Sept. 8 - Band Lesson Schedule & Big Band

Post date: Sep 8, 2017 9:43:30 PM

It's been a great week and half of beginning band - I am super proud of their progress! All students have had 2 lessons where they have learned so many things:

- how to make sound by getting their mouth in the correct shape "embouchure"

- taking big breaths through their mouth

- sitting tall in their chair

- tapping their foot a steady beat

- putting their instruments carefully together

- putting their hands and fingers in the correct position

- playing long, steady sounds

- 2-3 notes

- home practice goal of 4 days a week of 15 minutes a day (BE PROACTIVE)

- PERCUSSION - holding mallets with correct grip (6 steps), eyes on music, pulling sound out of the bar

Schedule

We will start our normal band schedule the week of Sept. 11 - Victory band students need to bring their instruments on Monday and Thursday, Integrity on Tuesday and Friday. The majority of students will have their weekly lesson one their band day. There are a few that will have a lesson on Wednesday (percussion, students that use the larger school instruments). You can find the lesson schedule at the "Lesson Schedule" tab above.

Practice Challenge #1 - Karate Kickstart

Students will earn their "karate belt" for accumulating home practice minutes! I have challenged students to earn their yellow belt by practicing a total of 180 minutes and recording it on their lime green practice chart! We will continue this practice challenge through November, let's see if we can get some band black belts!

Pictures

I have added a few pictures to the Photos/Videos tab above! Enjoy!