It all begins with the first sounds!

6th Graders have made our first sounds the last few days!  Just like walking, we must slowly take the first steps towards becoming wonderful musicians--and it starts with building new muscles.  This weekend, we ask each student to spend a few minutes EACH DAY playing long sounds with mouthpieces ONLY (and reed, for clarinets) and practicing assembling and dis-assembling the instrument until it feels very easy!

I am VERY excited about getting started!  Now is a great time to start setting aside a specific time and place to help your child build great practice habits.  A note to all parents of clarinetists--the mouthpiece has a very HIGH pitch, but I promise it will get much better once the muscles are formed and we are able to put the instrument together!

P.S.  Thank you for all of your support and patience with the great amount of information transferred at the beginning of the 6th Grade.  Our Invest-a-Kid fundraiser is already halfway to our goal!!!  THANK YOU!  I look forward to teaching and getting to know your child in the coming weeks, months, and years!

P.S.  If your child has not turned in his or her Handbook (indicates photo permission as well as contact information) or Supply Envelope  (polos must be ordered soon!) please send them to school ASAP!

Happy Practicing!