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Goal

To provide quality solo and chamber ensemble music for students to perform for individual and small group development. We need new sheet music for students to play. The music must be from a list of titles provided by the Florida Bandmasters Association (FBA). GGMS currently has very little music that is acceptable for students to perform. We need to increase our library so that more students can benefit from this important experience.  

 

What will be done with my students

Students will participate in the annual Solo and Ensemble festival sponsored by FBA. They will perform solos and in small groups. Students will have the opportunity to be evaluated and coached by leading professionals on their instrument. Some of the students will also have the opportunity to perform their solo and ensemble selections at our spring concert for friends and family! Last year we had 20 students participate and 16 of them earned a superior rating! I would like to extend this opportunity to all of the band students at Golden Gate Middle. 

 

Benefits to my students

Students who participate in solo and ensemble have the opportunity to grow in a number of ways. They develop characteristic tone quality, rhythmic sensibility and musicianship on their instrument, but also gain a higher level of confidence. Practicing a solo and performing it live with a piano accompanist for a professional musician/educator is a daunting task for a young musician. They learn to conquer stage fright and gain a confidence that not only helps them in the music classroom, but in every other area.  

 

Budget Narrative

Several different solo titles of varying difficulty must be purchased for each instrument. Ensemble titles must be purchased for different combinations of instruments (brass trios, quartets, quintets, etc). These pieces range in price from $5.00 to $25.00 depending on the instrumentation.
$800 will allow the purchase of several titles for each instrument and ensemble combination.

The All-state method books are published books for each instrument that the All-State audition music is selected from. In order for students to audition for this prestigious group, they must have access to the required music. $300.00 will allow me to purchase the required books for each instrument. 

 

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