"Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe; wings to the mind; flight to the imagination; charm to sadness; [happiness] and life to everything else. It is the essence of order and leads to all that is good, just, and beautiful - of which it is the invisible, yet dazzling, passionate and external form."
~ Plato
ex nihilo nihil fit
To further the appreciation of culture among all the people. To increase respect for the creative individual,
to widen participation by all the processes and fulfillments of art - this is one of the fascinating challenges of these days.
~ J.F.K. - "The Arts in America," Look, December 18, 1962
"Music is the understanding of the relationships between invisible internal objects."
"I have no special talent, I am only passionately curious." ~ Albert Einstein
"Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways."
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Welcome to the Herberg Middle School Bands website!
This site is designed to get information to you more conveniently.
Please check back often for updates.
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Upcoming Concerts:Thursday, May 31, 2012 - Jazz Band Tour of the Elementary Schools - All Day
(Lunch order forms are due by May 18th)Thursday, June 7, 2012 - Spring Concert - Festival Band, Festival Chorus, Orchestra - 7:00pm
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - Grade 8 Ceremony - Grade 7 band playing.
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HOT OFF THE PRESS!Herberg Music for 2012-2013:
January 17, 2013 - Winter Concert
January 24, 2013 - Winter Concert snow date (or if the HS open house has to use 1/17/13 as their snow date)
April 11, 2013 - Jazz Night
May 31, 2013 - Jazz Band Tour - All Day
June 6, 2013 - Spring Concert
*All concerts will start at 7:00pm unless specified otherwise.*
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The
Herberg Jazz Orchestra meets every Wednesday & Friday morning. Rehearsal starts at 7:00am.
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Instrument Cleaning
~ Clean your mouthpiece, at least once a week, in warm soapy water.
If you are sick...clean it everyday.
~ Be sure to take the reed off of your mouthpiece after playing.
You should see the stuff that can grow inside a dark, moist mouthpiece that doesn't dry out. Yeah...it's gross!
~ Keep your instrument clean.
Woodwinds: Swab out the moisture after every playing session.
Brass: Get rid of as much water as possible after playing and once a month give your instrument a bath. If you don't know how, please ask me. There are some things that you can do that would damage the instrument.
Supplies - reeds, valve oil, cork grease, care supplies, etc.
Please restock your supplies, if necessary.
Reed players should have, at least, 3 working reeds in their case.
Valved brass instruments - Got valve oil?
The shops listed below should have what you need:
Our Participating Music Shops for repair and/or equipment/music purchases.
Both make weekly visitations to Herberg:
Keal Music 800-544-6631 - Thursday visitation
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Playing with braces can be such a pain. Really.
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Parents...
Please record the make and serial number of your band student's instrument. It will make it easier
to track if the instrument gets lost or goes missing. And be sure that there is a name tag on the
instrument case.
What do you need from the Band program at HMS to make your life easier? Please send me an email or go to this page to submit feedback. I will do my best to get it done. Thanks.
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Please check out the
Fact Sheet on Music Education
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What does music mean to me?
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There are a few articles posted on the Downloadable Forms page that you may find helpful.
~ Guide to Great Home Music Practice
~ Helping your Child Succeed
~ Rudd Practice Guide
Need something that I have handed out in class?
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The 2012 Tanglewood
75th Anniversary Season Announced!
Tickets On Sale January 29!
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Places to enjoy the arts in our area:
The Pittsfield Eagles Band
Troy Music Hall, Troy, NY
Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield
Massry Center for the Arts, Albany, NY
Williams College, Williamstown, MA
Mass MoCA, North Adams, MA
Proctor's, Schenectady, NY
The Egg, Albany, NY
The Linda, Albany, NY
Berkshire Theatre Festival
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Thank you,
Mr. Nelson-Unczur