| Summer Practice | Start your practice session here! Click on Documents, then on Warm Ups, then on Five Minute Drill or Nine Minute Drill. Play a few exercises to get warmed up. | Next, go click on the Snare Rudiments tab and explore the Quadrants. Keep a steady tempo by using a metronome. Use the Vic Firth 40 Essential Rudiments link for pro videos on how to perform each! https://ae.vicfirth.com/education/40-essential-rudiments/ | Fun songs from Disney, classic movies, and classic rock are available for all instruments (you can play together with friends!). Click on the Summer Practice tab to access sheet music PDFs and mp3 backing tracks. | Check out our new piece for the fall - Sparks! PDFs and Mp3s of the music are posted on Dashboard. | Consider visiting West Point for their summer concert series! https://band.westpoint.edu/events/ Highlights include their Independence Day Concert Sat. 7/4, and their Labor Day Concert Sun. 9/7. Both feature fireworks over the Hudson! | Save the date for our YHS Band Retreat! Thursday 8/27 from 3-8pm at YHS. Join us for fun games, new music, dinner and our Music Dept Ice Cream Social. I'm excited to see you there! |