Grade 6 Band
"First Five Notes" videos for each instrument are below. Archived videos can be found on RDPC Band's Grade 6 YouTube playlist.
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Grade 6 Band Lessons:
Lessons are once per cycle during the school day: Day 1 - Burntwood Day 2 - Riverside Day 3 - Westwood Day 4 - Deerwood Day 5 - Juniper |
Grade 6 Band Rehearsals:
We rehearse once per cycle from 3:30-4:15 (on hold due to cohort restrictions): Day 1 - Deerwood Day 2 - Juniper Day 4 - Burntwood Day 5 - Riverside Day 6 - Westwood |
Recordings
Flute - Jorge Pardo - Spain (with Chick Corea live in Barcelona - the link will take you right to the flute solo)
Clarinet - Clarinet Quartet - Candide Overture
Trumpet - Alison Balsam - Hummel Concerto
Trombone - Trombone Shorty - Second Line (the link will take you right to the trombone solo)
Euphonium - David & Robert Childs - Brilliante (with Gwent Alumni Brass Band)
Percussion & Electric Bass -
- Mark Walker, feat. Berklee percussion faculty - Island Hopping
- Steelpan and Jazz Vibes - Village Vibe
Brass Ensemble - The Canadian Brass - Carnival of Venice
Clarinet - Clarinet Quartet - Candide Overture
Trumpet - Alison Balsam - Hummel Concerto
Trombone - Trombone Shorty - Second Line (the link will take you right to the trombone solo)
Euphonium - David & Robert Childs - Brilliante (with Gwent Alumni Brass Band)
Percussion & Electric Bass -
- Mark Walker, feat. Berklee percussion faculty - Island Hopping
- Steelpan and Jazz Vibes - Village Vibe
Brass Ensemble - The Canadian Brass - Carnival of Venice
Cleaning your Instrument
Flute:
- Wipe the lip plate with an alcohol wipe.
- Swab the inside of the instrument using the tuning rod and the cleaning cloth. Run it through a few times until the instrument is dry inside.
- Wash the cleaning cloth in the laundry. If you are concerned about the colour running, you can hand wash with laundry detergent.
Clarinet:
- Fill a short, narrow glass half-full with mouthwash. Place your mouthpiece upside down, ensuring the mouthwash does not touch the cork part of your mouthpiece.
- Swab the inside of the instrument using the cleaning cloth. Run it through a few times until the instrument is dry inside.
- Wash the cleaning cloth in the laundry. If you are concerned about the colour running, you can hand wash with laundry detergent.
- Wipe the lip plate with an alcohol wipe.
- Swab the inside of the instrument using the tuning rod and the cleaning cloth. Run it through a few times until the instrument is dry inside.
- Wash the cleaning cloth in the laundry. If you are concerned about the colour running, you can hand wash with laundry detergent.
Clarinet:
- Fill a short, narrow glass half-full with mouthwash. Place your mouthpiece upside down, ensuring the mouthwash does not touch the cork part of your mouthpiece.
- Swab the inside of the instrument using the cleaning cloth. Run it through a few times until the instrument is dry inside.
- Wash the cleaning cloth in the laundry. If you are concerned about the colour running, you can hand wash with laundry detergent.
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Trumpet, Trombone & Euphonium ONLY: How to give your instrument a BATH
*Make sure you have a cleaning snake, slide grease, and valve oil* - Fill bathtub with warm (not hot) water and squirt of dish soap - Take apart entire instrument (but set valves aside as the felt must not get wet. Also take note of the numbers on the valves.) - Soak instrument, slides and mouthpiece for 20 minutes - Use snake to clean inside each piece - Rinse, remove from water, and set all pieces on a towel to dry - Grease all slides and then reassemble (the valves have numbers and must go back in the right order) |
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2020-2021 Dates
December 17, 2020 - Virtual Winter Concert
April 28, 2021 - Virtual Spring Concert
June 24, 2021 - Final Virtual Concert
April 28, 2021 - Virtual Spring Concert
June 24, 2021 - Final Virtual Concert
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Long Long Ago draft - June 9
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This Old Man draft - June 9
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