HAPPY NEW YEAR! TIME FOR PROGRESS REPORTS!

The holiday break has come and gone and now it is time to keep pushing forward! The band students will continue to reinforce concepts and learn new things as we continue to work through our band method book.  We will also be playing through some of the pieces in our First Performance book which correlate to our Standard of Excellence book.  I will be listening to all of the band students individually next week and begin filling out their progress reports for second quarter.  The reports will be sent home with their report cards.  I will be listening for tone production, correct fingerings, correct rhythms, dynamics, and  tonguing/slurring, as well as checking their practice charts and written work assignments.  Percussionists will be 'tested' on their bells this quarter.  We will go back to working on snare drum rudiments at the beginning of the third quarter.  As always, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns that you may have!