M. C. Smith Hudson Intermediate School
Purpose
The purpose of our band program is to serve as a creative outlet for all students who wish to participate in music. At the same time, our band serves the community, school, and the student body through its public performances.
The purpose of our band program is to serve as a creative outlet for all students who wish to participate in music. At the same time, our band serves the community, school, and the student body through its public performances.
Performance
As music is a performance art, we strive to perform to the best of our ability and as often as possible. Attendance at all performances is mandatory! Our band is a team in which every musician counts. We all need to be there in order achieve quality performances.
Formal concerts require formal dress. The dress code for our formal performances is:
Boys: Please dress nicely. No shirts with logos. Long pants and nice shoes. We prefer that each student wear a button down shirt with a tie.
Girls: Please dress nicely. No shirts with logos. Skirts and dress length must be below the knee when sitting and all blouses must have some sleeve.
As concerts approach, we all gets very busy, please prepare now so you have time to find everything you need.
As music is a performance art, we strive to perform to the best of our ability and as often as possible. Attendance at all performances is mandatory! Our band is a team in which every musician counts. We all need to be there in order achieve quality performances.
Formal concerts require formal dress. The dress code for our formal performances is:
Boys: Please dress nicely. No shirts with logos. Long pants and nice shoes. We prefer that each student wear a button down shirt with a tie.
Girls: Please dress nicely. No shirts with logos. Skirts and dress length must be below the knee when sitting and all blouses must have some sleeve.
As concerts approach, we all gets very busy, please prepare now so you have time to find everything you need.
Equipment
You will need: Your instrument, Standard of Excellence Book, Folder or binder, Pencil, Nametag for case, and any music handouts each lesson and band. Other supplies listed below:
Brass Instruments: Supply of valve oil, cleaning cloth
Flute: Cleaning Cloth
Sax and Clarinet: Saxophone and clarinet players will need to provide their own reeds which can be purchased online or at the music stores above. I suggest RICO Reeds. Please purchase size 2 ½ for your instrument.
Percussionist should purchase their own snare drum sticks and a practice pad. There is a percussion kit available to rent through the music stores if interested. In addition to Standard of excellence percussionist will also need “A Fresh Approach to the Snare Drum” by Mark Wessels.
You will need: Your instrument, Standard of Excellence Book, Folder or binder, Pencil, Nametag for case, and any music handouts each lesson and band. Other supplies listed below:
Brass Instruments: Supply of valve oil, cleaning cloth
Flute: Cleaning Cloth
Sax and Clarinet: Saxophone and clarinet players will need to provide their own reeds which can be purchased online or at the music stores above. I suggest RICO Reeds. Please purchase size 2 ½ for your instrument.
Percussionist should purchase their own snare drum sticks and a practice pad. There is a percussion kit available to rent through the music stores if interested. In addition to Standard of excellence percussionist will also need “A Fresh Approach to the Snare Drum” by Mark Wessels.