great job at the District Concert Assessment..
All District kids did a super job.
Congratulations to the following for making All County Jr. Band:
Noah E
Raven K
Hannah G
Abigail D
Congratulations to the following for making All District JR Band:
Noel M
Ravin K
Kaitlyn R
Sarah H
Noah E
Abigail D
Emily C
Jesse R
Second Semester Band Practice and Performance Schedule
Thursday, Jan 6 All County Band Auditions Patrick Henry H.S.
Friday, Jan 14 All County Band John S Battle H.S.
Saturday, Jan 15 All County Band John S Battle H.S.
Tuesday, Feb 1 Middle School Band Practice after school until 4:30
Friday, Feb 4 All District Band Bristol Holiday Inn
Saturday, Feb 5 All District Band Bristol Holiday Inn
Tuesday, Feb 8 Middle School Band Practice 6:00 until 8:00
Tuesday, Feb 15 Middle School Band Practice after school until 4:30
Tuesday, Feb 22 Middle School Band Practice 6:00 until 8:00
Sunday, Feb 27 H.S. & M.S. Concert HHS 3:00
Tuesday, March 1 Middle School Band Practice after school until4:30
Tuesday, March 8 Middle School Band Practice 6:00 until 8:00
Tuesday, March 15 Middle School Band Practice after school until 4:30
Wednesday, March 16 District Concert Festival TBA
Thursday, March 17 District Concert Festival TBA
Tuesday, March 22 HHS Band Booster Meeting 7:00
Tuesday, May 3 Solo & Ensemble Festival HHS 4:00 until 8:30
Monday, May 9 High School Band Practice 6:00 until 8:00
Tuesday, May 10 HHS Band Booster Meeting 7:00
Damascus Middle School Spring Concert TBA
Thursday, May 12 High School Band Practice after school until 5:00
Monday, May, 16 High School Band Practice 6:00 until 8:00
Thursday, May 19 High School Band Practice after school until 5:00
Monday, May 23 High School Band Practice 6:00 until 8:00
Thursday, May 26 High School Band Practice after school until 5:00
HHS Graduation TBA
Monday, June 6 High School Band Practice 6:00 until 8:00
Monday, June 20 High School Band Practice 6:00 until 8:00
Thursday, July 7 High School Band Practice 6:00 until 8:00
HHS Pre Band Camp July 11 – 15 10:00 until 4:00
Tuesday, July 12 HHS Band Booster Meeting 7:00
HHS Band Camp July 17 -22 UVA Wise
Monday, June 25 High School Band Practice 6:00 until 8:00
Thursday, July 28 High School Band Practice 6:00 until 8:00
• If we have a snow day on a scheduled rehearsal that rehearsal will be cancelled.
• If we dismiss early for weather then we will cancel any after school or night practices.
• Eighth grade band students should be considered part of the High School Band beginning on May 9th.
• Students should listen carefully for announced schedule changes. Every attempt will be made to post schedule changes on our Quia page and the Facebook HHS Band Booster page.
7th and 8th Grade Band Class Information:
Students will need a pencil for class.. It is suggested that you keep one in your instrument case and one in your folder. Music Folders will be provided. Students will need to purchase a book. Book information will be given to the student on the first day and mailed to the student's home. Our Class will meet every day. Be prepared for class, with all materials that are needed. Grades will reflect a student that does not have needed materials for class. Practice sheets will be checked on Fridays. 100 minutes of practice per week is recommended. Practice time should be logged in the student books and signed by a parent or guardian. There will be weekly quiz grades for playing or written work. Student seating will be determined by classroom performance.
Students will be responsible for participation in All County Band Auditions, All District Band Auditions, a Winter Concert, Our Pre Festival Concert, District Concert Festival, Spring Concert, and Solo and Ensemble. Dates for these events can be found on this site.
Students and parents should know that scheduled practices and Performances are important. Students should make every effort to attend, but should something be missed students can maintain good grades by doing make up work. Please communicate with your teacher when conflicts arise.
