Yorkville Intermediate School Bands
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5th Grade Band
The place to go for all of your beginning band needs!
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5th Grade Band Announcements!
May Concert Music
(click to listen to each piece)
Courtly Dance and Procession
Clash of the Warriors
Starsplitter Fanfare
Video Game to Learn Note Names!
Click
HERE
to play Staff Wars on your ChromeBook!
Band Video Lessons!
Flute
Video #1: Posture, Breathing, Sizzle
Video #2: Opening our case and part names
Video #3: First Sound
Video #4:
Putting your instrument together
Video #5: How to hold your flute
Video #6: How to NOT drop your flute (balance points)
Oboe
Video #1: Posture, Breathing, Sizzle
Video #2: Putting your instrument together
Video #3: Holding your instrument
Video #4: First sound on the reed
Video #5: Tonguing (articulating) on the reed
Bassoon
Video #1: Posture, Breathing, Sizzle
Video #2: Putting your instrument together
Video #3: Holding your instrument
Video #4: First sound on the reed
Video #4.5: Forming Bassoon Embouchure & First Sounds
Video #5: Tonguing (articulating) on the reed
Video #6: Bassoon Disassembly & Cleaning
Clarinet
Video #1: Posture, Breathing, Sizzle
Video #2: Mouthpiece, barrel, and reed assembly
Video #3: First sound
Video #4: Putting your instrument together
Trumpet
Video #1: Posture, Breathing, Sizzle
Video #2: Holding your instrument
Video #3: First sound
Video #4: Tonguing your notes
Horn
Video #1: Posture, Breathing, Sizzle
Video #2: Parts of your instrument
Video #3: Holding and putting your instrument together
Video #4: First sounds
(even though this is a trombone demo, the same applies to horn)
Video #5: Tonguing
(even though this is a trombone demo, the same applies to horn)
Trombone
Video #1: Posture, Breathing, Sizzle
Video #2: Holding and putting your instrument together
Video #3: First sounds
Video #4: Tonguing
Video #5: Slide positions on the trombone
Euphonium
Video #1: Posture, Breathing, Sizzle
Video #2: Parts of your instrument
Video #3: First sounds
(even though this is a trombone demo, the same applies to euphonium)
Video #4: Tonguing
(even though this is a trombone demo, the same applies to euphonium)
Percussion
Video #1: Snare drum grip
Video #2: Snare drum playing position
Video #3: Snare drum basic stroke
Video #4: Mallet grip
Handouts
Y115 Music Department Handbook
Remind101 Sign-Up Info
Beginning Band Info Packet!
(click Here)
Check out our 5th grade band and orchestra recruitment website for more details about joining our band!
www.joinyorkvillebandandorchestra.weebly.com
Looking to buy an instrument? Here's a wonderful document that will give recommended brands/models as well as some other basic information worth reading.
Click here to view!
Important Dates!
May 4, 2020
5th and 6th Grade Band and Orchestra Concert, 7PM at YMS
(arrive 6:15pm)