Music@ACI

Jazz Listening List and Assignment

9/25/2014 | Posted by The Music Department | | Edit Post

Hey there!

You will find below a list of jazz musicians/ensembles which you can utilize for your listening assignments. Also included is the example of the assignment I showed you in class on Wednesday.

Besides the analysis of the piece you have chosen, you are also responsible to make a list of other recordings by the artist whose recording you are analyzing.

The assignment is due on Wednesday, October 8 in class

Good luck and happy listening!

Mr. Lum

Jazz Musicians You Should Know and Listen To!

Listening Assignment example

Recording of Thou Swell

Labels: Jazz

5/30/2014 | Posted by The Music Department | | Edit Post

North East Jazz, congratulations on winning the Ontario Music Festival Association Secondary School Jazz Ensemble category!

Here is the link to the play-a-long file for your summative improvisation performance:

Autumn Leaves

Good Luck! Check the wall outside Music Room 1 for your performance times.

Grade 10 Band Performance Summative Requirements

5/06/2014 | Posted by The Music Department | | Edit Post

Grade 10 Band Summative 2014

Tone and Technique

Solo Etude - #24

A photocopy of the etude, with a dynamic plan must be submitted at the time of your summative. This will count for up to 10 marks of your summative performance mark. Percussion students will play snare and mallets.

Duet Etude - #22

Percussion students will play the etude on mallets and the duet part on snare.

Scale Requirements

Play the 4 scale cycle (major, relative natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor) for 3 of the keys, listed below. Students will choose 2, and the teach will choose 1.

Concert pitch: F+, B flat+, E flat+, A flat+, G+, D+, or A+.

Tempo for scales: 1/4 note = 96. Major scale to be played in eighth notes. All minor scales to be played in 1/4 notes.

You must hand in the four scales, for each of the keys you choose to play, written on a piece of script paper. This is due when you play your summative test.

April AMR (Band) Test Excerpts

4/19/2014 | Posted by The Music Department | | Edit Post

WIND ENSEMBLE (9's class & 10's repertoire) January test information

1/20/2014 | Posted by The Music Department | | Edit Post

WIND ENSEMBLE

JANUARY TEST REQUIREMENTS

	SUN	SHADOWS
Flute & Clarinet	88-114	44-54
Bass Clarinet	98-114	54-66
Bassoon	11-27	11-18
Alto Sax	13-27	32-44
Tenor Sax	11-27	27-40
Bari Sax	17-27	27-40
Trumpet	44-64	11-22
Horn	34-44 & 121-131	19-32
Trombone	121-143	11-22
Baritone	11-27	45-53
Tuba	121-143	33-40
Percussion	Whole Piece	Whole Piece

GRADE 10’S ONLY

From Chaos to the Birth of a Dancing Star

All woodwinds - L to M, S to T.

Horn and Trombone – K to L, S to T.

Trumpet – J to L

Percussion – J to K, S to T.

Grade 10's not writing an exam on Thursday morning will play their test then. Grade 10's writing an exam will play their test during Wind Symphony on Monday, January 27th..

January AMR Band Test

1/19/2014 | Posted by The Music Department | | Edit Post

Here are the requirements for those students assigned to play and AMR test this week and next.

January 2014 Repertoire Test I - Band

Grade 11 and 12

From Chaos to the Birth of a Dancing Star

All woodwinds - L to M, S to T.

Trumpet – J to L

Horn and Trombone – K to L, S to T.

Percussion – J to K, S to T.

Gloriosa, mvt. III (Dies Festus)

All Brass and Woodwinds – 105 to 128, 132 to 158.

Percussion – 101 to 132

PLEASE NOTE! If you are not writing an exam this Thursday morning (January 23), you must sign-up for a performance test time on the list posted in Music Room 1. The tests will occur during the exam period on Thursday morning, between 8:45 - 11:00.

If you have any questions, please speak with Mr. Lum in the Music Office.