001Yeah, they I tell them that you guys are It's going to be [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Hello and good evening everyone. My name is Mr. Gaylets and uh beside me is the fifth grade band and we've been working very very hard this year. Um we have we have quite a few selections to play for you this evening. The first one you heard was school song and the next one that we are going to play is goel bill based on the William tell overure and this one allowed us to learn eighth notes. So we had learned whole notes which get four beats, half notes which get two beats, quarter notes which get one beat and now two eighth notes together get one beat. So that allowed us to learn a new rhythmic subdivision as
002we as we played. So this is go tell Bill [Applause] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] All right, our next selection is Skip Itloo. And this one also has eighth notes, but there's a little bit of something different for this one. We're going to play Soie section. So, if you would raise your hand if you're playing on the sole section for Skip It, Loot, that's awesome. Um, so is we have a we have a small group of uh people playing within the band. And there's also a a solo or soie. So solo is one person playing and solely is a small group of people playing within the band. And then there's two T sections. So everybody in the band plays. So it alternates between a smaller group of people playing and then the whole band playing.
003So I hope you enjoy. This is Skip It Lou. Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] All right. So, this next one is bingo. So, in addition to learning a few new notes for bingo, we have a pickup note at the beginning. So, one note measure and then we go in with a full measure. So, it doesn't start on beat one. This one starts on beat four. [Music] [Applause] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] All right, our next piece that we're going to play for you is entitled Down in the Valley. And a lot of the pieces that we played to this point were either in two four time or four four time. So they were two beats in a measure or four beats in a measure. Down in the valley gives us a
004chance to play in three four time and there's three beats in a measure for this one. And there's something new for this one. We learned about dynamics or how loud or soft to play with our instruments and how to do that. So hopefully you enjoy down in the valley. [Music] Hello. Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] All right. So, our next selection is Fra Jaca. And to this point, to this point, we were playing all together as a as a band. So, there were some solely sections and there were some 2T sections, but we've been playing the same music together. And now, what we're going to do with Ferrer Jaca is we're going to play a fourpart round. So, different sections are going to start at different times. So, who's who uh starts this piece? All right.
005And who plays second? Who plays third? Who plays fourth? All right. So, you're going to you're going to hear each of the different instrument sections come in at different times and we'll and we'll finish at different times as well. This is Fra Jaca. [Music] Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Applause] So sometimes the music is different than the uh than the printed page. So this next one, our final selection um is entitled Man on the Flying Trapeze. And what we got to do with this one is we got to uh play repeat signs. So there's repeated music within there and there's first endings and there's second endings. So learning how to read those different musical symbols for this one. So hope you enjoy Man on the Flying Trapeze. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat.
006[Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] What's up, guys? Give me just a minute. You [Music] Good job. Come inside. Yeah, [Music] mom. We got to be quiet while there. [Applause] [Music] ready. All right. [Music] All right, welcome to the string portion of tonight's concert. I know you just heard some trumpets, but now we're going to play a song about trumpets. [Music] All right, set [Music] instruction. Ready, go. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Our next piece is the um is our piece tonight that I gave them the first time this year where we have different parts. So the violins and vias have an entirely different part than what the cellos have. So that's something that we've worked on um putting together and sort of leading them toward that more
007advanced music. This one also has some different string techniques in it. So one thing that you'll notice is something called tremolo where they play really short fast strokes with their bow. Um and you'll also hear some pissicado in this one. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] You might be [Music] Heat. Heat. [Applause] Thank you. So, you already heard Ferrajaka earlier tonight, but now we're going to play it in minor. This um this version is called Brother John is Blue. And um it's the sad minor version of Frajaca. And I'm especially proud of this one because we are going to have several soloists who have created their own little solos that they're going to play um as part of this. So, we'll start by playing the melody first with the the upper strings and then with the cellos.
008We'll do some solos and then we'll play it all together. Um, when I was working on having the kids do these solos, I want to give a special shout out to our elementary music teachers um at at our various elementary schools because I asked the kids to um give it a try playing us playing a four measure solo and they just nailed it right off the bat. They knew exactly what we meant by four measures of four beats. they understood how to create different rhythms and um and make some really interesting little solos and and that's not something that I taught them. That was skills that they came in with because of our amazing elementary music staff. So, I know they're not here, but we're going to give them a shout out anyway. Um so,
009thanks to Mr. Lafleur and Miss Klesmire and um Mrs. Ashbrook and of course our recently retired Mrs. PL. Is somebody here? Oh, Miss Ashbrook is here. Okay, great. Well, we're giving you a shout out. Way to go. [Applause] [Music] first. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Hello. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. All [Music] [Applause] right. All right. All right. And we'll finish with um a song. The title of the song is Song of the Desert, but I laughed when I handed this out because they all immediately said Song of the Desert. And what was funny to me about that is the last time that I did this one um with the students that are now in eighth grade, that's immediately what they said, too. And it's like their
010favorite song that they remember from fifth grade. So, I just think that's kind of amusing. But I guess that's just what it's going to be for every group of kids from now on. So, we'll finish with finish with dessert. I see. [Music] Yeah. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Applause] All right. Well done.