The Bands of East Coweta High School
What Is The High School Band Experience?
Unlike most other classes, band offers a wide variety of opportunities for the student. It is one of the only classes where excellence is not only expected, but essential to success. Imagine if an English teacher graded everyone in the class to the level of the weakest student! I’ll bet you would not see heads on desks and homework going undone. In band, everyone MUST achieve to the highest level or a performance will sound terrible. Even one person making a grade of “60” on a piece of music means 40% of the notes were played in error…not pleasant to hear!
In addition to teaching performance skills, band teaches the student to be an active, thinking person. For each note played, there are numerous considerations and instantaneous decisions to make. How loud or soft? How fast or slow? How does the note start: How does it end? Who else plays it? Am I in-tune? Nowhere else on campus is the demand for active thought any stronger.
Band also teaches life skills. Communication is the main component of music. The rehearsal and performance schedule of the band demands planning and time management…skills that will be valuable all through life. Goal setting, problem solving, peer interaction… all of these develop quickly as a part of the band experience.
The Band Program at East Coweta has established itself as one of the finest in the state. Students here have had experiences that others only dream about. Few other activities offer the travel opportunities, the chance to meet and interact with the legends in the field, and the satisfaction of knowing that your time, talent, and effort have paid off through the highest levels of achievement.
Unlike most other classes, band offers a wide variety of opportunities for the student. It is one of the only classes where excellence is not only expected, but essential to success. Imagine if an English teacher graded everyone in the class to the level of the weakest student! I’ll bet you would not see heads on desks and homework going undone. In band, everyone MUST achieve to the highest level or a performance will sound terrible. Even one person making a grade of “60” on a piece of music means 40% of the notes were played in error…not pleasant to hear!
In addition to teaching performance skills, band teaches the student to be an active, thinking person. For each note played, there are numerous considerations and instantaneous decisions to make. How loud or soft? How fast or slow? How does the note start: How does it end? Who else plays it? Am I in-tune? Nowhere else on campus is the demand for active thought any stronger.
Band also teaches life skills. Communication is the main component of music. The rehearsal and performance schedule of the band demands planning and time management…skills that will be valuable all through life. Goal setting, problem solving, peer interaction… all of these develop quickly as a part of the band experience.
The Band Program at East Coweta has established itself as one of the finest in the state. Students here have had experiences that others only dream about. Few other activities offer the travel opportunities, the chance to meet and interact with the legends in the field, and the satisfaction of knowing that your time, talent, and effort have paid off through the highest levels of achievement.
Concert Bands
Concert Band I & II (Syllabus)
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Symphonic Band (Syllabus)
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Wind Ensemble (Syllabus)
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Ensembles & Chamber Groups
Jazz Band
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Woodwind Quintet
Directed by Russell Wilson
The East Coweta High School Woodwind Quintet began in the Fall of 2006. The group is an auditioned group that meets once a week after school. Throughout the group's existence it has performed at the Georgia Music Educators Conference in Savannah, the Georgia Governor's Mansion, hospitals, weddings, district Solo/Ensemble Festival, Peachtree Road United Methodist Church with the Atlanta based South City Wind Quintet, and at concerts with the ECHS bands. The goal of the group is to provide a chamber music experience for students by using the genre and literature of the woodwind quintet. The group is under the direction of Mr. Russell Wilson, Band Director at Lee Middle School. Membership for the current 2014 quintet is: Rachel Dwyer, flute; Sam Sangster, oboe; Joonsu Kim, clarinet; Ellie Thamert, horn; and Rachel Pearson, bassoon.
Directed by Russell Wilson
The East Coweta High School Woodwind Quintet began in the Fall of 2006. The group is an auditioned group that meets once a week after school. Throughout the group's existence it has performed at the Georgia Music Educators Conference in Savannah, the Georgia Governor's Mansion, hospitals, weddings, district Solo/Ensemble Festival, Peachtree Road United Methodist Church with the Atlanta based South City Wind Quintet, and at concerts with the ECHS bands. The goal of the group is to provide a chamber music experience for students by using the genre and literature of the woodwind quintet. The group is under the direction of Mr. Russell Wilson, Band Director at Lee Middle School. Membership for the current 2014 quintet is: Rachel Dwyer, flute; Sam Sangster, oboe; Joonsu Kim, clarinet; Ellie Thamert, horn; and Rachel Pearson, bassoon.
Saxaphone Quartet
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Brass Quintet
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