The McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band has recently been invited to perform at the Chicagoland Invitational Concert Band Festival (CICBF) to be held at Hersey High School on April 4, 2009. The festival takes place between 1:00p and 9:00p. In...
Congratulations to all of our band members who performed very well academically during 2nd quarter. 41 out of 45 Symphonic Band members made the Honor Roll or High Honor Roll. 22 out of 27 Concert Band members placed on the...
It’s wonderful that at another momentous and historic occasion, the arts and music have played a critical role. From the Marine Band, Aretha Franklin, Elizabeth Alexander’s Poem, the chamber work by John Williams, to the dozens of marching bands who...
Posture Allows you to breath properly Allows you to think better and concentrate more Shoulders relaxed Back straight Hand Position Hands should be in a V shape as if looking through a telescope Embouchure Tongue in “Shhhhh” position Form embouchure...
Skokie Review – October 28, 1998 by Kathy Routliffe Ask Chip DeStefano, and he’ll be the first to tell you: there’s more to making music than making music. The band director for School District. 73.5’s long-running music program can elaborate....
ArtsVote.org has just released a sheet summarizing Barak Obama’s and John McCain’s positions on arts education: Summary of 2008 Presidential Candidates Arts Positions
I just learned today that Leo Henning passed away just over a month ago. Mr. Henning taught for 58 years as band director at Little Flower, Mt. Carmel, Leo, Brother Rice and St. Laurence high schools, as well as several...
It’s still slightly tentative, but the 2008-2009 Band Calendar has been posted.
UPDATE: Video Posted Congratulations to our very own Tom O’Brien, Social Studies teacher at McCracken Middle School for the last 49 years (yes, 49 years), for being featured on Harry Porterfield’s segment Someone You Should Know on WLS-TV (ABC) tonight....
Many 4th and 5th grade band students performed their instruments at today’s Middleton Elementary School Talent Show. Congratulations!