Haines Music Department

We will begin using a new book with the 7th grade bands. It is called Foundations for Superior Performance. It is written by Jeff King and Richard Williams and published by Kjos Music. You may purchase it from Quinlan & Fabish (630-654-4111) or PM music (630-978-9927) to have it delivered directly to Haines, or use another music store you prefer. Please try to purchase this book as soon as possible as we will being using it in band soon. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call or email. Thanks.

Click here for the details about the Jazz Ensemble at the Elgin Shriners Holiday Party at the Milk Pail Restaurant.

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A comment to band students about practicing. Practice is the homework for our class. We encourage students to make a plan of exactly what needs to be practiced for the week. Plan a minimum of 5 short practice sessions a week and then execute the plan. Each practice session should include warm-ups ( like scales and long tones, or rolls), work on lesson or sectional material and band music. Practice should involve using strategies for making the music better. Strategies would include the three step process, breaking down individual measures or sections of music into small parts and also starting a passage at a slow tempo and gradually speeding up the tempo. When a student is done with a practice session and putting their instrument away, the student should be able to think back on a goal for that session that was attained. They should be able to say that the passage of music, run of notes or exercise/etude got better.

Also a note specifically for parents of 6th graders:
The practice reports are to be done only once a week describing one of their practice sessions. Some practice reports are coming in without a date. We can’t give credit to that report since we don’t know what week to assign that report to. We also are getting multiple reports for the same week. We cannot give credit to more than one report during a particular week. It is not a report for each session the student does. The student should just pick one session of many sessions during a week to report about.

To all of the 6th, 7th and 8th grade band members: Great job on the concert last week. We were very proud of all of the performances at the concerts.

CONCERT REMINDERS- 7th Grade and 8th grade concert bands

DATE- Thursday , November 15, 2007

PLACE- Haines Middle School Gym

TIME- 7:30 P.M. ARRIVAL
8:00 pm Perform

DRESS- Boys- Dark pants, dark shoes and socks, white collared shirt, ties are optional
Girls- Dark pants or skirt, white top

Sign-in/Attendence Area
7th grade 5A band report to the Choir room 155
7th grade 5B band report to the Orchestra Room 156
8th grade Band report to the Band Room 155

Please remember to sign in to get attendance credit.

CONCERT REMINDERS- 6th grade concert bands

DATE- Thursday , November 15, 2007

PLACE- Haines Middle School Gym

TIME- 6:00 P.M. ARRIVAL
6:30 pm Perform

DRESS- Boys- Dark pants, dark shoes and socks, white collared shirt, ties are optional
Girls- Dark pants or skirt, white top

Sign-in/Attendence Area
6th grade 4A band report to the Band room 155
6th grade 4B band report to the Orchestra Room 156

Please remember to sign in to get attendance credit.