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Hammond Middle School Band Notes
Welcome to the Hammond Middle School Band website! Information will be provided here for band members, parents/guardians, and visitors.
(Music on this website is for review purposes for students.)
Our Mission
OBJECTIVES:
Increasing of students' technical proficiency on their instruments, including:
- reading of music
- tone quality
- ability to play with good intonation
- ability to play with attention to ensemble balance and blend, precision,
- dynamics,and overall musical phrasing, style, and nuance
- techniques indigenous to specific instruments.
Increasing of students' overall musicianship.
Increasing of students' knowledge of music theory and music history.
Increasing of students' appreciation and enjoyment of music.
Important Information
Question: What is probably the single best thing that a band member can do (in addition to practicing) to reach his or her potential?
Answer: TAKE PRIVATE LESSONS! -- Please contact Mr. Miller for details and phone numbers of local private teachers.
Also, remember to search the web for great sites related to music, bands, your instrument, music theory and history, composers, instrument maintenance, etc.
Music-related websites can be found on the County Music Dept. Website:
A list of private teachers on the Howard County Parents for School Music site can be found at:
http://sites.google.com/site/hcparents4schoolmusic/list-of-private-instructors
You are encouraged to contact Mr. Miller before purchasing instruments; you might want to ignore what he says, but at least you will have heard it!
Students bound for Atholton High School (and others who are interested) should check out their website for information, including audition information:
http://www.atholtonbands.org/Atholton/Middle_Schools.html
Also from Mr. Posner:
PLEASE FILL OUT THE MS STUDENT INFO FORM
ON OUR WEBSITE: (CLICK “MIDDLE SCHOOLS”)
