We had a blast at our first ball game. The kids behaved and played great.
The end of the 6 weeks also marks the beginning of a new sectional schedule and new music to learn. Please make note of upcoming events below.
Announcements
- Practice Card is due on Monday, October 5th
- New sectional schedule.
- Sectionals are every week. Please remind your child to be in the band hall by 7:20 or 3:40pm. A student can make up a missed sectional on any other day a sectional is held.
- The fundraising form was due today at 4:00pm. You may e-mail it to us over the weekend if your child forgot.
- Click here if you need another fundraising form.
- 8th grade only to CHS football game — Friday, October 9th. Click here for details.
- Second Football game — Tuesday, October 13th. Details coming.
- Fall Clinic — Wednesday, October 21st.
- Fall Concert — Friday, October 23rd.
Assignments
- All students should work on their all All-Region Music very slowly. Check your student’s material for each week’s assignment.
- Students should be very busy on their instrument playing slowly measure by measure. Students are expected to work on their Lyrical and Technical Exercises slowly. You should here the same measures repeated many times. This is the best technique to lead to content mastery.
- New music for students to begin. Mythos, Drive, and Serengeti Dreams. This music should only make up 5 minutes of practice time. All-Region and scales are still the primary focus.
- Brass students are expected to have BERPS for class everyday. See Mr. Kennedy or Mr. Timpani if you need assistance.
- Woodwind students are expected to have four reeds with no chips, cracks or lipstick.