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Real music!

This has been a great week after Spring Break and the students really came back energized to play! We are preparing for the Sandy Lake band contest next month and also for their first full band concert in May. Dates … Continue reading

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Spring Break!

Upcoming Events: April 18 & 20: After school practice 3:40-5:00 April 21: Sandy Lake Assignments: Students should be playing through Daily Drills at the beginning of practice sessions (10 minutes): Playing test on additional range chromatic new next week – chromatic 2nd octave Imperium: All … Continue reading

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Assignments: Students are expected to bring their instruments home everyday. Practice sessions should be a minimum of 30 minutes. Scales Trumpets – Concert F, G, Ab, Bb, C and Chromatic 3/4 Double Reeds – all 8 major scales and Chromatic … Continue reading

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The band party looms!

Can you believe we have already passed 100 days of school!? And we are half way to Spring Break!? Time flies when you are having fun. And we are having lots of fun in our classes. Many scales have been … Continue reading

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Almost February already?!?

Parents This month has flown by! I think it is because of how much fun we are having in class. Students have been working hard on scales, if you haven’t heard them play a scale for you, please ask your … Continue reading

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Scales and Tunes this week

Homework: Trumpet Star Wars, Iron Man, Darth Vader and Happy Birthday Scales — Chromatic, Concert Bb, Ab, F and G https://youtu.be/3u5lW99YygU   Oboe and Bassoon Star Wars, Iron Man, Darth Vader, Happy Birthday, Build a Snowman, Problem Scales — Chromatic, F, G, C … Continue reading

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