Check out the following links to practice your reading skills in rhythm patterns!
Have fun 🙂

Random Rhythm Generator

4 Four Rhythm Generator

The Rhythm Randomizer

hello Band!

Here are recordings of the band arrangements we are playing.  Please listen so you know how your part fits with the rest of the band.  🙂

Appalachian Folk Dance – Robert W. Smith

Ayre and Dance – Bruce Pearson

Black Forest – Brian Appleby

Eagle Summit March – John O’Reilly and Mark Williams

Galactic Episode – John O’Reilly and Mark Williams

Ranting and Roaring – Canadian Folk Song – arranged by David Marlatt

A Shaker Hymn – arranged by John O’Reilly

Squonk Blues (Mythical Forest Creature) – Robert Buckley

Star Wars – John Williams – arranged by Steve Denroche

Wind Machines – Robert Buckley

VIDEO RESOURCE (from Essential Elements Online) for starting to play your new instrument.

A valuable resource from the band method book called Essential Elements can help you review the proper start-up techniques.

• PLEASE watch the video(s) / check the start-up diagrams for YOUR INSTRUMENT to be sure you are doing things correctly.  

You can revisit the links until they expire on October 31, 2024.

• To access the video folders right now, you need a password to access the files.
• The password will be provided during class.

Please watch the videos by October 11.

• There will be a short follow-up assignment in class during the following week.

FLUTE

CLARINET

SAXOPHONE – Alto & Tenor

*please note – notes for tenor are different from alto — but the other instructions are the same

TRUMPET

BARITONE

TROMBONE

You may need to watch parts of the video a few times to make sure you are doing things correctly!

Please remember to ask for help where needed.

Thanks,

Ms. Lee  🙂