SING SING SING Sections

Hey Jazzers -

We only have 4 rehearsals to put Sing Sing Sing together! I've broken the song down into sections to practice. We need to average about 3-4 sections a rehearsal so I need you to PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE and do it slowly and then build up tempo. Don't start fast - GO SLOW!

Section 1 - ms 9-36
2 - ms 36-57
3 - ms 60-84
4 - ms 84-104
5 - ms 120-136
6 - ms 144-160
7 - ms 160-176
8 - ms 193-213
9 - ms 213 - end

If you really look at the parts, it's not that hard so don't get intimidated.

If you have any problems, let me know.

Thanks!

Happy Practicing!

ATTENTION JAZZIO'S

JAZZIO'S -

I need you at EVERY rehearsal from now until May 18th.

Here's why: We have some guest musicians coming into play with us and it's crucial that we are prepared for when they come so all we have to do is put parts together. Fiddleback will be coming in around May 7th to work on Sing Sing Sing and a couple of other tunes with us. BE PREPARED FOR SING SING SING!!!!

April 9th rehearsal - we will be playing SING, BUGLER'S and BOSSA. On Spring concert (4/22) we will be playing Buglers and Bossa. We might POSSIBLY do Blue Rhythmico but I will let you know later.

April 16th rehearsal will be the same.

BUGLER soloists - HAVE YOUR MUSIC WITH YOU AND BE PREPARED!!!! or I will pull that song!

Sing Sing Sing is going to be tedious but I think we can do it! It will be fun if we know our parts.

PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!

Solo and Ensemble

ALL PARTICIPANTS -

Please be at Coolidge MS early enough to find Mrs. Carter or Ms. Drayton to get tuned before your event.

Schumann and Jazzio members - BE THERE AT 8:00 AM! Dressed and ready.

To all:
DO NOT WEAR ANYTHING THAT HAS ALTON ON IT. Please dress nicely, no jeans/tennis shoes if possible.

Be respectful of the school - it is not our school or property so please be mindful of that.

Your parents will need to bring you to the school and pick you up. THERE WILL BE NO TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED BY ALTON MS!

See you on Saturday and Good Luck!

ATTENTION 6th GRADERS!!!!

We are going to do Practice Logs a little bit differently next week.

From now on we are going to do "Practice Journals". Here's what I need to see in your journal:

Tell me the following using complete sentences, correct grammar, etc.:

1. How long did you practice for the entire week?

2. What spots did you practice in your music? Did you practice out of your yellow book too?

3. What did you focus on? Notes? Rhythms? Chunks on the music map?

4. What gave you trouble? What were you able to fix? How did you fix it?

5. Are you able to play your music better now than before you practiced?

Just use regular notebook paper for your journal. You only need to write one paragraph, 2 at the most.

BUT you still need your PARENTS' SIGNATURE!!! in order to get credit.

First one is DUE Feb. 23rd!!!!!

Upcoming Events

We have A LOT going on this semester. Here are some dates that you need to remember:

March 13 - Solo and Ensemble Contest
*This is REQUIRED for Jazzio's and Schumann

March 20 - Organizational Contest
*This is REQUIRED for EVERYONE! It is a big part of your grade as well.

April 7 - Stringsation Concert
this is where we play with the Elem and High Schoolers at AHS Gym

April 22 - Spring Concert
*REQUIRED for EVERYONE

May 18 - Showcase/Coffee Concert
*REQUIRED for Jazzio's and Schumann

6th Grade -
Please spend some quality time on the three Contest pieces. We cannot practice in class, we need to REHEARSE in class so please do your practicing at home.

7th/8th Grade -
Listen to "Adagio for Strings" on YouTube. Type in Adagio for Strings and the second clip that comes up is the one you want to watch.

Jazzio's -
1st violins, please look at the 16th notes in Bugler's. Mrs. Carter would like to run that piece on Fri.

There will be NO Jazzio's on Jan. 29. Mrs. Carter will be attending the IMEA All State Conference.

Concert

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to let you all know that the Winter Concert was AWESOME!!!

6th Graders - you really stepped up and played really well together for the first time as a group! Mrs. Carter was and is very proud of you all! Keep up the good work and continue to work hard to get even better in the Spring.

7th and 8th Graders - Great job as always! You sounded like a very mature orchestra and your teachers are very proud of you as well!

Chamber groups - AWESOME!

**JAZZ CHAMBER - you will NOT have rehearsal on Dec 11 and 18. Please work hard on your music and listen to your CD over Christmas Break. Promise it will be a BIG HELP!!!

**SCHUMANN - you have a performance on Dec. 15 at Alton Square. Invite your parents' to attend! It will be nice to have an audience to play for. You have another one on Dec. 18 at the Senior Service Center. Please make sure your gig folders are in order and more importantly be respectful of the venues you will be playing. Respect the citizens at the Senior Center. They have requested you and we EXPECT you to be on your BEST behavior and well mannered.

Think that's it for right now....

IMEA and other news....

Congratualtions to all of the IMEA participants that attended the IMEA festival at EHS on Nov. 7th! The concert was great and we heard all day how this years' orchestra was the best orchestra we have had in years! We hope that you were able to take away something from the guest conductor Jan Davis!

CONCERT is coming up on December 1st!!!! We will have our first concert of the year on December 1st at 7:00 pm in the Auditorium. PLEASE BE THERE AT 6:15 for warm up/sound check. REMEMBER to wear your RED AMS POLO and Black from the waist down!

JAZZ CHAMBER - we have our last rehearsal on Nov. 20 before the concert. PLEASE make every effort to attend that rehearsal. We will only run Jingle Bell Rock that day and will probably be done by 3:30. Please be sure to have a ride there!

THANKSGIVING BREAK is coming up but PLEASE CONTINUE to PRACTICE your instrument over the break because the Tuesday that we come back is our concert!

Thanks!