Virginia State Instrumental Music SOLs
Instrumental Music: Intermediate Level
Developing basic musicianship skills continues to be a priority at the Intermediate Level. Students will begin to use more articulations and bowings, perform scales and music in more difficult key signatures, demonstrate shifting and vibrato, and perform music at an intermediate level of difficulty (VBODA Solo Repertoire, Level 2-4). Ensemble skills will become more developed as students participate in band and orchestral settings. Students will describe concepts common to music and other disciplines, and will be involved in discussing various cultures, styles, composers, and historical periods.
Performance and Production
II.1 The student will demonstrate proper posture, embouchure, hand position, and playing position.
II.2 The student will produce tones that are clear, free of tension, sustained, and unwavering in pitch.
II.3 The student will adjust intonation and match pitches.
II.4 The student will incorporate tempo changes and a variety of rhythms and meters in materials being studied.
II.5 The student will demonstrate a variety of articulations or bowings.
1. Play staccato, legato tongue, accent, marcato, and tenuto on wind instruments.
2. Play staccato, brush stroke, hooked bowings, martelé, marcato, tremolo, and multiple-note slurs on stringed instruments.
II.6 The student will perform major scales, ascending and descending, in eighth notes (M.M. quarter note = 72).
1. Play D, G, C, F, B-flat, E-flat, A-flat, and D-flat one-octave scales on wind and mallet instruments.
2. Play C, G, D, A, B-flat, and A-flat two-octave scales on violin.
3. Play C, G, D, E, F, and E-flat two-octave scales on viola or cello.
4. Play C, G, D, A, E, F, B-flat, and A-flat one-octave scales on string bass.
II.7 The percussion student will perform multiple bounce roll, five stroke roll, nine stroke roll, flam, single paradiddle, drag, drag paradiddle, flam accent, flam tap, flamacue, single drag tap, double drag tap, and lesson 25 from the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) International Drum Rudiments, open-close-open.
II.8 The wind/mallet student will perform a chromatic scale, ascending and descending, in eighth notes (M.M. quarter note = 72).
II.9 The student will use dynamic contrast and technical skills as means of expression.
1. Use vibrato, alternate fingerings, trills, and grace notes when performing on wind instruments.
2. Use multiple mallets technique on two timpani, and techniques on auxiliary instruments when performing on percussion instruments.
3. Use shifting (violin or viola—up to third position; cello or bass—up to fourth position), alternate fingerings, and vibrato when performing on stringed instruments.
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Music Standards of Learning
II.10 The student will demonstrate musical phrasing through the use of dynamics, tempo, and melodic contour.
II.11 The student will demonstrate ensemble skills.
1. Blend instrumental timbres.
2. Match dynamic levels, style, and intonation.
3. Respond to conducting gestures.
II.12 The student will sight-read music of varying styles and levels of difficulty, in accordance with VBODA Level 2-4.
II.13 The student will sing a part while other students sing or play contrasting parts.
II.14 The student will perform music from a variety of cultures, styles, and historical periods.
II.15 The student will identify and repair minor problems of the instrument being studied.
II.16 The student will demonstrate increased learning through a variety of music activities.
1. Maintain attendance with required materials.
2. Demonstrate completion of assignments and/or practice.
3. Participate in concerts, performances, cross disciplinary activities, and co-curricular activities.
4. Demonstrate concert etiquette as a performer and listener.
Cultural Context and Music Theory
II.17 The student will embellish four to eight measures of a folk song by creating rhythmic and melodic variations.
II.18 The student will compose an eight-measure melody, using available technology, within teacher-specified parameters.
II.19 The student will read and notate music.
1. Use a syllable, number, or letter system to read and write simple melodies in the appropriate clef, individually and in large ensembles.
2. Use a syllable, number, or letter system to read and write rhythmic patterns that include whole, half, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes, rests, and dotted notes, and triplets in simple and compound meters.
3. Identify, define, and demonstrate standard notation symbols for pitch, rhythm, dynamics, tempo, articulation, and expression.
II.20 The student will identify career and avocational options in music.
II.21 The student will identify and analyze cultures, styles, composers, and historical periods from materials being studied.
Judgment and Criticism
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Aesthetics
II.23 The student will describe concepts common to music, the other fine arts, and other disciplines.
II.24 The student will demonstrate concert etiquette as an active listener.
II.25 The student will discuss musical performance and its value to the community.
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