Brass and Jazz Ensembles

Great first performance Friday night!!  Thank you for delivering on short notice.  Many people complimented your performances including Assemblyman Kennedy. We are off to a super start!!!

See you @ rehearsal.

Concert Band Students

Please be advised and refer to the official lesson schedule which is posted outside the band room.

Thank you,
Mr. Cassera 

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Brass and Jazz Ensemble // Friday's performance

Brass and Jazz ensemble

will be performing @ the following function

ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND CHINESE AUCTION

At

Cleary School for the Deaf

301 Smithtown Blvd, Nesconset, NY 11767

All proceeds help fund the preservation and care of

WS Commerdinger, Jr. County Park

Edgewood Avenue, Nesconset, NY

Steve Levy, County 

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Friday, September 24, 2010

7:00 to 9:00 PM (doors open at 6PM)

$3 per person

www.CommerdingerPreservation.com

For More Information Call ~ 516-639-0001 

Giving Tribute to the History & Culture of our Land and its People

Brass and Jazz report @ 5pm

Dress in neat black

Bring music stand and music

We will be done @ 7pm -ish

non performers must pay admission fee of $3.00

Concert Band per 3 will have their First test the week of 9/20/10

The Concert Band students' first exam will determine their first test grade, seating placement and recommendation to the Suffolk County Music Educator's Association.  Students have attended an orientation lesson that reviewed the basics of good tone production, proper attacks and were assigned warm up exercises. Their grade will be based on the following;


Quality of performance on the warm up exercises including posture, preparatory breath, and support of sound.

Counting and playing with a metronome for Rhythm sheet Section 9

Playing with a metronome for Scale sheet #1 & #2, (yellow) Rhythmic tonguing sheet (pink), and Chromatic scale (Blue).

Slur exercises.

Performance on El Capitan, by John Philip Sousa, from measure 39 to 69 while playing all dynamics and articulations at the tempo marking of 124 = the quarter note.




Percussion: Rudiments: single and double stroke rolls, (opened and closed), 5 stroke roll, Flams, Single paradiddle and rhythmic sheet and section 9 sheet.  El Capitan measure 39 to the end at the tempo marking of 124 = the quarter note.

Test appointments are 10 minutes long and chosen by the student.  It is highly recommended that students choose their appointment during a lunch, study hall, or class they are strong in academically.  This appointment will count as their lesson for the week.  Students that neglect to sign up will not be able to make up the test and will receive an 'F' for this test.  Unfortunately, a few past students have made this a necessary parameter of the process and it must be stated.

Practice with focus and care.  I look forward to hearing everyone!