Band and Strings Schedule 2010-2011:
- Instrumental Music Class begins the week of September 13, 2010.
- Please check your child's schedule located in the Instrumental Music Locker (bottom right corner on this page).
Goals:
- Students will be able to identify the different parts of their instruments.
- Students will be able to finger and play notes with proper technique and breath control.
- Students will be able to read and write simple music notation.
- Students will be able to identify and understand basic music symbols and terms.
- Students will be responsible and practice at least 60 minutes weekly.
- Students will demonstrate their abilities during school and district concerts.
- Students will learn to love music and see how much fun it is!
Student Responsibilities:
- Students need to be prepared before class by practicing their instrument.
- Students need to be prepared before class by practicing their instrument.
- Students need to bring their instrument, a pencil, their method book and sheet music to every class.
- Students will only write in pencil.
- Students will be respectful of each other, the teacher, and all equipment in the room.
- instrument case and method book must be labeled with first and last name, grade and teacher.
Books, Instruments and Supplies
Method Book:
- Beginning Band … Essential Elements 2000 book 1 and Musicall
- Advanced Band … Essential Elements 2000 book 1
- Strings … Essential Elements 2000 book 1
Instruments and Supplies:
- Flute…….cleaning rod and cotton cloth
- Clarinet…..cleaning swab, cork grease, 4 reeds (size 1-1½)
- Alto Saxophone….cleaning swab, cork grease, neck strap, 4 reeds (size 1-1½)
- Trumpet…..valve oil, tuning grease
- Trombone…..slide oil, slide grease
- Violin……rosin, shoulder rest, cotton cloth
- Cello…..rosin, cotton cloth
Drums…..5th Grade Only:
- This is for students who have played a melodic instrument for at least one year in Beginning Band.
- Students must continue playing their primary instrument if they are allowed to play drums.
- Students must have excellent behavior and attendance to be considered for this instrument.
- Please put drums next to your primary instrument if you want to do this.
Concert Uniform
Concert Uniform
- White shirt (long or short sleeved)
- Black pants
- Black socks Concert Uniform
- White shirt (long or short sleeved)
- Black pants
- Black socks
- Black shoes
*It is important to remember that this is not a solo recital, but a group performance which is why we all need to abide by the concert uniform.
Thank you,
Jenifer Bertolero
