• 2025-2026 CIS Band Handbook (includes syllabus) - 2025.08.06 revision

• 2025-2026 CIS Band Contract

• 2025-2026 CIS Band Calendar - 2025.08.18 Version

• 2025-2026 Daily Schedule, Mr. Smith - Updated 2025.09.19

• Band Equipment Checkout Form

• Instrument Repair Request Form

• Social Contract 

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• ALL Concert Music to print (must be given access and logged into your LexRich 5 account)

• 1st Semester 6th Grade Warm-ups (also in your class binder)  - Full Score | Flute | Oboe | Bassoon | Clarinet | Bass Clarinet | Alto Sax | Tenor Sax | Bari Sax | Trumpet | French Horn | Horn in 5ths | Trombone | Euphonium | Baritone Treble Clef | Tuba | Mallets | Snare | Full Recording

• 2nd Semester 6th Grade Warm-ups (also in your class binder) - Full Score | Flute | Oboe | Bassoon | Clarinet | Bass Clarinet | Alto Sax | Tenor Sax | Bari Sax | Trumpet | French Horn | Trombone | Euphonium | Baritone Treble Clef | Tuba | Mallets | Snare

  • Backing Track - Chapin 6th Grade Warmups - Etherial Mood 

  • Backing Track - Chapin 6th Grade Warmups - Old School Nintendo Vibe

• McCallister Warmups (also in your class binder)

  • Video - First Fundamentals - Set 1 - Drone + Metronome | Cinematic | Synthwave

  • Video - First Fundamentals - Set 2 - Drone + Metronome | Cinematic

  • Video - First Fundamentals - Set 3 - Drone + Metronome | Cinematic

  • Video - Foundation WarmUps - Set 1 - Drone + Metronome | Cinematic | LoFi | Bossa Nova

  • Video - Foundation WarmUps - Set 2 - Drone + Metronome | Cinematic | LoFi | Funk

  • Video - Foundation WarmUps - Set 3 - Drone + Metronome | Cinematic | LoFi

  • Video - Foundation WarmUps - Set 4 - Drone + Metronome | Cinematic | Lofi

  • Video - Foundation WarmUps - Set 5 - Drone + Metronome | Cinematic | LoFi

  • Video - Foundation WarmUps - Set 6 - Drone + Metronome | Cinematic

  • Video - Framework Fundamentals - Set 1 - Drone + Metronome | Cinematic | LoFi

  • Video - Framework Fundamentals - Set 2 - Drone + Metronome | Cinematic

  • Seasonal Warmups Videos - Winter | Paris | Ireland | New Orleans | Spring | Caribbean | Autumn | Haunted Long Tones | Haunted House | Festive Warmups | Festive Long Tones

• Supplimental Solfege (also in your class binder)

• Rhythm Charts (also in your class binder)

• Sight-reading Confidence Builder - Volume 1 (First 5 Notes) - Full Score | Flute/Oboe/Mallets | Clarinet/Bass Clarinet/Trumpet/Baritone TC | Alto Sax/Bari Sax | Tenor Sax/Advanced Clarinet | French Horn | Trombone/Baritone/Euphonium/Bassoon | Tuba | Snare (accents/single stroke roll, rudiment 1A - PAS 1)

• Sight-reading Confidence Builder - Volume 2 (Adding 8th notes) - Full Score | Flute/Oboe/Mallets | Clarinet/Bass Clarinet/Trumpet/Baritone TC | Alto Sax/Bari Sax | Tenor Sax/Advanced Clarinet | French Horn | Trombone/Baritone/Euphonium/Bassoon | Tuba | Snare (accents/single stroke roll, rudiment 1A - PAS 1)

• Sight-reading Confidence Builder - Volume 3 (Adding low A) - Full Score | Flute/Oboe/Mallets | Clarinet/Bass Clarinet/Trumpet/Baritone TC | Alto Sax/Bari Sax | Tenor Sax/Advanced Clarinet | French Horn | Trombone/Baritone/Euphonium/Bassoon | Tuba | Snare (accents/single stroke roll, rudiment 1A - PAS 1)

• Sight-reading Confidence Builder - Volume 4 (Adding low G) - Full Score | Flute/Oboe/Mallets | Clarinet/Bass Clarinet/Trumpet/Baritone TC | Alto Sax/Bari Sax | Tenor Sax/Advanced Clarinet | French Horn | Trombone/Baritone/Euphonium/Bassoon | Tuba | Snare (buzz roll, rudiment 1B - PAS 4)

• NEW - Post Winter Concert Reflections

• Checklist for after the 2025 Winter Band Concert

• MusicTheory.net - Easy way to learn and practice the basics of music.

