Remember: Practice doesn't always make perfect. Practice makes permanent.
Week of September 21st, 2020
4th Grade: Play through "Au clair de la lune" in First Semester Workbook.
5th Grade: Play through "Au clair de la lune" in First Semester Workbook.
6th Grade: Play through "Au clair de la lune" in First Semester Workbook.
7th & 8th Grade: Beginners - continue learning notes & technique of instruments.
Advanced players - continue working on Pep Tunes & Chorale in F.
Week of September 14th, 2020
4th Grade: Play through "Au clair de la lune" in First Semester Workbook.
5th Grade: Play through "Au clair de la lune" in First Semester Workbook.
6th Grade: Play through "Au clair de la lune" in First Semester Workbook.
Introduce Pep Tunes for any students who wish to audition to play at HT football games.
7th & 8th Grade: Beginners - continue learning notes & technique of instruments.
Advanced players - continue working on Pep Tunes & Chorale in F.
Week of September 7th, 2020
4th Grade: Review instrument assembly & care, and continue in First Semester Workbook.
5th Grade: Review instrument assembly & care, and continue in First Semester Workbook.
6th Grade: Review instrument assembly & care, and continue in First Semester Workbook. Introduce Pep Tunes for any students who wish to audition to play at HT football games.
7th & 8th Grade: Beginners - continue learning notes & technique of instruments.
Advanced players - continue working on Pep Tunes & Chorale in F.
Reminder that handbook signature pages will be counted late at this point, but must still be turned in. Students should bring their black binders to every rehearsal from this point forward.
Week of August 31st, 2020
Announcement: This week we'll be trying out an online platform called Flipgrid to better accommodate our virtual learners as well as give our in-class learners a more structured method of practice and assessment. Each student will be given a unique Username with which to login to the platform. Details for joining Flipgrid will be available through Google Classrooms.
4th Grade: Review instrument assembly & care, and begin learning our first notes.
5th Grade: Beginners - review instrument assembly & care, and begin learning our first notes. Advanced players - Review all notes previously learned & assess starting point for moving forward.
6th Grade: Beginners - review instrument assembly & care, and begin learning our first notes.
Advanced players - review all notes previously leanred & assess starting point for moving forward. Introduce Pep Tunes for any students who wish to audition to play at HT football games.
7th & 8th Grade: Beginners - continue learning notes & technique of instruments.
Advanced players - continue working on Pep Tunes.
Reminder that handbook signature pages will be counted late at this point, but must still be turned in. Students should bring their black binders to every rehearsal from this point forward.
Week of August 24th, 2020
4th Grade: Learn about our instruments and how to make our first sounds.
5th Grade: Review the notes we learned last year and begin adding new ones. Handbook signature page and black binders due Tuesday.
6th Grade: Review notes we learned last year and help our beginners learn their first five. Handbook signature page and black binders due Monday.
7th & 8th Grade: Have beginners start learning first five notes of their instruments while advanced players begin work on easy music to help develop ensemble skills. Handbook signature page and black binders due Wednesday.
Week of August 17th, 2020
4th Grade: Return Instrument Selection Questionnaires and begin assigning instruments. Black binders are due next Monday.
5th Grade: Instrument checkout and band handbook. Handbook signature page and black binders due next Tuesday.
6th Grade: Instrument checkout and band handbook. Handbook signature page and black binders due next Monday.
7th & 8th Grade: Handbook signature page and black binders due Wednesday. Group discussion regarding how to proceed this year.