Assignment: Christmas Band Program Notes
Due: Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Note: If your program note is chosen, it will be printed in the program.
Our Christmas Concert is coming up on Monday, December 19, 2011 @ 7:30 p.m. Write 3-6 sentences in your own words as a summary of information about the song you are assigned. Include what you like about the song, describe the mood of the piece, make a comparison of the melody to something the audience could visualize. Your main goal is to share something of interest with our audience.
Must be typed!!
You can email them to me at goplinj@whitehallsd.k12.wi.us or give them to me on or before Wednesday, December 14, 2011.
Write about the song assigned to you:
Santa’s Excellent Adventure arr. By Paul Jennings – Clarinets, Tuba
The Twelve Days of Christmas arr. By William Simon – Saxes, Horns, Trombones
Santa’s In the House arr. Chris Brooks – Percussion and percussion helpers
Christmas In Europe Timothy Johnson – Flutes, baritones
Christmas In the Round arr. By Robert W. Smith - Trumpets
Grading Criteria
This assignment is worth 30 points!
Well written program notes must be typed and will contain:
15 points - interesting facts, including titles of individual songs if it’s a medley. For example, in Santa’s Excellent Adventure, “This medley includes the popular Christmas songs “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town. Jolly Old Saitn Nicholas, etc.
15 points - Correct spelling, punctuation, grammar and sentence structure
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