The University of Houston Bands

CONDUCTING CLASS EXAMPLES

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CONDUCTING CLASS EXAMPLES

BAND INVITATIONAL 2012

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The Band Invitational will be May 4^th – 5^th and May 11^th – 12^th, 2012. To request times and dates, please email Carol Risinger atcrisinger@uh.edu.

COUGAR BAND CAMP 2012

2012-01-18T22:52:00.001-08:00

Cougar Band Camp 2012 is July 8^th – 12^th, 2012.

More information and online registration will be up soon.

SPRING 2012 AUDITION & DOCUMENTS

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**UPDATE 1/9/12- AUDITION SCHEDULES POSTED WITHIN

Audition Music can be found in this folder:

http://sammysites.com/houston/music/SPRING-2012/

Right Click > Save as.

Mr. Bertman's Conducting Packet can be in the folder above, or by clicking here.

ALUMNI MUSIC

2011-10-14T09:11:00.000-07:00

Alumni Music Can be found in this folder:

http://www.sammysites.com/a/communities/spirit/MUSIC

TMEA ALL STATE CLINIC INFORMATION

2011-10-07T15:15:00.001-07:00

TMEA All-State

Audition Music Clinic

Saturday, November 12, 2011

10:00-11:30 a.m.

CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION

PROSPECTIVE UH STUDENTS!!

2011-09-29T15:16:00.000-07:00

CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION:

The Spirit of Houston Cougar Marching Band
Athletic Bands
Scholarship Information
Music Ensembles
and more!

FALL 2011 SPIRIT OF HOUSTON

2011-09-08T20:47:00.001-07:00

DRILL CARDS:

El Toro Drill

MUSIC DOWNLOADS:

Giacchino Extravaganza

Footloose

INFORMATION FROM DOC:

Click here to read about services from UH

2011-2012 MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

2011-05-02T20:22:00.000-07:00

FULL BAND, CHEER, & DANCE

TO REPORT AUGUST 14-20, 2011

Click Here.

**NEW** TWIRLERS:

Twirler Audition Videos must be submitted and post marked by May 22nd.

Early Dorm Move-in will be sent out July 25 2011.

2011-2012 SPIRIT OF HOUSTON LEADERSHIP

Drum Majors

Sammy Butts

Alex Denton

Scott Dupre

Adrianna Vargas

Flute

Katie Jenkins

Jessicah Saldana

Andrea Sanchez

Clarinet

Joe Cherwink

Colin Peterson

Emily Sullivan

Sax

Zachary Woolhouse

Karen Young

Horn

Iriving Alcantara

Kirsten Kurtz

Alexa Thibodeaux

Trumpet

Ryan Albert

Clark Hibbs

Alex Johnson

Trombone

Johnathan Alvarez

Christopher Hernandez

Thomas Neal

Jaren Reyes

Baritone

Steven Rosario

Spencer Smith

Tuba

Richard Durham

German Morfin

Colorguard

Elizabeth Harrison

Spirit on Stage - The Office Spoof

2011-02-08T12:16:00.000-08:00

Where you backstage and missed it? Watch it here!

BAND HISTORY DVD

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The UH Cougar Band Alumni would like you to consider making a donation to support the University of Houston Band Foundation. All funds will help purchase instruments, equipment and support supplemental travel expenses. As a thank you for your gift of $35.00 or more you will receive a DVD of the Legendary Performances of the University of Houston Marching Band under the direction of Bill Moffit. This includes 10 shows from 1968 to 1980.

http://www.houstonalumni.com/band

COUGAR BRASS MUSIC

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Cougar Brass Music Packets

Click here or visit the following folder.

NOTE: Although this music is posted in the directory labeled "audition music" it is not audition music. Don't be confused by the folder name, you are in the right folder for downloading music.

COUGAR BRASS AUDITIONS

2010-11-09T13:19:00.000-08:00

Information & Audition music can be found here:
http://sammysites.com/a/communities/spirit/auditionmusic/cougar-brass/

TMEA All-State Audition Music Clinic

2010-10-01T11:35:00.000-07:00

The University of Houston Moores School of Music

Presents

TMEA All-State

Audition Music Clinic

Saturday, November 13, 2010

10:00-11:30 a.m.

CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION

Jr. High Band Day Music

2010-09-10T10:58:00.000-07:00

Jr. High Band Day - Spirit of Houston Music

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

http://sammysites.com/a/communities/spirit/SKMBT_50010090912380.pdf

NIHL (Noise Induced Hearing Loss)

2010-08-29T21:36:00.000-07:00

"The need for Hearing Conservation among Musicians".

This presentation explains the dire need for hearing conservation among musicians, music educators and music students. This is a great place for music students and faculty alike to begin their education on the causes and prevention of NIHL (noise induced hearing loss), an irreversible hearing loss.

Both Bales and Bertman encourage all students to view and study this very important topic.

See these links for more information:

CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION

R. Craig Bales, M.D.

Physician for the SOH

College professor giving lecture to students on NIHL

A music student having hearing tested

Elementary music teacher giving lesson to 5^th grade students

Band Alumni News Letter - "a great read!"

2010-08-27T15:32:00.000-07:00

The Alumni Band Aid

Click here to download the new band Alumni News Letter.

Or paste this link:

http://sammysites.com/a/communities/spirit/NEWS-AUG.pdf

UPDATE TO AUDITION MUSIC!

2010-08-17T16:23:00.000-07:00

To all Saxophone, Trumpet and Trombone students:

ALL saxophone (alto, tenor and bari), trumpet and trombone (tenor and bass) students who wish to audition for Wind Ensemble and Orchestra MUST also prepare and perform the jazz audition music, "Stella by Starlight" for the Monday/Tuesday auditions.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW/DOWNLOAD MUSIC

Paste the following link if you can't use the link above:

http://sammysites.com/a/communities/spirit/auditionmusic/10b/auditionmusicaddon

JAZZ ENSEMBLE MUSIC

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JAZZ audition music for Fall 2010 can be found at the following Link:

http://uhjazz.com/2010/06/24/audition-music-for-fall-2010/

FALL 2010 ENSEMBLE AUDITION MUSIC

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Attention new students! Everyone is invited to join an ensemble and audition. If you are interested in continuing your music studies (even as a non-major) we invite you to audition for one of our ensembles. You can find the audition music below. If you have any questions, please contact Carol Risinger in the band office.

Please visit the following folder to download your audition music. If you cannot view the folder or pdf document, you should open the link in a new tab or "right click" > "save target as".

Marching Band Drumline music will be posted as soon as it is available.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW FALL 2010 AUDITION MUSIC or use the location below.
http://sammysites.com/a/communities/spirit/auditionmusic/10b/

Prospective marching band members: Auditions are not required for marching band (except for the drum line), the above music is for those interested in playing in a concert ensemble, and anyone can audition (even non-majors).

2010 Spirit of Houston Leadership

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See attached link:

http://sammysites.com/a/communities/spirit/sectionleaders2010.pdf

CUSA TOURNAMENT ITINTERARY

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Can be found here:
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
http://sammysites.com/a/communities/spirit/cusabb.pdf

COLORADO EXCUSE LETTER

2010-01-22T13:03:00.000-08:00

CAN BE FOUND HERE:

CLICK HERE

http://www.sammysites.com/a/communities/spirit/coloradoexcuse.pdf

SPRING 2010 AUDITION MUSIC

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Attached is the first batch that we have of audition music, we are still waiting on flute, clarinet, trumpet, low brass, and the audition schedule. ALL SPRING 2010 AUDITION MUSIC WILL BE POSTED IN THE FOLLOWING FOLDER WHEN AVAILABLE:

CLICK HERE

CMEA CONVENTION TRIP

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UH WIND ENSEMBLE AND JAZZ ORCHESTRA ITINERARY

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

JANUARY UPDATES

2010-01-06T13:17:00.000-08:00

Here's a message from David Bertman

Here's the link to the Parade Rosters

CLICK HERE

ARMED FORCES BOWL INFORMATION

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Armed Forces Bowl Itinerary

BOWL GAME INFORMATION

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Please complete the attached form and return it to Mrs. Carol no later than DECEMBER 17th. It is imperative that you complete the attachment and return it as soon as possible, or you will not be able to participate in the Bowl Game.

