JANUARY 2023

 

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
JANUARY 2	JANUARY 3	JANUARY 4	JANUARY 5	JANUARY 6
		PES BEGINNERS	SES BEGINNERS	KGES  BEGINNERS
JANUARY 9	JANUARY 10	JANUARY 11	JANUARY 12	JANUARY 13
	PES BEGINNERS	SES BEGINNERS	KGES  BEGINNERS
JANUARY 16	JANUARY 17	JANUARY 18	JANUARY 19	JANUARY 20
	PES BEGINNERS	SES  BEGINNERS	KGES  BEGINNERS
JANUARY 23	JANUARY 24	JANUARY 25	JANUARY 26	JANUARY 27
	PES BEGINNERS	SES BEGINNERS	KGES  BEGINNERS

NOVEMBER 2022

 

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
OCTOBER 31	NOVEMBER 1	NOVEMBER 2	NOVEMBER 3	NOVEMBER 4
	PES	SES	KGES
NOVEMBER 7	NOVEMBER 8	NOVEMBER 9	NOVEMBER 10	NOVEMBER 11
PES	HOLIDAY	SES	KGES
NOVEMBER 14	NOVEMBER 15	NOVEMBER 16	NOVEMBER 17	NOVEMBER 18
PES	SES	KGES	MRS. CONNER AT VMEA	MRS. CONNER AT VMEA
NOVEMBER 21	NOVEMBER 22	NOVEMBER 23	NOVEMBER 24	NOVEMBER 25
HOLIDAY	HOLIDAY	HOLIDAY	HOLIDAY	HOLIDAY

Practice Guide

 

BEGINNER PRACTICE GUIDE

 

1.      Students need to practice 15 – 30 minutes, 3 to 5 days a week. 

At the beginning I recommend breaking the practice sessions into either 5 or 10 minute sessions with breaks in between to equal up to 15 – 30 minutes per night.

 

2.      For the first month assembling the instrument counts as a small part of their practice session. Starting in October the students can no longer count putting their instrument together as practice time.

    

 After the first month ONLY playing time counts as practice.

 

5.     Students should sit on a hard chair with music either on a stand or something that will put the music up – they should not look down or bend over to practice.

 

6.     Each week I will assign new lines/pages in the “Tradition of Excellence” book for the student to practice. 

 

Signing up for 5th Grade Beginner Band

 2022-2023 5th Grade Students at King George Elementary, Potomac Elementary and Sealston Elementary can sign up for Beginner Band through September 6, 2022.

Below is a link to a Presentation that explains Elementary Beginner band in King George.  

Instrument Preview Presentation

Please fill out this  Google Form to sign up for Elementary Band   BEGINNER BAND SIGN UP FORM  


Below is a link to the Recruitment site I have set up with information about Band.

BE PART OF THE BAND


In King George students can start on :  FLUTE, CLARINET, ALTO SAXOPHONE, TRUMPET, TROMBONE, BARITONE OR BELLS.

Instrument Pairing Dates will be scheduled for Thursday, August 11,  2022 at 6:30 pm or Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 6:30 pm at King George Middle School Auditorium.  At the pairing students will try the Beginner instruments to decide which instrument to play.

5th Beginner Band Sign Up

2022-2023 5th Grade Students at King George Elementary, Potomac Elementary and Sealston Elementary can sign up for Beginner Band through September 2022.

Below is a link to a Presentation that explains Elementary Beginner band in King George.  

Instrument Preview Presentation

Please fill out this  Google Form to sign up for Elementary Band   BEGINNER BAND SIGN UP FORM  


Below is a link to the Recruitment site I have set up with information about Band.

BE PART OF THE BAND


In King George students can start on :  FLUTE, CLARINET, ALTO SAXOPHONE, TRUMPET, TROMBONE, BARITONE OR BELLS.

Instrument Pairing Dates will be scheduled for August 2022.  At the pairing students will try the Beginner instruments to decide which instrument to play.

Please do not purchase instruments over the internet or from an individual before coming to an Instrument Preview Event for the following reasons.

1.                          Many instruments on line are very cheap/poorly made and do not play well or last long.  I will let you know which instrument brands are reputable at the Preview. 

2.                          Some kids have their heart set on a certain instrument, but when they come to the preview they either can’t get a sound on that instrument or they actually like another instrument better.

If you have any questions please feel free to email me at gconner@kgcs.k12.va.us.

DECEMBER 2021

 

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
NOVEMBER 29	NOVEMBER 30	DECEMBER 1	DECEMBER 2	DECEMBER 3
	PES	SES	KGES
	DECEMBER 7	DECEMBER 8	DECEMBER 9	DECEMBER 10
SUNDAY DEC. 5 SES TREE LIGHTING CONCERT* - SOMETIME BETWEEN 4 - 6 PM	PES	SES - DURING SPECIALS KGES - DURING SPECIALS		SES  SCHOOL CONCERT * KGES WINTER WONDERLAND EVENT ARRIVE 5:00 - PERFORM 5:15 AND 6:15
DECEMBER 13	DECEMBER 14	DECEMBER 15	DECEMBER 16	DECEMBER 17
PES *EVENING CONCERT 6:30 PM KGHS

What we worked on this week:

 This week we are working on Page 6 in the "Tradition of Excellence" book.  Students should work to memorize the 3 notes on this page.  We also started page 7 #7.

Students should try to practice 15 minutes 3 - 5 days a week outside of their band lesson.