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Band Instruction in
band instrumental music will begin 3rd nine weeks. Students will have the opportunity to try
different instruments to see which one they would be most successful playing.
Beginning Band The program is
designed to introduce band instruments to students with no previous
experience in instrumental music.
Students will be offered instruction on flute, clarinet, alto
saxophone, trumpet, trombone, and tuba.
Since the class is only a nine week period, percussion instruments
will not be offered so that the main focus will be on wind instruments. Prior to the beginning of the third nine
weeks the students will be screened to determine the instrument that they are
best suited for based on individual physical characteristics. Once the class begins students will: 1) be taught the following fundamentals of sound
production on their instrument: a) the proper embouchure b) hand position and correct posture c) breath support d) tonguing with a sustained air stream e) the first few notes introduced in their method book 2) be taught progressively as presented in the method book
“ The Standard of Excellence”. Following the well designed lessons in this method book,
students’ progress through the fundamentals of instrumental music which
include: a) rhythmic and note reading b) technical aspects of their particular instrument
presented in a logical sequence c) and musical terminology used in the expressive
qualities of music such as dynamics, articulation, and tempo.
Teacher: Charlie Jones |
Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is
impossible to be silent. ~ Victor Hugo |
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Music expresses feeling and thought, without
language; it was below and before speech, and it is above and beyond all
words. ~ Robert G. Ingersoll |
