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You are welcome to attend the District 203 Junior High Honor Band Performance, held at Kennedy Junior High School on October 24, 2009, at 2pm.

Participants should arrive before 8am. See you there!
For Parents: For Students:
Random Music Advocacy Statistic
 

General Information
NCUSD #203 Guidelines for the Selection of Music
Who is taught?
What is a pullout program?
When are district assessments?
Joining a Performance Music Ensemble
Vocal Music
 
  • Overview
    • Instrumental Music
     
  • Overview
  • 3rd Grade Clinics
  • Summer Program vs. Fall Program
  • Registration
  • Materials Needed
  • District Instrument Rentals
  • Advanced Summer Ensembles
    • District Music Performances
    Performance Philosophy
    Fall String Demonstration
    Honor Orchestra/Honor Band
    Junior High-High School Music Festival
    Solo and Ensemble Festival
    Elementary-Junior High Music Festival
    Spring String Festival
    Memorial Day Parade
    Music Advocacy Information
    Why is music important?
    Statistics
    Quotes
    Internet Games (No download necessary)

    WWW Music Racer, Reading Note Names and Fingerings by David Carroll
    Thinkquest-Trivia and Theory Games
    MusicNet, an online trivia game...you can even add your own questions!
    A to Z Kid's Stuff, an all music-game site, well organized and well presented
    Name That Tune, uses real audio files
    The Piano Mouse, a note reading game for kids
    Zeeks.com 23 art and music games

    Stuff You Can Use

    Fingering Charts
    Scale and Rhythm Sheets
    Instrument Care
    Selecting Reeds
    How to Sight-Read Better by Theresa Elmer
    Online Music Resources for Kids
    The Scheduler - Check your lesson time instantly!

     
    Awards and Honors
    The Naperville North High School Jazz Band took 1st Place at the Northshore Jazz Festival in January, 2009.
    NCHS was selected as Grammy Signature School for the year 2005.
    The NCHS was selected to perform at the prestigious IMEA All State Conference in Peoria, Illinois.
     
    For Music Teachers: For Everyone:
    Resources

    MENC National Standards and Education Resources
    Music Learning Theory from the Edwin Gordon Institute of Music Learning (Audiation)
    Suzuki Music Academy
    Organization of American Kodaly Educators
    Dalcroze Society of America
    American Orff-Schulwerk Association
    Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance, resource from the Wisconsin Music Educators Association
    Northern Illinois Wind Literature Resource Page, created by David Carroll and Melissa Kallstrom, this is a comprehensive resource, including repertoire lists
    Earthlink Music instructional games

    Fun Music Ideas, an e-newsletter
    Credits


    Curriculum Coordinator: Russ Lipari
     
    Music Webmaster: David Carroll

    dcarroll@naperville203.org
    Please visit the N.C.U.S.D. #203 District Website
    at www.naperville203.org.

    Updates, comments, or corrections? E-mail dcarroll@naperville203.org.

     

    © by Naperville School District 203
    Created: December 18, 2000
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