Transcript Beginning Band 2004 Pleasant Valley Community School District

Beginning Band 2011
Pleasant Valley Community
School District
5th Grade Band Orientation
Ms. Fitkin
• 6th Grade Band at
Riverdale Heights,
Hopewell, and
Bridgeview
• Lessons at PVHS
• Beginning Clarinet
and Saxophone
Instructor for Summer
Band
Mrs. Daurer
• 6th Grade Band
at Cody
• Lessons at
PVHS
• Beginning Flute
and Percussion
Instructor for
Summer Band
Ms. Pauley
• PVJH 7th Grade
Band Director
• 6th Grade Band at
Pleasant View
• JH Summer Band
• Beginning
Trumpet and Horn
Instructor for
Summer Band
Ms. Bailey
• 8th Grade Band
Director at
PVJH
• Junior High
Summer Band
Mr. Propes
• Assistant
Director of Bands
at PVHS
• Beginning
Trombone and
Baritone
Instructor for
Summer Band
Mr. Anderson
• Director of
Bands at
Pleasant Valley
High School
Pleasant View Band
Pleasant View Band
Bridgeview Band
Riverdale Heights Band
Cody Band
All-District 6th Grade Band
7th Grade Band
8th Grade Band
Jazz Band
2010 PVHS Band trip to Florida
PVHS Marching, Jazz, and Pep Bands
PVHS Concert Bands
Choosing an instrument
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Flute
Clarinet
Saxophone
Trumpet
French Horn
Trombone
Baritone/Tuba
Percussion
Flute
• Good beginning
instrument.
• The fingerings are
difficult in the
beginning, but are
quickly overcome
with practice.
Clarinet
• Excellent beginning
instrument.
• Teaches the woodwind
basics that would enable
students to switch to oboe,
bassoon and saxophone.
• Many clarinetists in 8th grade
also play saxophone in the
jazz band.
• A very important instrument
in the school band. Without a
lot of clarinets, the band
sounds out of balance.
Saxophone
• Saxophones are very
loud. A small section of
them can easily out
power the rest of the
woodwind section, if not
the entire band!
• If saxophone is one of
two or more that you
are choosing from,
choose the other
instrument.
Trumpet
• Excellent beginning
instrument.
• A good instrument to
learn the basics of
brass playing. Students
can later switch with
ease to French horn,
baritone and tuba.
• The trumpet section is
another large section of
the band, but not as
large as clarinet.
French horn
• The most difficult brass
instrument due to the
closeness of the pitches
using the same fingering.
• Students should have welldeveloped hearing. A piano
or singing background would
be very useful.
• French horns are available
for you to rent through the
school district.
Trombone
• A great beginning instrument
• Trombones are very
important to the sound and
balance of a band.
• They are vital players in
concert, jazz and marching
bands.
• If trombone is one of the
instruments that you are
considering, we strongly
urge you to choose it!
Baritone & Tuba
• Baritone plays the same
notes as the trombone, but
uses valves instead of a
slide.
• Tuba is the lowest pitched
instrument and is played
the same as baritone, only
with a larger mouthpiece
and instrument.
• The school does have a
limited number of
baritones and tubas to
rent.
Percussion
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Another overly popular
instrument like the saxophone.
Unlike the saxophone, not
everyone is guaranteed to have
a part to play in every selection
the band plays.
Percussionists have to learn all
of the lesson material on both
snare and bells.
They will also be required to
perform a solo on both snare
and bells.
Piano experience is strongly
recommended.
If percussion is one of two or
more that you are choosing
from, choose the other
instrument.
About 75%-80% of our beginners
start in the summer
Summer Band Classes
• Two times a week for 5 weeks starting May 31
• 50 minute classes of like instruments.
• Mornings at PVHS & afternoons at Bridgeview
School in LeClaire
• AM & PM classes are identical and taught by
the same teacher.
• Flexible scheduling allows you to attend either
session.
Vacations
• Going on Vacation? The first week of
summer band is the most important, try
not to miss it.
• Students could probably miss up to 2
weeks and not be too far behind.
Ice Cream Social Concert
• The Beginning Band
will perform 11 songs
at our annual Ice
Cream Social at 7:00
PM on Thursday,
June 30 in front of
PVHS.
Can’t do summer band?
•There is the option of finding a private
teacher in the area or at a local music
store. These students will be able to
join band immediately in the fall.
•Wait until the fall. A band director will
be in the sixth grade classrooms on the
first day with information on how to join
band.
Students will be assigned to a 15-minute group
lesson (2 or 3 of the same instrument) per week.
They come out of class for this lesson
Full band meets twice a week for
30 minutes each
Afraid that you won't have time
for band?
• All of the band rehearsals and lessons meet during the
school day in every elementary building.
• Band does not conflict with orchestra, chorus or athletics at
the elementary, junior high or high school levels.
• Practice time is essential, but all students are able to find a
little slice of their day to get some practice in. We do not
require hours of daily practice. 20 minutes a day of
practice 5 or 6 days a week would be sufficient in 6th
grade.
Band Students in Sports
• 90% of the high school band students are
involved in after school extra-curricular
activities.
• PV Band students participate in cross
country, bowling, basketball, track,
swimming, tennis, wrestling, football,
soccer, baseball, softball, volleyball,
cheerleading, Platinum Dance team, drama,
choir, and orchestra.
Band and Academics
• 170 out of the 240 high school band
students (71%) have a grade point average
above 3.0
• 105 of those students (44% of the overall
band) have a grade point average above 4.0
• Over 1/3 (37%) of the students recognized
at Academic Awards Night for having a
GPA of over 4.0 are in band
Rental Plans
• No student is required to rent, lease or purchase a
musical instrument from the companies who are
represented here tonight. Parents may obtain their
child's instrument from any vending source with
which they are comfortable. By virtue of their
participation in the instrument display night,
Griggs Music and West Music have met the
district's demanding standards.
• The stores will deliver the instruments to the
school so we can avoid any damage before the
instructors have the chance to teach how to put the
instrument together.
Internet & Warehouse Store
Shopping
• Beware of non-brand name instruments
available on the internet and at local
warehouse type retail stores!
• Local repair persons will not work on them
due to the poor quality, lack of durability
and parts.
• Many parents who have purchased these
instruments have had to replace them within
one or two years.
Already have an instrument?
• Please have any previously played instrument
checked out by an instrument repair person or
band director to make sure that it is in good
playing condition.
• Nothing is more discouraging for a beginner than
coming to the first day of band with an instrument
that doesn’t work.
• The student will need to purchase the "Standard of
Excellence" lesson book prior to the first day of
class.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact
Mr. Tofilon at: [email protected]
or
Ms. Fitkin at: [email protected]
A web version of this PowerPoint
presentation is available at any of the
elementary school websites. Just look for
“5th Grade Band Orientation”
Congratulations and welcome to the
Pleasant Valley Band Program!
Join the fun!
PVHS Band on the new marching band field!