October Update

Post date: Oct 9, 2018 1:01:47 AM

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

Thursday, October 25 - Demonstration Concert at Lakewood, Gym

6:15 PM Integrity Band

7:30 PM Victory Band

** This is a fun concert for students to demonstrate what we have learned in the first 2 months of playing our instruments, lasting about 20-25 minutes.

** Please let me know if your child will be missing this concert.

** We will be ordering Lakewood Music t-shirts ($6.00) that band and chorus students will wear for several performances this year. ORDER FORM is attached below - DUE MONDAY.

We are just finishing up 5 weeks of band and students are getting more comfortable with the band lesson schedule and Big Band routines! I am really proud of all the students and their progress! Learning to play an instrument is not an easy journey - it takes time, patience and regular home practice.

Most students are feeling comfortable playing their first 3 notes and you may be hearing a lot of "Hot Cross Buns" and "Mary Had a Little Lamb". We just learned our note #4, next songs up are "We Will Rock You" and "Baby Shark" (sorry, not sorry - HA!).

If your child has any struggles, encourage them to be Proactive and make a plan together to practice 4 days a week - even 10 minutes will help build muscle memory! Don't quit now - everyone learns at different speeds and with some regular practice they will have their "aha" moment and will be reading their music faster and switching their fingers/slide quicker too!

For some students, they are practicing tons and are ready for a challenge! As long as they first focus on the circled songs I assign them, they are always welcome to practice extra songs ahead.

Practice Challenge #1 - Karate Kickstart

Check out the pictures in the Photos/Videos tab above of students who have earned their yellow belt (180 total minutes practiced), orange (360), blue (540), purple (720)! Way to go - keep up the practicing and fill out your charts, you can still earn karate belts through Nov. 9!