The Wood Hill MS Sixth Grade Band is off to a very strong start.
There is a variety of experience levels, but we are using that to our advantage. We had a great chat today where we talked about our goals as a group, and how to reach them. We are trying to master two pages per week in the Standard of Excellence book. They will be assigned on Mondays. Between then and Wednesday, they need to get in one or two practice sessions and come to Wednesday's band class with questions or problems, when we workshop them as a group. At Wednesday's class, we can play through it, polish them up a little, and then discuss what we need to know to be successful in preparing the next two page assignment over the next several days before we meet again that following Monday. Before very long, when we have some good momentum, we can start working on music that would be suitable for performance!
Obviously there will be weeks when we need to slow down and make sure we have everything right, as well as weeks when we miss one of the classes for whatever reason. There will also be the occasional week where Wednesday will show that we just don't need a whole week on this particular assignment. Either way, we will adjust and get back on track. This is simply a plan to keep us all moving in the same direction.
THIS WEEK!
To jumpstart this initiative, we are working on mastering Page 9 for this coming Wednesday. This will give us some fluidity in the use of our first five notes, and some comfort in reading rhythms. You will start to recognize actual melodies in the coming weeks from the beginners. On Wednesday we will work toward getting ourselves on the two-page routine, bearing in mind that we have the holiday next Monday.
Have a great week!
All the best,
Joe Wright
Wood Hill Middle School Band
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