Hello folks!
Good class this morning. Every one of them has shown some real growth, and we are all headed in the right direction. Thank you for encouraging regular practice. It makes a difference!
We were all able to show enough progress to make it feasible for us to move on to page 8. This will introduce the concepts of quarter notes and rests, and two new notes, F and E-flat. (F and Eb for flute, oboe, and trombone; G and F for trumpet and clarinet; D and C for alto sax.)
It was great to see our fifth graders back, safe and sound, and it appears they all continued their growth on the instruments! That was a big help. Thank you!
For your information, I am keeping two blogs.
"What's New In Band" (http://whatsnewinband.blogspot.com) contains copies of all of the information I send out to the bands, including these e-mails. They are labeled intuitively (I hope), and will stay there for future reference.
"A Different Kind of Beautiful" (http://www.adifferentkindofbeautiful.com) is a blog that I have been adding to periodically over the last four years or so with anecdotes and essays about school band, some more relevant that others. Feel free to check that out as well.
I thank you all again for your support!
Joe Wright
Bancroft Band
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