Month: May 2016
June 9th cookout
June 9th, there will be a cookout at the school for the whole music department. All chorus and band members are expected to go. see you then.
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Tuesday lessons
Since I will be needed at the Francis Wyman Dress rehearsal tomorrow morning, Tuesday morning lessons have been moved to 12:00pm. This does not include the tenor saxes.
Amazing!!!
What an amazing concert. I’m so impressed with the maturity of the Concert Band. You/they worked so hard!!!
Spring Concert 5/19
MSMS Concert Band Spring Concert 2016
Thursday, May 19th: 7:00pm performance
Students arrive: 6:30pm, MSMS Cafeteria
Wear: Band T-shirt or plain bright blue t-shirt, dark bottom, dark shoes (if possible)
Bring: Instrument, music
We’ve order the Band t-shirts. They should arrive in the mail soon, definitely before the concert.
Don’t forget to practice
May 19th Concert: 7:00pm
Program:
- Pictures at an Exhibition
- The Lost Kingdom
- The Year of the Dragon
Looking for Birthday presents?
Haven’t upgraded to a Middle or High School mouthpiece? Now’s the time.
As a student matures, their sound improves and they start to need better equipment. A great start is a mouthpiece. Here is a suggested list:
Burlington Public Schools – Suggested Mouthpieces by Level
Woodwinds
Clarinet – Beginner/Intermediate: Dolce
Advanced: VanDoren 5 RV Lyre Mouthpiece (not the B45)
Bass Clarinet – Beginner/Intermediate: Dolce
Advanced: Consult Private Teacher
Alto Sax – Beginner/Intermediate: Dolce (Medium Chamber) or Selmer C*
Advanced: Caravan
Tenor Sax – Beginner/Intermediate: Dolce or Selmer C*
Advanced: Caravan or Rascher
Bari Sax – Beginner/Intermediate: Dolce or Selmer C*
Advanced: Caravan
Single Reeds: Beginner – VanDoren 2.5, Intermediate – VanDoren 3, Advanced – VanDoren 3.5/4
***For Dolce and Caravan Mouthpieces, please support our local music stores by contacting them first! If they do not have those mouthpieces in stock, please check http://www.dolcemp.com/ andhttps://caravanmouthpieces.com/.***
Brass
Trumpet – Beginner (Elementary): Bach 7C
Intermediate (Middle School): Bach 5C
Advanced (High School): Bach 3C, 1.5C
French Horn – Beginner/Intermediate: Schilke 27 or Holton-Farkas
Advanced: Schilke 29/30
Trombone/Euphonium – Beginner (Elementary): Bach 12C
Intermediate (Middle School): Bach 6.5 AL
Advanced: Bach 5G or Schilke 51(D)
Tuba – Beginner/Intermediate: Conn Helleberg
Advanced: Consult Private Teacher
Amazing Band Recording
Listen to Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor. Mallory Thompson is the guest conductor. I took a conducting course with her for 2 weeks in Cincinnati, OH.
