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Check here for play-along tracks to music we're working on for upcoming concerts.
In many cases, tracks are hosted by the websites of the music publishers. Clicking the title will take you to an online recording of that piece hosted by the publisher or a music retailer. I recommend practicing with these recordings from home to help prepare for our in-school rehearsals and concerts. If the speed (tempo) of the recording is too fast, practice your part without the recording at a slower speed. Before long you'll be able to play along with the recording.

5th GRADE BAND (2018 Spring Concert)
Winds of Joy (parts) Winds of Joy Happy Bluesville Celebratory Fanfare Slam Jam! (band recording) Slam Jam! Legacy of Heroes American Spirit March

EXTRA FUN: Fly, Eagles, Fly
Sheet Music Track

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Conquest Samba La Bamba Kitchen Musicians Supercalifragilistic... Over the Rainbow in C (Violin + Flute) Over the Rainbow

5th GRADE BAND (2017 Winter Concert)
Come, Rejoice Chanukah, Chanukah Jazzy Ol' Saint Nick (Full Band, YouTube) Jazzy Ol' Saint Nick (Combo Accompaniment Track)

Special Ensemble: "Troika" Parts for Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Trombone/Baritone Practice Track Slower Practice Track

OTHER PIECES


===ONLINE METRONOME (click here): A metronome is a device that sounds out a steady beat. I strongly encourage band members, ESPECIALLY DRUMMERS, to practice exercises and concert music along with a metronome beat. This online metronome allows the user to set the speed according to "beats-per-minute" (bpm). A metronome setting of 120, for instance, means there will be 120 evenly spaced beats each minute. 120 bpm is the speed of most marches, such as John Philip Sousa's famous, The Stars and Stripes Forever." A nice, moderate speed for practicing most exercises is around 80 bpm. Even slower is better - better to play accurately with a steady beat than fast, sloppy, with an erratic beat.===

=== NOTE: The lesson book for all 4th graders (except percussion) is SOUND INNOVATIONS (BK. 1) by Robert Sheldon and Peter Boonshaft, comes with an accompaniment CD and video lessons on DVD. NOTE: Percussion uses the Alfred Drum Method, Book 1. ===