It's Official!

Band WILL start in 4th Grade at Village School! I have to say I am really excited!

Students at Village school as well as GMS will come with their homerooms or houses to their half hour lesson. This might be a tad challenging since I have balked at teaching mixed instruments how to play their instrument but with the lesson book I use there are 2 pieces of technology that Im hoping will really be a big help. There is a DVD and a CD accompaniment that demonstrates a good sound and Im hoping thats going to help with some of the confusion especially in the beginning!

My real hope is to have a consistant program for Village kids with 2 years under their belts and instill a positive performing experience so that when it comes time for them to jump into middle school it's a no brainer. My long term goal is to next year have a real Village school band again and they can have a real rehearsal time as well as their weekly lessons. We had our rehearsals before school started 4 years ago and it seemed to really work well.

Open house for Village kids is going to be October 7th. Look for the information sheet to come home in the next 3 weeks. Please feel free to contact me at school. My number and email is on the GMS websight.