Shalom High School Band
Grades 9 - 12
Teacher:
Mrs. Jane Carlson
Method
Books:
Accent on Achievement Bk. 2 & 3, Essential
Technique and Band Arrangements
Grading and IMPORTANT DATES!!!
We
will meet two times per week, 49-minute sessions each. The High
School
Band students participate in the ACSI Band Festival in the spring -
this is a great opportunity to play in a large ensemble with students
from several other schools. Extra credit is given for participation.
Grading is based on practice/performance (practice cards are not
required but performance grades will be taken), attendance/preparedness for class, completion of technical studies (see below), concert attendance –
Thursday, December 13 at 7 PM, Tuesday, May 13 at 6:30 PM and Thursday June 5
(graduation) at 7 PM, and enthusiasm. Though the Middle School and High School bands
perform together, opportunities to play more advanced music will be
provided for those students who are interested in working on some
additional material. Interested students should talk to the director.
Technical Studies:
Tentative Playing Dates - October 23/25, December 18, March 18, May 15
Each student is required to play at least one of the
following from memory each marking period. A different item should be
prepared each marking period. These items can be found in Essential Technique as well as in numerous other books and online.
Major Scale (up and down, 1 to 2 octaves) - Concert Bb, Eb, F, Ab, C, G, D
Major Scale in 3rds (up and down, 1 octave) - Concert Bb, Eb, F, Ab, C, G, D
Major Scale Arpeggios (up and down, 1 to 2 octaves) - Concert Bb, Eb, F, Ab, C, G, D
Chromatic Scale ( up and down, 1 to 2 octaves)
Interval Technique - Essential Technique #69 and #138
Concert D Melodic Minor Scale (up and down, 1 to 2 octaves)
Music
Philosophy Statement: The Lord says to praise Him with music!
“Praise him with the blast of the trumpet; praise him with the lyre
and harp! Praise him with the tambourine and dancing; praise him with
stringed instruments and flutes! Praise him with the clash of
cymbals;” Psalm 150:3-5. Although many view band as simply an
instrumental music class, it is much more than that. It is the
development of skills and relationships that will last a life time.
It is also the establishment of some rather profound environmental
influences which help determine your success in all aspects of
education, not just music. Band students typically represent the top
of the academic scale in school. Music heightens the development of
the whole individual. It strengthens and develops your conceptual and
creative thinking process and lays the groundwork for the cultivation
of important character attributes, such as self-esteem,
self-discipline and self-expression.