Update: Week of May 11

Catch up on any work you have missing in Google Classroom. 

Complete this End-of-Year Survey as your final assignment. 

All school-owned instruments MUST be returned on Monday, May 18 or Tuesday, May 19. Drop off instruments between 8am-12pm; 1pm-3pm in the MIDDLE SCHOOL Band Hall. Mrs. Conard will be there to collect the instruments. You will not be allowed to enter the school building, so you must come around to the back of the school by the dumpsters. Make sure your name is on the instrument case.

Thank you for a great year! Have a great summer!

Update: Week of May 4

5th Grade Band:

I have posted a Music Basics Quiz (due by May 17) and an optional service project for this week. Please take a look in Google Classroom or our online learning website for the assignments, and please mark when assignments are completed. All school instruction will end May 15. At that point, you will have time to catch up on missing assignments and get everything turned in to your teachers.

Bandalorian Challenge is still in progress. Complete all 10 levels and receive the Bandalorian Award! Two students have already completed the challenge and several others are making great progress! 

We probably will not have a Zoom meeting this week but I would like to have one next week.

6th Grade Class/Elective Choice Sheets are available online on the middle school website. If you have difficulty finding it, I can email it to you. Sheets need to be returned or emailed as soon as possible (by today!). Band in 6th grade meets every day during the school day and is a year-long class. It is important to take band in 6th grade if you want to be part of our competitive band in 7th and 8th grade. You get 3 elective choices in 6th grade.

What to do with instruments for the summer?

I own my instrument. Keep your instrument at home with you for the summer. Try to send it off for professional cleaning and repair before the start of the school year.

The school provided me with an instrument. You will need to meet Mrs. Conard between 8am-2pm on May 18-19 to return the school instrument so she can send it off for cleaning and repair. Failure to return a school instrument will result in a hold being placed on your student account. You will not be allowed to enter the middle school building. You will need to go to the back of the school and enter the band hall through the band hall doors. You must wear a mask when entering the band hall.

I am renting my instrument from RG's Music. If you are planning on continuing with band for next year, then keep your rental instrument for the summer. You do not want to lose your rental credits that you have paid. Those credits can be used to upgrade to an intermediate or advanced model instrument. If you have decided that you are no longer going to be in band, then you will need to meet Mrs. Conard between 8am-2pm on May 18-19 to return the instrument. Do not leave your instrument with anyone other than a band director! If you do not return your instrument to a band director, you will be responsible for returning it to the company.

I am renting my instrument from another music store. If you are planning on continuing with band for next year, then keep your rental instrument for the summer. You do not want to lose your rental credits that you have paid. Those credits can be used to upgrade to an intermediate or advanced model instrument. If you have decided that you are no longer going to be in band, then you will need to return it to the music store that you rented it from.

That's all the news for now! If you have any questions, contact a band director.

Update - Week of April 27

5th Grade Band:

"Lunch with the Band Director" Zoom meeting Thursday, April 30 from 11:30am-12:00pm. Check your email/text/Google Classroom for information.

Chrome Music Lab - Songmaker- Assignment is due by Sunday. Save your composition and post the link in Google Classroom or email to your band director.

Bandalorian Challenge is still in progress. Complete all 10 levels and receive the Bandalorian Award!

Please complete THIS FORM by May 3.

Only two more weeks of assignments. All school instruction will end on May 15.

That's all the news for now! Stay safe!

Weekly Google Form

5th Grade Band:

Please complete THIS FORM for the week of April 20 - 26.

4/21 - Note Naming Quiz

This can be your one band activity for the week.

Please try to complete the Note Naming Quiz by April 26.

Quiz can be found in Google Classroom or here:

Treble Clef Quiz
for flute, clarinet, sax, trumpet, percussion

Bass Clef Quiz
for trombone

Bandalorian Challenge Posted

The Bandalorian Challenge is designed to guide students towards accomplishing the musical goals that were established at the beginning of the school year despite now learning from home.

All assignments for this challenge are posted in Google Classroom. Students have from April 20 until May 24th to try and complete the challenge. Participation is optional but strongly encouraged.

Students that successfully complete Level 10 will receive a Bandalorian Award and will not be required to complete any more assignments for the rest of the school year! 

Rhythm Assignment Posted

For the week of April 13-19:

Line 42 - Skip to My Lou - Rhythm Worksheet

• Assignment posted in Google Classroom 
• Write in the counts for each measure. Be sure to put a 1, 2, 3, and a 4 in each measure. 
• "Skip to my Lou" uses quarter notes (1 beat), half notes (2 beats), eighth notes (two beamed together = 1 beat), and a quarter rest (1 beat of silence).   

Reminder: Students should complete at least one musical activity each week and then fill out a Google Form (form will be posted on Wednesday). 

Please select your musical activities from HERE.