[music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [applause] >> Welcome to the first period sixth grade band concert. That was a little warm. My name is Steven Hubert. I'm their full band director and then Mr. Miller is back there, Mrs. Jensen back there. Uh they teach their lessons, but here are our speakers for our first piece. Hello, my name is Bradley and I play trumpet and bass. Hi, I'm McKenzie and I play the trombone. Our first piece of music is going to take us back in time. Petroglyphs by Jessica Elmore. It's about ancient symbols and images chiseled into rock. She uses different articulations and dynamics to depict the sound of a hammer as these figures would have been made. In this piece, there's something called a canon and not the kind that goes boom. In music, a canon is when the same music theme is overlapped and repeated at slightly different times. This is also known as a round. See if you can hear where the canon happens. We hope you enjoy Petroglyphs by Jessica Elmore. >> [applause] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [applause] [applause] >> Hello, my name is Camilla Fernandez Hernandez. My name is Neva and I play the percussion. Our next piece is called Storm Chasing by William Owens. This music is meant to depict the adventure of chasing a storm, specifically a tornado. The hobby of storm chasing was popularized in the 1950s and has continued to be an exciting activity for school students. Just like a storm starts calm before taking off, this music will start slow and smooth. Listen for a really unique instrument called the rainstick. This instrument is used in many cultures around the world to make the sound of gentle falling rain. Later, when the storm gets going, you'll hear a siren, but don't worry, it's just part of the music. After the The rain, the storm gets stronger and more intense. This piece is full of things we learned this year, such as new articulations, mixed songs, beats, and visuals. We hope you brought your umbrellas. >> [applause] [clears throat] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Rain. >> [music] [music] [music] [music] [applause] >> Hello, my name is Kier and I play the phony. And my name is Elena and I play the bass clarinet. Now that we choose the next song, we're going to move on to the next adventure. This next piece is titled Dragon Slayer by Rob Grice. This music is about, well, playing playing a dragon. This adventure is scary and internal facing. To successfully play this music, we actually learned a new key signature. A key signature tells each instrument if they have any sharps or flats in their part. It's like a secret code for each player. Through working on all of our spring concert songs, we can now say we know three key signatures, which sets us up really well for some great games. We hope you enjoy Dragon Slayer by Rob Grice. >> [applause] [music] [music] >> Hallelujah. >> [music] [music] >> Hallelujah. >> [music] [music] >> Hallelujah. >> [music] >> Hallelujah. [bell] Hallelujah. >> [music] [music] >> Hallelujah. Hallelujah. >> [music] [music] >> Hallelujah. >> [music] >> Hallelujah. >> [music] >> Hallelujah. >> [music] >> Hallelujah. Hallelujah. >> [music] [music] >> Hallelujah. >> [music] >> Hallelujah. >> [music] [bell] >> Hallelujah. >> [music] [music] >> Hallelujah. >> [music] [applause] [applause] >> Hello, my name is Jane and I play the alto saxophone. And my name is Gemma and I play the clarinet. Next we present a composition that pays that pays tribute to the night hawk, a creature of stealth and grace that patrols the skies in the majority. Fittingly, there's also a stealth F-117 aircraft nicknamed a night hawk. You will hear the stealthy nature of the night hawk in the mysterious beginning. As the different sections weave in and out with the main melody. After the introduction, the music takes flight with quick pulse and drums. The bird's speed and power is represented in quick moving notes. We hope you enjoy the night hawk by James Swearingen. >> [applause] [applause] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [bell] [music] [music] [music] [applause] [applause] >> All right. Before we finish up, uh I just have a few uh thank yous and announcements quick. Um so, I'll get right to it. First of all, thank you to the Valley Middle School of STEM administration. Mr. James Slaughter is here. Thank you for being here, MR. SLAUGHTER. >> [screaming] [cheering] >> THANK YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU TO THE REST OF THE Valley Middle School teaching staff. They really work well with us in the band department and music department. We're super grateful for that. Thank you for the custodial staff that helped us through the stage setup, the chairs, and it's going to be a late night for them with those chairs as well. Let's give a round of applause to THE CUSTODIAL STAFF. >> [applause] >> THANK YOU AS WELL TO THE FIFTH GRADE BAND directors from the district. They do a great job getting students ready for middle school and we just really enjoy working with them. Thank you as well to Mr. Miller and Ms. Jensen for being a great team. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> [applause] >> THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE PARENTS, FAMILIES, friends that help make it possible for these students to continue in music. So students, let's give your families a ROUND OF APPLAUSE. >> [cheering] [screaming] >> SO FINALLY, A BIG THANK YOU TO THE middle school students. It's great to work with them every other day. We're super excited to see where their future goes. So thanks to this. >> [applause] >> All right, lastly Lastly, on your program, you notice that you have a flyer as well for summer opportunities. So big thing to notice is that they are all at the high school, at Apple Valley High School, because there's construction going on here. Great opportunity to keep playing. One is called Summer Pops Band. It's a full group setting which is kind of like a fun music and then there are individual lessons as well. So take a picture of that. It's a great way to keep playing over the summer. And without any further ado, let's bring up our last speakers, so we're ready to rock. Hello, my name is Alaria and I play flute. My name is Anna and I play the tenor saxophone. And my name is Kian and I play percussion. Our last piece of this spring concert is Ready to Rock by Timothy Lo. He wrote this song and the song is familiar to the style of music called stadium rock that was invented in the 1970s and '80s. It even has hints of Queen and new wave rock in the music. The lower instruments get to be featured on the bass line. The higher instruments carry the melody and harmony over the top. Percussion keeps it together with a strong rock beat. Before we play our final song, we want to say thank you to all of our families for being here tonight and supporting us through our junior year of band. We have grown so much and we could not have done it without you. To celebrate with hope, will have us all do the last song. Don't worry, you'll know when you'll participate. Drive home safely, have a great summer break, and remember to take those spirit treats after the concert TO CELEBRATE. 1 2 3 STOP. 1 2 STOP. HEY, 1 2 3 Hey, 1 2 Yeah. >> [music] [music] [music] [bell] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [applause]