Woodwind and Brass Ensembles offer a challenging and fun experience for the serious music student. There are also more opportunities for performance.
WOODWIND ENSEMBLE
Instructor-Deborah Scarazzo 2:00-2:55
This class is open to ALL woodwind players in Advanced and Elite Band. We will cover music for the full woodwind ensemble! That means more fun and more of a challenge! There will also be small groups such as trios and quartets. This will allow students to work on small ensemble music that would also be suitable for Solo & Ensemble competition! Woodwind Ensemble allows the student to focus more on intonation, and tone quality, along with the basic rhythms and sight reading skills. When students learn to play in tune and with a better tone quality not only do they sound better individually, but it improves the sound of the whole section, and the entire band! Music will be provided for this class.
Requirements:Students need to bring to class a black binder with page protectors (this may also be their band folder), folding music stand, pencil, tuner and metronome.
BRASS ENSEMBLE 2:00-2:55
Instructors- Elijah Stallings & Jonathan Davis
overseen by Deborah Scarazzo
This class is open to all Brasswind Musicians in the Advanced and Elite Bands. We will play full ensemble music, as well as duets and trios to teach how the different voices blend together. Brass Ensemble will allow for more intense delving into tone quality and melding, as well as intonation, sight reading, scales, and tone quality. Attending this class will help students to be better solo musicians, and as a result, be better musicians in large bands as well. Music will be provided.
Requirements: Your band folder with extra page protectors, your own music stand, a pencil, tuner and metronome.