Scales, Arpeggios, and Rudiments, OH MY!

At the Howar Junior High Band Room we've started a spring challenge...one to find all scale, arpeggio, and rudiment stars! There could be up to ten levels to pass, starting out with basic scales, leading up to crazy, fast scales!

Level one is playing all 12 major scales PLUS your chromatic (percussionists on mallets). So far EIGHT student have passed level one and earned their yellow star: Lei Alenda D., Alesha D., Maddie L., Kendra L., Makenzie R., Eli S., Jeremy S., and Lynsey W.! Congrats!

Level two is playing all 12 major arpeggios (broken chords) for winds OR a set of rudiments for percussionists. THREE of the individuals who passed level one have already passed level two and earned their lime green star: Lei Alena D., Alesha D., and Jeremy S.! Way to go!

Level three (orange star) will be playing all 12 melodic minor scales (a bit more difficult, as it's different on the way up than on the way down), but I think they're up for the challenge...are you?

Let's see everyone earn their yellow star! Good luck working on those scales!

Our Outstanding Performers

Congrats to Jazz I!!

Congratulations to Centerville Jazz I as they placed FIRST in the Tall Corn Jazz Contest held in Cedar Falls this weekend! Way to go!

Congratulations

Congratulations to all Centerville students at Solo/Ensemble Contest this past weekend. What a great showing!

In particular, I must say how proud I am of my Howar students. You all worked so hard since we came back after Christmas and worked very well on your own as well as with the adults who were here to help you. We were able to play some very difficult literature for junior high students.

Special mention to our FOUR outstanding performers selected for the day from Howar... Shelby R., saxophone solo; Lei Alena D., clarinet solo; Saxophone Quartet (Shelby R., Annie W., Jessica D., and Patience C.); and Seventh Grade Trumpet Trio (Kolton G., Brentyn J., and Michael S.). Way to go!