TOOLS TO HELP YOU PRACTICE:
All YHS Band students are required to own a metronome and a tuner. These are valuable tools that your student will use in class, in lessons, and to practice their homework. Tonal Energy is an app, available for iOS and Android, that features both a tuner and a metronome. For more information about the application, click here or download it below.
Alternatively, you can use an online metronome or online tuner.
FREE Staff Paper
TOOLS TO INSPIRE YOUR PRACTICE:
United States Military Academy, West Point Band: Did you know that we live just across the river from one of the BEST professional bands in the Nation? Comprised of graduates from America's finest music schools, the musicians of the West Point Band provide world-class music to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets and to serve as ambassadors of the United States Military Academy to the local, national, and international communities.
The West Point Band website offers an extensive array of musical information and inspiration:
TOOLS TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND MUSIC:
More Theory Help (offering free tutorials)