The Tenney Band consists of 150 members in grades 5-8.
Inside you will find useful information for members and parents involved in the program.
Please contact Mr. Fulks if you have any questions.
Inside you will find useful information for members and parents involved in the program.
Please contact Mr. Fulks if you have any questions.
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Recent Performances
Virtual Jazz Band Spring 2020
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Beginner Resources
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Online Music Resources
Essential Elements Interactive (EEi) is cloud based software that enhances each band students experience while learning a musical instrument. Students are able to play along with an accompaniment, record themselves and also submit recordings for assessment. This is free for each child who has a lesson book.
Noteflight is a web based music notation tool for creating, editing, listening and sharing musical compositions. All compositions are stored online and can be accessed and printed from any computer with an internet connection.
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SmartMusic is a suite of web-based music education tools that support efficient practice. At the heart of SmartMusic is a respect for the deliberate practice model and a recognition that students benefit from immediate feedback. When a practicing student is shown that they’re playing incorrect notes, they can make corrections, rather than continuing to embed mistakes until the next lesson or rehearsal. Search a library of thousands of band, solo and small ensemble pieces.
Soundation is a powerful web based music studio and sequencer application. It has all the functionality of a professional desktop DAW including real time effects, virtual instruments, automation, recording, over 700 free loops and much more! And best of all - It’s online, accessible through your browser.
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Arts and the Common Core (1:33)
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This is a brief video clip of David Coleman, a main author for the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSS).
David Coleman is the ninth president of the College Board. The College Board designs the SAT Reasoning Test (SAT) and the Advanced Placement (AP) tests. The press has described him as "the architect" of the Common Core State Standards Initiative. Coleman was named to the 2013 Time 100, the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. He has been recognized as one of Time magazine’s “11 Education Activists for 2011” and was one of the NewSchools Venture Fund Change Agents of the Year for 2012. |
Playing an instrument benefits your brain. (4:44) |
Fortune Magazine
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How Music Education influenced two of the largest companies in the world and their CEO's.
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