Concert Season is Here!

Concert season is here. We have made the transition into the real learning part of the year. The Winter Concert preparations have begun. Here is what we have in our folders:

Concert and Symphonic Band
Silent Night arr. by Swearingen
Jingle Bells arr. Jay Dawson
O'come All Ye Faithful arr. Swearingen

Symphonic Winds
Emmanuel Variants by Robert Foster
Greensleeves arr. by Alfred Reed
Sleeper Wake arr. by Phillip Sparke
Second Suite in F by Gustav Holst

It is certainly not just about concert preparation though. I do a lot of teaching too. In concert band, we are concentrating on counting and producing good sounds. In Symphonic Band, we are adding new skills and ideas with compound meter being the main topic lately. In Symphonic Winds, we are working on refining all of our skills with tuning and articulation at the top of the list. We have 61 students registered for region band auditions. That is much improved over last years numbers.

Now I have one more class to teach and then...a band free weekend! (Sort of, I seem to think about it a lot even when there are not events.)