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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