Parents,
CHRISTMAS CONCERT----THURSDAY---DECEMBER 17---7:00pm---SCHOOL GYM
All band students need to be present and in the gym for 6:45pm.
Band students are to wear their school uniforms.
Band students will also be performing for the upper grades(3,4,5) at 9:15 on
Thursday, December 17. Students should wear their school uniform.
Students now know their first six notes and should be practicing the
songs Hot Cross Buns, Au Claire de la Lune, Merrily We Roll Along, It's
raining, it's pouring, Good King Wenceslas, Aura Lee, Lightly Row, Twinkle
Twinkle, Go Tell Aunt Rhodie, Jolly Old St. Nicholas and Jingle Bells.
Students should be practicing about 20-25 minutes a day.
Abney's Beginnning Band first performance will be Thursday, December 17 at
7:00pm in the school gym. Students will wear their school uniform for this
performance.
It is important that band students take their instruments home to practice.
Students should not be leaving instruments at school.
Please make sure that your child has their band book(YAMAHA ADVANTAGE-BOOK 1)
and their supplies.Please check the supply list.
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Beginner Band
Beginner band is made up of students with very little or no experience. It
is designed to introduce students to instrumental expression of music at a
rudimentary level by providing the knowledge of and/or performance in the
following areas: (a) quality and richness of tone, (b) range, (c) musical
notation, (d) rhythmic ability and understanding, (e) reading skill, (f)
expressive technique and (g) facility and control in fingering technique.
Students are to wear school uniforms for any performances.
All students are on a probation for the 1st nine(9) weeks. If no interest or
ability is shown after the 1st or 2nd nine week session, parents will be
notified by Mr. Costilow and advised as to whether their child should
continue band classes.
Band may be dropped with written permission of parents. A student must stay
in band for the remainder of the year if not dropped at the end of the 1st
or 2nd nine weeks.
BAND MAY NOT BE DROPPED DURING THE 3RD OR 4TH NINE WEEK PERIOD.
Students will be graded on practice charts, pass-off exercises from the
method book, participation, instrument care and materials to class.
Students will be using the YAMAHA ADVANTAGE BOOK 1 as their method book.
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Abney Elementary Beginner Band Program does own a few school instruments.
These instruments are issued to students by a drawing. For each instrument
that a student signs up for, their name goes into a container and our
principal Mr. Alford draws out a student name. That student is then issued a
school instrument to use for the year.
If your child's name is not drawn, then it is up to the parent to see about
renting an instrument from a reliable music store. Listed below are music
stores where instruments can be rented:
Christy's Music Slidell Music C&M Music Lanier Music
831 Robert Blvd. 1563 Gause Blvd. 1727 N. Causeway 2025 HWY. 59
Slidell Slidell Mandeville Mandeville
641-6175 643-3373 626-3920 674-3399
Make sure each store offers a variety of services(repair, rental/purchase,
upgrade program and private lessons).
If you need instruments repaired, the following are reliable repair shops.
Tom Barbry Christy's Music
Slidell Slidell
641-9003 641-6175
The following name brand instruments are recommended. Each manufacturer
makes instruments at various levels of proficiency-[beginner-least
expensive, student-moderately expensive, professional-most expensive].
Flute: Gemeinhardt,Yamaha,Selmer,Amati,Pearl and Jupiter.
Clarinet:Buffet B-12,Buffet E-11,Buffet B-10,Yamaha,Selmer,Amati and Leblanc.
Alto Saxophone:Yamaha,Evette,Conn,Bundy,Jupiter,Cleveland,Keilworth and
Amati.
Trumpet:Yamaha,Bach,Selmer,BLessing,Holton,Olds,Getzen,Conn,King and Amati.
Trombone:Holton,Yamaha,Bach,Selmer,Conn,Blessing,Getzen and Amati.
Bell Kits:(Just bells)Vic Firth,Pearl,CB,Yamaha and Ludwig.
Snare Drum Kits:(Includes drum,case,stand,sticks and practice pad)
Yamaha,Ludwig,Pearl,Vic Firth and CB.
Percussion Learning Center:(Comes with a snare drum,bells,practice
pad,sticks,mallets,drum stand,bell stand and a case)Vic Firth V7806,Pearl Pl-
800C,CB,Yamaha and Ludwig.
**********************I prefer students to use the Ludwig Learning Center or
the Yamaha Learning Center.**********************************
****ALSO, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THE SNARE DRUM HAS A DAMPER ON THE INSIDE****
If a student wants to use an instrument that has been in the family, that is
perfectly fine. However, if it is a woodwind, it should be checked for
leaks, cracks and its pads by a reliable repair technician. Brass
instruments need to have all slides working freely as well as the valve
pistons.
