Congratulations to the Joliet Central Symphonic Band on their acceptance to perform at the David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center in New York!

Please click here to find out how you can help get us to NYC!

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Members of our band program served as the lab band for MECA/VanderCook for a conducting and rehearsal course led by Mr. Chip Staley and Mr. Stephen Squires. Great day at Vandercook helping to serve the community of music education - thanks to all band members!
Members of our band program served as the lab band for MECA/VanderCook for a conducting and rehearsal course led by Mr. Chip Staley and Mr. Stephen Squires. Great day at Vandercook helping to serve the community of music education - thanks to all band members!
And a new addition this year - student conductors! Some of our high school students will have the opportunity to conduct the full band in public during our concert on Thursday, July 18, at 6:30pm at Bicentennial Park! Free and open to the public!
And a new addition this year - student conductors! Some of our high school students will have the opportunity to conduct the full band in public during our concert on Thursday, July 18, at 6:30pm at Bicentennial Park! Free and open to the public!
A big part of our Mentor Band is the "mentor" component, where our JTHS 204 students take the lead. Here are some pics of our students leading the junior high students in our rehearsal.
A big part of our Mentor Band is the "mentor" component, where our JTHS 204 students take the lead. Here are some pics of our students leading the junior high students in our rehearsal.
Our alumni band doing a sight read of St. Louis Blues. Concert next Thursday! Thanks to all alums (and current students) for coming out!
‪Our Joliet Mentor Band hard at work! ‬#SummerAcademy
‪Our Joliet Mentor Band hard at work! ‬#SummerAcademy
A short clip from one of our summer chamber get togethers. I love that a senior, sophomore, and freshman can come together just to read some music for fun. Our freshman student was a bit shy - she was OK with this recording as long as she could hide behind the stand. I think she held her own just fine!
Tomorrow morning I'll be on air at about 8:22 am with Scott Slocum at WJOL. We'll be talking about the Joliet Central Band's upcoming New York performance. Tune in at AM 1340 or stream it live at https://www.wjol.com/shows/slocum-in-the-morning/
Tomorrow morning I'll be on air at about 8:22 am with Scott Slocum at WJOL. We'll be talking about the Joliet Central Band's upcoming New York performance. Tune in at AM 1340 or stream it live at https://www.wjol.com/shows/slocum-in-the-morning/
NYC Update: Thanks to our Band Parent Association, community donors, and corporate sponsors, we have raised almost $35,000 for the Joliet Central Band's NYC/Lincoln Center performance! We offer our sincerest gratitude to those that have helped us get this far. Our students are working hard this summer to rehearse and prepare for their upcoming performances, and groups such as our jazz band have already had multiple performances this summer (some new students only had one rehearsal to prepare, but represented themselves and their community well!). Additionally, members of our summer symphonic band are serving as a lab band on July 16 at VanderCook College of Music to help music teachers refine their conducting skills. We are continuing to push forward with our fundraising efforts. Our Band Parent Association will be hosting a benefit night on July 13th, and we will kick off our individual student fundraisers at the end of our band camp in August. Our Band Parent Association is also working hard to plan events during the school year, including a mattress sale, a spaghetti dinner, and other benefits. If you or someone you know would like to donate/sponsor, please visit the Alumni nation link: https://jthsalumni.nationbuilder.com/central_symphonic_band_lincoln_center?fbclid=IwAR1N2Xy6cy8tbl2HZgKnyRkSmmMTCyWY2j4ZNKOyugZtXO1pFCZlrg7arAo Additionally, please visit our website at www.jolietcentralbands.org for regular updates on the band! Thank you again for all of your support!
