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WELCOME TO 7TH & 8TH GRADE BAND!
MR. JOHN P. McCARTHY
Director of Bands
JPMCCARTHY@JACKSONSD.ORG
Welcome to the band room! My name is Mr. McCarthy and I have been teaching in Jackson for 36 years. My primary instrument is the Trumpet, and I do like to play the piano. I love teaching students about music, and I have very high expectations for my ensembles. Band can be fun, when you put the work into it. You have to do your homework and practice your music in order to do well. The more you put into it, the more you'll get out of it!
YOU DO NOT NEED YOUR INSTRUMENT FOR THE 1ST DAY OF SCHOOL!
**INSTRUMENTS ARE DUE FRIDAY**
IMPORTANT DATES!
MARCHING BAND NIGHT AT THE HS FOOTBALL GAME - DATE TBD
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12TH - HOLIDAY CONCERT
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29TH - SPRING CONCERT
MAKE SURE TO ORDER YOUR INSTRUMENT BEFORE SEPTEMBER IF YOU DO NOT HAVE IT AT HOME WITH YOU RIGHT NOW.
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO OIL YOUR VALVES/SLIDES.
GREASE YOUR CORKS ON YOUR WOODWIND.
HAVE SOME REEDS FOR YOUR CLARINET/SAX (USE #3 SIZE THIS YEAR)
IT'S GOING TO BE A FUN YEAR IN BAND! :)
PLEASE USE THESE CODES TO JOIN MY GOOGLE CLASSROOM PAGES
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SPIRIT BAND
Extra Music Links!
Try these songs on for size!
These are a bit difficult at first!
http://www.mrwentzel.com/FunSongs.html
We played some of these in band this year!
https://www.drselfridgemusic.com/post/beginnerbandtunes
These tunes are spooky!
Don't be afraid to try them!
https://www.drselfridgemusic.com/spookytunespacket
****Check out the link below for the video of our 2022 SPRING CONCERT!****
Click the following 2 links for my Back to School Night videos!
Welcome to the Band Room!
NEED AN INSTRUMENT?
NEED YOUR INSTRUMENT REPAIRED?
NEED TO RETURN YOUR INSTRUMENT?
Click the link below to go to the Garden State Music site.
https://www.gardenstatemusic.com/instrument-rentals
WE PLAY GREAT MUSIC HERE!
LETS HAVE A GREAT YEAR!
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