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December 2008
4 Grade 6 Unit Study Listening Assignment Due
Concert Band Night Rehearsal
& Pizza Party
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Uniforms distributed at this rehearsal.
5 Concert Band Performance at the
RI State House
10:30 a.m.
7 Boston Brass @ EPHS
2:00 p.m.
8 Music Parents Association meeting 6:30 p.m.
Decorate stage for concerts.
11 Performance for Waddington & Oldham students
9:00 a.m.
Winter Concert
7:00 p.m.
24 No School - Holiday Recess begins
Email Ms. Murphy
Last updated on 12/1/08
Want to make your practice time more effective? Practice with a metronome. A metronome is a device that can be set to make a clicking sound at different rates of speed used to set the tempo for playing a musical piece. For example, if you set the metronome to 60, you will hear 60 clicks (beats) in every minute. If you set the metronome to 120, you will hear 120 clicks (beats) in every minute. So a setting of 120 is twice as fast as a setting of 60. The higher the number, the faster the tempo.
Essentially, a metronome helps the musician keep a steady beat. It's like having your Band Director in a box clapping the tempo for you! After more and more practice sessions with the metronome, you will know when you are right on the beat of the metronome because you will get the sensation of not hearing the metronome while you play! Essentially, your notes are replacing the metronome beats. This will happen but requires much patience/practice to achieve.
Click on this link for a FREE online metronome to use with every practice session! Remember, you should always practice in a place that is free from distractions, so no "instant messaging" while using your online metronome!
Click on this link for helpful practice tips and guidelines for making your practice sessions more effective.
Parents, family, friends, students and business owners... Help support our award winning music programs at RMS by becoming a MUSIC BOOSTER. Here's what you get:
Your name in every concert program; individual, family, or business
A decal for your car to show you are a supporter of this outstanding program
Personal satisfaction in knowing that you helped make a difference in our community.
There are four levels of participation:
Platinum ..... $50.00 or more
Gold .......... $25.00 - $49.99
Silver ......... $15.00 - $24.99
Bronze ....... $10.00 - 14.99
Click on this link to download and print an application form. If you want to be included in the concert programs, you must get your application in no later than 2 weeks prior to the event.
Current Assignments
Okay. It happens. "The dog ate it." "I have it here somewhere." "I forgot my backpack at school."I have heard every excuse in the book. Bottom line is you don't have your homework. Well, say no more! Because you have such a wonderful Band Director, you can now go to the website and find your assignments. I can't promise that every assignment will be here. (You need to have some responsibility on your own.) But, hopefully, this will help you out in a pinch.
Check back here frequently for updates. Now... there's NO excuse!
Written Assignments
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Grade 6:
Unit Study Listening Assignment - Due December 4th
- Unit Study Help Page
Grade 7 & 8:
- Due Thursday, November 4th.
- Students should log on to their SmartMusic accounts to view individual assignments.
"How to" links:
In order to participate in the Band Program at Riverside Middle School, each student must hand in a completed registration form. Please print the registration form for your grade level, have a parent/guardian complete the form, and return it to Ms. Murphy during the first week of school.
Confused about the schedule? You're not alone. Hopefully, the links below will help to solve the "mystery" of what day it is.
Remember to check back frequently, as the schedule changes due to snow days, holidays, etc.
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Band at Riverside Middle School is more than a series of performances and rehearsals. It may appear that we are simply completing one event and immediately starting to prepare for the next. Although we do maintain a busy schedule, we must not forget that the most important reason for being in the RMS Band is to receive a quality music education. A higher learning is taking place while in band; thus, a “quality” music education means much more than performance preparation.
As a member of the RMS Band, students have the opportunity to complete Band Projects for extra credit more commonly known as “Enrichment.” Students can earn a total of ten (10) Enrichment points per quarter to maintain their grade in Band. Students can complete Enrichment by choosing projects from the list below. Students also have the option of coming up with their own Enrichment project. However, this project must have Ms. Murphy’s approval before completion.
Click on the links below to download forms needed to complete your Enrichment project(s).
Can't find what your looking for? Click on this link for more Band Forms.
- RMS Band Apparel & Accessories. (See pictures below.) Click on this link for an order form.
RMS Band Hoodie
RMS Percussion Hoodie
Winter Jacket (front)
Winter Jacket (back)
RMS Band Bumper Sticker
RMS Band Mousepad
- Personalized Musician Holiday Ornaments. Give your child an ornament that they will treasure forever and that they can identify with. We have ornaments specific to what instrument they play (See pictures below.), as well as many other professions, hobbies and/or sports.
Click on this link for an order form.
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with instrument without instrument
- CD's of professional musicians playing your child's instrument.
What better way to get your child to understand what good practicing leads to. They can't make their instrument sound like it's supposed to if they don't know what they are aiming for. Provide some inspiration while also getting them to listen to music other than what's on the radio (yuck!). Click on this link for some suggested listening.- Instrument upgrades.
Make your child sound better instantly by just making a simple upgrade in mouthpieces, reeds, etc. Click on this link for some suggested upgrades.- Music Song Books.
Inspire your child to practice more by getting them some music that they are familiar with.Happy shopping!
Band at East Providence High School
The East Providence High School Band has had a long tradition of excellence dating back to the 1950's with noted educator and band director, Stephen Farnum. We continue this tradition of excellence by incorporating the Nine National Standards of Music Education in every rehearsal and performance. Each ensemble has an active performance schedule allowing the students an opportunity to grow musically and otherwise through performance in music. It is our goal to create well rounded students through a study of music, and music performance, and to foster life long learning and reinforce positive life skills.
If you are interested in Band at East Providence High School (Why wouldn't you be?), please click on the links below.
Email Ms. Sousa, EPHS Director of Bands
When: Sunday, December 7th
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Where: East Providence High School AuditoriumTickets: $15 General Admission - $10 Students & Seniors
From exciting classical arrangements, to breathtaking vocal harmony, to burning jazz standards, Boston Brass achieves new levels in brass performance while treating audiences to a unique musical experience that captivates all ages. The ensemble's lively repartee, touched with humor and personality, bridges the vast ocean of classical formality to delight audiences to an evening of boisterous fun, exciting knowledge and an enthusiastic love of music, deftly exhibited by five brash brass players. Boston Brass has transcended the traditional mores of brass ensemble literature and, with a host of original arrangements, has pioneered a new generation of music that sets out to achieve one simple goal: entertain at all costs with blistering precision.In cooperation with East Providence High School and Rick's Musical Instruments, Inc. For more information, call 401.435.7806 ext. 133 (EPHS) or 401.658.3404 (Rick's).
"RAISING EXPECTATIONS"
Riverside Middle School 179 Forbes St. East Providence Rhode Island 02915 401.433.6230 ext. 10
