Welcome to the E.B. Stanley 7th Grade Band Web Page!
This site will be used for parent/guardian communication.
Announcements, parent letters, and reminders will be sent home with students and listed on this site.
Parent Portal
Parents are strongly encouraged to monitor their students progress in band through Parent Portal. PowerSchool Parent Portal will allow you to view your child's grades, attendance, teacher comments, and calendars in real-time on our website. Each parent/legal guardian will need to pick up the unique login and password for their student. The login and password may be picked up anytime from the main office at E.B. Stanley.
https://powerschoolapp.wcs.k12.va.us/public/
2014-2015 Band Handbook
Every student is issued an E.B. Stanley Band Handbook at the beginning of the school year. All grading policies, general band information and most dates of events are included. Come by the Band room any time to pick up another if needed.
Course Description
Intermediate Band: Continuation of musical skills previously learned in Beginner Band. Students must have completed one successful year of Instrumental Music to be in this class.
Class Expectations
Students will begin to use more articulations, perform scales, music in more difficult key signatures, and perform music at an intermediate level of difficulty. Ensemble skills will become more developed as students participate in the band setting. Students will describe concepts common to music and other disciplines , and will be involved in discussing various cultures, styles, composers, and historical periods. The 7th grade intermediate band is split into two sections: 7A - Brass & Percussion, 7B - Woodwinds. We will use the Essential Elements Book II as our method book to deliver instruction supplemented by various scale sheets, trill charts, music vocabulary lists, and counting worksheets.
Assignments
1. Scales
Students should be practicing ALL of their Scales as they are learned throughout the year.
These will be played individually for a grade.
2. Concert Music
All band students should have 5 concert selections that we are planning to perform at our upcoming concert. These pieces need to be practiced diligently until mastered. Band doesn't just play the best 5 players or best 11 - we play everyone, every time! Every student has an obligation to know their concert music!
3. Practice Records
Each student is graded on their homework. Homework in band is practice on their instrument. 100 min. per week= a grade of 100. Additional minutes will be counted as extra credit.
Once Practice Records are assigned, they must be turned in each week. Practice Records turned in on Monday or Tuesday will receive full credit. Five points will be deducted from Practice Records turned in on Wednesday. Five more points will be deducted on Thursday and five more on Friday. A parent or guardian must initial the Practice Record weekly to verify minutes practice.
Information & Events
Dollywood Spring Band Trip 2015
Those students who tried out for either All County or All District Honors Bands earned a trip to Dollywood. We will be going by Charter Bus on Friday May 1st. The Cost is $95.00 per person and can be paid in installments or in it's entirety. All money must be paid by April April 13th.
Band Spring Candy Sale
Each year our band has two fundraisers with our candy sale being the second. Please support your EBSMS band member by letting them sell and even going off that diet to partake in a delicious, chocolate, band fundraising candy bar!
AHS Marching Band Meeting!
Congratulations to those 7th grade band members that received an invitation to march with the AHS Marching band next Fall as an 8th grader!!! Ms. Campbell has deemed you musically advanced and mature enough to enter the Mighty Falcon Band your 8th grade year. Please join Ms. Campbell and the AHS band director, Gary Holley, for an informational meeting on Tuesday, April 14 at 7:00p.m. in the EB Stanley Band Room. All of your concerns and questions can be answered at that time. It's gonna be a great upcoming 2015 Fall!
Spring Concert After School Rehearsal Schedule
6th Grade Band: Tuesday, April 21nd 3:15 – 4:30pm (EBS) Please pick up your child outside the band room (bus loading area) by 4:45 pm.
7th & 8th Combined Band: Friday, April 24th 2:20-5:00 p.m. (AHS) Please pick up your child at AHS outside the band room in the side parking lot by 5:00 pm.
2015 Spring Concert
Sunday, April 26, 2015 2:30p.m. in the A.H.S. Auditorium
6th grade meet at 2:00 p.m. on stage
7th & 8th grades meet at 2:15 in assigned hallway
Attire: Band shirt (tucked in), khaki pants or capris, dark shoes and socks or nice sandals.
Order of Performance:
6th Grade Band 2:30 p.m.
7th & 8th Combined Bands 3:00 p.m.
A.H.S. Concert Band 3:30 p.m.
Solo and Ensemble Festival 2015
Tuesday, May 5th at Holston High School from 4:00pm – 8:15pm
We will take a bus from school for those who need transportation. Look for the information sheet and permission form coming your way soon!
Private Instructors
I have several great private teachers that I can recommend to help students one on one. These private tutoring sessions run 1/2 hour - 45 min and range in cost from $5.00 - $20.00 per session. If your band student wants or needs extra help here it is! Please call or email me with questions and concerns.
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