Welcome to Band!

New Youtube practice videos!

Click the links below to start learning and practicing our two new pieces, "Conquest" and "Alpha Squadron." The music is embedded in the video. The full sheet music is on the Google Drive--see your Google Classroom to access the Google Drive (check your email for the code!!!).

"Conquest": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qf3almmpnbWsnAnQEFUlhjhboyjIjF3

"Alpha Squadron": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qf3almmpnbNCIR8xEUUxXwdRtDrscEu

We're so excited to have you back for the 2021-2022 school year, or to have you start with us if you're new to band! Keep an eye out for us to show up at your school, usually on the following days:

Lafayette = MONDAY
Keverian = TUESDAY
Webster = TUESDAY
Whitter = WEDNESDAY
English = THURSDAY
Parlin = FRIDAY

CLICK TO LEARN ABOUT BEGINNER BAND!

Time to submit videos!

Google forms for submitting videos are here!

In person folks, we'll be recording you in person for the next couple weeks if you're ready. Remote folks, please start submitting your videos ASAP.

Star Wars Theme: https://forms.gle/mjLxYWJg8Z3qgWam7

Imperial March: https://forms.gle/QJ7hwufgAQVzzprh8

Jaws: https://forms.gle/pKntJQeXCDHctZu66

Other Solos: https://forms.gle/m4KJHAkFRcs7hCJW9

School Schedules!

Click on the image to see your school's schedule for the rest of the year. This may change, but we'll do our best to stay consistent and be flexible. Please contact your band teacher if you have any questions.

Band is Back! poster

Band is coming back!

For those 6th-8th grade band students who are coming to school in-person after April break, we'll see you soon! Be on lookout for us in the morning your first week back to get a schedule from us; we will be there on your old regular band day. The first week back, plan to meet with us on Zoom when you get home. Starting May 3, we get to see you in person at your school! Email your band teacher if you have any questions.

ALSO, check out what we're working on now! If you haven't been with us for online band and want to come back after April break, you absolutely can. Go to "Projects" and check out what we're working on.

HERE IT is!!! VIRTUAL CONCERT

Congrats on a job well done! Check out the concert video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oorh_ez5CGc&t=103s

Click here, february 2021 concert info!

We hope everyone is feeling refreshed from the holiday break, and that you are finding a routine again with your schoolwork. We are planning to have our first virtual concert of 2021 posted in February, featuring music from the concert we missed out on in 2020! Think of it as tying up loose ends and finding closure from a sudden halt to what we knew as normal. See the "Projects" page for details on how to prepare and submit students' recordings.

Welcome back, and happy new year!

2020 Virtual holiday concert!

I'm so excited to share our concert premiere with you! Our students and band teachers have worked exceptionally hard to create this special experience, and we hope you enjoy it. It is premiering (today) on December 18 at 6:00pm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQRaDc3uGxY

New announcements, Friday the 13th of November...

The Ode to Joy video will be used as an advertisement for the Jr. Tide Virtual Holiday Concert! Stay tuned...

Make sure you're practicing your music for the Holiday Concert! Holly Jolly (6th Grade) and Minor Holiday Celebration are due Thanksgiving, NOVEMBER 26. It takes a LOT of time to edit the videos, so I need those submitted ASAP. ;-)

Ode to Joy project, Due October 19! and we got a facelift!

The website has been update to make it a little more manageable.

Click on "Project" in the website menu and you will see our newest project, "Ode to Joy." Using a metronome is our big addition for this second project, read the instructions CAREFULLY.

Check out Ms. McDonald's new SPIDER DONKEY bitmoji!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PROJECT IS Done!!!

Click to see the Jr. Tide Band perform Happy Birthday! https://youtu.be/U8t88fysQyA

Stay Tuned! The first Jr. Tide Band project will be released soon!

We have just finished receiving videos for "Happy Birthday!" We are working hard to put them together for a fun project that will be released soon! The second project is now underway!

In Case You missed the Meeting!

We had a meeting on Monday, September 14 at 1:00pm (it was in the email Ms. McDonald sent to all students on Thursday, Sept. 10). If you missed it, here is a video explaining the important things you need to know (keep scrolling for video link or click here:

Welcome!
Website! https://sites.google.com/everett.k12.ma.us/everettbands
Check Email
- Bitmoji attachment
Google Classroom
- 6th grade: ai7iz6g
- 7th/8th grade: mvqak7b
- JOIN ASAP
No Instruments?
- Possible instrument pick up next Monday, stay tuned.
- EMAIL YOUR TEACHER
Schedule
- Mon-Fri
  1. First week = no instruments
- What if’s
  1. No instrument? Stay tuned, no instruments in first lesson.
  2. E learning centers? Email your teacher.
  3. Class or appointment conflicts? Email your teacher.
- Fluid, everything is changing all the time, please be patient.
- No instruments this first week.
First project, Happy Birthday!
- On website ("Record Yourself")
- Due September 30
Select band
- MIGHT be doing something on Wednesday afternoons in person, please stay tuned, information is TBA.
COMMUNICATION

If you have any questions, email your teacher! You can also fill out the contact form on the band website: https://sites.google.com/everett.k12.ma.us/everettbands

Here's the video! https://youtu.be/4b44lWTu5Ew

A message to our students

No matter what challenges 2020 has brought so far, we are going to continue making music. Creating beauty out of thin air is what we do, we make the world a better place by making it more beautiful. We miss you all so much, and we will continue making music together.

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