Mr. Gumbrecht (High School)
The following links will take you to online recordings for our as-yes-unnamed halftime show for 2011. For each tune, the first link is for OUR version while the second link is the original. As usual, the original is never EXACTLY the same as our though some are closer than others. 

On a personal note--this is all cool music and, for many of them, there's a LOT of different versions on YouTube--live and covers--I'd encourage you to listen to them just for entertainment purposes (did you know Switchfoot did a cover of "Crazy In Love?" Neither did I...)

Enjoy! 

Ain't Nothing Wrong With That (Robert Randolph and the Family Band)
OUR Version
Original  

Crazy in Love (Beyonce w/Jay-Z)
OUR Version
Original

I'll Be There (Jackson 5) 
OUR Version
Original

Proud Mary (Ike and Tina Turner)
OUR Version
Original (our version clearly doesn't have the "nice and easy" beginning) 

In The Stone (Earth, Wind, and Fire) 
OUR Version
Original  

Parade tune - I Wanna Be Like You (Big Bad Voodoo Daddy)
OUR Version
Original (keep in mind that we will play this faster than the recording)

Mr Rupp (GIS / MS)

Smartmusic.com Software       

This program is amazing!  The short version is the program contains the accompaniment music to many of the solos that students have or will perform at solo and ensemble festival. 

What does this mean?  It means that a student can hear how their part if to be played and how that part fits with the piano accompaniment.  In addition, the program contains exercises from our method books, scale exercises, jazz improvisation accompaniments and so much more!  Finally, it contains many of the band music titles that we will play on our concerts.  So again, a student at home practicing can hear how their part sounds and they can also play it and see where they made mistakes, check fingerings, and hear how their part fits with the rest of the band. 

This program costs the school an annual subscription of $130, but you can have a copy for your home computer for $30/year plus $12 for the microphone.  I will be doing a demonstration for each of the bands.

This really will make practicing at home more engaging and fun.  I also plan to have students use the program when taking tests in class, they can record themselves playing and I can listen to each student during my free time.  If you’d like to check it out go to:  www.smartmusic.com

Send an email to me at crupp@epsk12.if you have questions about this.