Last Updated
02.07.10

Welcome to the MTHS Band Website

Upcoming Events
2/8 -Pep Band vs. Jackson
2/11 - Pep Band vs. Meadowdale
2/12 - Non-Student Day

News
Congratulations to the following students for their Solo/Ensemble Recognitions:
Jack Walters - 1st Place on Clarinet
Jessica Lindsay - 1st Alternate on Oboe
Skyler Floe - 1st Alternate on Trumpet
Aleena Wolfe - 1st Alternate (B) Soprano Voice

Jazz Ensemble 1 Receives Second Place At Clark College Jazz Festival

Jack Walters was accepted into All-State Jazz Band AND Chamber Orchestra!

Jessica Lindsay was accepted into All-State Concert Band!

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Jazz Ensemble 1 Receives 2nd Place AAAA at the Clark College Jazz Festival
Jazz Ensemble 1 (Day Program)
Kennewick, Man
Back To Manhattan
Old Man Blues
Jazz 1 made the finals and performend "After All" and "Old Man Blues".
Jazz Ensemble 2
Jack The Bear
Blue Flame
Portrait of Louis Armstrong

Chamber Winds at UW Band Festival 2010
Second Suite in F (Holst)
Movement 1
Movement 2
Movement 3
Movement 4

Solo and Ensemble Contest - January 8th Deadline
FEES (per time slot):
$15.00- solo
$20.00- Small ensemble (2-4 members, plus piano/piano accompaniment)
$25.00- Large Ensemble (5-16 members, plus piano/piano accompaniment)
Forms:
State Solo and Ensemble Contest Rules

Winter Concert (12/11) Recordings! In case you missed it. Or want to hear it again.

Karl Paulnack Speech - "How Music Works"

A Grade/Grading Conversation...Praise for the Veteran's Day AssemblyPraise for the Fall Band Concert

For a sampling of recordings from our last 10 years, click on the Music Link on the left. I'll add more as I can.

Interesting Links
Mountlake Terrace Jazz 1 on TV (KCTS)
www.YOUniversityTV.com (video tours of most major universities)
www.schooltube.com (like youtube but for schools)
Flute Beat Box (video sent to me by one of our flute players!)
How it is Made - Flute (sent to me by a different flute player!)

Quote of the Moment:
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."
-Dr. Seuss

Watch this Video!
Wynton Marsalis: 22nd Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy from Americans for the Arts on Vimeo.