[EE] 24 September 2019

Hello Elgin Encorsairs,

We’re off to an excellent start and thank you for your hard work and practice these past two weeks.  I’m re-sending the big email from week 1 to correct some mistakes and provide some updates!  Have a great start to your week!

Note: Food memo below and some SECTIONALS HAVE CHANGED.

Adrian

 

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Contents

  1. General
  2. Rehearsal
  3. Sectionals
  4. Practice
  5. Recordings

 

1.General

-You will need your instrument, a portable music stand, a pencil (!!), and an Essential Elements method book 2. St. John’s Music offers a special rental rate and purchase discount for ONHB members.

-Please remember that you MAY ONLY ENTER THE SCHOOL VIA THE MAIN ENTRANCE!

-Please bring indoor shoes to avoid making tracks throughout the school when there is rain/snow/everything in between.

-To learn more about Elgin Encores Intermediate Band, visit our website.

-You will find regular weekly updates and important dates under Band Notes.  There’s also a general calendar there.

 

Sunday 15 Dec Concert Bands concert at Brookfield HS

Friday 13 Dec Jazz concert at Brookfield HS

If you’d like to participate in break-time snacks (a good bonding opportunity; just bring a toothbrush!), please bring a once-per-session $2 to contribute so that we can organize purchases of goodies, both sweet and healthy.

 

  1. Rehearsal
THIS COMING WEEK (with the full band) THE WEEK AFTER (with the full band)
Night on Bald Mountain

76 Trombones

Star Trek (read-through and a bit)

Moana

Nessun Dorma

80s Gold

Fiddler on the Roof

Children’s March (from 93 for now)

Star Trek


  1. Sectionals

 

  1 –

17 Sept.

2 –

24 Sept

3 –

01 Oct

4 –

08 Oct

5 –

15 Oct

6 –

22 Oct

FL Angela

library

Angela Pierre

rm. 110

Angela Angela Angela
OB(EH) Angela Angela Adrian

music rm.

Angela Angela Angela
BSN Adrian

music rm.

Adrian Adrian Adrian

staff rm.

Adrian

music rm.

CL/BCL Angela Angela Angela Angela Angela Angela
ALTO Angela Angela Angela Zac

112

Zac

112

Angela
TENORS

who were absent

weeks 1-2

Zac

(114)!

Malcolm

115

Malcolm

115

Zac

112

TENORS

who were present

weeks 1-2

Zac

112

Zac

112

Adrian

music rm.

(large group mode)

OR

Zac

(114)!

(individual help/slower pace)

Adrian

music rm.

Adrian

staff rm.

Adrian

music rm.

TRP Malcolm

115

Malcolm

115

Adrian

music rm.

Adrian Adrian

staff rm.

Adrian

music rm.

HN/LB/BARI Adrian

staff rm.

Adrian

music rm.

Adrian

music rm.

Adrian

music rm.

Adrian staff rm. Adrian

music rm.

ELECTRIC BASS Adrian

staff rm.

Adrian

music rm.

Adrian

music rm.

Neil

staff rm.

Adrian staff rm. Adrian

music rm.

PERC Alec

music rm.

Adrian

music rm.

Adrian

music rm.

Adrian

music rm.

Alec

music rm.

Adrian

music rm.

 

  1. Practice
  FL/OB CLs ALTO TENOR/BSN TRP HN TRB/EUP BASS-all PERC
Moana 60-68

84-90

99-107 (FL)

5-9

18-21

60-68

99-107

135-end

5-9

18-21

36-62 (solo)

76-90

last 3

9-22

99-107

107-117

26-31

76-90

106-115

119-127

135-end

9-22

107-117

9-12 all

(priority)

Children’s March 9-21 (oboe)

93-101

93-101 top-21

93-101

top-21 (tenor)

21-53 (bsn)

61-69

93-101

93-101

141-149

61-69

93-101

61-69 (EUP)

93-101

141-149

21-53 (lo WW)

93-101

93-117
Night on Bald Mtn 52-60 36-44

52-60

52-60 36-44 (bsn)

52-60

52-60

68-coda

52-60 52-60

68-coda

36-44 (bcl)

52-60

52-60
Fiddler on the Roof 4-11

49-60

84-93

120-124

132-end

1-11

35-47

84-93

120-124

132-end

27-35

84-93

120-124

132-end

19-27 (ten)

84-93

11-19

27-40

84-93

84-93 19-27

84-93

84-93 158-end

Mallets-all

Nessun Dorma all all all all 4-10 (Eup)
Eighties Gold 7-15 7-15

39-47

14-23 14-23 14-23 14-23 14-23 beginning all
Star Trek 23-39

62-72

23-39

62-72

10-19

23-31

56-62

72-80

 

10-19

23-31

108-end (tenor)

10-19

56-62

62-72

108-end

top-19

56-62

72-80

 

10-19

108-end

23-31 (bari)
76 Trbs notes/leaps notes/leaps notes/leaps notes/leaps notes/leaps 53-end all

 

5 a) Recordings

WORK ONS

Selections from Moana, arranged by Jay Bocook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrzuf3hoVf0

 

Children’s March by Percy Aldridge Grainger, arranged by Douglas E. Wagner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwVf_Ln9i8Q

 

Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky, arranged by Mark Williams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnLPu_N98mY

 

Fiddler on the Roof; words by Sheldon Harnick; music by Jerry Bock; arranged by Calvin Custer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHrmlzaeZz4

 

Nessun Dorma from Turandot, arranged by Jay Bocook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xIVRE06uME

 

Eighties Gold, arranged by Michael Brown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pus_IsMUsZE

 

Star Trek: Through the Generations, arranged by Robert W. Smith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVwo2hjOOOw

 

EXTRAS (fun-offs)

Seventy Six Trombones by Meredith Willson, arranged by Philip J. Lang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBQWsBiM5YY

 

Secret Agent Sugar Plum by Peter I. Tchaikovsky; arranged by Scott Watson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpqrHkk9LE8

 

Elf Dance by Matt Conaway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSncskH89BY

 

b) Section Practice (Moana)

Where You Are (Tenors, Trombones, Euph)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB5i6kgkvCg

How Far I’ll Go (Alto Saxophone, Trumpets)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPAbx5kgCJo

You’re Welcome (Clarinets, Trombones)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79DijItQXMM

We Know the Way (Trumpets)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubZrAmRxy_M