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Music Education Services Teacher
Serving Ebinger Elementary, Edison Park Elementary, Edison Regional Gifted Center, Norwood Park School, and St. Thecla Catholic School.
2019-2020 School Year Upcoming Events
Events labeled by school or level of attendees: EB = Ebinger, EPE = Edison Park Elementary, ERGC = Edison Regional Gifted Center, NOR = Norwood Park School, ST = St. Thecla Catholic
- 12/9 – EB, EPE, NOR, ST December Concert Rehearsal
- Notre Dame College Prep – cafeteria (7655 W Dempster St, Niles 60714)
- Beginning Band: 5:30-6:15 PM
- Intermediate Band: 6:15-7 PM
- Advanced Band: 6:45-7:45 PM
- 12/11 – EB, EPE, NOR, ST December ConcertÂ
- Notre Dame College Prep – spectator gym
- Call Time: 6:30 PM
- Concert Start: 7 PM
- 12/16 -ERGC- December Concert Rehearsal
- Location: St. Philip Lutheran School – gym (2500 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL 60659)
- Beginning Band: 6-6:30 PM
- Intermediate Band: 6:30-7:15 PM
- Advanced Band: 7-7:45 PM
- 12/17 -ERGC – December Concert
- Location: St. Philip Lutheran School – gym
- Call Time: 6:30 PM
- Concert Start: 7 PM
- 12/18 – Cocoa and Carols (Edison Park students only)
- Location: Taft High School
- Evening
- 12/20 – Winter Sing (Norwood Park students only)
- Location: Norwood Park School
- During school day
Concert Attire:
- All Intermediate, all advanced, ERGC beginners: nice white shirt (preferably button-down) on top, black pants or at least knee length skirt on bottom. Nice shoes (no open toes). No t-shirts, jeans, shorts, gym shoes.
- Beginners from Ebinger, Edison Park, Norwood Park, or St. Thecla: nice clothing, like going to church. No t-shirts, shorts, jeans, gym shoes. They do not need to wear any specific colored clothing
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- 3/7 – Solo Festival (all students, optional but highly encouraged)
- 3/9 – ERGC March Concert Rehearsal
- 3/10 – ERGC March Concert
- 3/16 -EB, EPE, NOR, ST – March Concert Rehearsal
- 3/17 – EB, EPE, NOR, ST – March Concert
- 4/18 – Honors Band Festival (selected Advanced Band students only)
- 5/18 – EB, EPE, NOR, ST May Concert Rehearsal
- 5/19 – EB, EPE, NOR, ST May ConcertÂ
- 5/20 -ERGC – May Concert Rehearsal
- 5/21 – ERGC – May Concert
- Early June – Ebinger Fine Arts Night (Ebinger students only)
- Other end of year events TBA
Links for Specific Calendars
Beginning Band – First Five Notes – Online Note Identification Practice
Intermediate “Essential Seven” – Online Identification Practice
December Concert – Intermediate Band Recordings
Beginning Band Jump Start Videos
Flute
Clarinet
Saxophone
Trumpet
Trombone
Baritone
- 1 – Opening the Case, Assembling the Baritone, and Hand Position
- 2 – Guide to Embouchure (trombone and baritone)
- 3 – Mouthpiece Buzzing (trombone and baritone)
- 4 – Two Buzzing Exercises (trombone and baritone)
- 5 – How to Play D
- 6 – How to Play Eb
- 7 – How to Play F
- 8 – How to Play Bb
- 9 – How to Play C
- 10 – How to Oil Baritone Valves
Percussion
- 1 – How to Set Up the Bell Kit and Snare Drum
- Note that your bell stand does not have the 4 arms to extend – it simply has a hexagon connection that fits the stand to the underside of the bells.Â
- 2 -Matched Grip
- 3 – Bell Mallet Grip and Stroke
- 4 – Finding Your Way Around the Bells
- 5 – First 3 Notes on Bells
- Note that the D, C, and B flat he uses are lower than the ones you need. However, everything he says about finding the notes is still great.