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A Wealth of Knowledge

Below, you will find many resources to encourage your practice time as well as make you a better player. Please feel free to click through all of the links and discover new music, new techniques, and quiz yourself on notes and rhythms.

Practicing should be fun. Make it fun, explore new things, and play for fun.


Advance and go Further

You are talented, show the world.
  • Georgia All-State Band Requirements (for all instruments)
  • A Great Guide for Practicing
  • Audition Tips and Hints
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Fun Music Sites

  • Essential Elements Interactive (the online tracks and exercises for our book)
  • Sight Reading Factory (a great site that gives you sight-reading exercises - up to 30 free a day!)
  • ​Blank Fingering Charts (fill in the notes and fingerings)
  • Online Tuner (tune yourself - it's a great place to start!)
  • A Guide for "How To Practice"
  • Tempo Trainer (helps you keep time and lets you try to keep it yourself)
  • Music Tech Teacher (Many online games)
  • ​Metronome Online (an online Metronome to help you keep time)
GAMES!
  • EEK Shark Game (take a screen shot of your high score and bring in for a prize)
  • Bass Clef Flash Card Game (Flash cards to practice bass clef notes)
  • Treble Clef Flash Card Game (Flash cards to practice treble clef notes)

Note Naming Exercises

  • Flute / Oboe
  • Clarinet / Trumpet
  • Saxophone
  • Horn
  • Trombone/Baritone
  • Tuba
  • Percussion

Music Theory

  • ​​Theory Packet 1 (Want to know more about how music works? - here ya go!)​
  • ​Theory Packet 2 (Want to know even MORE about how music works?! - here ya go!!)
  • Music Theory Online
  • Music Flash Cards
  • Finale Music Notation Software (Downloadable software to use to write music)
  • Noteflight Notation Software (online music writing software - saves your music online)
  • Note Reading Tutor Game
  • These are the best, most concise Music Theory Explanation Pages I've seen. (and it reads like a comic book)
  • Here is a great chart that tells you what key you're in (Ever wonder what key your instrument is in when we're playing in concert pitches?... here ya go!)

Online Training by Instrument

Flute
  • ​Flute Trainer
  • Online Flute Lesson
Clarinet
  • Clarinet Trainer
  • Correct Clarinet Embouchure
Saxophone
  • Saxophone Trainer
Bassoon
  • Bassoon Trainer

Trumpet
  • Brass Trainer
Horn
  • Horn Tips and Tricks
  • Horn Fingering Chart
Percussion
  • Percussion (Vic Firth Website)
  • Online Drum Lessons​
  • More Free Drum Lessons
Miscellaneous
  • Woodwind Mouthpiece Pitches (these are the pitches your mouthpiece should play - use Bandmate Tuner to help)

Fun Songs To Practice

If you want a specific song you can try going to www.noteflight.com and search for the song you want with the instrument you want. It's possible that it's already out there waiting on you to check it out. If it isn't, you can use NoteFlight to create it yourself.
  • Click here to see several popular songs listed by instrument
  • Uptown Funk
  • We Will Rock You
  • Whip, Nae Nae
  • 7 Nation Army




Small Ensemble Music: For most of these you'll have to click the "View" button to see the .pdf (you can also download) and then you can click the blue play buttons to follow along with the music.

Start Here www.free-scores.com - This page has TONS AND TONS of music for small ensembles - select your instrument and then it will allow you to see all the pieces of music that it has with that instrument combined with other instruments to form a small ensemble. You don't need permission to get together with friends and make music. Some of the most rewarding music you will ever play can be with small ensembles, just enjoy making music with others. If you want some suggestions, contact Mr. Smith. Now, go practice! :-)


  • Click Here for some Woodwind Quintet Easier Pieces
  • Click Here for some Woodwind Quintet Intermediate Pieces
  • A really fun piece for flute, horn (Cor in Fa), clarinet and sax.
  • A piece for Oboe (or Flute) and Horn
  • Flute Trio - Now Is The Month of Maying
  • Flute Trio - Bach Prelude
  • Flute Trio - Sing We and Chant It
  • Clarinet Trio - As Fair As Morn
  • Clarinet Quartet - A Mighty Fortress
  • Alto Trio - Dona Nobis
  • Saxophone Choir - Concerto Grosso No. 9
  • Clarinet / Alto Duet - Album For The Young
  • Flute Trio - Sing We and Chant It
  • Trumpet / Horn / Organ - Air from Water Music
  • ​​CLARINET ALL-STATE 2018  ETUDE
  • FLUTE ALL-STATE 2018 ETUDE
  • FLUTE ALL-STATE 2018 ETUDE on VIDEO
  • HORN ALL-STATE 2018 ETUDE
  • TRUMPET ALL-STATE 2018 ETUDE
  • ​EUPHONIUM ALL-STATE 2018 ETUDE
  • ALTO SAX ALL-STATE 2018 ETUDE on VIDEO
  • BLANK MAINSTAGE TEMPLATE FOR TEACHING PIT ELECTRONICS
  • This is the Greatest Show
  • 2024 Universal Insurance/Medical Form









  • INVENTORY FORM - 2019


















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