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Coon Rapids Home School Band

THIS WEEKS ASSIGNMENTS



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BEGINNING BAND MEMBERS

PRIMO CONCERT MEDLEYS BOOK

All students will receive a copy of this publication to use. Please take good care of it as it must be returned to my library in good condition. I have made play-alongs of some of the tunes in this book. They are posted below for your convenience. All files are in midi format.

I have put four clicks at the beginning of each file to show how fast the beat is.

PRIMO MEDLEY #1 WITH MELODY(SLOW)

PRIMO MEDLEY #1 NO MELODY(SLOW)

PRIMO MEDLEY #1 NO MELODY(FAST)

PRIMO MEDLEY #2 WITH MELODY(SLOW)

PRIMO MEDLEY #2 NO MELODY(SLOW)

PRIMO MEDLEY #2 NO MELODY(FAST)

PRIMO MEDLEY #6 WITH MELODY(SLOW)

PRIMO MEDLEY #6 NO MELODY(SLOW)



USING MIDI FILES

You may be able to play your music along with your computer! To open and play a midi file on your computer you will need a sound card, speakers, and a midi player program on your computer. Many computers come equipped with all of these features. If yours is one of them, clicking on the file link will start the file playing. If you have a sound card and speakers but no midi player you can download a free one from the web. Here are some possibilities.


    Windows users can get Crescendo at:

    http://www.liveupdate.com/freedownload.asp

    Macintosh computers can run midi files using Quicktime player. You can get it free at:

    http://www.apple.com/quicktime/products/qt/

    This is also available for windows. Be sure to check the requirements at: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/system_req.html (Apple also archives older versions for older macs.)



BAND CHALLENGERS

In this area you will find the accompaniments to melodies that have been or will soon be distributed in class. I have prepared material for all instruments. Each accompaniment is presented with and without melody. You will find that the performance of these tunes requires varying degrees of skill depending on the instrument played. Therefore, I have provided a range of speeds for each selection. Each selection begins with a series of clicks to establish the tempo.

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME
With melody ( 6 clicks (2 measures) precede music.

THE CAT


(These files begin with 7 clicks. They begin on beat one of your music.)

THE CAT (WITH MELODY, SLOW)

THE CAT (NO MELODY, SLOW)

THE CAT (WITH MELODY, FAST)

THE CAT (NO MELODY, FAST)




PRACTICE FORMS

Need another practice sheet? Here is one in PDF format which you can print. To view it click here. (Please be patient as it may take some time to load.)




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Last updated 10/7/03