June 8th

• • This week is our last official assignment of the school year, yay! WE did it!!! :D We'll just be working through some fun music, so take a look below for some new tunes!

  • This week you can participate in the "Gear up for summer" photo challenge Get dressed up in your best summer outfit practice your instrument! Have someone take a picture and send it to me via email to share the fun! Songs for each group are listed below. Practice, record and submit them on EEI for feedback.

  • We will have a Zoom wrap-up session on Thursday, June 11th at 2pm, please join in to chat about the concert presentation, summer practicing and say hello to your bandmates before summer!

• ALL GROUPS

  • Fun Music for Bells

    • Spongebob Squarepants

    • Stranger Things

    • Tetris

    • Jeopardy

    • Mary Had a Little Lamb - Variations

  • For Snare Drum

    • Using different parts of your practice pad, what type of drum part can you make up that could go with the fun bell music?!

    • You can use:

      • The middle of the drum pad

      • The edge of the drum pad

      • The plastic rim of the practice pad

      • Even the metal pole used to support the practice pad!

      • Or any other percussion instruments you might have at home :D

Welcome Beginning Percussionists!

May 25th

• • This week is "practice in a costume or a funny location" photo challenge week. Get dressed up in a costume or find a cool/funny/unique place to practice your instrument. Have someone take a picture and send it to me via email to share the fun! Songs for each group are listed below. Practice, record and submit them on EEI for feedback.

  • This will be our stopping point in the book for this year, nice work! Be sure to freshen up your band music, try out some of the fun tunes I have posted and have fun making music!

Group B

• Bells

  • Book 1: #73

  • Fun Music: Tetris Theme Song / Jeopardy Theme!

• Snare

  • Book 1: Lesson 17 - #1 & #2

Group C

• Bells

  • Book 1: #73

  • Fun Music: Tetris Theme Song / Jeopardy Theme

• Snare

  • Book 1: Lesson 17 - #1 & #2

I would like all Beginning Percussion students to try and record themselves playing this week and send it to me at: marinid@victorschools.org

You can send some Bell songs, Snare songs or both! Please ask a parent or guardian to help you do this and e-mail it to me. This does not have to be a video recording, although it can be. I am just looking for a way to see how you are progressing at home. :)

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Flam Tap Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbNVKl8P2HY

Band music: Check out the main Beginning Band page for links to the band songs that can help you practice, as well as practice guidelines.

Have fun playing your instrument! Make up your own song, play for your family, teach yourself a new song, but be sure you play often!

May 20th

Group B

• Bells

  • Book 1: #72

  • Fun Music: Tetris Theme Song / Jeopardy Theme

• Snare

  • Book 1: Lesson 17 - #6

    • Top and Bottom Lines should be played separately.

Group C

• Bells

  • Book 1: #72

  • Fun Music: Tetris Theme Song / Jeopardy Theme

• Snare

  • Book 1: Lesson 17 - #6

    • Top and Bottom Lines should be played separately.

May 11th

• RECRUITMENT ASSIGNMENT!!! - send to marinid@victorschools.org

  • Thank you to all students who have already submitted something! I'm loving your enthusiasm and creativity!

• This week, I would like all groups to work on the Recruitment Assignment, if you have not already submitted something for it. This can be in the form of a written emailed response, an audio file, or a video.

• Instructions can be found at the top of this page.

• I have left last week's assignment up so that you may also catch up if you have not submitted an assignment yet.

• If you have already submitted something for the "Recruitment Assignment" and have done your group's assignment from last week, then you may work on fun music at the bottom of this page and submit a recording of that.

All groups should work on the "Video Assignment for All Intermediate Musicians" that all of our musicians are encouraged to participate in. The music department is creating a few videos to share with our community to show how awesome the Victor Music Programs are and also to help with our 3rd Grade Recruitment, as things are going to have to be done a little differently this year. We need your help! Read the project details below and get in on the fun in a way you feel most comfortable. There are several ways you can join in. This will be part of your assignment for the next 3 weeks (Due May 15th), so take your time, be creative and please join in on the fun!

May 4th

Group B - See videos below

• Recruitment assignment!!! :D

• Bells

  • Scales: F Major

  • Book 1: #70 & #71

• Snare

  • Rudiments: 5-stroke roll, Flam, Flam tap

  • Book 1: Lesson 17 - #4 & #5

Group C - see videos below

• Recruitment assignment!!! :D

• Bells

  • Scales: F Major

  • Book 1: #70 & #71

• Snare

  • Rudiments: 5-stroke roll, flam, flam tap

  • Book 1: Lesson 17 - #4 & #5

I would like all Beginning Percussion students to try and record themselves playing this week and send it to me at: marinid@victorschools.org

You can send some Bell songs, Snare songs or both! Please ask a parent or guardian to help you do this and e-mail it to me. This does not have to be a video recording, although it can be. I am just looking for a way to see how you are progressing at home. :)

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Flam Tap Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbNVKl8P2HY

Band music: Check out the main Beginning Band page for links to the band songs that can help you practice, as well as practice guidelines.

Have fun playing your instrument! Make up your own song, play for your family, teach yourself a new song, but be sure you play often!

FUN MUSIC