Greetings! Thanks for joining us for the Music In Our Schools Concert – here’s the information about the WebCast:
Link: mms://mediastream.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/06
Please note that if you are on a Mac, you will need a program that can open WMA files in order to stream the concert. The District suggests VLC as a player that will play the necessary file.
Here’s the program for tonight’s concert:
Here is the link to the webcast for the Fall Concerts:
mms://mediastream.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/06
Please note that if you are on a Mac, you will need a program that can open WMA files in order to stream the concert. The District suggests VLC as a player that will play the necessary file.
Program Order for the High School Concert can be found here : HS Fall Concert Order
Program Order for the Middle School Concert can be found here : MS Fall Concert Order
Greetings! During the 2014-2015 School Year, there are three different Honor Band opportunities for Homer High School Band students. They are as follows:
Borough Honor Band –
Borough Honor Band will take place in Homer this year. This is only made up of students from the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District.
Students will receive the audition material in the middle of October, and auditions are typically due at the end of November. This is not the same audition music as All-State and All NorthWest Honor Bands. The Borough Honor Band Concert date is Tuesday, March 24th.
All-State Honor Band
All-State Honor Band is in Anchorage. This is made up of students from all over the state of Alaska. The audition material is posted on the blog – the students have the password. Each instrument has a PDF file of the audition material, as well as mp3s of what the audition material sounds like.
Auditions are due no later than Wednesday, September 22nd. The Honor Band participants will be announced by the middle of October. The Festival runs from Thursday, Nov 20 through Saturday, Nov 22, culminating in a concert on Saturday evening.
All-NorthWest Honor Bands
The National Association for Music Education – NorthWest Division offers two different opportunities for Honor Bands. For both, auditions are due at the beginning of October, and the festival will be February 12-14 in Spokane, WA. More information can be found here.
Symphonic Band – The Symphonic Band auditions are the same as the All-State auditions. This band is open to any student in the NorthWest Division (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming).
Wind Symphony – The Wind Symphony audition materials are posted separately on the website. They can be found here. The Wind Symphony is only open to schools designated as “Small Schools” by NAfME, and Homer qualifies.
If at any time during the summer, you or your student has questions or concerns about the various Honor Band opportunities, please email me and I will get back to you as quickly as possible. These are all great opportunities for students, and I hope that many of you will take advantage of them!
Here is the webcast for the Homer Middle School Spring Concert tonight:
mms://mediastream.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/06
Please note that if you are on a Mac, you will need a program that can open WMA files in order to stream. The District suggests VLC as a media player, and it will play the necessary file.
Concert Order tonight is available here.
Here is the webcast for the Homer High School Spring Concert tonight:
mms://mediastream.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/06
Please note that if you are on a Mac, you will need a program that can open WMA files in order to stream. The District suggests VLC as a media player, and it will play the necessary file.
Concert Order tonight is available here.
Here are the program notes for In Memoriam Dresden.
Here is the list of songs that Jazz Band students need to practice before Friday morning:
Set 1:
Boogie Woogie
In The Mood (end)
Zoot Suit Riot (when Patrick is here)
Set 2:
Bye Bye Blackbird
Inside Out (end)
Satin Doll
Pennsylvania 6-5000
It Don’t Mean A thing
Set 3:
Alright, Okay You Win
Jump Jive An’ Wail
Jumpin’ At The Woodside
Let Freedom Swing
For students who want to see the PowerPoint that we looked at in class about the Dresden Fire Bombings, here’s the link:
Here’s that link for high schoolers (though anyone who is interested and plays brass can try)
Thanks to all of you who came out (or watched the webcast) for our Music In The Schools Month Concert! I had a blast, and I hope you did too!
It’s time to get ready for the last quarter! The concert schedule is:
Thursday, April 3rd – High School Solo and Ensemble (@HHS)
Friday, April 11th – Spring Swing (HHS Jazz Fundraiser)
Monday, April 28th – HHS Spring Concert
Tuesday, April 29th – KPBSD Middle School Mass Band @ Kenai
Tuesday, May 6th – HMS Spring Concert
Tuesday, May 13th – HHS POPS Concert
Monday, May 19th – Graduation
The music for the Spring Concerts, POPS, and Mass Band will be on the appropriate section of the blog before Spring Break is over. Now is the time to get listening to the music, so you can start getting it in your ears so that we can work on musicality in rehearsal, not just notes.
2015 HHS Spring Concert
Greetings! Thanks for joining us for the Homer High School Spring Concert – here’s the information about the WebCast:
The Concert begins at 7pm. The Webcast should begin 5-10 minutes before that.
Link: mms://mediastream.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/06
Please note that if you are on a Mac, you will need a program that can open WMA files in order to stream the concert. The District suggests VLC as a player that will play the necessary file.
Here’s the program for tonight’s concert:
2015 Spring Program Order