001I don't know what to do because there doesn't know I don't want to hear [Music] No, I got him. A Good evening everyone. Welcome to our fifth grade band concert. We are so excited to have you here. Um I know that they've been working so hard since our last concert and I'm just so excited that they're here and that you're here. And I have a list of reminders because inevitably I will forget something. But in the event of an emergency, we have exits at the front and at the rear of the auditorium. If you wouldn't mind silencing your phones or any other electronic devices. Um, and if you wouldn't mind waiting until the entire performance is over to leave, that would be great. It's just this one group this time, but um, it's just built
002into a script. Uh, the concert's going to be about 30 minutes long. There is a wiggle room if you have little ones or if you need a movement break um outside the auditorium to the left and you're welcome to enjoy that and the music will be streamed in there. Um and I just realized because I knew I was going to forget something. I'm Justine. I'm one of the assistant principles here at the school. Um and we're so excited for the performance. [Applause] Good evening everyone. My name is Jess Perry and I'm so pleased to have you here tonight to celebrate music in our schools month um with us and our fifth grade band. I know many of you probably have students across the district and have been to more concerts and performances than you can
003count in these last few weeks here coming up and we're so thankful to spend the evening here with us. Um up first we have um Juliana, one of our flute players to tell you a little bit about our first piece. Hi. Hello. This piece is called Starfire March by Randall B. Stand. Something we worked on in this piece is timing. Timing is where all the instruments play and rest at the right time so it doesn't sound like a big crazy mess. Um something you could listen for is first and second endings. It's where on a certain measure one a few type of instruments start playing and then once they get to another certain measure we go back to the first part and different instruments by earlier this year we played Starfire Fanfare also by Rand
004Standridge. Starfire Fanfire and Starfire March are part of a series called the Galactic Empire by Randle Lee Standridge. Next year we're hoping that we can play doc we can play the third part of the back to camp harva with Dr. Martina. Thank you. [Applause] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] So, one of the fun parts about this being just a fifth grade band concert is that we're going to get a chance to hear from each of our sections and feature some of our instruments. So, the um we have Ava here to tell you a little bit about our first sections tune that might sound a little familiar to some of you. Next song the flutes are about to play is called Orally. It is by George R. Holton.
005Something the flute section worked on is all natural notes. No A flats, E flats, or B flats. Listen to the pretty crisp notes. Fun fact, Orali is beautiful and old. It was composed in the 1800s during the Civil War. Or Lee is also used by newer artists such as Elvis. So I uh a little bit was laughing at myself when I said it was newer artists such as Elvis. Um, but uh for the grown-ups out there and for the very very hip kids out there, see if you can recognize this tune as it would have been performed by Elvis Presley. We'll see if you recognize it. [Music] Yeah. Heat. [Music] Can anyone name that Elvis tune? Love Me Tender. Yes, there it is. Up next, working our way through our um our instrument family, the
006woodwind family, we have our clarinet section. And you're going to be playing a tune called minor triple. And there are three different parts. So, you're first going to hear them play the melody or the main part, and then the harmony, which fits in with the melody, and finally our baseline, which supports our melody. And then they're going to after they play the three individual parts, split it. So, you can kind of hear how a piece um has all those different parts come together. This is minor triple. [Music] Come on. Come [Music] on. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] And our last woodwin instrument, the saxophone. And um we have a fabulous new theater manager here in Canon Dewa who's running our lights and sound for us, kind of chasing our microphones around. and um he
007he kind of reminded me to point out even though the saxophones are made out of metal, they're still considered a woodwin instrument because all woodwinds function um by moving, lifting, and covering holes and buttons. And that goes back to when flutes were made out of wood and animal bones. So, our last um our last woodwind instrument is the saxophone, and they're playing a duet, a two-part song called The Conquering Hero, written by George Friedick Handle. So, even older than George Pton. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] Hello. Our next song is a traditional Japanese folk song called Sakura arranged by Meg Story. In this piece, we worked on playing slow and clear notes. Listen to the rhythm we apply. In this piece, the clarinets have their own special part that they worked very hard on, and
