Welcome to the Noble Middle School Band website

Congratulations to the Noble Jazz Band for their "Excellent" performance at MPA on Friday, May 11!

Congratulations to all Noble Band students for an outstanding concert on Thursday, May 17! Click here to listen to it

 
  • Parents of rising 6th graders can click here to find answers to questions you may have about band. If you don't find what you are looking for, please feel free to e-mail or call me at school!
  • Here's what's coming up:
  • May 30 - 8th Grade Band Banquet
  • May 31 - Last day for instruments
  • May 31 - Last day to turn in work or raise grade for final report card
  • June 1 - Field day
  • June 6 - 6th and 7th grade awards day
  • June 7 - 8th grade awards day and Last Day of School!
Click below to go directly to information about that specific grade level or area of interest:


For all grades:

  • All students are expected to take their instruments home daily to practice (homework!). 7th & 8th grade band students that pick up their instruments to take home at the end of the school day will receive a good time ticket.
  • All students are encouraged to pick up a chromatic tuner for their instrument. The school's tuners keep breaking. A guitar tuner will not work with your band instrument; make sure you get a chromatic tuner.
  • SmartMusic will be used again this year. If this is your first time on the program, please use your NCWise number as your password. Write your information down so you don't forget it!
    You will be able to get SmartMusic at home for the reduced rate of $36 per year. Parents, click here to access the website and follow the instructions to get the program. It is an amazing program that makes practicing fun and it is HIGHLY recommended!
  • Websites to check out: Try out www.musictheory.net, www.musicracer.com, and music flashcards to test your theory skills.
  • Finale Notepad: This is a composition software that you can download. Click here to download it.


6th Grade: Brass

  • We have written out our warm-up, concert g minor scale and concert B-flat and F Major scales
  • We have tested "Evening with the Masters" m.9-16 - if you were not satisfied with your grade, come in during lunch to try again and get some help!
  • We have tested on B-flat and F concert scales
  • We are using SmartMusic rhythms for warm-ups

6th Grade: Woodwinds

  • We have written out our minor scale, F, E-flat, and A-flat concert scales
  • We have tested on E-flat, F and A-flat concert scales
  • We have begun using SmartMusic rhythms for warm-ups

Beginning Band students need to get a copy of "Measures of Success" for their specific instrument:

Since we are working mainly out of the book now, you will be lost in class without it!

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7th Grade: Intermediate Band

  • We have begun using the white Foundations binders, playing Concert F Around the Band and Articulation Exercises
  • Keep Concert G, Concert C, Concert F, Concert B-flat, and Concert E-flat Major scales under your fingers
  • Come in during recess if you'd like to raise playing test grades, or get extra help on your sheet music
  • We can't move forward as quickly as we should unless each of you PRACTICE!!
 

 

8th Grade: Percussion Ensemble

  • We have begun working independently of the 8th grade band
  • We will begin each class with clapping and counting rhythms
  • We need to transition quickly so we can get more things done during class
  • We have begun working on Percussion Ensemble Music

 

 
 

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8th Grade

  • We are now playing "Concert F Around the Band", "Articulation exercises", "Warm Up Sets" and chorales out of the white binders
  • We will play Jurassic Park and look at Prehistoric Suite for the rest of the month, just for fun

 


Percussionists

  • Congratulations to Alex S., Reid C., Danny V., and Zack K. for making the percussion section!
  • 8th grade percussionists are now meeting on "A" days. You will get more individualized attention, and we can work on percussion ensemble skills in addition to our concert music

Check out the link below to assist you with your rudiments and technique!

  • Vic Firth's Student Center
    Choose which set of audio or video lessons you want to try! You will need to download Quicktime first, otherwise the videos won't work. Click here or at the bottom of each link from the Vic Firth page

 

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Tri-M Music Honor Society

  • We are done for the year


Jazz Band

  • Jazz Band party on Tuesday, May 22 - bring snacks! We will listen to our performance from MPA, plus the judges' comments


Parent Volunteers

  • Parents that are interested in volunteering for the band program should e-mail Mrs. Knauf.
  • Volunteer opportunities range from helping out in the classroom on a weekly basis by filing and organizing, to working on the band scrapbook, to helping out as needed by chaperoning trips or supervising students at concerts.

If you are able to come in once every week or so, I need help with the following projects:

  • organizing catalogs, magazines, worksheets and memos into file folders in filing cabinets in the band office
  • keeping a record of receipts on an Excel spreadsheet
  • working on the band scrapbook
  • cataloguing CDs on an Excel spreadsheet

If you would like to help on an "as-needed" basis, the following activities are coming up:

  • Work day on June 8

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