Anyone wishing to volunteer for Capital Region Music Festival (hosted right here at Hillcrest in February!), the volunteer form has now been made available. This volunteering is done through the CRMF, not through Ms. Hunter or Ms. Reeks. You may obtain volunteer hours but only for hours completed during non-school time (so before, after school and on the weekend). Sign up below if interested!
Thursday, 23 November 2017
Wednesday, 1 November 2017
November 3rd Grade 9 Class Activity
Grade 9s Computer Lab Activity for Friday
Please read each lesson and then complete the activities that go with it.Major Scales:
Lesson:http://www.musictheory.net/lessons (specifically the Major Scale section)
Activities:
https://www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/aq_major_scales_multiple_choice/quiz.html
https://www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/quiz_fishy_scales_001.htm
Repeat Signs and Repeated Sections:
Lesson:Activity:
N/A
Elements of Music:
My (melody) Tiny (timbre/tone colour) Doughnut (dynamics) Ran (rhythm) From (form)Tim (texture) Horton's (harmony)Lesson:
http://wmich.edu/mus-gened/mus170/170notes/Ch1-elements.pdf
https://prezi.com/uatg_d6itabe/7-elements-of-music/
Activities:
https://trainer.thetamusic.com/en/content/music-training-games
http://www.musiclearningcommunity.com/freegames.html
(Do the activities that are about the elements, ignore ones that are not)
Grade 10s Composition Activity for Friday
Please complete the Rhythm and Meter sections of your composition using Noteflight.Monday, 18 September 2017
First Performance!
Meet the Teacher/Hillcrest Fall Open House BANDS are PLAYING!!
Wednesday Sept 20
Massed Band (the combination of Junior and Senior Bands together) will perform at Meet the Teacher Night this coming Wednesday, September 20. We understand that it's early in the year and that we have some musicians that are brand new to their instruments, but we are so proud of all of them. We want to hear you whether you can play 5 pieces or 1 note - the last rehearsal sounded great and we Still have Wednesday morning to work on our set.
Students should arrive by 5 p.m. and will be done by 6 p.m. Please do your best to meet the band dress code of Black and Black (we get that it's early in the year!!). Let Ms. Hunter know if you have questions!
Friday, 15 September 2017
Fall Bulbs Campaign
Fall bulb orders will run from September 8 - September 28, 2017.
Want to grow bulbs but live in a small space or an apartment! Check out info here!
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
Important Dates for the 2017-2018 School
Year
September
5
First Day of Classes
September
7
First Senior Band
Rehearsal
September
7
Music Parent's Meeting -
6:30
p.m.
Week
of September 11
All Ensemble Rehearsals Start
October
6
P.A. Day
October
9 Thanksgiving
November
11
Remembrance Day (Senior band)
November
18
P.A. Day
November
– date TBD
Awards Ceremony (Jazz Band)
Thursday December 14
Music
Night (Part I Summative)
December
25 – Jan 5
Christmas Break
January
25 - 31
Exams
February
1
First Day
Semester 2
February
16
Board Wide P.A. Day
February
19
Family Day
FEB
21-24 CRMF
Concert Band/Small Ensembles (Hosted right
here at Hillcrest High
School)Part II
Band Summative
March 2-3
CRMF Jazz (LDHSS)
March
12 - 16
March Break
March
30-April 2
Easter Weekend
March All-Star
Band (invitation only)
April
28 – May 2 TBC Music
Trip
May 7
Music
Monday
May 17
Music Night
(Part III Summative)
May
21
Victoria
Day
June
8 or 15 Bistro
142 (Senior Class Summative)
June
20 - 26
Exams
June ???
June 29 Commencement
(9-11 band members only)
Fundraising: Campaign Dates
Fall
Bulb Fundraiser: September 7 -28
Citrus: TBA in December in cooperation
with local produce depot
Canteen and Lounge: CRMF (see volunteer form)Wednesday, 21 June 2017
June Ensemble Evaluations!!!
A reminder that your June Ensemble Evaluation is now past due. Complete the survey here.
Reminder to submit your June Checklist and fill out your Summer Sign-Out Sheet since you will all be taking home your instruments, right?! (This also helps us do inventory for the fall)!! :D
Tuesday, 6 June 2017
DRIVE 4 UR SCHOOL!!!
Take the wheel with Donnelly Ford Lincoln and Hillcrest High School to raise up to $6000 for the Hillcrest High School Music Department!
This exciting test-drive fundraising event will generate funding for our music department and give all participants the opportunity to test drive a brand new Ford vehicle.
For every person who takes a test drive at Hillcrest High School on June 10th between 10am and 3pm,
Ford will donate $20 to the Hillcrest High School Music Department.
See you on the streets!
This exciting test-drive fundraising event will generate funding for our music department and give all participants the opportunity to test drive a brand new Ford vehicle.
For every person who takes a test drive at Hillcrest High School on June 10th between 10am and 3pm,
Ford will donate $20 to the Hillcrest High School Music Department.
See you on the streets!
Tuesday, 25 April 2017
Flute Extravaganza!
You’re invited to join us for a FLUTE EXTRAVAGANZA! on Tuesday, May 2 at 7-8 PM in the Bronson Centre Theatre (211 Bronson Avenue.) Our own flute choir will be joining two other ensembles for an evening of flute music. Free admission, donations welcome.
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Festival Results and Recordings!
After a fun, music-filled week of hosting, performing, and volunteering at festival, the results are in!
Junior Band - GOLD
Massed Band - SILVER
Senior Band - GOLD
Flute Choir - SILVER
Clarinet Choir - SILVER
Sax Ensemble - SILVER
Brass Choir - SILVER
Percussion Ensemble - SILVER
Jazz Band - BRONZE
Congratulations on outstanding performances! You should all be very proud of how you played and performed - we were both very pleased and proud of all of you!!! :)
Below you will find the recordings for each of our ensembles.
All of the pieces are part of one long track, so you will have to fast forward through the breaks -
Friday, 3 March 2017
Instrument Scavenger Hunt - Music Assignment, Monday April 4
Internet Scavenger
Hunt: Get to know your instrument!
Working individually
or in pairs, answer these questions and share with Ms. Hunter through Google
Drive. Please note, if working in pairs,
both students should be working on their own computers and co-editing the
document.
- Find the 5 W’s of your instrument (What instrument, Who invented it , Where, When, Why)
- Find an interesting fact about your instrument
- What role does your instrument have in an ensemble? Can it play different styles of Music? (Jazz, Rock, Concert band, orchestra….)
- Find a famous person who is not a musician that plays your instrument
- Find a person who specializes in (i.e. is considered a master) the instrument you play
- Find a popular song that has your instrument in it.
- Has your instrument evolved from when it was first invented to now?
- Find the most expensive version of your instrument
- Find the funniest joke about your instrument! (eg. What's the difference between and Oboe and an Onion? Nobody cries when you cut up an oboe!)
- Find a video of someone playing flight of the bumble bee on your instrument. Include the link.
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