Welcome to a New Year!
What a great first week of rehearsals! It is always exciting to begin a new year with the 5th graders. We are going to have an excellent year working together to develop our talents on our instruments. We will learn alot of new notes, rhythms, dynamics, tempos and articulations as well as being introduced to a wide variety of musical styles.
Parents/guardians: please help your child develop good practice habits right from the beginning as this will set the tone for their development throughout the whole school year. They are expected to practice 90 minutes a week on their new instrument. This will help them develop their embouchures (lip, cheek, chin muscles), memorize fingerings and rhythms, develop lung capacity and breath support, and apply all of the concepts that we work on in band and small group lessons to their own playing.
As always, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding your child and the 5th grade band program in the Brandon Valley School District. (Del.Hubers@k12.sd.us)
Until next week, keep practicing.....
Mr. Hubers
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