Member Reflections

Hello my friends and band mates, I wasn’t able to make it to practice because I have MS, which is exacerbated by the weather, however, I just wanted to share with you all my excitement about the strings performance on Monday, I enjoyed each song, especially Tocatina(I hope that’s right) and the band as well, I am looking forward to making beautiful music with you all, I also want to thank each of your help at various times.

Fellow music lover, Abyemabi

September 30, 2022

IMPORTANT HOT NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT 09/30/22

GOOD EVENING, FRIENDS AND LOVERS OF MUSIC! I’m super excited about the remaining Lessons, Classes, Rehearsals and Performances that take place during the end of the year HOLIDAYS! Our Board of Directors and Teaching Staff continue to work together planning, improving, changing and growing our program into a most unique experience for us all. I’m sure that the result will be a most JOYOUS musical finale for 2022.

It will be very IMPORTANT for ALL OF US to be in attendance at the KICKOFF REHEARSAL next Monday October 3rd. We are asking ALL MEMBERS including present Orientation and NOVICE classes to attend at 6:00. Please understand that sitting in during this rehearsal with your instrument is an excellent learning experience. Many of you will receive customized parts, as we move forward through this season, that will allow you to blend in with the entire ensemble. Our goal is to have everyone participate in sharing the SPIRIT OF THE SEASON with our audience on December 11th. Cal and I will be conducting this rehearsal by simply reading through many of the 12 selections we will be performing throughout the season. Connie (our ACE Librarian) will be busy handing out parts and making note of who needs what as usual without missing a note all night. It’s also very important for all MEMBERS to attend because at the end of the rehearsal, this Monday the 3rd, your Board of Directors will introduce several of the ideas and plans that will continue to allow us to grow in musical experiences and membership size! WE WILL DISMISS WITH SMILES ON OUR FACES AND SONGS IN OUR HEARTS AT 8:00.

LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING MUSIC WITH YOU ALL NEXT MONDAY OCTOBER 3RD!

Jim

Weekly Calendar

Week of March 1

Monday – March 2 – First Evangelical Church (no Zoom)

5:00 – 6:00 Strings with Cathy – Garfield music
5:00 – 6:00 Trumpets, trombones and saxaphone (small band) with Jim
5:00 – 6:00 Brass and Woodwinds with Leslie for help or beginners
6:00 – 7:00 Strings with Cathy, Brass with Leslie, Woodwinds with Jim
7:00 – 8:00 Combined

Thursday – March 5 – First Evangelical Church (No zoom)

6:00 – 8:00 Combined

Week of March 8

Monday – March 9 – First Evangelical Church

5:00 – 6:00 Strings with Cathy – Garfield music
5:00 – 6:00 Trumpets, trombones and saxaphone (small band) with Jim
5:00 – 6:00 Brass and Woodwinds with Leslie for help or beginners
6:00 – 7:00 Strings with Cathy, Brass with Leslie, Woodwinds with Jim
7:00 – 8:00 Combined

Thursday March 12 – Maps (Yes Zoom)

2:30 – 4:00 Full Rehearsal

Week of March 15

Monday – March 16 – First Evangelical Church

5:00 – 6:00 Strings with Cathy – Garfield music
5:00 – 6:00 Trumpets, trombones and saxaphone (small band) with Jim
5:00 – 6:00 Brass and Woodwinds with Leslie for help or beginners
6:00 – 7:00 Strings with Cathy, Brass with Leslie, Woodwinds with Jim
7:00 – 8:00 Combined

Thursday – March 19 – First Evangelical Church

6:00 – 8:00 Combined

Week of March 22

Monday – March 23 – First Evangelical Church

5:00 – 6:00 Strings with Cathy – Garfield music
5:00 – 6:00 Trumpets, trombones and saxaphone (small band) with Jim
5:00 – 6:00 Brass and Woodwinds with Leslie for help or beginners
6:00 – 7:00 Strings with Cathy, Brass with Leslie, Woodwinds with Jim
7:00 – 8:00 Combined

Thursday March 26- MAPS

2:30 – 4:00 Full Rehearsal

Week of March 29

Monday – March 23 – First Evangelical Church

5:00 – 6:00 Strings with Cathy – Garfield music
5:00 – 6:00 Trumpets, trombones and saxaphone (small band) with Jim
5:00 – 6:00 Brass and Woodwinds with Leslie for help or beginners
6:00 – 7:00 Strings with Cathy, Brass with Leslie, Woodwinds with Jim
7:00 – 8:00 Combined

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November 27, 2020April 13, 2021

Practice Efficiency Tools

Submitted by Andy Rosenberg (viola)

Adhering to the “practice, practice, practice” rule is sometimes difficult with so many things on our daily to-do list. Technology has come a long way to help achieve this goal by providing many tools (i.e., software and mobile apps) that can help us improve practice efficiency.

“Sheet Music Scanner” app: I play along with the “Sheet Music Scanner” app on my tablet and smartphone. Listen to and read the music as it is played by the app highlighting each note and symbol. This helps me make note of tricky rhythms and verify my intonation.

How does it work?

Sheet music is loaded into the app from an image file such as a PDF, JPG or PNG (preferred method) or by using your device’s built-in camera.
Once the music is loaded into the app, it reads the music and recognizes symbols of musical notation pertaining to melody, harmony, and rhythm including treble, bass, and alto clefs, notes, duration dots, rests, and accidentals.
Playback supports selected instrument pitch and speeds between 50 and 330 beats per minute.

The software is easy to use, but It took a few attempts to load the music using my smartphone’s camera. Loading the sheet music from an image file worked the first time.

This $3.99 app is available for both Apple and Android devices.

Click here for more information from the developer.

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