ANNOUNCEMENTS
May 8, 2024
Congratulations to the Region 6 Elementary Band on a job well done! The spring Concert was a fantastic wrap to our final year as the Region 6 Band. And now, a few updates regarding instrument returns:
If your student is renting and continuing band, hold onto the instrument over the summer. If your student is renting and not continuing band, please return the instrument to school by Thursday, June 6th so it can be returned to the music store.
All school-owned instruments will returned to me before the end of the school year for inventory purposes. Students continuing with band will be able to pick up their instruments at Plumb Hill Middle School in the fall.
Congratulations to the Region 6 Elementary Band on a job well done! The spring Concert was a fantastic wrap to our final year as the Region 6 Band. And now, a few updates regarding instrument returns:
If your student is renting and continuing band, hold onto the instrument over the summer. If your student is renting and not continuing band, please return the instrument to school by Thursday, June 6th so it can be returned to the music store.
All school-owned instruments will returned to me before the end of the school year for inventory purposes. Students continuing with band will be able to pick up their instruments at Plumb Hill Middle School in the fall.
April 3, 2024
Your child has been hard at work, preparing for our Elementary Spring Concert. The concert will feature all of our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students from across the district in the vocal music part of the concert and the 5th grade band students in the instrumental music part of the concert. Rehearsal field trip information is forthcoming!
Date: Thursday, May 2, 2024
Time: 5:50pm
Location: Wamogo Auditorium
Dress Code: Dress Nice
Your child has been hard at work, preparing for our Elementary Spring Concert. The concert will feature all of our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students from across the district in the vocal music part of the concert and the 5th grade band students in the instrumental music part of the concert. Rehearsal field trip information is forthcoming!
Date: Thursday, May 2, 2024
Time: 5:50pm
Location: Wamogo Auditorium
Dress Code: Dress Nice
February 16, 2024
Mark your calendars! Our spring concert will be Thursday, May 2nd at 5:30pm. We are all hard at work across the district preparing for the big day.
With crazy, unpredictable weather, please make sure you are taking your instruments home with you so you are able to practice. Practice logs are counted as part of your grade, so make sure you are turning them in every week.
Mark your calendars! Our spring concert will be Thursday, May 2nd at 5:30pm. We are all hard at work across the district preparing for the big day.
With crazy, unpredictable weather, please make sure you are taking your instruments home with you so you are able to practice. Practice logs are counted as part of your grade, so make sure you are turning them in every week.
January 10, 2024
Happy New Year! I hope you have all had a restful holiday season. We are almost half way through the school year. Now is the time to make sure you have enough reeds, cork grease, and valve oil on hand. All of these can be found at you local music store (see Resources for locations) or any online music retailer. Please let me know if you need any assistance finding these supplies.
Keep any eye on the class YouTube channel. New videos with your individual parts for your school's piece will be posted soon.
Happy New Year! I hope you have all had a restful holiday season. We are almost half way through the school year. Now is the time to make sure you have enough reeds, cork grease, and valve oil on hand. All of these can be found at you local music store (see Resources for locations) or any online music retailer. Please let me know if you need any assistance finding these supplies.
Keep any eye on the class YouTube channel. New videos with your individual parts for your school's piece will be posted soon.
November 13, 2023
We are exactly one month away from our winter concert. Please make sure you are bringing your instrument and music to school every week on your lesson day. Our concert will begin at 5:30 in the Wamogo Auditorium. It is imperative that you bring your instrument and music with you on concert night as I will not have any spares if you left yours at home.
Please keep an eye out for information about our district-wide dress rehearsal, which will be going home soon. You will need your music, your instrument, a water bottle and a snack for rehearsal day.
In the meantime, videos of individual parts for Haydn Seek Fanfare and Monster Medley are available on Google Classroom and the class YouTube channel. They are there for you to use in your practicing in between lessons both to listen to and to play along with. Let me know if you have any additional questions about the music and the concert.
We are exactly one month away from our winter concert. Please make sure you are bringing your instrument and music to school every week on your lesson day. Our concert will begin at 5:30 in the Wamogo Auditorium. It is imperative that you bring your instrument and music with you on concert night as I will not have any spares if you left yours at home.
Please keep an eye out for information about our district-wide dress rehearsal, which will be going home soon. You will need your music, your instrument, a water bottle and a snack for rehearsal day.
In the meantime, videos of individual parts for Haydn Seek Fanfare and Monster Medley are available on Google Classroom and the class YouTube channel. They are there for you to use in your practicing in between lessons both to listen to and to play along with. Let me know if you have any additional questions about the music and the concert.
October 3, 2023
Happy October! Please keep an eye on the class YouTube channel. Recordings of individual parts for each piece are going up soon. These are available to help with at home practicing. We are also starting practice logs this month. These are factored in as part of your grade, so make sure you are filling yours out every week. Happy practicing!
Happy October! Please keep an eye on the class YouTube channel. Recordings of individual parts for each piece are going up soon. These are available to help with at home practicing. We are also starting practice logs this month. These are factored in as part of your grade, so make sure you are filling yours out every week. Happy practicing!
September 7, 2023
With the merge into Region 20 on the horizon, there will be changes to the Region 6 band program this year. In order to set students up for sustained success, we will be starting students in the Region 20 Band Program when they arrive at the Middle School in 6th grade starting in the 2024-25 school year. As a result of this transition, the current 5th grade class will continue with their band instruction this year before becoming the first 6th grade class at Region 20 Middle School next fall. However, the current 4th grade class will not start on band instruments until the 2025-26 school year when they are 6th graders at Region 20 Middle School. Additional information can be found on the Program Changes page.
Please reach out to me or to our middle and high school band director, Dan Porri ([email protected]) with any questions about these changes.
With the merge into Region 20 on the horizon, there will be changes to the Region 6 band program this year. In order to set students up for sustained success, we will be starting students in the Region 20 Band Program when they arrive at the Middle School in 6th grade starting in the 2024-25 school year. As a result of this transition, the current 5th grade class will continue with their band instruction this year before becoming the first 6th grade class at Region 20 Middle School next fall. However, the current 4th grade class will not start on band instruments until the 2025-26 school year when they are 6th graders at Region 20 Middle School. Additional information can be found on the Program Changes page.
Please reach out to me or to our middle and high school band director, Dan Porri ([email protected]) with any questions about these changes.
August 29, 2023
5th Grade band lessons will be starting soon. Stay tuned for further information!
5th Grade band lessons will be starting soon. Stay tuned for further information!