Week of October 20:
Music Theory:
Wednesday - Begin Chapter 6 -- pages 34 and 35 for homework
Thursday - Pages 36-37 homework
Friday - Ear Training

Band
Wednesday - St. Clair Halloween Parade - report at 5:30pm
Friday - Rehearsal 3-415 - Dinner 415 - 515 - Game @Sch Haven
Saturday - Rehearsal 9-11am - Depart for Harrisburg and ACCs at 11:15am

Week of September 15th:

Band Lessons:
Monday: Flute C / Clarinet A (PD 2); Clarinet D / Clarinet B (PD 3); Flute B / Flute A (PD 6)
Tuesday: Alto Sax B / Alto Sax A (PD 2); Alto Sax C / Low Sax A (PD 3); Clarinet C (PD 6)
Wednesday: Trumpet B / Trumpet A (PD 2); Make Up / Low Sax B (PD 3); Baritone B / Bones (PD 6)
Thursday: Tuba / Perc B (PD 2); Trumpet C / Trumpet D (PD 3); Horns / Baritone (PD 6)
Friday: Make Up (PD 2); Perc A (PD 3); Perc C (PD 6)

 Music Theory:
M - Continue working on Chapter 2
Tu - Ear Training / Review
Wed - Go over Review
Thurs - Test on Chapter 1 / 2
Fri - Begin Chapter 3


Band:
Sat 9/13 - Competition at Hempfield - PERC / GUARD Check facebook for report times. Winds report at 10:30. Departure 1:30pm. Performance 5:00pm. Awards 10:15pm.
Sun 9/14 / Mon 9/15 - OFF
Tue 9/16 - Competition Rehearsal 3-5pm.
Wed 9/17 - Competition Rehearsal 5-8pm
Thur 9/18 - OFF
Friday 9/19 - WBRE MORNING PEP-RALLY. Report to school for 4:30AM. Rally is from 5-7AM live on TV. After school - rehearsal 3-5pm. Game @7 home vs Marian.
Saturday 9/20 - Competition @Williams Valley. More info forthcoming.

CHECK FACEBOOK @ North Schuylkill Bands for more information!


Have a great week.

Tenaglia

Week One!

Hello Folks.

My name is Matt Tenaglia, and I am the director of instrumental music at North Schuylkill. In addition to directing the band program and lessons, I will be teaching music theory, guitar and advanced music theory this year. At this blog, you will find pertinent information regarding all classroom activities and homework. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at mtenaglia@northschuylkill.net.

Guitar:
M - Welcome Back / Distribution of Syllabus
Tu - Begin Learning Rhythmic Notation
Wed - Continue with Rhythmic Notation
Thur - Continue with Rhythm, Begin learning Treble Clef
Fri - Continue with Rhythm and Treble Clef


Music Theory:
M - Welcome Back / Distribution of Syllabus
Tu - Begin working on Chapter 1 pg. 3/4
Wed - Page 4 and 5 - Treble and Bass Clef
Thur - Page 6 and 7 - Grand Staff and Ledger Lines
Fri - Review all material learned with notation


Band:
Tu and Thurs - Have instrument ready to play. We will begin working on Football show music.
There will be after school rehearsal on Tuesday from 6:00pm - 8:00pm.
Thursday evening is "Meet the Spartans" - please be in the band room by 5:45pm - the show starts at 7:00pm and will be done by 8:00pm.
Friday is our first game - students will stay after school and rehearse until we depart for Shenandoah. Departure will be announced this week.

Any questions - shoot me an email or call my cell phone (Band Parents).


MT.

Week of May 20th.


Hello Everyone:

Here is the plan of attack for this week.

Music Theory:
Mon: Review for Final Exam
Tue: Review for Final
Wed: Final Exam
- For remaining week, we will be doing some sight-singing.

Guitar:
Mon: Review for Final Exam
Tue: Period 5 Final Exam / Period 1 Review
Wed: Period 1 Exam

- For the remainder of week, the underclassmen will perform songs from ultimate guitar for grades

Band:
- Rehearsal on Tue and Weds after school until 4:30
- Drum Major Auditions, Memorial Day Parade Rehearsal, and Graduation Rehearsal

It is important that you are at both of these rehearsals.



Have a great week - best of luck on final exams!

MT

Week of May 13th

Guitar:
Tu and Wed - Wrap up with new songs learned - On Wednesday you will play any song of your choice for your final quiz grade.
Thurs and Fri - Review for Finals - NEXT WEEK! Pd. 1 is Wednesday (5/22), Pd. 5 is Tuesday (5/21)

Music Theory:
Tue - Wrap up compositions
Wed - Fri - Review for Final
Your final is next Wednesday (5/22)

Band:
Concert Week!
Tue - Jazz until 3:10, Concert band until 5:15 - Booster meeting 6:00pm
Thur - Concert 7pm....Be here at 5pm dressed in black and white
Sat - Band Banquet
Next week - Rehearsal Tues Weds Thurs until 4:30 for memorial day / graduation.


Best of luck in finishing this one out!

Week of May 6th:

Almost at the finish line! Weather is getting nicer, and concerts are rapidly approaching - Do not begin to slack off now!

Guitar:
M - Finish Wonderwall - will pass out Hurt and Wish You Were Here
Tu - Quiz on Wonderwall (in groups of two)
Wed - Practice Hurt - Fingerpicking
Thurs - Practice Wish You Were Here - Tabs
Fri - Pass out Free fallin - practice as a group - then play one of the three songs in preparation for quiz early next week.

Music Theory:
M and Tu - Harmonizing Worksheet - due at end of period on Tues - including all roman numeral analysis and inversion labeling
Wed - Fri - Part Writing and Arranging worksheet.

Band:
After School Rehearsal - Tuesday until 5:00pm
Jazz band - Tuesday 2:34 - 3:10
Call Mrs. Costello to RSVP for the May 18th Band Banquet by Friday May 10th.

Our concert is next week - Get pumped!


MT

Guitar:
M - Weds - D string melodies in Book
Thurs - Quiz on Three of melodies
Fri - Chords and Strum pattern of popular songs - find them on www.ultimateguitar.com

Music Theory:
M - Practice writing Augmented, Diminished, Major and Minor Triads
Wed - Review for Quiz
Thurs - Quiz
Friday - Corrections

Band:
Tu - Rehearsal seventh period
 Wed - Rehearsal after school - 2:34 - 5:00pm
Thurs - Rehearsal 7th period with Dr. Romines (Marywood University)

- Please get Wilkes Barre Scranton Penguin forms back asap.


Have a great week - MT