6th Grade Band
Effort = Success
by Mike Koch
Sixth grade band meets as a full band class Monday through Friday during the school day. They perform concerts in December, March, and May. The sixth grade band participates in the Western Nebraska Middle Level Music Contest where they have consistently received SUPERIOR ratings.
Assignments Week of 9/6/10
The students should be practicing pages 17-18 in their Essential Elements 2000 Book.
AT HOME PREPARATION: A student's progress in band will depend on what is achieved during daily home practice sessions. Learning takes place in school, but proficiency is gained at home.
Students are asked to take their instrument home daily and on weekends.
Students will see more improvement if they practice daily for shorter periods of time than if they try to do all of their practicing in one weekend. In their other classes, students have homework. In band a student's homework is their practice time at home. One thing students can do is make their band homework a break from their other class homework. After they have lightened things up by making some music, they can get back to work on their other class assignments.
Parents, a key element to your child's success on his/her instrument will be your support. Very rarely will a child practice without having to be told. Practicing, to the student, becomes a chore, but it's a cycle; practice makes you good, which leads to fun and makes you want to play your instrument more. With the proper guidance and support from you, both you and your child will see the benefits of good practice. Please refer to the back of the practice record or to the web site for some guidelines to help your child at home.
6th Grade Beginning Band
There is a second opportunity for Scottsbluff students to join the band program. The sixth grade beginning band program is available to those sixth grade students who did not join band in their fifth grade year. The class is held Monday through Friday during the school day for the first semester. If the students choose to do so, they then join the sixth grade concert band at the beginning of the second semester. The students will also join the sixth grade concert band for their Holiday Concert in December.
Assignments Week of 9/6/10
The students who attended Summer Band should be practicing page 8-9 in their Essential Elements 2000 Book.
We are also in the process choosing instruments for the students who do not yet have an instrument. After an instrument is selected, please try to obtain the instrument as soon as possible so that the students can begin learning.
