Educational Links

All District and All County information can be found on the Guilford County Bands website: https://www.gcsbands.org

For woodwind fingering charts:
http://www.wfg.woodwind.org/

For all fingering charts:
http://bandtek.com/fingerings/

Concert Pitch Cheat Sheet (Not a link but great to know):

Concert Key Matrix

C Instruments
 F instruments
 Bb Instruments
 Eb Instruments
C
 G
 D
 A
F
 C
 G
 D
Bb
 F
 C
 G
Eb
 Bb
 F
 C
Ab
 Eb
 Bb
 F
Db
 Ab
 Eb
 Bb
Gb
 Db
 Ab
 Eb
B
 Gb
 Db
 Ab
E
 B
 Gb
 Db
A
 E
 B
 Gb
D
 A
 E
 B
G
 D
 A
 E

For Marching Band Percussion Video Podcasts:
http://www.vicfirth.com/features_marching.html

For Vic Firth Educator’s Resource Center:
http://www.vicfirth.com/education/index.html

  • This site is great for instructional videos on snare essentials, drumset, concert percussion, marching percussion, and much more!

For Music Advocacy:
http://www.supportmusic.com/

For Practicing Tips:
http://www.practicespot.com/home.php

  • This site is a great resource to expand on your practice sessions. Check out all the pages and articles.

A Link to More Links:

http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/music/k-12music/#band

  • This site has links to just about anything to do with band. Check it out and tell me your favorite sites!!! I really liked Tales From Band Camp.

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