concert Ab and Concert C scales. Our concert is quickly approaching. All Grade 7's need to make sure they are practicing.
This Week in Grade 8 Band
(Massey, McVeety, RCS, Grant Road, and Perry)
The Grade 8 Band is still working on As Winds Dance and Rippling Watercolors. Notes and rhythms should be learned so that we can focus on articulations and dynamics. When practicing, use a metronome or play with the recordings in order to keep a steady tempo and hear how your part fits in. In the next few weeks we need to focus on balance so that our pieces reflect the composers intent. We will also be getting a new piece at our next full band rehearsal on Wednesday that we will need to learn for our concert on December the 2nd.
-Band Room Concert - Thurs. Nov. 19 - 7:00p.m. for Junior Winds and Jazz Band. Students are asked to meet at 6:30p.m. Students are asked to bring one dozen treats to share after the concert. The concert will take place in the band room, everyone is welcome.
This Week In Grade 6 Band
(Massey, McVeety, RCS, Grant Road, Perry)
This week in Grade 6 band students played beginning to end of two pieces of sheet music. This is a major accomplishment. Students learned that once we figure out the musical "form" it becomes easier to put a piece of music together. They also learned that it takes a great deal of endurance to play a piece beginning to end. Grade 6's also agreed that they liked the sound of playing in harmony. This is tricky for many students as it means some people do not play the melody. Students agreed that playing the "rests" in many ways is more difficult. This requires everyone counting exactly the same.
Grade 6's also worked on their Concert Bb scale. Due to the range of this scale some instruments will need to jump down and play a low 7th and 8th note. Students are mostly working on Page 12 in their blue books. Students were asked to practice Jingle Bells and Star Search. They were told if they have already mastered this, to move on to the next line.
This Week in Grade 7 Band
(Massey, McVeety, RCS, Grant Road, and Perry)
This week in Grade 7 Band students are getting to the final stages of preparing for their Dec. 2 concert. Students are working on dynamics and articulations in all of their pieces. In Grade 7 we try to make sure students understand and can demonstrate the difference between accents, staccatos, slurs, tenuto, and a "normal" tongue. Each of our pieces have these articulations and we are working on identifying the differences.
All Grade 7's are asked to practice their sheet music. Grade 7's who have mastered their sheet music are encouraged to participate in the scale challenge. Students have learned Concert Bb, Concert Eb and are working on Concert F. Some students have now moved on to Concert Ab and Concert C scales. Our concert is quickly approaching. All Grade 7's need to make sure they are practicing.
This Week in Grade 8 Band
(Massey, McVeety, RCS, Grant Road, and Perry)
The Grade 8 Band is still working on As Winds Dance and Rippling Watercolors. Notes and rhythms should be learned so that we can focus on articulations and dynamics. When practicing, use a metronome or play with the recordings in order to keep a steady tempo and hear how your part fits in. In the next few weeks we need to focus on balance so that our pieces reflect the composers intent. We will also be getting a new piece at our next full band rehearsal on Wednesday that we will need to learn for our concert on December the 2nd.
Friday 6 November 2015
Short Weeks
Reminders:
-Junior Winds and Jazz Band - Band Room Concert Thurs. Nov. 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the band room at Campbell.
Please Note:
Monday Nov. 9 is Day 1
Tuesday Nov. 10 is Day 2
Wednesday Nov. 11 - no school and no jazz band
Thursday Nov. 12 - Day 3
Friday Nov. 13 - Day 4
In Grade 6 Band
(Massey, McVeety, Grant Road, Perry, and RCS)
This was an exciting week in Grade 6 Band, as it was the first time that we received sheet music. As we began working on our sheet music we explained that it is like a groups of our lines from our band book put together. The hard part is building the endurance in our face muscles to play it beginning to end. The other hard part is that we play in harmony instead of playing in unison. When we learn sheet music we learn it in sections. We worked on 33 - end of Let's Go Band, and worked on the common sections of Theme from Beethoven's Ninth. These included measures 1-13, 29-33, and 37-end.
The grade 6's also worked on our concert Bb scale. The Grade 6's have been writing some very interesting compositions. Grade 6's are encouraged to continue writing their own songs. This is not only helping our music reading development, but also creating opportunities for students to ask questions about new notes and experiment with they sounds they otherwise would not discover until later. Most of the Grade 6's were asked to practice 2.7 and 2. 10 (Jingle Bells). Students who already have practiced these were asked to move ahead in their book.
