Brent Taylor – Point Grey Music

Point Grey’s Year End Concerts

Brent Taylor — Tue, 30 May 2017 01:01:54 +0000

The year end concerts went very well. Congratulations to all the students for 3 great nights of music, and best wishes to all our grads; it has been a fabulous year.

Concert videos are here organized by ensemble.

Point Grey’s Annual Jazz Night – Friday, May 12, 6:30 – 10:00

Brent Taylor — Fri, 05 May 2017 20:38:53 +0000

Great job everyone for a really fun night of jazz. Some videos are up on youtube.

B.C. Honour Group applications

Brent Taylor — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 18:25:18 +0000

The link to the audition requirements is here. Interested students need to apply by April 17. We have a recording device at the school that students are welcome to use, or the auditions can be recorded at home. Please talk to you music teachers if you have any questions.

Remind Codes

Brent Taylor — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 18:18:36 +0000

Here are some of the Remind text message codes for this year.

Symphonic Band: Text 253-218-1372. Code is @pgsymph. Or install the app: https://www.remind.com/join/pgsymph

Beginner Band: Text 253-218-1372. Code is @pgbegband. Or install the app: https://www.remind.com/join/pgbegband

Jazz A: Text 253-218-1372. Code is @pgjazza. Or install the app: https://www.remind.com/join/pgjazza

Jazz B: Text 253-218-1372. Code is @pgjazzb. Or install the app: https://www.remind.com/join/pgjazzb

Combo: Text 253-218-1372. Code is @jazzstudy. Or install the app: https://www.remind.com/join/jazzstudy

More class codes to follow.

Combo Groupings-update January 27

Brent Taylor — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 00:42:50 +0000

Here are the combo groupings for the next few weeks:
Tuesday Morning
Combo 1
Teresa
Isabella
Jamal
John
Curtis
Mohammad
Sami
Ben
Karina

Combo 3
Mirna
Pia
Hannah
Rhys
Adam
Greg

Thursday Morning
Combo 2
Emma
Radu
Raymond
April
Thomas

Combo 4
Georgia
Claire
Garrett
Clarence
Chloe
Sky
Justin
Gordon

Capilano Jazz Intensive Audio and Video

Brent Taylor — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 15:01:18 +0000

The audio and video are done for our time at the Capilano Jazz Intensive. The audio is downloadable.

Audio

Video:

Satin ‘n’ Glass
The Queen Bee
Absoludicrous

You can also have a look at the Cap YouTube channel to watch some of the other groups, as well as look at some of what goes on up at Cap during the year.

Alumni Night – June 23

Brent Taylor — Mon, 30 May 2016 19:27:33 +0000

Thanks to all who came out and made this year’s Alumni Night a good time. If you didn’t get here this year, hopefully we’ll see you next year.

KPLU School of Jazz

Brent Taylor — Wed, 11 May 2016 21:11:10 +0000

Point Grey’s Jazz Band A spent a few days last June with Point Grey alum James Danderfer for a studio session that was broadcast on KPLU’s School of Jazz program. There is an audio-only file of the broadcast, as well as a 20 minute documentary that was shot that features interviews with the students talking about their high school jazz experiences. The whole event was definitely a great way to cap off a great year of music and friends. Check it out on the KPLU website.

Spain Tour Update

Brent Taylor — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 13:47:17 +0000

With all the messy reassigning of flights and having to hurry up and wait for what seemed like endless hours, with no sleep and haphazard eating arrangements, the students were flawless in their attitude and comportment. There were no complaints, no tantrums, no foot-dragging or bad attitudes – nothing. Just resignation when things didn’t go as planned, sardonic smiles and groans and, through it all, a feeling of “Oh well, at least we’re in this together.” It shouldn’t continually surprise me that our students are exemplary, in their music making and how they handle themselves, but I find that I am continually impressed and proud to be part of such a wonderful group of students.

More details of the trip will follow, but know that this has been a great trip on many levels, and enjoy some of the stories.

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Point Grey Music Gear

Brent Taylor — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 22:49:41 +0000

Point Grey Music Department T-shirts and hoodies are now available online. We have partnered with Canvus Printing here in Vancouver and they will be making the shirts. They are a green company specializing in a new printing process that is environmentally friendly.

There are a number of different designs. Everyone in grades 9-12 will need the official design for touring; the other designs are completely optional. All designs are available in t-shirts or hoodies; you need to play around with the drop down menus to see all the options. Just ignore the information about the number of hours or days left; this does not apply to us but is part of the store’s software that we can’t change. Merchandise will be delivered to the school for you to pick up from your music teacher.

Any proceeds from the sale of the shirts will come back to Point Grey’s Music Department.