Central Park School - Preliminary Band Notice to Parents for August, 2005
Central Park School Band 2005-2006
School Website www.centralparkschool.com
Music Technology Website www.musictechteacher.com
Student _________________________________
Class _________________________
Dear Parents of 5th Grade Band Students
for 2005-2006,
Central
Park School will offer the opportunity for your
child to play in the school band during the 2005-2006
school year. Your child has indicated an interest
in being in the Band at this time. In order to
maintain the high standards for the band, it is
suggested that only those students with excellent
conduct and grades (A-B-C) should take band at
the elementary level. Students are 'pulled' from regular classes two times per week for band during school.
August
is the time to rent or purchase an instrument from
a local music store. There are several music stores
in Birmingham that have instruments available:
Art's Music Phone 995-8376 995-8377 Fax 4647-O Highway 280 Birmingham, AL 35242
Birmingham Percussion Center 1615 Montgomery Highway,
Suite 158, Birmingham, AL 35216, Tel: (205) 823-9911
Alabama Music Center (Homewood) 2819 Crescent
Ave. 879-9191
Bailey Brothers Music - Band Instruments - Phone (205) 714-7827, 1006 20th Street South, Birmingham, Alabama 35205
BandFolio (www.bandfolio.com Band Director J. Evans) Phone 620-1163
The
sales staff at the music stores can help students
with the proper selection of an instrument for your
child. Students need to try out the instrument to
make sure they have the proper embouchure (position
of the mouth on the instrument) to play that instrument.
Most students choose to play the flute, clarinet,
bass clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet,
trombone, baritone, or snare drum / bells. We are
not able to purchase, rent, or sell instruments to
students through the school. Students should purchase
the cleaning supplies and accessories that are used
for their instrument. Also, 5th Grade students should purchase the (Red) Standard of Excellence Book 1
for their instrument. This is our lesson book that
will be used each year.
'Try-outs' are
done IF time allows and IF we are able to get into the Band Room when school starts. (The Band Room is an office storage room during the Summer.) Testing is done to let each student try instruments
before they buy or rent one. This enables the student
to see which instrument(s) that they might be able
to play better than others. This list will be posted
on the band web page so that parents can see what
instruments the students have tried. Notices of
students that 'tried-out' for band will be sent
home along with this form.
We
only need a couple of snare drum students each year.
We have had too many the last couple of years,
and as a result, not all of them are able to play
at the Band Evaluation in May. We need more students
to play woodwind and brass instruments this coming
year. There is much more information available
about the Band, including the Band Handbook on
the school website, for those who have access to
the Internet. Our school website address is www.centralparkschool.com.
If
you are interested in having your child participate
in the band at Central Park, please sign and return
the form at the beginning of the 2005-2006 school
year. If you have Internet access, you can email
me this Summer with questions / comments / info
that your child will be in the Band. My email address
is listed on the Contact page of the www.musictechteacher.com web site. Please include your child's name and
school in the Subject line of the email! Also,
include your name when sending me email.
Thank
you,
Ms. K. Garrett
Band / Music Technology / Website
www.centralparkschool.com
(Form below
that parents should return to the Band Teacher....)
To Ms. Garrett - Band
Central Park Band 2005-2006
Please PRINT and return this form to Ms. Garrett if you are interested
in your child taking Band:
Student
Name ___________________________________________
(Former
Grade) Homeroom Class ________________________________
Instrument
(preference) ___________________________________
Flute, Clarinet, Bass
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor
Saxophone
Trumpet, Trombone, Baritone, Snare
Drum, Bells
If
your child has 'tried-out' for Band, please see the
list of instruments on the form that your child tested.
Address
______________________________________________Zip________
Phone
____________________________________
Email (Print
very clearly) ________________________________________________
Parent
Name ________________________________________________________
Information:
Ms.
Garrett makes tapes / CD's / computer disks for
each student to practice the music with at home.
The format depends on what equipment is available
for your child at home. All information on these
forms remains strictly confidential (with Ms. Garrett
only). (Circle answers)
Do you have a regular CD player? Yes No
Do you have a cassette tape player? Yes No
Do you have a computer? Yes No
If yes, what platform? Windows 3.1, Win 95, Win 98, Win ME, Win XP, Macintosh
Do you have Internet and Email at home? Yes No
Thank you for your time! Please note that all band students
are supposed to practice at HOME 30 minutes or more
per day. This is their homework. The more quality
practice time they have at home, the better they
will sound later in the school year. I look forward
to working with you and your child in August!
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