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
Feb. 18, 2020 - Les Bois Area Band Concert @ Les Bois JH
March 6, 2020 - 8th Grade Band Late Nighter
March 7, 2020 - Jr. High Band Solo/Ensemble Festival @ Boise HS (optional)
April 9, 2020 - Pre-Festival Concert @ South JH
April 22, 2020 - Large Group Festival @ South JH (usually during the day)

​Please refer to the Calendar for more details.
Syllabus.pdf
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Supply List.pdf
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EOC

Fall 2019 EOC - 8th Grade
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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:

Concert Music Recordings

Roanoke
for Concert Band

Eric Scott Alexander
This piece was written for Ethan and the Les Bois Junior High Band, and will have it's world premiered on February 18, 2020.

How to Train Your Dragon

Arr. Johnnie Vinson

Coldplay Classics

Arr. Michael Brown
Link to Concert Recordings and the Performance Reflection Assignment