Scottsbluff Public Schools - Every Child, Every Day
8th Grade Band
Practice Assignment for the week of Oct. 12th:
Students should practice the following:
Power Warm-ups for Marching Band
Pages 2-5 in their Essential Techniques Book.
Practice their scales (Bb, Eb, Ab, F, C, and Chromatic)
Practice Stars and Stripes Forever
Review Memorization
The 7th & 8th Grade Marching Band will perform in the Old West Weekend Parade on Saturday, October 17. The students will need to meet at 12:30 p.m. in the parking lot behind the Lincoln House Building (1st Ave. and 15th Street). Students need to wear their Red Band shirt, Black pants, Black socks and Black shoes. The parade will begin at 1:00 p.m. The BMS Marching Band will be the first Band in the parade. Students are encouraged to watch the remainder of the parade and to attend the field competition to cheer on our high school Band. The field competition begins at 2:30 p.m. at Bearcat Stadium. Students will receive FREE entry into the stadium for the field competition if they are wearing their Band shirt. The parade/field competition awards will be at 3:20 p.m. in Bearcat stadium. This is a required performance and we need all students in attendance to perform at our best. Please click on the following link for more information.
6th Grade Band
Practice Assignment for the week of Oct. 12th:
Students should practice the following:
Warm-up (Pg. 18)
Pages 19-20 in their Essential Elements Book 1
The students will not have a playing assessment this week. Please use this time to catch up on any missing work
Students may also click on the links below to access note identification exercises in order to improve their note reading skills. Please click on the instructions link below for step by step instructions for accessing these exercises.
Online Music Theory
Note Identification Instructions
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