Crazy Schedule

I don't know about you, but my schedule is crazy from now until the Winter Break.  I have posted a new calendar on the page "Mrs. Conner's Schedule" which list the school I am at on each day.  In an attempt to give every school the same number of lessons before their Winter Concert the schedule is a little different than the first 8 weeks.  I will continue to send you updates the night before your child has band to help everyone remember when to come to lessons.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

On another note - please make sure that your child is practicing to prepare for their Winter Concert.  All Beginner Band students should be practicing pages 9 - 13 in their books.  All Second Year Band students should be practicing page 21 in their books and the sheet music I passed out during lessons.  The schedule for the concerts is posted on the "Upcoming Elementary Band Events" page of this website.

All band students will be wearing their band shirt, nice jeans and clean shoes for the concert.

Thanks for supporting your child in their musical endeavor.

If you need to contact me please make sure to use my school e-mail. gconner@kgcs.k12.va.us.

Opportunities in the Arts

Next week you will have several opportunities to see the Arts in action.  The King George Middle School Band will have their Fall Concert on Thursday, November 1 at 7:00 p.m. at the King George Middle School Auditorium.  This is a wonderful opportunity for you to hear students that have been playing for a couple of years and it is free.  Also next week you can see the King George High School Theater Department in action with their play "Almost Maine."  This will run from Wednesday, October 31 - Saturday, November 3 at 7:00 p.m. each night. The cost is $8 per person.  Dinner is available at 5:30 for between $6 and $8.  The last regular season Football game will be next Friday, November 2 at 7:00 p.m.  The Royal Regiment Marching Band will present their show "Maya" during halftime.  Make sure to come out and see how much they have added to the show since the first game.  They will be marching at their State Assessment Competition tomorrow, October 27 at Massaponax High School at 1:30 p.m.

Your children should be practicing the new sheet music they received last week.  We will be playing these songs on our Winter Concerts.  Please check the "Upcoming Elementary Band Events" page for the specific date for your child's school concert.

Fall is in the Air!!

This has been a productive week of learning.  All of the students are making progress on their instruments.  Thanks so much for supporting your child as they practice their instruments.  All Beginners should be memorizing the notes from the pages they have been assigned.  If they have forgotten which pages to practice you can click on the Practice Schedule page for a reminder.

I hope you all will be able to attend the King George Fall Festival this weekend.  Here is a link to the Schedule of Events for the weekend.

http://www.kgfallfestival.com/2012scheduleofevents.html

Have a fantastic fall weekend.

We keep blowing and blowing........

I hope you are hearing a lot of blowing going on at your house.  The students are making great progress on their instruments.  As the new begins to wear off please encourage your student to continue to practice 5 days a week for at least 15 minutes each of these days.  Bell players should set up their bells and leave them up until the night before their lesson.  That way they can practice a little every time they pass by them.  If you have not been hearing anything just remind your child that practice will make band time more fun.  Have your child play the pages they are practicing for the up-coming lesson for you sometime during the week.  Each student should be recording the practice pages on the practice log.  I have added a page with the Practice schedule that I will update each week.

Thanks so much for supporting your child in their musical endeavor.  Please feel free to contact me via email anytime you have a question or concern.

Thanks,

Mrs. Conner

8th Band Night

It was wonderful to see so many Elementary Band students at the KGHS Foxes Football game Friday night.  I hope you all enjoyed seeing the 8th Grade Band perform the pre-game with the Royal Regiment.  The half-time show was awesome.  The Royal Regiment took that performance to Winchester, Virginia on Saturday and did an excellent job at the band competition.  I am looking forward to a great week of lessons with everyone.  Make sure you are getting your practice time in - remember 5 days for 15 minutes is your goal. 

Welcome to KGCS Elementary Band

Hello King George County Elementary Band students and parents.  I am excited to be back in the band world after several years of General Music.  I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible at Open House on Thursday, August 30, 2012.  Look for my table and come by to make sure I have all of your information correct.