Happy Monday!
This week in Freshmen Band, we will continue to focus our attention on preparing A Charlie Brown Christmas for our concert in December. I am hopeful the students and I can progress at a good pace and will be able to look at another selection for our upcoming performance. This all depends on our focus in rehearsal, our retention between practices and our attention to details. I am excited to see what the students are capable of!
Last week, students earned three grades - one for their participation in rehearsal, one for turning in their contract from the band handbook and one for commenting on the blog. All grades have been updated in Progress Book and you can click here to access the website. If students are missing assignments, I will gladly still accept them this week. I try very hard to keep the grade book up to date, so be sure to check back frequently to monitor your student's progress.
As always, please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Have a great week!
Monday, November 18, 2013
Monday, November 11, 2013
And we're off!
Today was our first day of Freshmen Band and I am thrilled to report we are off to a very positive start! Students did a great job exhibiting patience as we assigned instruments, passed out folders and found our new seats. We were able to sight read all of A Charlie Brown Christmas and had a very successful, positive first practice together.
If you are reading this, then I am assuming you have seen a copy of the Freshmen Band Handbook. I will do my very best to update this blog weekly with information about what the group is doing. Students have two brief assignments to complete by Friday, November 15. The first is to comment on this post with their first name and the first initial of their last name (for example, James P.). The second is to have their parent or guardian sign the contract on the last page of the handbook and return it to school. This lets me know that you have seen a copy of the handbook and performance schedule.
Please don't ever hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. I look forward to making this a successful, positive experience for all of the students. :-)
If you are reading this, then I am assuming you have seen a copy of the Freshmen Band Handbook. I will do my very best to update this blog weekly with information about what the group is doing. Students have two brief assignments to complete by Friday, November 15. The first is to comment on this post with their first name and the first initial of their last name (for example, James P.). The second is to have their parent or guardian sign the contract on the last page of the handbook and return it to school. This lets me know that you have seen a copy of the handbook and performance schedule.
Please don't ever hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. I look forward to making this a successful, positive experience for all of the students. :-)
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Welcome to Freshmen Band!
Hello all and welcome to Freshmen Band!
Students will begin to regularly meet as a group beginning on Monday, November 8. They will eat lunch during 4A before reporting to room 620 for rehearsal during 4B and 4C. Our focus during these first few weeks will be on reviewing fundamentals and preparing our music for the holiday concert on Tuesday, December 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium.
All students received a Freshmen Band Handbook at our first rehearsal on November 8. This document contains many details, including grading policies and a calendar of events. (I am guessing if you have found your way here, you may have already seen this document!) At the end of the handbook is a contract for you and your student to sing and return to me. Please return this to school no later than Friday, November 8, 2013. If you have not seen the handbook or have lost track of it, you can find another copy here under "Class Files/Links".
Finally, consider signing up to receive an email notice when a new post is added. I try to update the blog every week or so to keep parents and students up to date.
Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns. I look forward to a productive, rewarding experience with all of you! :-)
Students will begin to regularly meet as a group beginning on Monday, November 8. They will eat lunch during 4A before reporting to room 620 for rehearsal during 4B and 4C. Our focus during these first few weeks will be on reviewing fundamentals and preparing our music for the holiday concert on Tuesday, December 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium.
All students received a Freshmen Band Handbook at our first rehearsal on November 8. This document contains many details, including grading policies and a calendar of events. (I am guessing if you have found your way here, you may have already seen this document!) At the end of the handbook is a contract for you and your student to sing and return to me. Please return this to school no later than Friday, November 8, 2013. If you have not seen the handbook or have lost track of it, you can find another copy here under "Class Files/Links".
Finally, consider signing up to receive an email notice when a new post is added. I try to update the blog every week or so to keep parents and students up to date.
Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns. I look forward to a productive, rewarding experience with all of you! :-)
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