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NEWS AND NOTES

Updated: 09.02.10

Fine Arts Events Calendar - click here

2010.11 Academic Calendar

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Home Game v. Harvard

09.03.10

Report time 5:30pm

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Northwestern Band Day

Northwestern v. Illinois State University

Report time is 5:30am, departure at 6:00am

Rehearsal at NU - 7:30am

Students can eat at the stadium concessions

Kick-off is 11:00am

Return to LCHS approx. 4:00pm

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2010 Marching Band

Tribal Elements

Go to http://tribalelements.wikispaces.com/ for sheet music, coordinate sheets and an mp3 of the show.

Part break down: 10.11 Marching Band List

Phrase Break Down

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Student selected for Macy’s Great American Marching Band

Charles Gillette, of the Class of 2013, has been selected to participate in the 2010 Macy's Great American Marching Band,

which performs in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.

 

His selection was based on a video taped audition and a written statement about his musical career.

 

See the following link for an article from Pioneer Press:

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/lakevilla/news/2393340,lake-villa-band-061710-s1.article

This is an awesome achievement for this student and is a powerful statement about our program, department and school!

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Music for All

www.musicforall.org

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Sight reading Practice!!

Checkout either of these links…

www.sightreadthis.com

www.practicesightreading.com

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Other Summer Camp Links

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AcHDdAK7t7MvZHJiYzZqOV80NmM4bWNzbmMy&hl=en

Interesting Links…

LCHS Band on FaceBook http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=133871088780&ref=ts

District 34 Bands http://www.antioch34.com/webpages/dband/index.cfm

Millburn West Band www.millburn24.net/webpages/handerson

ACHS Bands http://sites.google.com/site/antiochsequoitsbands/

Drum Corps International http://www.dci.org/

Illinois State University Bands http://www.bands.ilstu.edu/

Northern Illinois University Bands http://www.niu.edu/band/index.shtml

University of Illinois Bands http://www.music.uiuc.edu/ensemblesBands.php

Northwestern University Marching Band http://numb.northwesternbands.org/

Institute for Arts Entrepreneurship www.InstituteforArtsEntrepreneurship.com

Flashpoint Academy www.FlashpointAcademy.com

   Essentials of Music 

Illinois Music Educators Association

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Click below for recordings of past concerts:

http://holidaybandconcert.wikispaces.com/

http://soundsofthestadium09.wikispaces.com/

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Private Lesson Teacher List Link

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AcHDdAK7t7MvZHJiYzZqOV8zN2MyMzR4dGNi&hl=en

Music Theory

www.musictheory.net

Sight-reading Practice Website

www.practicesightreading.com

Need a metronome??

www.metronomeonline.com

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As always, be in touch with any questions. 

For more information about the Band Program, please reference our Band Handbook

Fly high Eagles!

MAK

Contact us:

Bridget Sundin

Director of Theater

(847) 838-7316

Cindy Howell

Toni Leprich

Visual Arts Teachers

(847) 838-7286

Matthew Kastor

Fine Arts Department Chairman

Director of Bands

(847) 838-7134

Diana O’Connor

Director of Choirs

(847) 838-7132