Saturday, October 26, 2024

Jazz Bands: WES and Pine Ridge team up!

 I will be starting a jazz band at WES and Pine Ridge, my two schools.  They will rehearse the same music separately, then come together before performances to rehearse a few times together. 

Rehearsals: lunch hours on Day 2 (Pine) and Day 3 (WES).  

Purposes of the band:

1. to have fun

2. Learn Jazz music and improvisation

3. Perform at the Brandon Jazz Festival in March 2025

The band will be playing challenging music, so there will be auditions/cuts.  

Auditions will be held at each school during the week of October 28-Nov 1.  There will be a sign up sheet.

Audition Preparation:

  • Students should choose a song to perform for me, 30 seconds or less of music
  • Students will need to sight read a bit of music
  • and it will be fun!
Contact me through the school website or lincoln(dot)wiebe(at)gvsd(dot)ca if you have any questions!

Notes:
If accepted into the band, you'll need to make every effort to attend all rehearsals and concerts
You can do sports and Jazz band - we'll talk about conflicts between them as they arise
Do we want to create a band t-shirt?



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