Language of Music Clinic

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="04bd4c03.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Arial" ><B>Mr. Siegel's Web Site</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#333399" FACE="Arial" >    </FONT> |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mr. Siegels Web Site"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Meet Your Teacher"><U>Meet Your Teacher</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Announcements and Important Information!"><U>Announcements and Important Information!</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rehearsals, Meetings Performances"><U>Rehearsals, Meetings & Performances</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Correspondences and Permission Slips Due"><U>Correspondences and Permission Slips Due</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar of Events"><U>Calendar of Events</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="NYSSMA Solo Evaluation Page"><U>NYSSMA Solo Evaluation Page</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="NYSSMA Solo Festival 2008 Transportatio"><U>NYSSMA Solo Festival 2008 - Transportation Page</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id174.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Solo Recital Program May 7, 8, 14, 200"><U>Solo Recital Program - May 7, 8, & 14, 2008</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id81.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Albany Trip Page"><U>Albany Trip Page</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id93.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CARNEGIE HALL PAGE"><U>CARNEGIE HALL PAGE</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Practice Tips"><U>Practice Tips</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id94.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SPRING CONCERT PAGE"><U>SPRING CONCERT PAGE</U></A>   |   <B>Language of Music Clinic</B>   |   <A HREF="id104.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Winter Concert Page"><U>Winter Concert Page</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id80.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sponsor a Band Student Fundraiser Page"><U>Sponsor a Band Student Fundraiser Page</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id105.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos from December Performances"><U>Photos from December Performances</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Band Course Description"><U>Band Course Description</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links Clck on the links below!"><U>Related Links - Clck on the links below!</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Mr. Siegel"><U>Contact Mr. Siegel</U></A></div> <div> <B>Language of Music Clinic</B></div> <div> Congratulations to the 5th & 6th Grade Band on a great job during this year's clinic.  </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL </B></div> <div> <B>5th & 6th Grade BAND</B></div> <div> <B>CLINIC/PERFORMANCE</B></div> <div> November 8, 2007</div> <div> <B>Liberty Middle School Gym</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Language of Music</B></div> <bR> <div>          The Liberty Middle School 5<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT> & 6<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT> Grade Band will present a special clinic/performance for parents, administrators, and friends on Tuesday evening, November 8<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT>.   This 60-minute presentation will introduce you to many academic demands of playing a musical instrument.</div> <bR> <div>      A special feature of this presentation is that <I><B><U>YOU</U></B></I>, the audience, will be seated around the band members.  You will experience the involvement and intensity of musical performance created by the student musicians.  Playing an instrument requires a complex combination of intellectual, visual, physical, and auditory control coupled with high-level thinking and problem solving skills.  This `behind the scenes' view of what happens in learning the `<I><B>Language of Music</B></I>' interests many people.</div> <bR> <div>      The nature of this presentation limits the audience.  You are requested to sign up for a <B><U>reserved</U></B> seat by returning the slip below to Mr.Siegel by Tuesday, November 7th.    </div> <div> <U>Please understand, we will not be able to accommodate more than 2 seats per band member and request that only adults attend.</U></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>******Program******</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">7:00 - 8:00 PM - </B></I>The `Why and How” of Reading Musical Notation.</div> <div> <I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Why is Band academic?  </B></I>Using thinking and problem solving skills.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Communication through the signs and symbols of musical notation. (ABC's of Music)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Mathematics of Music - measuring long notes, short notes.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The Clock and Time - counting together and playing together</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Palette of Musical Colors - Rhythms, tempos, dynamics, articulation, etc.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Music that is programmatic, a concert march, an overture and more.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Questions from parents.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>ALL 5</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>th</B></FONT><B> & 6</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>th</B></FONT><B> GRADE  BAND STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO PERFORM FOR THIS CLINIC.</B></div> <div> Students should report to the MS Band room at 6:45 PM in concert dress</div> <div> (Black Pants/Skirt, White Band Shirt, and Black Dress Shoes)</div> <div> (Band shirts will be distributed to those who don't have one prior to the clinic)</div> <div> <I><B><U>Adult seating will not take place before 6:45 PM.</U></B></I></div> <div> Thank you for your cooperation!</div> <div> <B>Detach and return to Mr. Siegel by Wednesday, November 7th</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div>   Please reserve __________ seats (2 seats/band student or call for additional)</div> <div>             <I><B>Adults only please!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> __________________________          ______________________________</div> <div> Student's Name                                                Parent/Guardian Signature</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Announcements and Important Information!"><U><B>Return to Information Page</B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>