Mr. Craig Ryterski
Director of Bands-Columbia High School
General Music Instructor-Parkview Elemantary
Email Address: ryterski.craig@columbia4.org
Phone Number: Home 281-7998
Undergraduate Degree: B.A. Music Education
University: Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Graduate Degree: M.A. Educational Leadership
University: McKendree University
Years in Education: Going strong since 1986
Courses: Parkview Elementary- General Music
Columbia HS- Marching Band, Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble
Mission Statement for Columbia High School Bands
The mission of the Columbia High School Band program is to provide each student with the resources, instruction, and opportunity to perform music to the highest level of his/her ability, while fostering a lifelong appreciation of the arts.
Band Assignments
1st quarter: Major Scales from memory or Drum Rudiments from Memory
2nd quarter: Italian Musical Terms
3rd Quarter: Rhythms Clapped
4th Quarter: Chromatic Scale or Percussion Rhythms Played
Important! CHS Band Camp 2020
Due to the postponement of Football from Fall until Spring Semester, we are revising the annual Band camp!
New Schedule:
All Woodwinds: Tuesday, August 4... 10am-12pm. Flute, Clarinet and all Saxophones
All Brass: Wednesday, August 5...10am-12pm. Trumpets, Horns, Baritones, Trombones, Tubas
All Percussion: Thursday, August 6...10am-12pm.
Goals:
- Meet the freshmen
- Issue music
- Sign up for "Remind" on cell phone!
- Discuss Fall semester
- Order Pep Band T-Shirts
- Google Classroom and Band
- Solo & Ensemble
- more.
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