What a wonderful turnout this morning. It was a treat to make music with so many of you there this morning! Thank you for coming out! It is just that sort of support from the family that is helping make this band experience such a success so far!
We continue our work on page 17, which introduced 3/4 time, dynamics, and dotted half notes.
Just as a heads up, over the holiday break, we will forge forward with pages 18 and 19. I will go over them next Wednesday and help them get comfortable with them, but it will be three weeks before I see them again, and when we get back, it will be time to start thinking about preparing for the March concert. Page 17 was in pretty good shape this morning, so I think we will be able to move pretty quickly into the next couple.
All Bands Night will be March 11th. The concert will start at 7:00, and there will be a brief rehearsal in order to combine all the first year players (etc.) together at 5:45. The students will perform together in one band made up of 4th and 5th graders from five elementary schools, as well as the first year players from the middle schools. It will be a band of about 100!
In preparation for this, the kids will need black clothing. I know this is an age where kids' bodies grow about as fast as their hair, and that going out and buying a tuxedo or cocktail dress is not practical at this point. All I am asking is that the clothes they wear are black, unadorned with logos or stripes, etc, including socks and shoes. Collars and buttons are nice, but a nice black t-shirt, if that's all one has, can work for now. In regards to pants or skirts, everyone's outfit needs to be such that they can sit in a chair in proper playing position with dignity.
More details well be coming, but I thought a heads up on the date and the clothing might be helpful. Maybe a last minute call to the North Pole might be in order.
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