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Quinnebaug Valley Middle School Music Festival
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All students in grades 5 & 6 are members of their respective grade level chorus. We have two evening concerts this year that we expect every child to attend. The 5th & 6th grade Concert Bands also participate at these evening performances. The Winter Concert is scheduled for Tuesday evening, December 13th at 6:30 p.m. The students are encouraged to wear appropriate concert attire consisting of black dress slacks, or skirts and a white dress shirt or blouse. No sneakers or jeans please
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Students in grades 7 & 8 can elect to participate in the choral and band programs. We perform two evening concerts per year and also schedule performances for each group during the school day over the course of the year as possible. Students who choose to participate in the program are expected to attend all performances of their respective groups.
The Winter Concert is scheduled for Tuesday evening, December 13th at 7:45 p.m. and will feature the Concert Band, Chorus and Middle School Jazz Band.
The students are encouraged to wear appropriate concert attire consisting of black dress slacks or skirt and a white dress shirt or blouse. No sneakers or jeans please
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Band Instrument Information
As you may know,
There are many different ways that students can get hold of an instrument to use for band. They can get borrow one from a family member, friend, or neighbor, buy one on Ebay or through local music stores or rent one. Each of these options has some advantages and disadvantages. For families that are faced with this question for the first time I usually recommend that they consider renting an instrument to begin with for a number of reasons:
#1 – You know that you are getting an instrument in good playing condition that is ready to go on the day your student receives it.
#2 – Any repair work that needs to be done on the instrument due to damage will be taken care of by the store.
#3 – Students may want to switch instruments after a trial period and can do so without the financial burden of trying to sell a used instrument.
#4 – The initial financial outlay is always less than buying an instrument outright.
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Instrument supplies are always available through Gerry's
Music. A sales representative from the store visits the school each
Wednesday. A call to the store can have your purchase delivered C.O.D.
to Mr. Beckwith.
Call 1-800-724-7402 or visit www.gerrys-music.com |
| Homework information: October 12- 22
Band Assignments: The Fifth Grade Band students are working on pages 7 - 10 in our Lesson Book. The Sixth Grade Band should concentrate on the middle section of First Concert Overture and be sure to learn any "accidentals" in Ding Dong Merrily on High. 7th & 8th Grade Band will be working on Panther in the Sky, especially the section with changing time signatures. Please be sure to learn and mark all accidentals in the "Christmas Time is here" section of A Charlie Brown Christmas.
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The eighth grade class will be studying music from several areas of Western Europe during the first trimester this year. We will be using several resources, including an interactive DVD set entitled Classical Destinations. (Information about this resource can be viewed at http://www.cdeducational.co.uk/index.html ) We will focus our attention later in the year on Jazz. This most American of all the musical art forms helps students appreciate the contribution that America has made to the musical world. We will use materials produced by PBS and film maker Ken Burns. Information and online resources can be found here: http://www.pbs.org/jazz/
More information about Music History, click here:
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Quinnebaug Valley Middle School Music Festival
National Standards for Music Education. For more information about the National Standards, click the link - National Standards
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