Marshall Middle School Band

 
 
Welcome to the Marshall Band Website!  What’s New Winter Concerts Posted! __________________ Vic Firth Percussion Lessons!!!!  Beginning Snare Video Lessons Mark Wessels uses excerpts from his popular method book, A Fresh Approach to the Snare Drum to provide a solid foundation for successful drumming skills.  40 Essential Snare Drum Rudiments Videos and audio play-along files of each of the 40 rudiments, exercises that apply the rudiment to "real world" musical phrases and practice suggestions from the Vic Firth Education Team.  Steve Houghton: Beginner Drumset Lessons Steve's lesson series for the beginning drumset player covers everything from set-up, to tuning, to playing your first beat! It's an invaluable tool for beginners of all ages!  Speed Note Reading Tutor Designed to reinforce note-naming and 'key finding' skills, this computer game is a fun way for beginning–intermediate students to get repetitive practice, while trying to 'beat the clock' and score as many points as possible.  Jeff Queen: Playing with Sticks Stick tricks are cool, but most of us drop the stick so many times that we are afraid to try them in front of anyone! Check out this lesson series from Jeff for valuable information on solo construction and stick trick ideas! _______________________ Standard of Excellence Accompaniment Recordings, Book 1 & 2 are now available for FREE MP3 downloading! Click below to visit the site. Simply right click the examples and save as to a location on your computer. Standard of Excellence Accompaniment Recordings, Book 1 & 2 _______________________ Check out this cool video on the importance of being in music, and the different instruments and opportunities offered in music. _______________________ USE A METRONOME! - IT’S FREE ONLINE! Want to make your practice time more effective? Practice with a metronome. A metronome is a device that can be set to make a clicking sound at different rates of speed used to set the tempo for playing a musical piece. For example, if you set the metronome to 60, you will hear 60 clicks (beats) in every minute. If you set the metronome to 120, you will hear 120 clicks (beats) in every minute. So a setting of 120 is twice as fast as a setting of 60. The higher the number, the faster the tempo. Click on this link for a FREE online metronome to use with every practice session! Remember, you should always practice in a place that is free from distractions, so no "instant messaging" while using your online metronome! _______________________   The Marshall Beginning 6th grade Band will be using SmartMusic to help students practice and perfect their musical skills this year. For more detailed information regarding the program and directions on using it, click on the Smart Music link on the top of the page. ____________________________________________ Marshall Middle School Home. School District of JanesvillePodcast/Podcast.htmlhttp://www.vicfirth.com/education/wessels_beginner-lessons.htmlhttp://www.vicfirth.com/education/wessels_beginner-lessons.htmlhttp://www.vicfirth.com/education/rudiments.htmlhttp://www.vicfirth.com/education/rudiments.htmlhttp://vicfirth.com/education/drumset/houghton_beginner_lessons.htmlhttp://vicfirth.com/education/drumset/houghton_beginner_lessons.htmlhttp://www.vicfirth.com/education/keyboard/speednotegame.htmlhttp://www.vicfirth.com/education/keyboard/speednotegame.htmlhttp://www.vicfirth.com/artists/queen.htmlhttp://www.vicfirth.com/artists/queen.htmlhttp://www.kjos.com/band/soe_accomp.htmhttp://www.kjos.com/band/soe_accomp.htmhttp://www.metronomeonline.com/http://www.metronomeonline.com/http://www.metronomeonline.com/http://www.smartmusic.com/default.aspxhttp://www.smartmusic.com/http://janesville.k12.wi.us/mar/http://janesville.k12.wi.us/sdj/index.htmlhttp://www.smartmusic.comshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3shapeimage_1_link_4shapeimage_1_link_5shapeimage_1_link_6shapeimage_1_link_7shapeimage_1_link_8shapeimage_1_link_9shapeimage_1_link_10shapeimage_1_link_11shapeimage_1_link_12shapeimage_1_link_13shapeimage_1_link_14shapeimage_1_link_15shapeimage_1_link_16shapeimage_1_link_17shapeimage_1_link_18shapeimage_1_link_19

Marshall Jazz students perform for Professor David Hastings.

Upcoming Events


Jan. 20th

Jazz Ensemble Clinic


Feb. 5th

UWSP Jazzfest


Feb. 27th

Solo & Ensemble