We had a great first week. Forms turned in, instruments checked out, supplies explored, and first sounds were made. You will be receiving this newsletter each Friday to let you know what we’ve been working on and what will be expected for the next week. I will also let you know of any announcements made in class. We are looking forward to a fun year.

Announcements:

• First practice card is due in class with a parent signature on Monday, August 29^th.
• Tubas & Euphoniums: your blue Instrument Contract form is due. Please be sure to turn them in to Mr. Kennedy ASAP.
• Return Pages were due this Friday, August 26^th. You can still get credit for turning them in on Monday. This form is essential for travel with the band.
• Please sign up for Remind. You can learn how at this link.
• The kickoff for the band fundraiser is this next week, look for an envelope to come home that describes it.  We will be doing a color run!
• School Dance sponsored by the band is Friday, September 9^th.
• Band fees are due. $30 to Clark Band or pay online here.
• If you have questions, please check out clarkband.org or email me.

What we did this week:

• We explored our supplies to see if we each have them. We also learned what each item was for. Some items stay home, like the folding wire stand. While others stay in our case.
• Tubas & Euphoniums will need to have a travel case for their supplies that would normally go in a case.
• We learned how to put our instruments together. Trombones can review with this video:https://youtu.be/wNY0wsoRHGc
• Tubas and Euphoniums learned how to oil valves. Review that process with this video:https://youtu.be/OT9pA0xEQ7U
• We learned how to move air to produce our first sounds
• Trombones learned 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd positions.

What we will do next week:

• Learn our music alphabet
• Count whole notes, half notes, and quarter notes
• Center our sounds on a target note
• Friday: First melody