008I can't wait for you to hear it. Thank you, and enjoy a call. [Applause] [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] Not only do we have a fabulous new theater manager, we also have a fabulous new sixth grade band teacher who also teaches some of our fifth grade band lessons. Um, I feel very lucky to work with Dr. Joe Martino, who works with our brass playing musicians up on the stage. So, we have a tune from our trumpet section, the little brown jug, um, that Dr. Martino helped these students learn, but they really took ownership of it. And you'll hear Paige count them in and play for you. Paige, whenever you're ready, go for it. Two, three, four. Ready. [Music]
009[Applause] [Music] And next up in our kind of instrument around the world here we have our French horn players Graham and Gussy our smallest but perhaps mightiest section of the band. Uh so you're going to be hearing a variation of a tune called Go Tell Ant Roadie, but this is in a minor mode. So it's going to sound slightly different than the version you may have heard before. And I know that if you've been to a jazz concert before, you've heard some improvising in a jazz um in a jazz context. But what you'll hear is first them playing the tune or the melody. Um and Gussie is going to be playing the baseline and then Graham is going to do a little bit of improvising. It was actually very very common for people to improvise
010um during the 156 1700s as well. So improvising isn't just for like jazz music or fiddle music. We hear it all over the music world. Um Graham and Gussy playing Minor. Go tell Aunt Roie. And do you know the lyrics? It does talk about an old gray goose not making it. So perhaps minor is a little more appropriate. Oh, data. [Applause] And our biggest lowest sounds in our brass section, we have our trombone and baritone section. And again, throwing it way back to the days of Beethoven, um they'll be playing the theme from O to Joy from Beethoven's ninth symphony. And Sarah is going to be counting them in on this very famous melody. 1 2 3 4 1 2 [Music] 3 Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] And last but not least in our instrument families.
011We have our percussionists way in the back there ready to play for you um a classic twinkle twinkle but with of course a little bit of a variation there. Instead of being in a dupal meter or a two feel, they're going to be playing in a triple meter or a one two three one two three kind of waltz feel. And first you'll hear the melody, the main part and then a harmony. And then they'll pick a part and play it as a duet. [Music] [Applause] Before Paige tells you a little bit about our last piece this evening, I wanted to take the opportunity to invite you to do a couple of things. Um, in your program you may have found um right now there are nominations being accepted for our visual and performing arts hall
012of fame. Um, if you have someone from Canondua who inspired you or people you know to be a part of um the visual or um musical any of the performing arts, any of the visual arts, we invite you to nominate that person um for our Hall of Fame. They'll be inducted at homecoming right alongside um right alongside our athletes and our graduates of distinction. And you may have also seen that sandwich board. Unfortunately not advertising sandwiches, but um an even better opportunity. Um we have a military band, the Air Force band coming to Canondeua on Saturday the 22nd. That concert is free of charge for anyone who would like to come to Canandua Academy at 7:00. You do need tickets, but the tickets are free of charge. So, feel free to scan that on your
013way out or you can look in Parent Square um to get a reminder for how to get those tickets. Um the best inspiration sometimes these younger musicians can get is seeing the real deal with these professional musicians. Um, we want to thank you before Paige tells you about this last piece again for being our inspirations, for getting us here um for running from district office in heels with a trumpet um today perhaps um for getting uh everything your students need and being their biggest cheerleaders. So, thank you for all you do to support music in our schools and your children. And here is Paige to tell you a little bit about our last [Music] piece. This this next piece is called Dr. rock. In this song, we focus on bright, energetic, and fast rhythms. Listen
014carefully to the percussion section. Try and hear a steady beat throughout our piece. Watch and listen for a trombone and baritone hero moment. Enjoy. [Applause] [Music] Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Applause] Now I don't know. [Music] Take it.