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This is the last of the assignments, all of the distant learning work is due by Friday. I cannot accept anything after, no exceptions. Please reach out to your fellow band and orchestra members and let them know all of the work is due Friday.

Please watch this video of Aaron Copeland’s Billy the Kid suite. This is piece is very long and comprised of several smaller sections. The entire piece is very nice but feel free to jump around and find a part that you find interesting.

Hello, here are the assignments for the week. You can do either the playing portion of a response to the video.

6th Grade Band – The First 4 measures of Mr. Bach, on the exercise #2 sheet.

7th and 8th Grade Band – Triumphal March

6th Grade Orchestra – Canyon Sunset D-E

7th Grade Orchestra – Night Shift 23-30

8th Grade Orchestra – Capriol Suite B-C

Writhing Assignment

Hello, I apologize for posting this this so late in the week. Because it is already Wednesday I will not put a playing option up so everyone should do the writing.

Please watch the link below of Brahms’s Hungarian Dance. It is very short and really fun. Please do a short writing about how you feel about this piece, things you like, and what you find interesting.

Hello, Below is the weeks playing and writing assignment. Remember you can do either one of these, but do NOT need to do both. Please continue to reach out to your fellow classmates and make sure they are doing well. Let me know is you have any problems.

6th Grade band : Measures 4-8 of exercise #2. Watch the example video on 16th notes and listen to the recording on the music page.

7th & 8th grade band: Exercise #6. Listen to the recording

6th Grade orchestra: Letters C-D of Canyon sunset

7th Grade Orchestra: Measures 14-22 or Nigh Shift

8th Grade Orchestra: Letter A-B of Capriol Suite.

Writing Assignment

Watch this video or “Jupiter” by Gustav Holst and write a paragraph about what you think and what are you favorite moments.

Beginning this week 6th and 7th graders can begin registering for classes next year. I highly encourage you to continue to participate in band and orchestra. The 6th grade groups have come so far since September and if you stick with your instrument you will only continue to progress and do more. Every 7th grade band and orchestra students is highly encouraged to continue. It is not easy to get a Division I rating at festival and both groups have done. Keep the excellence going.

Sorry fo the delay. If you are choosing to do a writing assignment as opposed to the playing assignment here it is. Obviously if your instrument got left at school this is your only option, but if you don’t have time to practice or the performance assignment for the week is too difficult you are more than welcome to do this instead.

Follow the link below and email a paragraph on your thoughts. In years past Bryant’s 8th graders have played Russian Sailor’s Dance with DHS, so this piece is not as hard as it sounds. Do you link the piece? Favorite Parts? Instruments that stood out to you? use of dynamics? Anything that stands out and you find interesting.

The last two weeks have had a great turn out of responses from band and orchestra members. I have received many great recordings and some really nice papers. Below are a list of this weeks assignments, I will post a written assignment tomorrow for anyone who can not get to their instrument or might find the writing easier. Remember the music pages password is: bryantband. If you are a 6th grader please check out the video Anna Karoub made regarding exercise #2 and sixteenth notes in the video section.

Lastly, please spend a few moments and reach out to some of your fellow band/orchestra mates. If you are an 8th grader you have spent the last three years making music this these people so a quick “Whats going on?” wouldn’t hurt (also, tell them to check the blog and do some work).

6th grade orchestra. Canyon Sunset – Letter B to C

7th grade orchestra. Night Shift – Measure 8-16

8th grade orchestra. Capriol Suite – Measure 8-16

6th grade band. Exercise #2 – First 4 measures.

7th & 8th grade band. Exercise #5 – Isometrics

Bryant has officially begun ist distant learning program today. So, if you completed the work I posted last week that will count as your first official assignment of the 4th quarter. If you have not yet completed either submitting a recording to me or the alternate writing assignment you must complete it this week. If you completed the assignment last week and want to get ahead I will post next weeks assignment below so you can start practicing.

All of our sheet music and several example recordings are in the music section of this blog. The password is: bryantband

7th and 8th grade band students already have a packet of exercises for the playing quizzes. 6th graders, exercises #2 and #3 are in the music section of the blog under Band Playing Quizzes. Just click on your instrument and the book will open. Several recording are also available and a video lesson on 16th notes will be up later this week.

Because we have so many ensembles and skill levels playing instruments via a google hangout is impossible. If you are having any issues or concerns please email me and I will give you a call on Tuesday and Thursdays between 9:00-10:00 am to try to figure out a solution.

Next weeks assignment (4/27)

6th grade orchestra. Canyon Sunset – Letter B to C

7th grade orchestra. Night Shift – Measure 8-16

8th grade orchestra. Capriol Suite – Measure 8-16

6th grade band. Exercise #2 – First 4 measures. A 16th note lesson will be up soon

7th & 8th grade band. Exercise #5 – Isometrics

If you happen to not have access to your instrument or are in a position where you cannot send me a recording here is the alternative.

Follow these links to performances of the pieces that were posted for practice. Write me a short email about your thoughts on the piece. What seems challenging? Do you like the piece? Should we perform it as a group next year?

Canyon Sunset – 6th Orch

https://www.jwpepper.com/Canyon-Sunset/547927.item#/

Night Shift – 7th Orch

https://www.jwpepper.com/Night-Shift/2346344.item#.XpXYBy-ZOi4

Capriol Suite – 8th Orch

https://www.jwpepper.com/Capriol-Suite/427864.item#/submit

Nottingham March – 6th Band

https://www.jwpepper.com/Nottingham-March/2166387.item#/submit

Zodiac – 7th & 8th Band

As we work through the remainder of the year here are some goals for week 1. Please check the email I send all of you yesterday and remind any friends that you talk with to do the same. Use your phones voice memo to record yourself playing these parts (no video please) and email them to me. garrisb@dearbornschools.org. I have done my best to also upload audio recordings of these pieces onto the music page so you can reference them. Do not be hard on yourself, just try your best. This is not ideal for any of us. remember the music pages password is: bryantband

8th Grade Orch

Capriol Suite Measures 1-8

7th Grade orch

Night Shift Measures 1-8

6th Grade Orch

Canyon sunset Measure 1 to letter B.

7th and 8th Band

Exercise #5

6th Grade Band

Determination for the exercise #1 page.