Percussion Rudiments:
- This website is for percussion students. Rudiments are the basic techniques used for snare drum playing. This site uses videos to help students with developing stick control:
- https://www.youtube.com/user/vicfirthdrumsticks/search?query=rudiments
2019-20 Prairie River Middle School Concert Dates
Veterans Day Assembly (8th Grade Band)
Friday , November 8 PRMS Field-house 8:45 AM
Winter Concert (6-8 grades MS Bands)
Thursday, December 19th PRMS Auditorium 7:00 PM
Local Solo/Ensemble Festival (8th Grade Band Students)
Tuesday, January 28 PRMS 3rd Floor 5:30-8:30 PM
District Solo and Ensemble (8th Grade Band Students)
Saturday, February 29 Merrill High School 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
Kinder-Concert (7th Grade Band)
Wednesday, December 18th PRMS Auditorium 9:00 AM
Spring Band Concert (6-8 grades MS Bands)
Thursday, March 5th PRMS Auditorium 7:00 PM
District Large Group Festival (8th grade Band) TBA During school day
Scholarship Band Concert (6-8 grades MS Bands)
Thursday, May 7th PRMS Auditorium 7:00 PM
Jazz in the Cafe (8th Grade Band)
Friday, May 15 Lunch hours PRMS Cafeteria
Big Band Bash (Jazz Band) (8th Grade Band)
Saturday, May 16 Normal Park/MHS Cafeteria Lunch Hours
Check out this link to learn about care and maintenance of your instrument.
Here are some great tips for practicing and other info!
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Prairie River Middle School Musician(s) of the Month
Caleb Norton
September Musician of the Month
Dafney Yates
Januaury Musician of the Month
Danielle Schug November
Sam Holzinger December
Luke Rice October
Congratulations to the Middle Level Honors Band Participates:
- Darren Weiderhoeft -Trumpet
- Brennan Schneider - Bari-Saxophone
- Jackson Dejong - Bassoon
- Michael McRae - Baritone
- Evan Jaeger - Bass
- Benjamin Freyer - French Horn
- Brandon Ellerman - Trombone
- Tanaya Pillai - Clarinet
- Caitlyn Geiss - Flute
- Adeline Hesinger - Oboe
- Annie Becker - Trumpet
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Congratulations to the Middle Level Honors Band Participates:
- Jersey Kulawinski - Tenor Saxophone
- Taylor Jacobson - Bassoon
- Savannah Johnson - Clarinet
- Amber Winter - Clarinet
- Danielle Schug - Trombone
- Ian Schuetze - Trombone
- Tanner Hannemann - Baritone
- Luke Rice - Percussion
- Drew Semling - Percussion
- Seth Brown - Trumpet
- Mya Wilde - Oboe
- Dafney Yates - Trumpet
Middle Level Honors Band
8th grade band students enjoyed a spectacular performance of STOMP at the Grand Theater
Whats Happening In 6th Grade Band?
Students are learning to play together as a group. We are working on whole, half, quarter, and now eighth note patterns.
Instrument care and listening skills are being learned.
Whats Happening In 7th Grade Band?
We are in the process of learning how to count and perform dotted eighth notes in different time signatures.
Students are learning how to add articulations that affect the style of their music
We are preparing for our
Kinder Concert and Winter Concerts
Whats Happening In 8th Grade Band?
Students are playing music with eighth and sixteenth note patterns. Students are learning to play with musical expression.
We are preparing for our
Veterans Day Assembly
7th Grade Band
performing the
Kinder-Concert
