Homework/Practice Assignments 

Good playing consists of AT LEAST 50% listening.

The students should listen to the reference recordings below MANY times, with and without their music in front of them

Scroll down to find your group and clink on the links to listen

6th grade Strings:

Be working on "Gaelic Castle," and "Sneaking Suspicion"

Focus on feeling the pulse, correct rhythms, and correct bowing / pizzaccato 

LISTEN (click on link)

Gaelic Castle

Sneaking Suspicion

7th & 8th Orchestra: All 7th and 8th grade string players

Be working on all of the above 6th grade pieces and "King William's March,"  "Spartacus"  and  "Shenandoah"

Focus on feeling the pulse, correct rhythms, and correct bowing  

LISTEN (click on link) 

Spartacus

Shenandoah

King William's March

Jazz Band:  students from all three grades

Be working on: "Doxy,"    "What a Wonderful World,"      "School Bus Blues"

LISTEN (click on link) 

Doxy

What a Wonderful World

No Clams, Just Oysters

Concert Band: All 6th grade woodwind, percussion and brass students; 
                         some 7th grade woodwind, percussion and brass students

Be working on: "The Gates of Orion,"    "In the Hall of the Mountain King,"      "School Bus Blues"

LISTEN (click on link) 

Gates of Orion

In the Hall of the Mountain King

School Bus Blues

Symphonic Band: All 8th grade woodwind, percussion and brass students;
                               some 7th grade woodwind, percussion and brass students

Be working on: "Moscow 1941,"     "As Twilight Falls,"     "His Honor"

LISTEN (click on link) 

Moscow, 1941

As Twilight Falls

His Honor

Support Documents:

2019 - 2020 contract

Solo & Ensemble

Supply List

TED Talks: Please take a few minutes to watch these important videos

How playing an instrument benefits your brain

How to practice effectively....for just about anything!

 Instrumental Music Activities Calendar 

All County Band and Orchestra

General Information

Click here for complete All-County Audition Requirements & Procedures 

All instruments are required to learn scales. 
These should be easy points to earn because you KNOW they're coming

You won't be asked to play all of them, but you won't know which they will want to hear
until the night of the audition, so you should learn all that are listed.

2019 - 20 All County BAND & ORCHESTRA Audition Music 

(THE STRING AUDITION MUSIC IS DIFFERENT FOR 
COUNTY THAN FOR STATE STRING AUDITIONS)

All County Orchestra rehearsal dates:

All County Band rehearsal dates: