5th grade students
Practicing- Contine to work through your Traditions of Excellence Book 1 at your own pace. Practice with the IPS accompaniment in the back of your book. Please follow the instructions on the back page of your book. I have also included the link here for first time users.
https://kjos.com/ips
KJOS Interactive practice studio
Practice Starsplitter Fanfare. Please practice the whole song and work on 8th note rhythms.
Listen to Starsplitter Fanfare and play or finger along when ready.
https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=10070374
https://www.jwpepper.com/Starsplitter-Fanfare/10070374.item#/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxEBFgXjjWg
FLUTE ONLY version of Starsplitter Fanfare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCMyKWaM1l8
CLARINET ONLY version of Starsplitter Fanfare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA0Zq9swu9w
ALTO SAXOPHONE ONLY version of Starsplitter Fanfare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkHcF1uu6Q8
TRUMPET ONLY version of Starsplitter Fanfare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK6ht5-bpnA
EUPHONIUM/BARITONE/TROMBONE ONLY version of Starsplitter Fanfare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ8fd5HBKNg
6th grade students
Practicing- Contine to work through your Traditions of Excellence Book 1 at your own pace. Please, continue to practice your concert Bb Major Scale Practice with the IPS accompaniment in the back of your book. Please follow the instructions on the back page of your book. I have also included the link here for first time users.
Kjos Interactive Practice Studio
Practice music for the Spring Concert including Dorian Chant and Herding Cats.
Listen and finger along and play along with this recording of Dorian Chant.
Dorian Chant on JW Pepper
Another recording of Dorian Chant
Dorian Chant by Bill Calhoun
Listen and finger along and play along with this recording of Herding Cats.
JW Pepper Herding Cats
Herding Cats Media Player version
7th/8th grade students
Practicing- Contine to work through your Traditions of Excellence Book 2 at your own pace. Please, continue to practice with IPS accompaniment in the back of your book. Please follow the instructions on the back page of your book. I have also included the link here for first time users.
KJOS Interactice Practice Studio
Practice music for the Spring Concert including Chips and Salsa, The Tempest, and Sandpaper Symphony. Listen, finger along, and play along with this recording of Chips and Salsa
JW Pepper Chips and Salsa.
Media Player Chips and Salsa
Chips and Salsa by Ed Keifer
The Tempest
JW Pepper The Tempest,
Media Player The Tempest Another recording of The Tempest
The Tempest by Robert W. Smith
CLARINET ONLY version of The Tempest
The Tempest Clarinet
Sandpaper Symphony- Listen, finger along, and play along with this recording.
JW Pepper Sandpaper Symphony Media Player Sandpaper Symphony
All BAND STUDENTS
Cleaning Instruments
Deep cleaning your instrument is important at this time. Please follow the instructions in your book for cleaning your instruments. I am also including the links to several reputable instrument cleaning videos. Cleaning your instruments varies instrument to instrument. While brass instruments (trumpet, trombone, euphonium) can be bathed NEVER bathe your woodwind instrument (flutes, clarinets, saxophones).
Giving Your Trombone a Bath
Cleaning Your Euphonium
How to Clean a Brass Instrument with Balloons
How to Clean Woodwind Instrument (flute, clarinet, sax)
Interactive Practice Studio
Our band books, Traditions of Excellence 1 and Traditions of Excellence 2 have an interactive practice studio included with them. This costs you no extra money and allows you to practice at home with a band accompaniment. This accompaniment may be sped up or slowed down. You can play with the acommpaniment only or have the student part and accompniment part play. It is incredibly easy and fast to use. Also included is a free metronome to practice with, a way to record yourself play, fun facts about many pieces, and video recorded lessons and cleaning demonstrations. The instructions for use of the interactive practice studio are included on the back page of your book along with your unique 16-digit user code. The interactive practice studio can be downloaded on a mobile device or used on a laptop, desktop, or tablet. I am including the link with instructions on how to download.
First Time Interactive Practice Studio Users
Charms Office
This allows me to communicate with parents and students. Also, it allows students to upload playing tests and practice logs. If you are unable to log into charms contact Mrs. Melendez immediately for your log in information. jmelendez@stpeterjc.org
March Mania
Each year “The President’s Own” hosts “Sousa’s March Mania,” a competition in which students and fans around the globe rally behind their favorite marches as they advance through a series of match-ups and onto the championship game! Each day two marches compete head-to-head, while votes for the favorite march determines which one advances to the next round. The 2020 edition of March Mania will be a dogfight like no other! Which marches will make it through the Sousa’s Sixteen, Enlisted Eight, and Fidelis Four to the final round? That’s for you to decide. March Mania
Please listen to the daily marches and vote on your favorite. Fill out a bracket and compete with other students around the globe. All grade levels are asked to listen to these marches on at least TUESDAY and THURSDAY to vote. Even better if you are listening and voting daily. Good luck.
Practicing Tips for at home practice