NYC Update: Thanks to our Band Parent Association, community donors, and corporate sponsors, we have raised almost $35,000 for the Joliet Central Band's NYC/Lincoln Center performance! We offer our sincerest gratitude to those that have helped us get this far. Our students are working hard this summer to rehearse and prepare for their upcoming performances, and groups such as our jazz band have already had multiple performances this summer (some new students only had one rehearsal to prepare, but represented themselves and their community well!). Additionally, members of our summer symphonic band are serving as a lab band on July 16 at VanderCook College of Music to help music teachers refine their conducting skills. We are continuing to push forward with our fundraising efforts. Our Band Parent Association will be hosting a benefit night on July 13th, and we will kick off our individual student fundraisers at the end of our band camp in August. Our Band Parent Association is also working hard to plan events during the school year, including a mattress sale, a spaghetti dinner, and other benefits. If you or someone you know would like to donate/sponsor, please visit the Alumni nation link: https://jthsalumni.nationbuilder.com/central_symphonic_band_lincoln_center?fbclid=IwAR1N2Xy6cy8tbl2HZgKnyRkSmmMTCyWY2j4ZNKOyugZtXO1pFCZlrg7arAo Additionally, please visit our website at www.jolietcentralbands.org for regular updates on the band! Thank you again for all of your support!
Some “greens” fun from today.
Some “greens” fun from today.
We tried something new this summer with our June camps, focusing mainly on chamber music and technique instead of exclusively marching band music. Our percussionists are working in a setting much like a percussion methods course. We worked on mallet technique (four mallets), timpani tuning and care, and today we introduced drum set. We’re working towards a more “complete percussionist.” Some show and tell for the end of the week; the drum set ended up being something that many of our members were nervous about!
Members of our band program served as the lab band for MECA/VanderCook for a conducting and rehearsal course led by Mr. Chip Staley and Mr. Stephen Squires. Great day at Vandercook helping to serve the community of music education - thanks to all band members! And a new addition this year - student conductors! Some of our high school students will have the opportunity to conduct the full band in public during our concert on Thursday, July 18, at 6:30pm at Bicentennial Park! Free and open to the public! A big part of our Mentor Band is the "mentor" component, where our JTHS 204 students take the lead. Here are some pics of our students leading the junior high students in our rehearsal.
Our alumni band doing a sight read of St. Louis Blues. Concert next Thursday! Thanks to all alums (and current students) for coming out!
‪Our Joliet Mentor Band hard at work! ‬#SummerAcademy
A short clip from one of our summer chamber get togethers. I love that a senior, sophomore, and freshman can come together just to read some music for fun. Our freshman student was a bit shy - she was OK with this recording as long as she could hide behind the stand. I think she held her own just fine!
Tomorrow morning I'll be on air at about 8:22 am with Scott Slocum at WJOL. We'll be talking about the Joliet Central Band's upcoming New York performance. Tune in at AM 1340 or stream it live at https://www.wjol.com/shows/slocum-in-the-morning/ NYC Update: Thanks to our Band Parent Association, community donors, and corporate sponsors, we have raised almost $35,000 for the Joliet Central Band's NYC/Lincoln Center performance! We offer our sincerest gratitude to those that have helped us get this far. Our students are working hard this summer to rehearse and prepare for their upcoming performances, and groups such as our jazz band have already had multiple performances this summer (some new students only had one rehearsal to prepare, but represented themselves and their community well!). Additionally, members of our summer symphonic band are serving as a lab band on July 16 at VanderCook College of Music to help music teachers refine their conducting skills. We are continuing to push forward with our fundraising efforts. Our Band Parent Association will be hosting a benefit night on July 13th, and we will kick off our individual student fundraisers at the end of our band camp in August. Our Band Parent Association is also working hard to plan events during the school year, including a mattress sale, a spaghetti dinner, and other benefits. If you or someone you know would like to donate/sponsor, please visit the Alumni nation link: https://jthsalumni.nationbuilder.com/central_symphonic_band_lincoln_center?fbclid=IwAR1N2Xy6cy8tbl2HZgKnyRkSmmMTCyWY2j4ZNKOyugZtXO1pFCZlrg7arAo Additionally, please visit our website at www.jolietcentralbands.org for regular updates on the band! Thank you again for all of your support! Some “greens” fun from today.
We tried something new this summer with our June camps, focusing mainly on chamber music and technique instead of exclusively marching band music. Our percussionists are working in a setting much like a percussion methods course. We worked on mallet technique (four mallets), timpani tuning and care, and today we introduced drum set. We’re working towards a more “complete percussionist.” Some show and tell for the end of the week; the drum set ended up being something that many of our members were nervous about!

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