Sprague Band
Meets Monday mornings 7:50-8:40
Students transition from Beginner Band into the Fiske Senior Band with a recommendation from their after-school lesson instrument teacher.
Directed by Julie Verret - verretj@wellesleyps.org
Skills learned in the Senior Band:
Balance
Dynamics
Accompaniment verses melody
Use of auxiliary percussion
Different Percussion techniques
How to count and play syncopation, dotted rhythms, ties, and more complex time and key signatures
How to indicate corrections in your part
Various types of articulations including slurring, staccato, and legato tonguing
How rehearsals are run
Practice techniques with metronome
Need a new practice log? Senior Band Practice Log
Sprague Band Music links:
Winter concert: Friday, December 18 at 8:45