What: We are currently taking donations for the Percussion Garage Sale. We are in need of your used household items, clothes, books, sports equipment, furniture, etc. Furniture must be in good shape. No mattresses.
Where: Corona del Sol High School
1001 E. Knox Road
In the Knox Road Parking Lot
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Jazz Band Auditions
Auditions: online submission – due by Thursday December 22, 2022 at 3 pm. Jazz auditions are for Band and Part Assignment (i.e. – Jazz Band I or Jazz Band II, Trumpet 3 part, etc.)
If selected, members will commit to:
Signing up for JAZZ BAND course (0 Hour course, starts 2nd semester in Jan.)
Paying the school 0 Hour School Fee for JAZZ BAND (usually $175)
Arriving 10 minutes EARLY to start warming up (6:10 am)
Rehearsing every day during ZERO HOUR (6:20 am – 7:15 am)
Practicing your parts outside of class – this is an “honor band”
Listening to jazz artists during your free time (again, this is an honor band)
Playing at every concert and event.
Having a positive attitude and working hard to make our jazz bands the best!
Audition Material:
Submit an audition at: flip.com/cdsjazz (login with Google, then login with your school email address)
“Billie’s Bounce” – play along with backing recordingher:
You can embellish the melody and “make it your own” – listen to this song played by various artists to get ideas (listen to people on YouTube like Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, etc.)
Make sure you are using correct swing style and articulations.
After you play the melody 2 times (with repeat signs) you will then improvise a solo. Practice this with the recording on the website.
Rhythm section auditions:
Drum set: swing grooves at 120, 200; rock beat at 112
Guitar/Piano: Play “Billie’s Bounce” melody 1st time, chords “comping” 2nd time, improvise a solo 3rd time
Bass: Play “Billie’s Bounce” melody 1st time, improvised quarter note walking bass line 2nd time, improvise a solo 3rd time
11/18 – Playoff Game #1 (HOME Game at Corona, vs. Mesa HS) – 5 pm call time. The band will perform their show at Halftime like a normal home game. We will load the trucks after the game for the State Championship on 11/19.
Welcome back to school! Here is our Band Handbook Agreement form for all concert band classes (1st hour Symphonic Band, 2nd Hour Freshmen Concert Band, 6th Hour Wind Ensemble). Please review the HANDBOOK and fill out the AGREEMENT FORMby FRIDAY AUGUST 5. Thank you!
Spring Band Concert (ALL Concert Bands and Jazz Bands): Thurs. March 9
Area Concert and Jazz Festivals (off-site field trips): TBA (late-February/early March)
State Concert and Jazz Festivals (Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band 1 ONLY): April 24, 25, 26, or 27 off-site
Music Under the Stars (ALL Concert Bands and Steel Band): Fri. April 28 (Tempe Diablo Stadium)
Year-End Jazz Bands and Steel Band Concert – Date TBA (May)
Pops Concert (ALL Concert Bands/Percussion Classes): Tues. May 16
Graduation Performance (ALL Concert Bands): Thurs. May 25
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Percussion, Guitar and Piano Star Wars Concert 10/18/22
The percussion, guitar and piano concert is on October 18th in the CdS auditorium @ 7pm. Advanced tickets are now on sale at the online bookstore portal until October 13th. After that you can purchase tickets at the door the evening of the concert. Tickets are $5 and are assigned in the order they are received. The Fall Percussion, Guitar and Piano Concert will feature our Percussion Classes, Advanced Guitar, Advanced Piano, Middle School Students and The Brisas Mallet Masters.
To purchase tickets:Go to the online portal (copy link into your browser) https://az-tempeunion.intouchreceipting.com/
You must sign in using your parent view username and password or sign in as a guest user.Once you are in the system click on:”Items At All Schools” “High School” “Corona del Sol” “PERCUSSION”and finally click on:”Fall 2022 Percussion, Guitar and Piano Concert October 18th, 2022 @ 7:00PM”