Who Are We?

     The 8th grade band is made up of third and fourth year players. We will spend the year refining our ensemble and individual technique in preparation for the 9th grade band. We will also expand our range  and our music vocabulary.

Upcoming Events

Important Documents
Friday, February 15, 2019 - Band Late Nighter
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 - Les Bois Area Band Concert @ Les Bois​​
​Saturday, March 9, 2019 - Solo/Ensemble Festival @ Fairmont (optional)
Thursday, April 18, 2019 - Pre-Festival Concert @ Timberline
​Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - Festival Performance @ South (usually during the school day)
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​Please refer to the Calendar for more details.
Syllabus
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EOC

8TH GRADE - SEM 1
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Playing Tests

What and Why?

Playing Tests are designed to help the students grow individually. Each band at Les Bois will have a weekly playing test over scales, rhythms, or concert music. This material will be covered in class, but students are expected to put the practice time in at home so that the ensemble as a group can grow. Below you will find the rubric for the playing test.
playing_and_scale_test_rubric.pdf
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Scheduled Playing Tests

Please refer to this Google Doc for playing tests for each class.
Here is a PDF of the Google Doc:
playing_test_feb._11-feb._25.pdf
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Concert Music Recordings

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Take on Me

Arr. by Paul Murtha
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Phantom of the Opera

Arr. Johnnie Vinson
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Mission: Impossible Theme

Arr. by Paul Lavendar