In Grade 7 Band
(Massey, McVeety, Grant Road, Perry, and RCS)
The Grade 7's have been given the scale challenge. Students have been working on their chromatic scale, Concert Bb, Concert Eb scales, and Concert F scales. This week we added Concert Ab scale. As we have been working on these scales we have also explained that there are different kinds of scales, depending on the pattern. Some students prefer to hear the scale first, some prefer to see it, and some prefer to just try it. We have attempted to explain these scales in all of these ways. Students are encouraged to look at page 50 and 51 in their orange book if they need reminding of the scale they were working on. Some students have gone the extra step and are learning some of these scales in two octaves. This is great as it will help to continue to develop the range.
We are in the process of handing out new music. Massey, McVeety and RCS students will be receiving a piece called Incantation and Ritual. Grant Road and Perry students will be receiving Tu Ungane. Massey, McVeety, and RCS students are asked to continue work on their scales. Grant Road students are asked to work on Night. Perry students are also asked to continue their work on their scales.
In Grade 8 Band
(Massey, McVeety, Grant Road, Perry)
This week we've begun to add Spania to our repertoire. Students should have the notes and rhythms figured out so that we can work on all the tempo changes. This piece also gives us a few great opportunities to work on our forte-piano's. We also continue to fine tune Rippling Watercolors. It keeps getting better and we need to focus on every minute detail for it to come together. Lastly, in As Winds Dance we are working on emphasizing our articulations. You can never do too much!
-Junior Winds and Jazz Band - Band Room Concert Thurs. Nov. 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the band room at Campbell.
Please Note:
Monday Nov. 9 is Day 1
Tuesday Nov. 10 is Day 2
Wednesday Nov. 11 - no school and no jazz band
Thursday Nov. 12 - Day 3
Friday Nov. 13 - Day 4
In Grade 6 Band
(Massey, McVeety, Grant Road, Perry, and RCS)
This was an exciting week in Grade 6 Band, as it was the first time that we received sheet music. As we began working on our sheet music we explained that it is like a groups of our lines from our band book put together. The hard part is building the endurance in our face muscles to play it beginning to end. The other hard part is that we play in harmony instead of playing in unison. When we learn sheet music we learn it in sections. We worked on 33 - end of Let's Go Band, and worked on the common sections of Theme from Beethoven's Ninth. These included measures 1-13, 29-33, and 37-end.
The grade 6's also worked on our concert Bb scale. The Grade 6's have been writing some very interesting compositions. Grade 6's are encouraged to continue writing their own songs. This is not only helping our music reading development, but also creating opportunities for students to ask questions about new notes and experiment with they sounds they otherwise would not discover until later. Most of the Grade 6's were asked to practice 2.7 and 2. 10 (Jingle Bells). Students who already have practiced these were asked to move ahead in their book.
In Grade 7 Band
(Massey, McVeety, Grant Road, Perry, and RCS)
The Grade 7's have been given the scale challenge. Students have been working on their chromatic scale, Concert Bb, Concert Eb scales, and Concert F scales. This week we added Concert Ab scale. As we have been working on these scales we have also explained that there are different kinds of scales, depending on the pattern. Some students prefer to hear the scale first, some prefer to see it, and some prefer to just try it. We have attempted to explain these scales in all of these ways. Students are encouraged to look at page 50 and 51 in their orange book if they need reminding of the scale they were working on. Some students have gone the extra step and are learning some of these scales in two octaves. This is great as it will help to continue to develop the range.
We are in the process of handing out new music. Massey, McVeety and RCS students will be receiving a piece called Incantation and Ritual. Grant Road and Perry students will be receiving Tu Ungane. Massey, McVeety, and RCS students are asked to continue work on their scales. Grant Road students are asked to work on Night. Perry students are also asked to continue their work on their scales.
In Grade 8 Band
(Massey, McVeety, Grant Road, Perry)
This week we've begun to add Spania to our repertoire. Students should have the notes and rhythms figured out so that we can work on all the tempo changes. This piece also gives us a few great opportunities to work on our forte-piano's. We also continue to fine tune Rippling Watercolors. It keeps getting better and we need to focus on every minute detail for it to come together. Lastly, in As Winds Dance we are working on emphasizing our articulations. You can never do too much!
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