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Welcome to the NMS Band Page!
Welcome to the NMS Band Page!
You will find valuable information about concerts, audio/video of our concert music and other great music resources!
You will find valuable information about concerts, audio/video of our concert music and other great music resources!
IMPORTANT: BAND meets during ICE on DAYS 1-3-5.
IMPORTANT: BAND meets during ICE on DAYS 1-3-5.
I will always do my best to email and use google classroom to communicate the day before reminding you about band rehearsals.
Please check your email every day and check out Google Classroom for your parts, videos, and assignments!
Check out the calendar below, here you will be able to see which dates we have band rehearsals and concerts for EVERY month of the school year!
About Dr. Bianca: Peter M. Bianca is a native of Johnston, Rhode Island. He began playing the clarinet at age 10. He maintains an active freelance career and has performed with the Palm Beach Symphony, Palm Beach Opera, Boca Raton Philharmonic Symphonia, Southwest Florida Symphony, Miami Symphony, and Florida Sunshine Pops. He has performed under the direction of Andrew Litton, H. Robert Reynolds, Gunther Schuller, Roberto Paternostro, Benjamin Zander, Richard Hayman, Jhaja Ling, and Leon Fleisher. In 2005, he made his Carnegie Hall debut as principal clarinet of the National Festival Wind Ensemble and returned again in 2007 as principal clarinetist of the National Festival Orchestra. In 2014, Dr. Bianca was featured on the GRAMMY nominated song, "All My Tomorrows" from the album With Love by Jeremy Fox. Dr. Bianca is dedicated to teaching the next generation of musicians and has served on the faculties of the University of Miami, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Miami Conservatory of Music, Miami Music Project, Greater Miami Youth Symphony, and the Ars Flores Orchestra. Currently, Dr. Bianca is on faculty of South Shore Conservatory in Hingham, MA. In addition, Dr. Bianca is also co-founder and artistic director of the Rhode Island Clarinet Day which is held annually on the campus of the University of Rhode Island. His principal teachers include, Frank Marinaccio, David Seiler, Ethan Sloane, David Martins, and Margaret Donaghue. Mr. Bianca has participated in Masterclasses with Ricardo Morales, Franklin Cohen, Dan Gilbert, Greg Raden, and Andre Moisan. Mr. Bianca holds bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in music education and woodwind performance from the University of New Hampshire, Boston University College of Fine Arts, and the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. Mr. Bianca performs exclusively on Buffet-Crampon clarinets. He uses a Grabner K13* mouthpiece, BG super revelation ligature, and traditional Vandoren reeds strength 3.5/4. Mr. Bianca can be heard on Mark Custom, Emeritus, OKeh, Glowing Sky, and Naxos Record Labels. For more information, please visit www.peterbianca.com.
MISSION: The mission of the Norton Middle School Band program is to offer students the best possible musical experience in a collaborative, engaging, and supportive environment. Students will study a varied repertoire and work to further expand their knowledge and curiousity about musical expression.
CLASS RULES:
- Students are expected to arrive at band ready to focus on their music and play their best.
- Each student will do his/her part to foster an environment for their teacher and classmates while in rehearsal.
- Students should be ready to play and be warmed up within the first 10 minutes of rehearsal.
- If a student is unable to be at a rehearsal, students must let Dr. Bianca via email or in person.
- More than 3 consecutive absences may result in dismissal from band/concert participation.
GRADING:
- Band grades are either Pass/Fail. If a student attends rehearsals regularly and performs at all concerts, he/she will earn a passing grade. A failing grade is given when a student misses a concert without giving 24 hours notice or has missed more than 4 consecutive rehearsals. Attendance is key to the success of the group!
IN THE NEWS:
Our Spring Concert Program will feature 3 works: Above and Beyond and Celebration Overture both by James Swearingen and Don't Stop Believing by Journey! Please see the links below to listen to each piece of music.
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