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About the Website
Welcome to the Paul Revere Middle School Patriot Bands web site. This site is designed to help visitors as well as students, faculty, and parents work with the patriot bands to accomplish its goals. Above are links to the school's web site as well as our district's web site. The Performance Resources link is where our students can go to get audition music, scales, rhythm exercises and explanation of terms. Post a question! The Music Dictionary page list musical terms that are related to music. we have weekly prizes for answering questions from the dictionary. The Ensembles link describes the ensembles available for students to perform in. The Band Handbook gives overall rules and functions for the organization. It covers grading policy, classroom and performance expectations, performance dress code, and much more! The Calendar give the annual schedule, weekly rehearsals, changes in the calendar, audition dates, and deadlines. The Band Alumni page is dedicated to our past members and directors. Go Patriots!!!
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The Patriot Bands Welcome our new Principal, Hafedh Azaiez!
This Summer in Band June 1-August 23
- Chech the summer calendar for specifica days and times of summer programs and events that you may be interested in going to.
- A meeting for new Band Parents and Supporters Organization will be June 10th in the band room at 6:00PM. Go to Band Parents and Supporters Connection link (also to the left) for details on the meeting and future events.
- Summer Enrichment Band classes has spaces still available. Breakfast and lunch are free. Instruments and supplies are also free.
- 8th grader attending Westside HS need to contact Mrs. Kelly Porter or Mr. Chad Allen for details on summer band which starts in early August. Click the Westside High School Band link (also to the left) for contact information.
- The Summer Music Reading List is a available on the Performance Resources page. Look for your instrument. A list of books, solos, and method books are available.
- Smart Music available for student use at home. For a annual subscription fee of $30.00, students will have access to the same software program use in the Patriot Band practice rooms. For more details, go to www.smartmusic.com.
Music Terms June-August
Prize QuestionTake a break
Memory List-use definitions related to music: Take a break
Check in the Music Dictionary for previous terms.
Did You Know…
Researchers in Leipzig discovered through the use of brain scans that musicians had larger planum temporale, the region of the brain associated with reading skills. Also, musicians had a thicker corpus callosum, the nerve fibers that connect the two halves of the brain. (Source: G. Schlaug, L. Jancke, Y. Huang, and H. Steinmetz (1994). “In vivo morphometry of interhemispheric asymmetry and connectivity in musicians.” In I. Deliege (Ed.), Proceedings of the 3rd international conference for music perception and cognition (pp. 417-418), Liege, Belgium. )
 Symphonic Band
The Symphonic Band is our top performing group. To gain membership, students must audition twice a year, once at the end of the spring semester for membership and again in August for chair placement. There is a third audition in January for those students who wish to move up in their chair placement. The Symphonic Band Performs at all special functions that the band department is enlisted to perform at. This group attends various competitions throughout the school year. Members are expected to maintain not only passing grades and good conduct, but exhibit a level of achievement that represents the the goals of all other members in the organization. Members will be expected to participate in solo and ensemble competitions.
 Concert Band
This group is our second performing group. They will perform during the winter and spring concerts as well as attend some competitions. As all members of the band organization are important, they also will be held to a high standard of achievement, but with a less rigorous performance schedule. Auditions for this group will also be held at the end of the spring semester for membership and again in August for chair placement.
 Beginner Bands
The beginning band program consist of classes divided by their family of instruments: woodwinds, brass, and percussion. The focus of these groups is to develop a strong foundation in performance and music literacy so they may move with strength and security to the concert and Symphonic Band level. No prior experience is necessary. There is no audition process, but students will have to go through an assessment with the band department's faculty to assure the correct instrument is assigned. Space is limited on each instrument to ensure balance of future ensembles.
 Jazz Ensemble
The Jazz Ensemble will be returning to Revere this year! This ensemble meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings from 7:30 to 8:30. Membership is gained through audition and is open to all students enrolled in a band class during the school day. This instrumentation consist of trumpets, trombones, saxophones, guitars, bass guitars, drums, and piano. Auditions occur twice a year during August and January; however, students participating during the fall semester will have an advantage due to a full semester of rehearsal. The Jazz Ensemble will perform at school and community functions and compete in local area jazz festivals.
 Pep Band
The Patriot Pep Band will play at the school's sporting events and pep rallies. The membership of this ensemble comes from the symphonic band and concert bands. Beginners that are able to play the music are allowed on a performance-by-performance basis. Music will be rehearsed during class with occasional after school rehearsals. There is no audition and space is unlimited.
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