There will be an after school rehearsal on Wednesday, May 9 at 3:30-4:30 pm in the JMES Music Room. All Fifth Grade Band students will prepare to play the Spring Concert songs. All students must have a parent/guardian permission slip returned in order to stay after school. 

 

The Spring Concert will be held on Thursday, May 17th at 7:00 pm in the JMHS Auditorium. The Fifth/Sixth Grade Band will perform several selections and the Fifth/Sixth Grade Chorus will perform a 20 minute musical revue called "Kids on Broadway/Dance Evolution." The concert will last about one hour. All are invited to attend and it is a free event.

 

 

The Full Fifth Grade Band will begin meeting every Monday at 2:50. All band students must bring their instruments to school every Monday. In addition, students will meet for small group instruction with flute and clarinet students meeting every Monday, percussion students every Tuesday, trumpet and trombone students every Wednesday, and saxophone students every Thursday.

The Fifth Grade Band will have an after school rehearsal on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018 at 3:30-4:30.

Students will be learning the 5 notes in review at the top of pg. 6, "Essential Elements For Band"

#14 Rolling Along

#15 Rhythm Rap

#16 The Half Counts

#17 Hot Cross Buns

#20 Rhythm Rap

#21 The Whole Thing

#22 Split Decision A & B

#24 Listen to Our Section

Let's Go Band- separate sheet

The Jefferson-Morgan Elementary Christmas Program will be held on Thursday, Dec. 14 at 9:30 am and 1:15 pm in the JMHS Auditorium. The Sixth Grade Band , Fifth/Sixth Grade Chorus and Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, First and Second Grades will perform at 9:30 am. The Sixth Grade Band, Fifth/Sixth Grade Chorus and Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Grades will perform at 1:15 pm.

The Fifth Grade Band will not perform in the Christmas Program. The first concert for the Fifth Grade Band will be in May 2018.

Students are developing a good embouchure by practicing on their mouthpiece. Students are asked to hold long sounds on the mouthpiece as well as play quarter notes in one long breath.

 

Saxophone and clarinet students are learning how to put the reed and ligature on the mouthpiece.

Students are learning how to hold their instrument correctly.

Students are working on pg. 4 in the "Essential Elements for Band" Book, #1-6.

Teacher recommendation: Tap the quarter note beat with your foot as you play #1-6.

Monday: Flutes at 1:00, Clarinets at 2:50

Wednesday: Trombones at 1:00, Trumpets at 2:50

Thursday: Saxophones at 1:00

 

All students are practicing playing long sounds on the mouthpiece and tonguing quarter notes in one breath on the mouthpiece. Students are learning the first two or three notes on pg. 4 of the "Essential Elements For Band Book. (#1-6) 

Proper posture (sitting up tall) and holding the instrument correctly are important.

Fifth Grade Band will meet today, Monday, Sept. 25 with your instrument if you have it. We will meet at 2:50-3:15 in the music room.