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)
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)
Jazz Band: students from all three grades
Be working on: "Doxy," "What a Wonderful World," "School Bus Blues"
LISTEN (click on link)
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)
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)
Support Documents:
2019 - 2020 contract
Solo & Ensemble
Supply List
TED Talks: Please take a few minutes to watch these important videos
Instrumental Music Activities Calendar
Date |
Event |
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Location |
Oct.. 11, 2019 |
All County applications due |
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to Mr. Hirsh |
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Nov. 7th, 2019 |
All County Orchestra Auditions |
T.B.A. |
West Middle |
Nov.14th, 2019 |
All County Band Auditions |
T.B.A. |
West Middle |
Nov.16th, 2019 |
All State Auditions - band and string |
T.B.A. |
T.B.A |
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Dec. 16th, 2019 |
Winter Instrumental Concert - Strings |
7:00 p.m. |
Manchester Valley H.S. |
Dec. 17th, 2019 |
Winter Instrumental Concert - Bands |
7:00 p.m. |
Manchester Valley H.S |
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Jan. 25th, 2020 |
All County Orchestra Concert |
11:00 a.m. |
T.B.A. |
Feb. 8th, 2020 |
All County Band Concert |
11:00 a.m. |
Century High School |
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Mar. 11th-12th, 2020 |
Band & Orchestra Performance
Assessments |
T.B.A. |
South Carroll H.S |
Mar.28th, 2020 |
County Solo & Ensemble Festival |
CANCELED |
CANCELED |
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May 9th, 2020 |
State Solo & Ensemble Festival - Strings
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CANCELED |
CANCELED |
May 16th, 2020 |
State Solo & Ensemble Festival - Band |
CANCELED |
CANCELED |
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May 18th, 2020 |
Spring Instrumental Concert - Strings |
7:00 p.m. |
Manchester Valley H.S. |
May 19th, 2020 |
Spring Instrumental Concert - Bands |
7:00 p.m. |
Manchester Valley H.S. |
May 29th, 2020 |
Hershey Park Assessments |
5:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. |
Hershey, PA |
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:
Rehearsals: |
Time: |
Location: |
January 14, 2020 |
7 – 8:30 PM |
T.B.A. |
January 21, 2020 |
7 – 8:30 PM |
T.B.A. |
January 23, 2020 |
7 – 9 PM |
T.B.A. |
January 24, 2020 |
9 AM – 3 PM (Field Trip info will follow) |
T.B.A. |
January 25, 2020 |
9 – 10:30 AM |
T.B.A. |
January 25, 2020 |
11 AM (Concert) |
T.B.A. |
All County Band rehearsal dates:
Rehearsals: |
Time: |
Location: |
January 29, 2020 |
7 – 8:30 PM |
Century High School |
February 4, 2020 |
7 – 8:30 PM |
Century High School |
February 6, 2020 |
7 – 9 PM |
Century High School |
February 7, 2020 |
9 AM – 3 PM (Field Trip info will follow) |
Century High School |
February 8, 2020 |
9 – 10:30 AM |
Century High School |
February 8, 2020 |
11 AM (Concert) |
Century High School |