• 5th Grade starts at the end of September with a rental night (through Rieman's Music) at the beginning of September.
• 1st semester the students have lessons and 2nd semester is when we start group band.
• We are currently working in our music lesson books.

6th Grade Band

• Meets on Days 2, 4, 6 from 2:40-3:20
• 6th Grade Band students have scheduled lessons. I typically require 6 lessons per quarter.
• We have 26 members in the 6th Grade band with varying skill levels. We play between grade levels Beginning and .5.
• Instrumentation
  • 2 Flute
  • 3 Clarinets
  • 7 Alto Saxophones
  • 6 Trumpets
  • 1 French Horn
  • 6 Trombones
  • 2 Percussionists

Junior High (7th and 8th Grade) Band

• Meets on Days 1, 3, 5 from 8:30-9:12 and on Wednesdays from 9:30-10:04
• JH Band students have scheduled lessons. I typically require 6 lessons per quarter.
• We have 37 members in the JH band with varying skill levels. We play between grade levels 1 and 1.5.
• Instrumentation
  • 1 Flute
  • 6 Clarinets
  • 4 Alto Saxophones
  • 9 Trumpets
  • 7 Trombones
  • 2 Baritones
  • 2 Tubas
  • 5 Percussionists

High School Band

• Meets every day from 12:42-1:24 and on Wednesdays from 12:28-1:02
• HS does not have scheduled lessons. I ask them to come in 2 times every quarter to see where they are at.
• We have 28 members in the HS band with varying skill levels. We play between grade levels 1.5 and 2.5.
• Instrumentation
  • 5 Flutes
  • 10 Clarinets
  • 4 Alto Saxophones
  • 4 Trumpets
  • 2 Trombones
  • 1 Tuba
  • 2 Percussionists

Where I purchase music - JW Pepper. If JW Pepper doesn't have a recording, check the publisher's website.

Other sites for music

• Row Loff Productions - rowloff.com - Percussion ensemble music, marching cadences, novelty percussion books.
• C. Alan Publications - c-alanpublications.com - Concert band music, percussion ensemble music, small group repertoire. Great site for solo and ensemble contest.
• Justin Dickson - justindickson.com - Teacher/composer who created his own warmups, arranged several pieces, and wrote his own music and made it free material for all band directors.
• Jennifer Cluff - All about flute music, recommended pieces for each grade level

Professional Support - Band Directors of Iowa Facebook page. Ask any and all questions, that's the only way we get better!

General sites -

teacherspayteachers.com - Free or very low priced materials that are great for the classroom!