Bice 5th grade band
2025-2026
2025-2026
Website Purpose
Welcome to 5th Grade Band! I am so excited to be teaching 5th Grade Band again this year! This website is a place for general information about our program. I will be updating the google classroom more often and specifics about the class can be found there. Feel free to email me with any questions or concerns!
Mrs. Bice's Email address: cbice@mtsd.us
General information about the 5th grade band program:
Students who begin learning an instrument in 4th grade and continue on into 5th grade will have me
(Mrs. Bice) for band.
Band class meets during the school day one period every other day on either an "A" day or a "B" day.
A band period is 52 minutes.
The main skill categories that are worked on during a band class are as follows:
key signatures
time signatures
rhythm
articulation
dynamics
tone quality
intonation
ensemble skills
instrument ranges
percussion rudiments