Information and links to schools, camps, local music opportunities, instrumental music organizations and more.

Local and Surrounding Area School Links

Hamblen County Schools
Website

Morristown West High School
Website

Lincoln Heights and WestView Middle School Bands
Mrs. Lynn Gorbski is the Instrumental Music instructor at Lincoln Heights and WestView Middles School. Mrs. Gorbski's Website

University of Tennessee Bands
Visit UT's Band Site to learn about instrumental music opportunities at UT.

University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
UTC's Music Department.

 

Local Band Opportunities and Summer Camps

Walters State Community Band and Jazz Band
The Community Band, under the direction of Tom Shupe, meets weekly during the fall and spring semesters. The Jazz Band, under the direction of Mike Thomas, also meets weekly. Both bands give two concerts per year, one in December and one in the spring.  The concerts are free to the public and take place in the Judge William H. Inman Humanities Complex on the Morristown Campus of WSCC. Many MWHS students and Hamblen county band directors take part in these bands.

Jamey Aebersold
Each Year, the Summer Jazz Workshops assemble more than 60 of the nation's leading educators and performers dedicated to providing an intensive learning experience for musicians of all ages and levels. Theory Classes, Ear Training, Combo Performance, and Master Class Sessions allow individuals the opportunity to grow and develop to their fullest potential. Also available on the website are Jamey's books.

Lee University Summer Music Camp
Students who are entering grades 9-12 and have a passion for the musical arts should consider this camp. You may choose orchestra, vocal, wind or jazz camp.

Carson~Newman Band Camp
Carson~Newman hosts an instrumental band camp each summer. It is a wonderful opportunity for band students to improve their skills, perform with students from other areas and work with new directors. Campers give a concert at the end of the week  Go to the Carson~Newman website Music Department's home page and use the "music camps" link.

 

Instrumental Music Organizations

East Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association
This is the East Tennessee Music Educators organization. The ETSBOA promotes the advancement of instrumental music education in the schools. They also encourage music activities through festivals and clinics.

Junior and Senior Clinic Music
Music for Clinic Auditions is available on the ETSBOA site.

Tennessee Music Education Association
This site contains information regarding All-State Clinics.

The National Association for Music Education
The mission of the MENC is "To advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all". (Formerly Music Educators National Conference, the association's name was changed in 1998 to MENC: The National Association for Music Education to better reflect its mission).

Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra
The primary education initiative of the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra is the Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra. Sponsored in conjunction with the University of Tennessee School of Music, the youth orchestra is selected by audition and rehearses weekly for 3 months before presenting a joint concert with the KJO. The group is directed by Don Hough and coached by several members of the KJO. KJYO

East Tennessee Youth Wind Ensemble - ETYWE
The ETYWE is a highly select, All-State quality band of approximately 62 members, open by invitation to high school students from throughout East Tennessee. The group meets twice each spring to rehearse and perform band music drawn from both the standard repertoire and exciting new works for band.

Students are invited to join ETYWE based on the results of their placement in the All-State East auditions. Those placing highest in each section are given first opportunity to join, before alternates are contacted. Once a member of ETWYE students may continue regardless of future audition results.

 

Helpful Music Links

Music Dictionary
Virginia Tech has a very comprehensive dictionary online.

Music Theory
This site has many interactive lessons and applications for music students of all levels. musictheory.net

Woodwind Fingering Charts
Fingering Charts in this site: Basic Fingerings, Alternate Fingerings, Quarter Tone Fingerings, Trill Fingerings, Tremolo Fingerings, Flattement Fingerings and Multiphonic Fingerings for many sizes and models of band and orchestral woodwind instruments.  Flute and Piccolo, Oboe and English Horn, Clarinet, Saxophone, Bassoon, and for several other woodwind instruments such as Recorder, Tin Whistle and Fife, Charanga Flute, Irish Uilleann Pipes, Shakuhachi Flute, and Sarrusophone are included.

 

The Arts in East Tennessee

The Tennessee Theatre
The Tennessee Theatre enriches our area by offering a multitude of performing arts events and classic films.

Knoxville Jazz Orchestra
The Knoxville Jazz Orchestra is an exciting ensemble made up of top professional musicians from around the region. The group is led by trumpeter Vance Thompson and performs regularly in the Knoxville area.

The Knoxville Symphony
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra performs Classical Music. The term "classical music" can represent anything from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony to a Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto. Generally, classical music is played by a symphonic ensemble comprised of strings (violins, violas, cellos and basses), woodwinds (clarinets, oboes, flutes and bassoons), brass (trumpets, French horns, trombones and tubas) and percussion (drums, xylophones and bells), or some combination thereof.

The Symphony of the Mountains
The Kingsport Symphony Band's site.

Performing Arts in Knoxville
This website is a guide to the performing arts in Knoxville.

The Rose Center
Rose Center is a community cultural center serving the people of Hamblen and surrounding counties. Music at the Rose is a popular concert series.

The East Tennessee Concert Band
The Band's purpose is to bring quality band and wind ensemble music to the citizens of the region and it is dedicated to excellence in symphonic band performance.

The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association
The Oak Ridge Symphony Band and Wind Ensemble/Community Band perform in and around the Oak Ridge area. View their schedules.

WUOT
WUOT, a radio station out of the University of Tennessee, airs many musical programs. Check their website for times and dates.