Concert Band meets during study hall on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 2:40 until 3:15.
Because students will no longer receive sectionals, sectionals will be taking place "as needed" during our scheduled rehearsal time.
Students will need to bring the following items to every rehearsal:
- instrument (marching instrument may be different from band instrument)
- all band music
- pen or pencil (colored works best)
- homework or book (on sectional days, students will be permitted to do homework or read a book. Cell phones and ipods are not permitted during rehearsal/sectional times.)
PLAYING TESTS
Please be patient with the process for playing tests for chair assignments this year. Since we no longer have group lessons, I will not be able to listen to the students individually. I will try different methods this year to see which method works best with the rehearsal time allowed.
Playing test type 1 (taped audition) - Students will perform a taped audition in my office during our scheduled band time. I will then listen to the taped audition to assign seating.
Playing test type 2 (sectional audition) - I will listen to the students perform individually during a sectional rehearsal, during our scheduled band time. Students may or may not receicve notification of a playing test. This method could be used as a "pop quiz".
PLAYING TESTS
Your playing tests will be evaluated on the following:
1. Tone
2. Rhythmic accuracy
3. Pitch accuracy (correct notes)
4. Phrasing (where you take breaths, etc.)
5. Articulation (tonguing, slurs, etc.)
6. Steadiness of tempo
7. Intonation










