Great Rehearsals

Both bands had awesome rehearsals today! It gets me really pumped and reminds me why I went into music education! A lot goes into having a great rehearsal--more than you may think.

The first step happens before the students are in the room. I spend a good amount of time for each group I work with coming up with a plan for the rehearsal. From deciding what the warm up will consist of, to what sections of music we are going to work, to how those sections will be rehearsed, to educating the students (not just telling) about the critical parts of what is being rehearsed. While this can all fly out the window based on what the day throws at you, the more prepared I am, the better the rehearsal is going to go.

More to come...

Solo/Ensemble Congrats

Many congrats to those students who performed solos/duets last night! Some very good performances! There were some great comments on all of the evaluation sheets to learn from and improve! I am working at handing out the ballots and the medals.

A reminder that our next event is the Parade of Bands on Tuesday, March 1st at 7PM at the high school.

Snow Schedules

Hope you are all done digging out of this wonderful winter snowstorm!

I know the snow throws everything out of whack. Everything that is planned gets changed. For me that REALLY frustrating! As the 7-8 band students are getting ready for Solo/Ensemble festival on the 10th, schedules really get messed up! The next week, it is really important that students are practicing. At school, I'll try to get lessons made up and quickly rotate students in to get a chance to run through things with the piano. Also, another reminder that there is a schedule for the 10th posted on the band/choir page of the middle school website.

Stay warm!