Monday, December 24, 2012

Concert Band Period 4 Winter Concert

Copy and paste address for each recording into the address bar.  Good job everyone!

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14516835/New%20Moon%20Winter%20Concert%20CB4.mp3

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14516835/Passages%20by%20Mike%20Sweeney%20CB%204.mp3

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14516835/Shine%20Winter%20Concert%20CB%204.mp3

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14516835/The%20Thunderer%20Winter%20Concert%20CB4.mp3

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14516835/Who's%20that%20Masked%20Man.mp3


Saturday, December 22, 2012

Winter Concert Concert Band Period 2

Copy and paste address for each recording into the address bar.  Good job everyone!





http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14516835/Passages%20by%20Mike%20Sweeney%20Winter%20Concert%202012%20Concert%20Band%20Per%202.mp3

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14516835/Shine%20Winter%20Concert%202012%20CB%20Per%202.mp3


http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14516835/New%20Moon%20Winter%20Concert%202012%20CB%20Per2.mp3

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14516835/Who's%20That%20Masked%20Man%20Winter%20Concert%202012%20CB%20Per%202.mp3

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14516835/The%20Thunderer%20Winter%20Concert%202012%20CB%20P2.mp3


Concert Band Period 2



Currently have quite a problem trying to post the concert clips.


Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Brass & Jazz concert prep.

For this upcoming performance, December 18th @ 7:30pm, please work on the following charts for your respective groups.

Brass;(for concert and recording)
Greensleeves Fantasy
Invocation
Christmas in Brass
Joy to the World (twas the brass)
Sourwood
Alleluja
Exaltabo te, Domine
Earl of Oxford's march

Jazz;
Caravan
A Child is Born
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Deck the Halls with Bones and Saxes
Pick Up the Pieces

2012 Smithtown HS West Brass in the Community for Veterans Day







Thursday, October 11, 2012

Jazz Ensemble Students


We would like to invite your instrumental students to audition for the SCMEA 2013 All-County Instrumental Jazz Ensemble.

Audition date:  Monday, November 19, 2012, Commack High School
Audition registration deadline:  Monday, November 12, 2012.  

Mandatory rehearsal and performance dates:

Wednesday January 2, 2013 Rehearsal 6:30-9:30 PM, Commack High School
Wednesday January 9, 2013 Rehearsal 6:30-9:30 PM, Commack High School
Thursday January 17, 2013 Performance, 6:00 PM, Suffolk County PTA Principals Dinner
Wednesday January 30, 2013 Rehearsal 6:30-9:30 PM, Sayville High School
Saturday February 2, 2013 Performance 1:00 PM, SCMEA Jazz Day, Sayville High School
Tuesday March 5, 2013 Performance, SCMEA Day in Albany

All auditioning students must prepare a NYSSMA Level 6 Instrumental Jazz Solo (Consult the Manual).

Students will also be required to perform a level 6 jazz improvisation. CD Players WILL be provided!

Sight-reading (NYSSMA Level 6 Jazz)  will be required.

Audition times will be posted on the Instrumental Jazz Site on or about Tuesday, November 13, 2012.

Directions to Commack High School:
Commack High School
1 Scholar Lane
Commack, NY 11725

L.I.E. EASTBOUND TO EXIT 52, WESTBOUND TO EXIT 53.  NORTH ON COMMACK RD WHICH BECOMES TOWNLINE RD AFTER CROSSING JERICHO TPKE, THE SCHOOL IS ON THE CORNER OF TOWNLINE RD  AND SCHOLAR LA. FROM NORTHERN STATE PKWY - EXIT 43, TURN LEFT ONTO VANDERBILT PKWY AND LEFT ONTO COMMACK RD. THEN AS ABOVE.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Concert Band Lesson Matrix

MON TUE WED THU FRI
Weekly Periods   ===>===>===>
Date 3 5 7 8 9 3 5 7 8 9 3 5 7 8 9 3 5 7 8 9 3 5 7 8 9
8-Oct A B X C X E F X D X G H X I X J K X L X M N X O X
15-Oct X A B X C X E F X D X G H X I X J K X L X M N X O
22-Oct C X A B X D X E F X I X G H X L X J K X O X M N X
29-Oct X C X A B X D X E F X I X G H X L X J K X O X M N
5-Nov B X C X A F X D X E H X I X G K X L X J N X O X M
12-Nov A B X C X E F X D X G H X I X J K X L X M N X O X
19-Nov X A B X C X E F X D X G H X I X J K X L X M N X O
26-Nov C X A B X D X E F X I X G H X L X J K X O X M N X
3-Dec X C X A B X D X E F X I X G H X L X J K X O X M N
10-Dec B X C X A F X D X E H X I X G K X L X J N X O X M
17-Dec A B X C X E F X D X G H X I X J K X L X M N X O X
31-Dec X A B X C X E F X D X G H X I X J K X L X M N X O
7-Dec C X A B X D X E F X I X G H X L X J K X O X M N X
14-Dec X C X A B X D X E F X I X G H X L X J K X O X M N
21-Dec B X C X A F X D X E H X I X G K X L X J N X O X M
Group "M" are Make Up classes for testing conflicts.
2nd PERIOD Concert band Rehearsal CLASS-Everyday
4TH  PERIOD Concert band Rehearsal CLASS-Everyday
*** EXTRA HELP  MAY BE MAY BE SCHEDULED BY APPOINTMENT
**CONCERT BAND LESSONS THAT FALL ON A HOLIDAY WILL BE RESCHEDULED ON THE CLOSEST LESSON DAY ON THE SAME PERIOD