What an exciting month we've had! On November 1, the 5th and 6th grade bands had their morning concert. The fifth graders played several short melodies using the first 5 notes. Each instrument section played a melody by themselves in addition to playing with the full band. They've learned so much in such a short amount of time! The 6th grade band played two wonderful band arrangements, Dragonfire and Star Wars. The 5th graders loved hearing how great the 6th grade band sounded and were excited to continue their musical journey! On November 8, the 7th and 8th grade band played a big concert including band, orchestra, chorus, and two guitar ensembles! All of the students were sitting onstage for the entire concert and the program grouped the pieces by theme instead of ensembles, switching back and forth from one to another. The band played a cool jazz arrangement of the Beatles' Yesterday, a vigorous and exciting band piece called Imperio, and then ended the entire program with a rockin' arrangement of Santana's Evil Ways. The other ensembles even joined us for the end of the piece, making it a grand finale celebrating the collaboration of all 5 ensembles. The students and parents enjoyed having the opportunity to hear other ensembles that they may not have gotten to hear if we had had separate concerts. Since the concert, students have been improving their musicianship with the Essential Elements band method books and are getting ready to begin studying new repertoire! Next semester, the 7th and 8th grade bands will team up with the UL band for an evening bandapaloosa concert on Tuesday, April 24, and then the 5th and 6th graders will be showing off their progress at their morning concert on Wednesday, April 25. Mark your calendars if you haven't already!
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AuthorErin Moore, Middle and Upper Learning Band Archives
January 2018
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