BOWL RELEASE FORM - CLICK HERE

TEXT SYSTEM - UPDATE

2009-11-28T18:25:00.000-08:00

Today, the TextSystem was reset. After it was reset, we found MANY people who had signed up who have not been receiving the messages. You should be now. If you signed up multiple times, you will recieve multiple messages, let me know if I need to remove one of you.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Sammy

2009-10-20T21:03:00.000-07:00

CLICK HERE FOR DOWNLOAD.

THE NEW ASK-DOC CENTER.

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Full of information from Doc on

varioius ailments that are of concern to the Marching Band. You can ask doc through the new private contact feature, or download the information sheet to keep on hand!

CLICK HERE to check it out!

doc.uhbands.com

SPIRIT WEEK SCHEDULE

2009-08-12T14:29:00.000-07:00

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

SPIRIT OF HOUSTON - VIDEO FROM DAVID BERTMAN

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2009-2010 SIGN UP & FALL INFORMATION

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ALL BAND ENSEMBLES

1.) COMPLETE UH BANDS SIGN-UP FALL 2009 - CLICK HERE
2.)DOWNLOAD SUMMER NEWSLETTER - CLICK HERE

MARCHING BAND ONLY

3.) TEXT LIST SIGN-UP - CLICK HERE.

4.) SPIRIT WEEK SCHEDULE - CLICK HERE - (ADDED JULY 5th)

5.) LETTER FROM JOHN ALSTRIN - (ADDED JULY 5th)

6.) DRUMLINE AUDITION INFO & MUSIC (ADDED JULY 14th)

7.) EARLY DORM MOVE IN

Please contact Carol Risinger in the band office for late sign-up, as the deadline has passed.

New Members: Please fill out the Sign-Up form also (SEE #1), If you don't have a uh.edu email address, don't let that stop you! Just make sure you give us an good email address that we can reach you at. If you have any questions please contact sammy@uhbands.com

FALL 2009 WINDS ONLY

(NOT MARCHING BAND.)

CLICK HERE FOR ALL AUDITION MUSIC

2009-2010 SECTION LEADERS

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List of 2009-2010 section leaders Click Here.

2009-2010 Sign-up

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NEW MEMBERS & RETURNING MEMBERS:

If you plan to be a member of any ensemble in the 2009-2010 academic year you need to sign-up in the information center. CLICK HERE to get going.

2009 FALL AUDITION MUSIC

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MUSIC DOWNLOADS:

Audition Information Sheet

If you have problems viewing the audition music, right click over the link and select "save link as" or "open in new window/tab" .... if you have any other problems just email me and I'll send you a direct link to the document. Sammy

Remaining Events & Concerts - All Bands

2009-03-24T12:12:00.001-07:00

A glance at remaining events for all bands including: The Spirit of Houston Band, Cheer, Dance, Cougar Brass, Jazz and all Spring Ensembles. Includes information on Spring Football Game, Spirit of Houston Band Dinner and more.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD INFORMATION

New Members Section @ UHBANDS.com

2009-03-15T23:35:00.000-07:00

We are happy to introduce the our new update posting in the members section via the integration of Google's Blogger. Now if members choose, they will be able to subscribe to updates or add feeds in different formats including rss.

If you have any questions about anything we are doing with the site, or if you would like to add suggestions or comments just let us know... we enjoy comments and new ideas. And, as always, we continue to streamline communication and make it all quicker, and will continue to add effective features that will make the website better.

Click here to send us your ideas for the website.

Spring 2009 Ensemble Results

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Click here to view all final ensemble results.

The Text List

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One of our big goals for launching the new website was to increase communication, the most important part of the site. You can now subscribe to the TextList to get important updates about rehearsals, games, etc. as soon as they are available.

Click here to subscribe to the text list.

THE NEW WEBSITE!

2008-10-16T00:20:00.000-07:00

Welcome everyone, to the new www.uhbands.com! We have some very exciting plans for the new website, and features that will improve it alot. As most of you know, there is always room to improve communication, and so we've made it our primary goal of this website. We want everyone to check it out, and let us know what YOU think. We like ideas, comments, and suggestions... anything that will help us make the site better.

Original Website Goals:

Increase Ease of Use & Streamline Design Interface
Create Prospective Student Center
Add Media Center for Downloads (Ringtones Wallpapers)
Add Message Boards
Integrate External Tools (Google Calendar, Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, YouTube)
Establish TextMessage Update feature