• A guide for students and parents on how to make the most of your first days as a beginner band student 

• Playing Test Rubrics - Rhythms | Woodwinds & Brass | Snare | Mallets | Timpani | Auxilary Percussion

• Beginner Band Pass-Off Checklist - All Instruments (in class binder and your take-home folder)

• New Band Folder Letter (in your take-home folder)

• WebRhythms - A sequential method for learning rhythms, courtesy Vic Firth

•  Articulation Chart (in you class binder and your take-home folder)

• Instrument Repair Request Form (On door to instrument hospital)

• Should I touch any percussion equipment?

• Class Rehearsal Procedures

• First Days with Instruments!

• South Carolina Beginner Band Standards

• Chrome Music Lab - A fun way to experiment with making music.

• MuseScore - Free software for writing music.

• Metronome & Tuner:  Tonal Energy - The absolute best tuner for visualizing steady notes.

• Flute Startup Clinics

• Green Book Video Exercises - Flute

• First Five Note Fingering Chart - Flute

• Full Flute Fingering Chart 

• Clarinet Startup Clinics

• Green Book Video Exercises - Clarinet

• First Five Note Fingering Chart - Clarinet

• Full Clarinet Fingering Chart - Via John McCallister | Via Habits Universal

• Crossing the Break - Play Along Video (via John McCallister) & Printable PDF

• Learn your Scales - McCallister Scale Page

• Crush ALL your scales! - McCallister Printable PDF | YouTube Play-along

• Bass Clarinet Startup Clinics

• Green Book Video Exercises - Bass Clarinet

• First Five Note Fingering Chart - Bass Clarinet

• Full Bass Clarinet Fingering Chart

• Oboe Startup Clinics

• Green Book Video Exercises - Oboe

• First Five Note Fingering Chart - Oboe

• Full Oboe Fingering Chart

• Bassoon Startup Clinics

• Green Book Video Exercises - Bassoon

• First Five Note Fingering Chart - Bassoon

• Full Bassoon Fingering Chart

• Alto Saxophone Startup Clinics

• Green Book Video Exercises - Alto Sax

• First Five Note Fingering Chart - Alto Saxophone

• Full Alto Saxophone Fingering Chart

• Tenor Saxophone Startup Clinics

• Green Book Video Exercises - Tenor Sax

• First Five Note Fingering Chart - Tenor Saxophone

• Full Tenor Saxophone Fingering Chart

• Baritone Saxophone Startup Clinics

• Green Book Video Exercises - Bari Sax

• First Five Note Fingering Chart - Baritone Saxophone

• Full Baritone Saxophone Fingering Chart

• Trumpet Startup Clinics

• Green Book Video Exercises - Trumpet

• First Five Note Fingering Chart - Trumpet

• Full Trumpet Fingering Chart

• Brass POSITION chart

• Scales/Chromatic Scale - How to use you brass position chart and fingering chart to learn your scale and chromatic scales.

• French Horn Startup Clinics

• Green Book Video Exercises - French Horn (Includes Horn in 5ths)

• First Five Note Fingering Chart - French Horn

• First Five Note Fingering Chart - Horn in 5ths

• Full French Horn Fingering Chart

• Brass POSITION chart

• Scales/Chromatic Scale - How to use you brass position chart and fingering chart to learn your scale and chromatic scales.

• Trombone Startup Clinics

• Green Book Video Exercises - Trombone

• First Five Note Slide Position Chart - Trombone

• Full Trombone Fingering Chart

• Brass POSITION chart (with alternate slide positions  for TRIGGER trombones)

• Scales/Chromatic Scale - How to use you brass position chart and fingering chart to learn your scale and chromatic scales.

• Baritone/Euphonium Startup Clinics

• Green Book Video Exercises - Baritone/Euphonium

• First Five Note Fingering Chart - Baritone/Euphonium

• Full Baritone/Euphonium Fingering Chart

• Brass POSITION chart

• Scales/Chromatic Scale - How to use you brass position chart and fingering chart to learn your scale and chromatic scales.

• TC Baritone/Euphonium Startup Clinics

• Green Book Video Exercises - TC Baritone/Euphonium

• First Five Note Fingering Chart - TC Baritone/Euphonium

• Full TC Baritone/Euphonium Fingering Chart

• Brass POSITION chart

• Scales/Chromatic Scale - How to use you brass position chart and fingering chart to learn your scale and chromatic scales.

• Tuba Startup Clinics

• Green Book Video Exercises - Tuba

• First Five Note Fingering Chart - Tuba

• Full Tuba Fingering Chart

• Brass POSITION chart

• Scales/Chromatic Scale - How to use you brass position chart and fingering chart to learn your scale and chromatic scales.

• (Mallets) First Key Chart

• 40 Essential Rudiments (In class binder and your take-home folder) - Annotated in the order we will learn them

• 2 Mallet Fundamentals

• Percussion 101 - Courtesy Vic Firth

• 4 Mallet Fundamentals (1)  | 4 Mallet Fundamentals (2)  - Courtesy Vic Firth