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Welcome to the band room!
COLDWATER BANDS
• Katie Jewell, Band Director at Lakeland Elementary and Coldwater High School
• Aaron Wood, Band Director at Legg Middle School
INTRODUCTIONS
• Band builds self confidence! • Band enhances social development!
• Band promotes responsibility and commitment!
• Band enhances student learning in other subject areas! • Band allows students to be creative!
• Band has lifetime value!
WHY BAND?
• SARAH ODOM, SOPHOMORE DRUM MAJOR
• KUMARAN ARIVOLI, JUNIOR DRUM MAJOR
• TANNER HOLBROOK, SENIOR DRUM MAJOR
STORIES FROM THE BAND ROOM
• President – Jennifer Henry
• Vice President – Benjamin Jewell
• Treasurer – Cheryl Back
• Secretary – Tammy Foreman
BAND PARENT STORIES AND BAND BOOSTERS
• 5th Grade Band at Lakeland Elementary
• 6th, 7th and 8th Grade Bands at Legg Middle School
• Marching Band/Color Guard, Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Pep Band at Coldwater High School
BAND PROGRAM STURCTURE
• RECORD NUMBER OF STUDENTS SIGNED UP FOR 5TH GRADE BAND NEXT YEAR!
• Excellent ratings at Solo and Ensembles and Band Festivals!
• New Marching Band Uniforms at the High School!
• Students being nationally recognized!
SUCCESSES IN OUR BAND PROGRAM
THE LAKELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 5TH GRADE BAND PROGRAM
• How often will my child have band class?
• How will my child be graded? • Can my child do sports and band? • Will band interfere with my child’s other academic classes?
• What if my child is struggling in band? • How can I help my child if I do not have experience on an
instrument?
• What do I tell my child if they get discouraged with band and/or wants to quit?
• What happens if my child breaks their instrument or needs band supplies?
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
• WOODWINDS (flute, clarinet, alto saxophone)
-‐ First Semester: Tuesday and Thursday
-‐ Second Semester: Monday, Wednesday and Friday
• BRASS AND PERCUSSION (trumpet, trombone, baritone and percussion)
-‐ First Semester: Monday, Wednesday and Friday
-‐ Second Semester: Tuesday and Thursday
• BAND DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH OTHER ACADEMIC CLASSES
• CONCERTS
-‐ Winter Concert: at Coldwater High School on December 16th at 6:30 pm
-‐ Spring Concert: at Coldwater High School on May 12th at 6:30 pm
THE BAND SCHEDULE
• WHY?
-‐ Helps build and promote responsibility in your child!
-‐ Being successful is dependent on it!
-‐ Since the students only have class 2 or 3 days/week, time outside of class is essential!
• HOW OFTEN?
-‐ 15 Minutes 5 days/week
• SUCCESSFUL PRACTICE HABITS
-‐ Routine
-‐ Practice Space
-‐ Lots of encouragement from parents
-‐ Consistency, consistency, consistency!
-‐ Practice Buddies!
PRACTICING – THE #1 KEY TO SUCCESS IN BAND!
• Monthly Practice Cards – 25 points each
GRADING
GOAL DATE TO BE COMPLETED INITIAL WHEN GOAL IS
ACCOMPLISHED I can complete #32 for homework.
*Homework* Woodwinds – Wednesday, March 12th Brass/Percussion – Thursday, March 13th
I can count, sing and play eighth notes (pg. 10 in the book).
Friday, March 14th
I can fill out my March Vocabulary Sheet.
*Homework* Woodwinds – Wednesday, March 19th Brass/Percussion – Thursday, March 20th
I can play my new notes found in #33 in the book, and in The Argonauts.
Friday, March 21st
I can play through The Argonauts with no mistakes or hesitations.
Friday, March 28th
I can work on #28, 30, 31, 33, 41, 42, and 45.
Friday, March 28th
• CONCERTS – 50 points each
-‐ Concerts are mandatory unless there is some type of emergency or extenuating circumstance.
• WEEKLY PARTICIPATION POINTS– 5 points/day
-‐ Students will get their participation points if they show up with all of their required materials, try their very best, behave well, and do everything that is asked of them.
-‐ Students will lose points if they forget their materials, misbehave, or do not participate.
• PLAYING TESTS – 10 points each
-‐ Occur about once/month
• OCCASIONAL WRITTEN HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT– 5 points each
-‐ Worksheets, assignments out of the book
GRADING CONTINUED
• We have students in almost every single sport that participate in band!
-‐ Football
-‐ Cheerleading/Spirit Team
-‐ Dance
-‐ Volleyball
-‐ Soccer
-‐ Cross Country/Track and Field
-‐ Tennis
-‐ Golf
-‐ Basketball
-‐ Wrestling
-‐ Gymnastics
-‐ Bowling
• Conflicts can always be worked out! J
SPORTS AND BAND
• WHAT IF MY CHILD IS STRUGGLING IN BAND?
-‐ Mrs. Jewell is always available for extra help!
-‐ Private Lessons
-‐ An older band student
• HOW CAN I HELP MY CHILD IF I DO NOT HAVE PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE ON AN INSTRUMENT?
-‐ What students need most is encouragement! J
-‐ There are tips on the practice sheets for how you can help while they are practicing!
• WHAT DO I TELL MY CHILD WHEN THEY GET FRUSTRATED AND/OR WANT TO QUIT?
-‐ It happens! Make sure they know it is okay to struggle!
-‐ Band is a full year commitment, so they need to stick it out for the year. Sometimes just staying in band fixes the problem, because they see that they can overcome whatever obstacle is frustrating them!
-‐ Communicate with Mrs. Jewell
HOW CAN I HELP?
• Maintaining your instrument is extremely important!
-‐ Instruments should be cleaned regularly! A clean instrument is a happy instrument.
-‐ Reeds should be replaced every few weeks. They break easily, so students must be careful with them!
-‐ Valve oil is a must for brass players! Trumpet/baritone valves and trombone slides should be oiled regularly.
-‐ Instruments should not be left out when they are not being played.
-‐ Nobody should touch the instrument except for you, your child, and Mrs. Jewell.
-‐ If something breaks on the instrument, please do not attempt to fix it yourself. Bring it to Mrs. Jewell the next band day!
-‐ Sometimes I can fix them, and sometimes they need to be sent in to be professionally repaired. I can help you make that judgment!
INSTRUMENT MAINTENANCE
• NOT JUST FOR RENTAL INSTRUMENTS!
-‐ A representative (Jan Edgerton) comes to visit us on a weekly basis and can bring any supplies your child needs.
-‐ They can also pick up/drop off broken instruments. You do not need to be renting from Marshall Music to take advantage of this.
-‐ I trust them with my own flute, so I know they will do a wonderful job on your instrument!
-‐ They send representatives to clinic our bands, judge our invitationals, run sectionals, etc.
-‐ THEY ARE AWESOME!
MARSHALL MUSIC
• Band is a lifelong skill that helps in other subject areas, and helps develop important characteristics
-‐ Teamwork
-‐ Responsibility -‐ Social Skills (a great group of friends to go all the way through high school with!)
-‐ Multi-‐Tasking
-‐ Leadership -‐ Music for Music’s Sake
CLOSING
QUESTIONS?
• E-‐mail: [email protected]
• Phone: (517) 279-‐5930 ext. 277 • Facebook: Coldwater Bands
• Twitter: Coldwater_Bands
MARSHALL MUSIC CONTACT INFORMATION Website: www.marshallmusic.com
Phone Number: (269) 321-‐0415
MRS. JEWELL’S CONTACT INFORMATION
