Happy 2012!
Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 2:45PM HAPPY 2012!!! I hope all of you had a wonderful Winter Break-teachers are back to work tomorrow and in trainingTuesday, hoping to be ready to see all of you on Wednesday!
As we close out the fall semester and prepare to start the spring semester, I wanted to offer some reminders of changes coming up:
- Practice sheets: NO MORE! If you're remember our conversations, the entire purpose of these was to drive home the message that practice is important and necessary. By this point, we feel that you've either done it or you haven't. We'll have more frequent small assessments in class to insure that you're doing what you need to do outside of class in order to be successful. As always, folks who play large instruments can come in and practice during their zero hour, or during IMPACT.
- ALL classes will need their instruments on Wednesday, so please don't forget those! If you haven't played over the break, please spend about 10-15 minutes today and tomorrow to get your muscles going again. Otherwise, Wednesday is going to be painful for your facial muscles to go a whole class period!
In the spring, Concert & Symphonic Band will start working toward their contest preparations. Concert Band competes at UIL in early March, and Symphonic Band in mid-April. Good grades are a must. We've been reminding you all year long-please make sure you're taking care of your academic obligations. We can't afford to lose a single one of you to grade issues!
Beginners are poised to start at a more accelerated pace. We will now start learning scales and more complex songs with greater emphasis being placed on note/rhythm recognition and reading skills.
It's been nice to get away from the hustle and bustle of everything these past 2 weeks. Nevertheless, Mr. Acuff and I are eager to see you and start making music together again! Enjoy your last 2 days away!
-Mrs. C.