Virginia High School Bands http://staff.vmps.org/cmfreund "Without music, life would be a mistake." ~Friedrich Nietzche Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:59:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Practice Recordings http://staff.vmps.org/cmfreund/practice-recordings/ http://staff.vmps.org/cmfreund/practice-recordings/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:57:22 +0000 cmfreund http://staff.vmps.org/cmfreund/?p=605 Here they are!  Please follow the links to listen to our concert music.

To be the best band you can be, you must go to the following links.  Listen, enjoy, practice along with!  Just get to know these pieces!  You won’t regret it!

Wind Ensemble:
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
This arrangement is in a different key than our Saucedo arrangement but will guide you through some of those hairy rhythms!!!
O Magnum Mysterium
Enjoy this recording!
Holst 2nd Suite in F for Military Band
Stars and Stripes Forever
Piccolos!  Memorize your solo at the end!

Concert Band
Whitewater Festival

Jazz Band
Hour of Darkness

]]> http://staff.vmps.org/cmfreund/practice-recordings/feed/ 1 Upcoming Events! http://staff.vmps.org/cmfreund/upcoming-events/ http://staff.vmps.org/cmfreund/upcoming-events/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:06:59 +0000 cmfreund http://staff.vmps.org/cmfreund/?p=598 Well 2 concerts down and pep season almost a wrap!

Just to keep you updated, here is what we’re looking at:
1.  Boys Hockey Section Tournament
2.  Boys Basketball Section Tournament
3.  Girls Basketball Section Tournament
4.  Rifle Practice/Tryouts
5.  Flag Practice/Tryouts
6.  Pom Pon Practice/Tryouts
7.  Percussion Summer Drumline Practice/Tryouts
8.  Music Contest (March 25 and 26)
9.  Memorial Day Parade
10.Spring Concert!

Dates for all of the above events will be posted shortly.

]]> http://staff.vmps.org/cmfreund/upcoming-events/feed/ 0 Welcome! http://staff.vmps.org/cmfreund/welcome/ http://staff.vmps.org/cmfreund/welcome/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:35:53 +0000 cmfreund http://staff.vmps.org/cmfreund/?p=43 Welcome to the Instrumental Band website!

It’s a new year and we’re excited to begin another year of music making and memories!  There are some fun activities and music picked out for this year and it’s all SURE to thrill!

This site will constantly be under construction so please keep coming back to view all the updates.  Also, feel free to use this site as your blogging tool to stay connected with the band from home!  Parents, students, and teachers alike please give your comments, suggestions, and/or concerns!

Let’s have a great year in music!

Christine Freundschuh
cfreundschuh@virginia.k12.mn.us

Also visit us on FACEBOOK!  Search:  ”VHS Marching Blues” and click on ‘Join Group’!

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