SOMERSET
BANDS
CONCERT BAND
WSMA State Honors
Madison, WI - Select Students
FINE ARTS FESTIVAL
Somerset Middle School
6:30 - 8:30 PM
JAN
12
USCVMA Honor Band
Siren High School - Select Students
7:00 PM
WINTER CONCERT
Somerset High School MPR
7:00 PM
DEc15E
OCT
30
PERFORMANCE DATES
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The focus of this course is to develop a mature approach to the concert literature of the band medium. Classroom work will focus on comprehensive musicianship through performance. Rehearsals will include the study of music theory, history, ear training, and sight reading. A variety of musical styles will be studied to provide each student with a diverse repertoire. Lessons are required of all students. Participation in all performances (concerts, pep band, large group, festivals, and parades) is mandatory. Most performances occur outside the regular school hours. Additional performance opportunities may include jazz ensemble, honors projects, pit band, solo/ensemble festival and honors band.
FEB
26
MAR
24
LARGE GROUP FESTIVAL
ST. CROIX FALLS
4:00 - 8:00 PM
HS Solo & Ensemble
Somerset High School
ALL DAY
ENCORE EVENING
Somerset High School MPR
7:00 PM
STATE SOLO & ENSEMBLE
UW - Eau Claire
All Day
7-12 SPRING CONCERT
Somerset High School MPR
7:00 PM
GRADUATION
Somerset High School Gym
MAR
31
APR
27
MAY
2
MAY
11
JUN
7
October 6
After a great Homecoming Show we are starting to settle into the concert band setiing. We started to work withing large ensembles, ex: Woodwind Choir, Brass Choir and Percussion Ensemble. This gives us the oppurtunity to work on balance and ownership of our own parts to help us play together better as a full Ensemble.
We also took a pre-test on Music Theory, The test included vocabulary, Time signature recognition, transposition, chord identification. This test is to see where we are at as a class and we will then set a goal to improve that mean by a certain percentage decided on by the students.
