It is hard to believe that the school year is winding down and soon our 5th graders will move on to the Middle School to begin a new and exciting chapter in their lives! Congratulations to them for all of their hard work and dedication to our beginning band program this past school year. I was incredibly pleased with their performance at our Spring Concert last week - the students did an outstanding job both at the rehearsal and the evening performance. Everything went very well. The students also did well on their solo performances this past week for the high school directors. Many of them put in alot of hours in preparation for this performance and they should be very proud of what they accomplished! Keep reminding them to take their instruments out over the summer to keep lips in shape, fingerings memorized and playing skills honed! I would recommend going to one of the music stores to find some 'fun' music that they would enjoy playing over the summer. There are books for all different styles of music - pop, Disney, jazz, classical, sacred, etc. The important thing is to KEEP PLAYING OVER THE SUMMER!
Enjoy your well-deserved summer break and best wishes for the future 5th grade band members!
Until next time.....
Mr. Hubers
