NO MUSIC ZOOMS OVER SPRING BREAK (April 4-12)  We'll resume the following week.  ENJOY YOUR BREAK!

Music Class on Zoom!  https://zoom.us/j/4670525150

• Beginning Band:  Monday and Wednesday 3:00-3:20 
• Intermedate Band:  Monday and Wednesday 3:30-3:50
• NEW Choir:  Tuesdays at 1:00-1:20 starting April 7th, No solos required!
• EHS  Drummer audition help (snare rudiments) Monday April 6th at 4:00-4:20.

Advanced Band!  I miss you!  Check out Mrs. Cheever's new flipgrid!  https://flipgrid.com/ac21445c and submit your first "How YOU doin' " Video.

Choir!  I miss you!  Check out Mrs. Cheever's new flipgrid!  https://flipgrid.com/0af5f7f2 and submit your first "How YOU doin' " Video.

Jokes of the Day from Alexa:  

Q: Why did the teacher write on the window?
A: Because she wanted the lesson to be very clear!😂😂 (It's funny 'cause it's true!  See below pic)

Song of the Day:

Muppet Danny Boy!  Dedicated to Ailsa and Lainey:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCbuRA_D3KU

Old Songs of the Day: 

Meme Songs:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YefOHjkC3Bk&feature=youtu.be , epic tuba (sousaphone) duet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCyIEKT3NgI   The Cheever girls sing "Pink Fluffy Unicorns dancing on Rainbows".   , The Cheever girls sing the Parrotfish song,   Metallic Potato! ,   Let's Go Band (wash your hands!)    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTeUdJky9rY  , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgWxhjfw2bg, PPAP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-tQdZYrtg0 ,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIHFk-oPQrE , CABIN FEVER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsezrzS27UY&t=80s (start at 38 seconds);  Endless slapping and clapping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltUiJt_fUyk&t=37s , Baby Shark  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttpTyG4jjX8&t=2s , Let It Go, this too shall pass EPIC video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w

Beginning Band:

• Practice songs 32-93 in the book Essential Elements for Band book 1. 
  • Free Accompaniment tracks here:  https://www.halleonard.com/ee2000Band.jsp . 
• Practice concert songs, either alone or with a recording:
  • Let's Go Band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbSA8ogLLoM
  • Popcorn Prelude https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJaIiQS1Myk
• You can use a practice log to record practicing if desired for extra credit.  Writing it down in any format works for me.  

 Intermediate Band:

• Practice songs 50-110 and scales (#157-179) in the book Essential Elements for Band book 2. 
  • Free Accompaniment tracks here: https://www.halleonard.com/EE2000Bk2AccompBWGroup.jsp?subsiteid=6
• Practice concert songs, either alone or with a recording:
  • Castles and Dragons- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTfgJZKADBs
  • Farandole - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUVvSUvwyYM
  • Raider's March- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sESIsB6kRo

Advanced Band:  

• Practice all known scales.
• Practice preferred songs in the book Essential Technique for Band.  
• Practice concert songs, either alone or with a recording:
  • Apparitions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNVlTrpI-JA
  • Queen Medley.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ImOE15RoB8
• WIND ENSEMBLE AUDITIONS:  Consider Auditioning for Everett High School Wind Ensemble
  • Play Chromatic Scale for the whole range of your instrument (as far as you can go).

  •  Go to: http://bandworld.org/WIBC/View.aspx?p=WIBC_Audition , choose Set B  

  • Record the above items (can use your cell phones video or audio, or download the free softeware Audacity here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJaIiQS1Myk) and email to MVinther@everettsd.org.  
• JAZZ BAND AUDITIONS:  Consider Auditioning for Everett High School Jazz Band
  • Chromatic Scale as far as you can on your instrument.
  • Record the melody and a solo to a Aebersold recording (recommended Horace Silver Aebersold book; but our Bb Blues Shuffle Time works too, Mrs. Cheever has an accompaniment CD you can use)
  • Record either:
    • A song from Jim Snidero's "Jazz Conception- Intermediate" Book 
    • OR record examples 1 and 2 from: http://wmea.org/Content/C117/2020/2020WMEAAll-StateInstrumentalJazzAuditionMaterials.pdf   
  • Drummers are asked to also demonstrate the Following 
    • 1. Several Tempos of swing, bossa, samba 
      2. Trade 4s soloing with themselves over a 12 bar blues form 
      3. Brush technique 
      4. Prepare any of the excerpts from Big Band Play Along vol. 3  
  • Record the songs listed above (using a cell phone video camera, audio recorder, or the awesome free program audacity) and email to Mrs. Vinther at seagulljazzbandauditions@gmail.com .  

 Choir:

• Warm Up by
  • singing a major scale in solfege.
  • Warmups from class
  • Do, Do Re Do, Do Re Mi Re Do, etc
• Sing our concert music either alone or with a recording:
  • Lady of the Harbor- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2QFg70gmMA
  • Pure Imagination - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysz_kXwjBas
  • Ladybird - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge0np9lcpwE
  • Old Dan Tucker- 

A WORD ABOUT CLEANING INSTRUMENTS: 

Please remember that most sanitizing products are not safe for the finishes of band instruments (Brass instruments are covered in a "plasticy" laquer that can be damaged by hot water and chemical sanitizers, products containing rubbing alcohol or similar can discolor woodwind mouthpieces and instrument bodies).  Standard mouthpiece cleaning methods are encouraged using cool or luke warm water on mouthpieces only.  Wetting or rubbing to clean the body of woodwind instruments is not recommended (damages pads and misaligns keys, leading to costly repairs).  Please wash your hands both before and after you play.