Today our Beginning Band worked on line 55 - Carnival of Venice. Check out this clip of a trumpet player performing "Carnival of Venice". What do you think?
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Monday, November 1, 2010
Beginning Band Mini-Concert
Our Beginning Band rocks! Enjoy these pictures from the recent Mini-Concert.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
UNDER CONSTRUCTION...
The 2010-2011 school year has gotten off to a great start! Stay tuned for new posts including pictures from our first two games and pep rallies.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
ATTENTION 5TH GRADERS!
Are you interested in joining the HTMS Band next year as a 6th grader? Watch this video below to see what is in store for you as a member of the HTMS Band.
Monday, April 26, 2010
YouTube Clip of the Week
Beginning Band is almost done with Book 1! Currently we are working on Line 133 - Marche Slave. Check out this video of a band performing an arrangement of the real piece of music by Tchaikovsky. What do you think?
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Jazz Night
The HTMS Jazz Band performed at Hewitt Jazz Night on April 20th.
Enjoy this video of the HTMS Jazz Band. (Picture quality improves about halfway through...sound quality is great throughout).
Enjoy these pictures from the evening.
Monday, March 29, 2010
MPA Results
HTMS Concert Band
HTMS Symphonic Band
Congratulations to the HTMS Bands for a great outing at Alabama Music Performance Assessment! The Concert Band received one Superior Rating and two Excellent Ratings on stage, and a Superior Rating in sight reading. The Symphonic Band received three Superior Ratings on stage and a Superior Rating in sight reading. The Symphonic Band received all A's from all judges, which earned them the "Superior with Distinction" rating. They were one of only six middle school bands to receive this prestigious honor.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Pre-MPA Concert
Congratulations to the HTMS Concert Band and Symphonic Band on great performances on Thursday evening! Good luck Tuesday at the Alabama State Music Performance Assessment.
HTMS SYMPHONIC BAND
HTMS CONCERT BAND
HTMS SYMPHONIC BAND
Saturday, February 27, 2010
YouTube Clip of the Week
Check out this YouTube clip about how a tuba is made! Thanks Jacob for suggesting this video.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
YouTube Clip of the Week
This week our Beginning Band members are celebrating because we have made it to Line 100! Line 100 is titled, Arirang, which is a Korean Folk Song. This clip is of a famous band piece called Variations on a Korean Folk Song by John Barnes Chance. What do you think of this version?
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Charity Basketball Game
Thanks to the 7th and 8th graders who volunteered their time to perform at the Charity Basketball Game. This year's game raised over $5,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
YouTube Clip of the Week
Check out this YouTube clip that involves some string instrument playing a popular song.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
YouTube Clip of the Week
Check out this video of trumpets being made at the Yamaha factory. See all the details that go into the manufacturing of a trumpet. Do you see anything that is cool?
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Students Perform for Alabama Teachers
Recently, seven HTMS percussionists were chosen to perform in a clinic at the 2010 Alabama Music Educators Association Conference at the University of Alabama. The students are instructed by Brad Palmer and Sean Womack of DoubleStop Percussion (www.doublestoppercussion.com). The students performed various exercises that they use in class to develop percussion technique. Over 250 band directors from all over Alabama were in attendance at the clinic to learn these techniques. Thanks for representing HTMS!
District Honor Band
Congratulations to our students who performed with the District Honor Band on Saturday! Great job!
Monday, January 25, 2010
YouTube Clip of the Week
Check out trombonist Harry Watters of the US Army Brass Quintet and his rendition of "Flight of the Bumblebee." What do you think?
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Congratulations!
Congratulations to the following HTMS students who made the 2010 District IV Honor Band!
Lauren S. - Oboe
Nikki N. - Flute
Rebecca P. - Flute
John A. - Trumpet
Emma S. - French Horn
Jacob R. - Tuba
Sagar M. - Tuba
Jonathan A. - Percussion
Friday, January 15, 2010
Music Training Online
Need help reading music? Understanding key signatures? Learning how to build major scales? Try visiting www.musictheory.net. Under the "Lessons" drop-down menu, you will find topics such as "The Staff", "Note Duration", "Major Scales", "Key Signatures" and many more. These online lessons will help you understand more about music. There are also games you can play to help with your music knowledge under the "Trainers" drop-down menu. Check it out and leave a comment.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Scales Are Easy As (1) ONE, (2) TWO, (3) THREE!
A scale is a collection of 8 notes ascending and descending, in a particular order. Scales are spelled in alphabetical order using letters from the musical alphabet (A B C D E F G). Try this method for learning scales, and it should be much easier for you to remember all 12!
THINK "1"
G Scale has 1 sharp (F#) = G A B C D E F# G
G-flat Scale has 1 natural (F nat) = Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb
F Scale has 1 flat (Bb) = F G A Bb C D E F
THINK "2"
B-flat Scale has 2 flats (Bb and Eb) = Bb C D Eb F G A Bb
B Scale has 2 naturals (B and E) = B C# D# E F# G# A# B
D-flat Scale has 2 naturals (F and C) = Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db
D Scale has 2 sharps (F and C) = D E F# G A B C# D
THINK "3"
E-flat Scale has 3 flats (Bb, Eb, Ab) = Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb
E Scale has 3 naturals (B E and A) = E F# G# A B C# D# E
A-flat Scale has 3 naturals (F C and G) = Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab
A Scale has 3 sharps (F C and G) = A B C# D E F# G# A
Then the last scale to learn is the C Scale which is all natural =
C D E F G A B C
-from Teaching Music Through Performance in Beginning Band
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