April Update

Post date: Apr 10, 2019 12:37:40 AM

Here is the latest news for 5th grade band: we are busy practicing new songs for our May 7 Concert, we are in the 2nd round of our new Practice Challenge and in Big Band we are focusing on being Proactive in remembering our instruments!

May 7 - Spring Concert, 6:30 PM

High School Performing Arts Center

This is our final performance for family! Spring is a busy time with sports and other activities, if you can share this date with your coaches, etc. it would be great to have our entire band there so we can sound our best! More details to come!!

Band Madness Bracket Practice Challenge

We are having a friendly competition similar to the NCAA March Madness where students are trying to win by practicing more book songs/band music lines. Even if they get lose, there is the "comeback group" where they can still compete to win a prize! I have collected many donated prizes for all their hard work (Chick-fil-A, Skyzone, Pizzeria Pyra, Pole Position Raceway, Air Lanes Bowling, Norwalk Shop, Des Moines Symphony and more!) Pictures of the brackets below!

"Be Like Bill" Challenge

YIKES - it has been disappointing seeing so many students forgetting instruments for Big Band! I have challenged them to be more responsible and Proactive and we are working to earn a combined Big Band practice with some high school band students - this was a blast last year!