Many thanks to the YHS Band families who braved the cold today for ice skating at Bear Mountain! It was so fun to have this opportunity to spend some social time together.
Daily Archives: January 31, 2021
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Will take place this week. Specific instructions will be reviewed in class and are attached FYI. Below are links that students can use to practice for the assessment:
Concert Band All of Me Practice Assignment: https://play.upbeatmusicapp.com/perform/record?id=04FCE290D4C61FEA
Wind Ensemble Don’t Get Around Much Anymore Practice Assignment: https://play.upbeatmusicapp.com/perform/video/1D22427C3EC87807
For their video assessment, students are again required to wear Concert Black (from the waist up). Or, in celebration of the Swing Era, students are also welcome to wear 1940’s styles. Suggestions are below. Let me know if you have any questions.
Gentlemen
Usual Concert Attire: Long sleeved button-down black shirt, (black shoes, black socks)
AND/OR Swing Additions: fedora hats, suspenders, solid color or pin striped shirts, colorful ties, jackets.
Ladies
Usual Concert Attire: Black top (appropriate neck-line, with sleeves), long black skirt or black pants.
AND/OR Swing Additions: Any color 1940’s style dress as long as it has an appropriate neckline, sleeves, and falls below the knee. Other ideas are: polka dots, pin-curls, a flower in their hair
Will be released after February break. Date TBA.
As part of our A-ccompany app subscription, students gain access to a video library called “Mentored by the Masters.” Featuring the awesome professional musicians we listen to daily via the app, these short videos discuss musicianship, tips on performing jazz, and instrument-specific pedagogy. There is a video library for improvisation, alto sax, bari sax, trumpet, trombone, electric bass, and drums. The document to access the library is available on Dashboard. Enjoy!
TBD due to the storm. Ms. Kluga will announce during class this week.
Our rehearsal this week will be Thursday 2/4 from 2-3pm in person, in the auditorium. For students who are more comfortable rehearsing from home, please join us via Zoom.
HOMEWORK due at this rehearsal: ALL of Sing, Sing Sing. Be able to play all the correct notes and rhythms at the actual tempo. Use A-ccompany to guide your practice. Attend your sectional.
Jazz Band students, please do your very best to arrive by 1:50. This week we couldn’t start rehearsing until 2:20 because we were missing so many people.