BCSC BANDS

Elementary Band Member

8/6/2025 For each elementary band student, a parent/guardian must complete the agreement below:

2025-2026 Band Schedule for Each School

2025-2026 BAND MEETS:

Bold type indicates update & confirmation for 2025-2026 schoolyear.

Clifty Creek Elem.: R/F 8:50-9:30

CSA Fodrea Elem.: R/F 1:50-2:30

CSA Lincoln Elem.: R/F 9:45 - 10:30 (at Central MS)

Mt. Healthy Elem.: M/W 12:20-12:50

Parkside Elem.: M/W 7:30-8:00 + during music class 9:05-9:50

Richards Elem.: M or T or W during music class 9:20 - 10:10

Rockcreek Elem.: T/R 11:50-12:35

Schmitt Elem.: M/W/F 8:25-9:00

Smith Elem.: M/T/W 1:50 - 2:30

Southside Elem.: M/F 10:15-11:05

Taylorsville Elem.: M/F, 8:20-9:05

2025-2026 Concert Schedule

BCSC Elementary Band

2025 Winter Concert, 7:30 PM

Monday, December 15th at Columbus East High School

Free Concert; a $5 per family donation is suggested

We are excited to present this concert to parents, friends, and family! Please read through the details below. The number one thing you can do to help us will be to have your student to the rehearsal on time; if we can minimize late arrivals, we’ll be assured a smooth rehearsal experience -thank you!

Schedule:

Arrival/Drop Off: 6:00 to 6:25 pm

Rehearsal Begins Promptly: 6:30 pm

Parents Enter: 7:20 pm

Concert Starts: 7:30 pm

Concert Ends (approx.): 7:50 pm

Arrival/Drop Off: Students should be seated on stage ready to rehearse no later than 6:30 pm. Students should have their instrument (in the case) and music book and sheet music with them -the entrance is marked on the diagram.

Concert Dress: Suggested attire: nice slacks, dress shirt; a skirt or dress that goes past the knees. Students, please do not wear sweats or t-shirts with large logos, or sandals.

Audience Enters: We’ll open up the auditorium for everyone at 7:20 PM.

Set List (The songs we are playing):

31 Mozart Melody - Snare

38 Jingle - Snare

39 My Dreydl – Bells

54 Frere Jacques - Snare

56 Old MacDonald – Snare

57 Ode to Joy - Bells

78 Up on a Housetop - Bells

79 Jolly Old - Snare

First Christmas March– either

58 Hard Rock Blues - snare

On our Canvas page, there are audio recordings of every song; for percussionists, there are video tutorials for every song.

After the Concert: Parents, please double-check that your student has remembered to take their instrument and music with them.

CONCERTS:

Elementary Band Concert Dates for 2025-2026

Spring Concert Monday, March 9, 2026, Auditorium (East H.S.) 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Finale Concert Monday, May 11, 2026, Auditorium (East H.S.) 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Concert Expectations

STANDARD PROCEDURE:

The combined BCSC elementary band will perform at this evening’s concert. This required concert is a part of the curriculum for all band students.

6:00 PM Students begin arriving.

* The Auditorium is closed during the rehearsal.

6:30 PM Student rehearsal begins promptly at 6:30 on the auditorium stage. Please be on time!

* Parents may wait in the auditorium foyer.

7:30 PM Concert begins!

* The auditorium doors will open for parents at 7:20 PM; concert will last about 20 minutes.

* Students should dress up for the concert. Suggested attire: dresses, skirts, slacks, nice shoes, nice sweater or button-down shirt, tie. Please do not wear jeans, sweats, sweatshirts, or t-shirts with logos/text. Do not wear the band t-shirt for this event.

East HS Band Concert Location

North HS Band Concert Location

Resources for Students

Link to all of our Book 1 Essential Elements Recordings: Click Here

"How to read music" lesson (for everyone):

How to read the music staff

Interactive Note Identification:

for all except trombone and euphonium

for trombone and euphonium

Note-reading Flash Cards You Can Print at Home

Trumpet or Euphonium How to Oil Valves Tutorial

Trumpet and Trombone Mouthpiece Buzzing Tutorial

Flute technique -How to Slur on Flute Tutorial

Flute How to Clean Tutorial

How to avoid puffing your cheeks when playing.

Essential Elements Interactive Website

In the inside cover of your book you’ll see a code that gives you FREE access to recordings of all the songs that you can speed up and slow down to help you get better faster!

First Christmas March (recording) for the Winter Concert

Essential Elements Bell and Snare Video Tutorials

Snare Traditional Grip Tutorial

Snare Traditional Grip Technique Sheet (pdf)

14 Rolling Along Snare

17 Hot Cross Buns Snare

18 Go Tell Aunt Rhodie Snare

23 March Steps Snare

25 Lightly Row Snare

30 London Bridge Line A Snare

31 Mozart Melody Snare

34 Doodle All Day Snare

38 Jingle Bells Snare

39 My Dreydl Snare

42 Skip To My Lou Snare

54 Frere Jacques Snare

56 Old MacDonald Had A Band Snare

57 Ode To Joy Snare

58 Hard Rock Blues Snare

78 Up On A Housetop (Bells)

79 Jolly Old St. Nicholas Snare Pt. 1 Snare Pt. 2

Instrument Set-up Videos

These tutorial videos show you the way to hold your instrument and how to make the first musical sounds.

Flute

Oboe

B-flat Clarinet

Alto Saxophone

Trumpet

French Horn

Trombone

Baritone B.C.

Percussion

Mallet Percussion

Cleaning & Maintaining Your Instrument

Maintain your instrument by cleaning the mouthpiece once a week. Woodwinds: swab out each day you play. Brass: Oil trumpet/euphonium valves and trombone slides twice a week; French horn every two weeks. Move all tuning slides in/out each day you play; grease them if they become hard to move, or at least once a month.

Trumpet, or Euphonium: How to Oil Valves Tutorial.

French Horn: How to Oil Valves Tutorial.

Brass: How to Grease Tuning Slides for:

Trumpet/Euphonium Trombone French Horn

Brass: How to Clean the Mouthpiece Tutorial.

Trombone: How to Oil the Hand Slide Tutorial.

Flute: How to Clean Tutorial.

Flute: Replace the Silver Protection Strip in your case every 6 months.

Sax/Clarinet: How to Clean the Mouthpiece Tutorial.

Sax/Clarinet: Always use a Mouthpiece Cushion on your mouthpiece.

Clarinet: How to Swab Out the Clarinet Tutorial.

Saxophone: How to Swab Out the Alto Tutorial.