ARHS Music

07/04/2012

Rock on.

03/03/2012

Music In Our Schools Concert is Tuesday, Mar 6. Call time for Band is 5:15

02/27/2012

Reminder: Apponequet Music Boosters meeting Monday 2/27, at 7:00 PM in Mr D-Rob's room (103).

02/25/2012

And don't forget! March Music is March 10 at Independence Harbor!! Tickets are still available!

02/25/2012

Hello, everyone, let's rock this thing. Here's what's happening this week:

Band: All-Music Night is March 6; I'll let you know the call time this week (probably 6:00). Program: Little Fugue, Albanian Dance, Honor the Fallen.

Music Tech: Loops and samples, and composing with them.

Jazz Improv: More repertoire, and chord outlines/guide tones.

History of Rock: The 1960s--Beatles, Blues, Bob Dylan, Soul Music, Woodstock--the decade was HUGE in pop music!

Guitar: The Blues

02/05/2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pvBvcuSV0w&sns=fb

Chester Pitts used to play the oboe but now he is a football star. I play the oboe and this is a really cool story!

01/08/2012

The King would have been 77 today.

Elvis Presley Thats All Right, Mama Live Written by Arthur Crudup. Elvis recorded it July 5, 1954 at Sun Records-his first commercial recording there. It was...

01/02/2012

Hello, everyone, and welcome back!

This week:

Band: Treasury of Scales for blend, balance and intonation...circle of fifths scales for technique...Music in our Schools is in March; what should we play?

Guitar: Bar chords this week.

History of Rock: it's the 2000s! Let's see how the Internet, digital technology, and iTunes have changed music.

Theory: More complex harmonic analysis, review stuff will be on emusictheory.com.

Piano: New hand positions, new key signatures.

12/15/2011

Three hours till showtime, professional musicians. Nail it.

12/11/2011

This week:

Band: Winter Concert is Thursday, starting at 7:00 PM. Concert dress is "all black (see your Handbook!)," order is probably: Select, Jazz, Choir, Band

Guitar: Let's play the blues this week.

History of Rock: 80's project in the Library Mon and Tue.

Theory: Form

Piano: New practice stuff, Christmas music if you want. I'll help you find it.

11/29/2011

This week:

Band: Concert Band, Taunton parade on Sunday! Permission slips available at arhsmusic.weebly.com/apponequet-band.html

Guitar: fingerstyle patterns. Tab coming for Blackbird, Landslide, etc.

Piano: Class recital on Friday; keep practicing

History of Rock: we'll finish the 70s this week; listening test Friday

Theory: Harmonic analysis. www.emusictheory.com and www.teoria.com are great places to get some extra practice!

11/23/2011

This just in...

Bonfire is _cancelled_ for tomorrow (Wed). Thursday's game is still on...see you then!