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.  🙂

Ayre and Dance – Bruce Pearson

Theme from Jurassic Park – John Williams, arranged by Michael Sweeney

Madrigal for Band – Anne McGinty

Procession of the Champions – Brian Balmages

Quest of the Bold – Brian Appleby

A Song for Friends – Larry Daehn

Theme from Spiderman – Robert Harris & Paul Francis Webster – arranged by Paul Lavender

Spitfire Concert March – Michael Story

Star Wars – John Williams – arranged by Steve Denroche

William Tell Overture – Gioachino Rossini

Do you need to check which pitch you are playing on your band instrument?
Or if the note is being played in tune?

Check out TUNER NINJA (old).

** Tuner Ninja — works properly in CHROME browser **  be careful — there are pop-up ads
iOS devices — BandMate Chromatic Tuner app (free) may work better for you

Allow microphone access on your device.

FLUTE / BARITONE / TROMBONE

• click TUNER — start playing to check your pitch.

CLARINET / BASS CLARINET / TRUMPET

• click SETTINGS — under TRANSPOSITION, select Bb3 (notice your instrument is listed)
• click TUNER — start playing to check your pitch.

TENOR SAXOPHONE

• click SETTINGS — under TRANSPOSITION, select Bb2 (notice your instrument is listed)
• click TUNER — start playing to check your pitch.

ALTO SAXOPHONE

• click SETTINGS — under TRANSPOSITION, select Eb3 (notice your instrument is listed)
• click TUNER — start playing to check your pitch.

FRENCH HORN

• click SETTINGS — under TRANSPOSITION, select F3 (notice your instrument is listed)
• click TUNER — start playing to check your pitch.

Check out some neat music links!

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• • • • Some links may not open correctly (or at all) on a tablet or phone.  
      • If the link will not work on a regular computer either, please contact Ms. Lee so she can fix or remove the link.  

REMINDER – Some web pages have advertising and / or other links on the page.  

Please be careful where you click! 

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Come into the CHROME MUSIC LAB!  There are some awesome musical experiments to be discovered…	Theory review and exercises
Do you ever wish typing could be more exciting? What if your computer keyboard was actually a drum? Check out TYPEDRUMMER!	Practice your rhythm reading skills with *In GENERAL OPTIONS, you can change the time signature and number of measures *In NOTE OPTIONS, you can change the type of notes you will read
Want to try some cool mixes?  Check out INCREDIBOX ** This link takes you to a free web version, but it has ads.**    There are also links to paid apps.  Please be careful where you click!	Learn about music, composers, instruments and much more!
Want to compose and notate your own music?  Head over to NOTEFLIGHT* or MUSESCORE** PLEASE check with your family before using these links.   * To use NOTEFLIGHT, you must create a free online account. ** To use MUSESCORE, you must download software to your computer.	Practice your Rhythm Skills The Rhythm Trainer
Sheet music online *please note:  some of the music is free, some of it is not	Virtual instruments?  Composition?  Note reading?  Rhythm reading?  Other? Come and check out Dr. Musik’s webpage!