Student Page

Band Students will find useful information about weekly rehearsals, links to schedules, practice tips, help and information plus, links to free music software.

On-Line Music Dictionary

The required music book for all grades is Foundations for Superior Performance, by Williams/King (Kjos Publishing). It should be available at your local music store for about $6. Music & Arts has been alerted that this is our required music book. All students should bring this book to every band rehearsal and sectional.

All students should have this book by the third week of school.

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Mc Daniel College Summer Music Camp

Shenandoah University - Performing Arts Camp

University of Maryland - Summer Youth Music Camp

Download Finale Notepad, a low cost ($9.95) music notation program that allows you to compose and write music in standard notation and hear the music played back on your computer. Windows and Mac versions are available. Click the icon to go to the Finale Notepad download page.

Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to: Record live audio; Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs; Edit MP3, and WAV sound files; Cut, copy, splice, and mix sounds together and even change the speed or pitch of a recording. Great for Podcasting too!

Howard County Summer Band Camp - Sponsored by Music & Arts

Monumental Brass Quintet - Summer Brass Institute

Woodwind Reed Strength Chart

All trumpet and trombone players should purchase a Cup Mute and a Straight Mute as pictured here. The best model for middle school players is the Stonelined series made by Humes & Berg.

I still have mine from 6th grade! Mutes are available at all local music stores.

The required supplemental lesson book for all Glenwood Percussion Students is the Elementary Drum Method, by Roy Burns.

All drummers need this book for section rehearsal and home practice. This in an excellent book for us to work on our counting and snare drum technique. All drummers/percussionists are also required to have their own pair of drumsticks at each rehearsal.

The required music book for all Jazz Ensemble Members is Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble, by Mike Steinel (Hal Leonard Publishing). It should be available at your local music store for about $12.95 (CD’s included). Music & Arts has been alerted that this is our required music book. All students should bring this book to every Thursday afternoon jazz rehearsal.

Recommended Drumsticks for all Glenwood Percussionists by Vic Firth

SD1 General
Round tip. Ideal for orchestral work, rock and band. A legendary practice stick.

SD2 Bolero
Round tip. Perfect for light jazz, studio, orchestral and pit work.

Maryland Summer Jazz - Workshops, Master classes & concert

Smart Music is a software-based computer program that helps students practice school music assignments and accompanies their performance or contest solos. Students can practice exercises, solos, and beginning band and string methods, as well as the music that they are performing with their school band, orchestra, or choir. SmartMusic records and even grades student progress from home or school practice room computers and includes a metronome, tuner, and digital recorder. Works with a PC (Windows) or Mac (OS X)

Encore Summer Music Camp

Basics In Rhythm by Garwood Whaley (Meredith Music)

Internationally acclaimed by today's leading teachers, Basic in Rhythm is a comprehensive collection of rhythm exercises for all instruments or voice in individual or group instruction. This text provides a systematic approach to reading and understanding rhythms and rhythm devices from the Renaissance to today.

This will be our required rhythm text for all bands and grade levels. It will be available at our local music stores. Music & Arts has been alerted that this is our additional required music book

REAPER is a fully featured multi track audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing, and mastering environment. REAPER is reasonably priced, requires no dongle, has no copy protection, and can be evaluated free with full functionality. Windows and Mac OS X compatible.

Qwik Tune QT-2 Chromatic Tuner (Recommended for all instrumentalists)

This is the least expensive auto-chromatic tuner that Mr. Apple has ever seen.

Measuring only 4'' by 2 1/2'' by 1 inch thick, it is convenient to carry everywhere. This model runs on one 9 v battery. The feature list includes: In & Out jacks (allows the tuner to be used for guitar and other electric instruments), LCD meter AND LED lamps, both of which indicate pitch (sharp, flat, or in tune for the LED's, sliding scale for the LCD meter),

Automatic note selection (you play an E, the tuner can recognize that you played an E), as well as unsurpassed all-digital accuracy.

Click On Tuner for more information

Howard County Clarinet Camp