Concert Band

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT PRESENTATION

Instrumental Music
HOW TO PLAY SAFELY DURING COVID
Major Study

 National Federation of State High School Associations

 University of Colorado Boulder (UCB)
 Aerosol Study
MASKS Bell Covers

Spit Valve Pads

Still Maintain 6’ Distancing

Trombones need 9’ of space

in front!
Outside is best

 Insideis practical if measures are followed, and no more

than 30-minutes of practicing.
 Allow 20 minutes for room to clear afterwards.
INSTRUMENTATION
 2 Alto Sax
 1 Tenor Sax
1 Bari Sax
1 Clarinet
1 Bass Clarinet
 1 Violin
 5 Trumpets
 1 Trombone
2 Baritones
3 Percussion (1 Mallets)
1 Keyboards
4 Keys to Successful Ensemble Playing
 Playing in a Group!
 Playing on Your Own – i.e. Practice
 Music Theory Study
 Reading/Notation

 Keyboard

 Rhythm

 Listening to Others (masters)

Music Theory
 MusicTheory.net
 Pretests determined where your student is currently
 One new lesson per week
SmartMusic
 School has purchased year-long subscriptions
 All students have activated their accounts last week
 As the weeks go on, more and more SmartMusic playing will be
assigned.
Other Learning Tools:
 FlipGrid
 Willuse for students to record various shorter excercises including scales,
improv, or other music which may not be in the SmartMusic catalogue.
 EdPuzzle
 Will use to assign students to watch videos and answer questions