Listen to Siberian Ice Drummers Use Frozen Lake Baikal as an Incredible Musical Instrument http://www.snowaddiction.org/2013/11/the-coolest-music-in-the-world-listen-to-siberian-ice-drummers-use-frozen-lake-baikal-as-an-incredible-musical-instrument.html
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Keeping your instrument clean will help keep you healthy. Woodwind players should swab out their instrument every time they play. Brass players should give their instrument a bath every month. (Woodwinds can NOT be given a bath.)
Here's what might happen if you don't clean your instrument regularly: 'Saxophone Lung' Developed By Man Who Didn't Clean His Clarinet For More Than 30 Years http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/08/saxophone-lung-clean-clarinet-instrument-woodwind_n_4221368.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false Congratulations to Hannah M (grade 7) who was the first to correctly answer all the questions on an instrument quiz. She beat Kristen B (grade 8), who also correctly answered all the questions, by only 58 minutes!
Great ninjas must have a supernatural sense of timing. Train yours with the Read Rhythm app!
Download the Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer (ReadRhythm; $2.99, Rolfs App) from iTunes. For every Random Exercise level on which you get a streak of 10 or more, you will get a ninja point. Bonus Awards for "Longest Streak" and "Most Levels Completed!" See this document for instructions. A new section has been added to the site: Learning Tools!
As new Learning Tools are developed, they will be added to the site under "Resources." You should be able to find the specific melodies and exercises practiced in class as well as links to sample recordings on-line. "Look carefully and you’ll find musicians at the top of almost any industry. Woody Allen performs weekly with a jazz band. The television broadcaster Paula Zahn (cello) and the NBC chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd (French horn) attended college on music scholarships; NBC’s Andrea Mitchell trained to become a professional violinist. Both Microsoft’s Mr. Allen and the venture capitalist Roger McNamee have rock bands. Larry Page, a co-founder of Google, played saxophone in high school. Steven Spielberg is a clarinetist and son of a pianist. The former World Bank president James D. Wolfensohn has played cello at Carnegie Hall."
Read the entire article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/13/opinion/sunday/is-music-the-key-to-success.html Many have tried....
Many have failed... Who will emerge as band instrument trivia master? Make your way to the Instrument Resource page and try your hand at mastering all there is to know about your instrument. Learn how it's made. Decode the instructions on proper assembly. Explore the ancient history and development of each instrument. The apprentice band ninja tries the quiz many times. The future master ninja does their research first and then tries the quiz. Which will you be? Who will be the first band ninja to earn a perfect score? Bonus rewards may await those who earn a perfect score! |
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Mr. MannBand Conductor and Teacher at Ecole Camille J. Lerouge School in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. |