Countdown to April 26 concert – 5 weeks
Playing Appointments for this week
Sign up on paper in class this week.
PA grades and feedback
- PA grades from last week are posted in veracross. If you made lower than an A-, you should do a 2nd try.
- Either make a recording or see me in person as soon as possible (if you wait, you will forget!)
PA 2 Recordings due soon – see details on syllabus
- MS and BB are due this Thursday, March 23 by 11:59pm.
- US and US Jazz are due next Thursday, March 30 by 11:59pm.
- Record with audacity (use headphones and play with the soundtrack)
- EXPORT as MP3 (do NOT save an audacity file and send that to me)
- Before submitting, LISTEN to make sure it is good quality. If not, do it over.
- Upload to CA musicfirst site.
- 6th grade families please read and email me with questions.
- Note that boys wear a long sleeve white dress shirt, tie, black dress pants, black dress shoes, and black socks.
Seniors
- Info due Friday, March 24 (click link to left)
- Group picture on Wed. March 29 at 9:35am (beginning of break). Details TBA.
Practice Strategies
Click link above
- Procedure for teaching yourself to count in your head and to figure out rhythms
- Using metronome
MANY parent volunteers needed for April 26 concert and student recognition
Click link above for details and to sign up. Put your name in the yellow highlighted column.
Rising 9th graders – important information about US Band and US Jazz
Click link above
US Trimester electives taught by Mr. Grush – open ALL UPPER SCHOOL students 2017-18
Click link above
Class Haiku pages (Powerschool, P Learning, whatever you want to call it) – check T3 Syllabus and T3 Portfolio changes.
Beginning Band (6th grade)
MS6 Band
MS7 Band
US Band
US Jazz
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Summer Camps Taught by Mr. Grush at CA for rising 7th-9th graders
Please consider attending or forwarding info to a friend. There is an early bird discount!
Music Producer – June 26-30 9am-4pm, July 31-Aug. 4 9am-4pm
record and edit your own audio tracks with professional equipment!
Nail the Audition – July 10-14 afternoon
Tips for preparing for the All-District Band/All-Region Jazz auditions
Make a Movie Soundtrack – July 10-14 morning
this is what we did or will do in class
Online Catalog (for camp descriptions)
Summer Programs Registration: casummer.org