Parents
Hopefully by now, you have begun to hear what we refer to as the joyful noise. We began making our first sounds this week on the instrument. Don’t worry, this will improve on a daily basis and the family pet will come out hiding soon enough!
- Practice cards are due on Tuesday, September 8th signed by you. You child should not be practicing more than 15-20 minutes each day and they are only required to do half of the times at the bottom of the sheet for full credit.
- The history of the instrument report assignment has been passed out. Please review the directions with your child. This will be due on September 21st. Your child received a hand out for this but if they have lost it, you can find it here – History of the Instrumen… Full.
Beginner Trumpets – mouthpiece practice, sirens, leadpipe (vuvuzuela) playing, notes F and C, Five Minute Theory through lesson 5, musicracer.com
Beginner Oboes – Notes C, Bb, A, G and F (remember left F!), all students need to have a soaker cup for class, Five Minute Theory through lesson 5, musicracer.com
Beginner French Horn – mouthpiece practice, sirens, French Horn cow, slow, medium and fast air notes (C, E and G), Five Minute Theory through lesson 5, musicracer.com
Beginner Bassoon – Notes F, Eb, D, C and Bb, all students need to have a soaker cup for class, Five Minute Theory through lesson 5, musicracer.com