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Jazz Band

Richland County High School • 2025-2026

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Rehearsal Countdown

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UP NEXT:

DECEMBER 14, 2025...........WINTER CONCERT

UPCOMING:

MARCH 22, 2026...........SLIVA DINNER & A CONCERT

MAY 3, 2026...........SPRING CONCERT

FULL PERFORMING CALENDAR:

https://www.rchsbands.net > 2025-2026 CALENDAR

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • OCC Jazz Festival - Tuesday, Feb. 10 (Eli, Ryden, Ethan W., Emmalynn?)
  • Call-time Sunday is 2:15 p.m.
  • BPT
    • ½ BPT for OTE
    • Students can only take BPT once a week for the Jazz Band

  • Put away music and personal items, or lose BPT. 3 warnings, and then ½ BPT will be removed for each following infraction
    • Conner Akers = 3 warning + 1 (-½ BPT)
    • Maddison Syer = 1 warning
    • Mikelle Conn = 1 warning
    • Ethan Mehl = 1 warning
    • Elllijah Marshal = 1 warning
    • Cullen Garrard = 1 warning
    • Ryden Cleveland = 1 warming
    • Tyler Longbons = 1 arning

ANNOUNCERS: Alex, Emmalynn, Maddison

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BIRTHDAYS

January

01-10-2011

Eli Donica

01-11-2011

Cleveland, Ryden

01-21-2011

Garrard, Cullen

01-22-2008

Brown, Parker

01-27-2011

Ferguson, Brooklyn

01-30-2008

Cline, Allison

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Warm-Up

Lick of the week

  • Oodla

Or

Blues in F (call-and-response)

Or

Essential Elements Jazz Books (#31-33)

Lictionary - Track #7 (Latin)

Lictionary - Track #8 (Swing)

Rehearsal Order

REHEARSAL ORDER

Filling in for Buddy

What A Wonderful World

Mambo Over the Mountain

JAZZ BAND

Wed, Dec.10, 2025

TODAY’S W/U

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PRACTICE AT HOME

Keep Practicing:

Mambo Over the Mountain (1-57, 57-91 ,91-115, & 115-143)

What A Wonderful World (1-21, 21-37, & 37-56)

Filling in for Buddy

Not Performing in December

Blues ‘N More

Method Book

Essential Elements Jazz Books (#19-24)

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STUDENT OBJECTIVES:

“I can…”

“…demonstrate the ability to blend the instrumentalist’s sound into into the overall ensemble sound, while maintaining the “pyramid of balance”.

�“...demonstrate the ability to perform in a variety of different major & minor scales.

“...demonstrate proper lip flexibility (brass), finger dexterity (woodwinds), tonguing, range (winds), and stick/mallet control (percussion).”