RESOURCES
BAND HANDBOOK
The Band Handbook includes all the information you need to know about band this year. The contract on the last page must be signed and returned to Mr. Smith! Click the link below to download the document.
MUSIC THEORY PRACTICE
This website provides numerous ways to practice music theory. It has ear training exercises to practice chord, scale, interval, and pitch identification. It also has a variety of staff and keyboard identification, such as note, keyboard, interval and chord. The site also includes a link to the $2.99 app.
PRACTICE PLANS
Short: 15 minutes
5 min. || scales: Bb and another (3 times)
10 min. || repertoire
Medium: 30 minutes
5 min. || scales: Bb, sharp, flat (2 times)
5 min. || long tones
5 min. || brass: lip slurs
woodwinds: register exercises
15 min. || repertoire
Long: 60 minutes
10 min. || scales: all you know
5 min. || long tones
5 min. || brass: lip slurs
woodwinds: register exercises
30 min. || repertoire
10 min. || cool down: long tones, scales
INSTRUMENT SUPPLIES
Our main supplier for instrument supplies is Kincaid's Music. To order instrument supplies, such as reeds or valve oil, simply order them from Kincaid's and use the school's address as the shipping address to avoid shipping costs.
100 Education Drive
West Alexandria, OH 45381
Our Kincaid's representative visits once a week and will bring the supplies you ordered!
AMAZON SMILE
Support the band with your Amazon purchases! Visit
smile.amazon.com and sign up to support the Twin Valley South Band. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your purchases to our band boosters!
1. Go to smile.amazon.com
2. Sign in with your Amazon account information.
3. Search "The Twin Valley South Band Boosters"
4. Click "Select" next to W Alexandria OH
5. Shop through smile.amazon.com. (If you shop through amazon.com, they will not donate. It must be smile.amazon.com.)
