Here are links to some very helpful websites for instrumentalists
(Click Here - and feel free to suggest a few)

Naperville Music, the most helpful music store in town!  www.napervillemusic.com

Conn-Selmer, a leader in music, education, and instrument construction: www.connselmer.com

Like MUSICALS!? Read an interview with the Keyboard 1 player for WICKED on Broadway: HERE

Excellent mallets and sticks for percussion (and very easy on the wallet) : http://www.rhapsodypercussion.com/

Find sheet music: www.jwpepper.com

Find cheap prices for CD’s (or textbooks, movies, etc.) here: www.bigwords.com

VH-1 Save the Music: www.vh1.com/partners/save_the_music

PBS and Ken Burns’ Jazz : www.pbs.org/jazz/index.htm

Drum Corp International (dci - oh yeah!): www.dci.org

Like drums? Click here: http://www.moderndrummer.com/

Free staff paper (can’t beat FREE!): www.people.virginia.edu/~pdr4h/musicpaper

“Flute.com is the flute enthusiasts ultimate resource for locating flute-related information on the Internet.”
www.flute.com

Research flutes here before your next purchase: www.fluteworld.com

The website of Trevor O’Riordan, a fine clarinetist (and one of our private teachers!): web.mac.com/trevororiordan

The Clarinet Pages (everything clarinet, and probably more!): www.woodwind.org/clarinet/index.html

Like bassoon? (and who doesn’t) : www.bassoon.com

More things bassoon: www.bassoon.org

 Buy percussion instruments here - best prices anywhere!  http://www.steveweissmusic.com/

Transcribed solos of famous jazz saxophonists: saxsolos.com

Transcribed solos (music and audio) of famous jazz trumpeters: jazztrumpetsolos.com

Lots of info about drummers: http://www.drummerworld.com/

Find a career in music: http://www.kenfoster.com/Articles/Careers.htm

An excellent site to learn more about professional orchestras: http://www.dsokids.com/2001/rooms/musicroom.asp

 

Hello Incoming Freshmen

All incoming freshmen audition in May, just before the end of the school year. Most  freshmen place into Concert Band, but we have had freshmen place into Wind Ensemble (the top instrumental group) every year.

More information is available during the Welcome To Benet day on February 21, 2010.

You may like to attend one of our upcoming concerts. Our top groups, the Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, and Chamber Orchestra will be performing on Thursday, February 25. The 'theme' for the Feb 25th concert is "The USO Concert.'

Please call, or email me regarding tickets for any concert.

Mr. Alifantis
Director of Bands
630-991-2400
ralifantis@benet.org

 

 

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