Hopefully your family is getting used to the new sounds coming from your band member and their instruments! Everyone in band knows how to play the first three notes, found on page 6 of their books. Even though we haven't gotten to the actual songs in their books, these three notes are the notes that are used to play "Hot Cross Buns" and "Mary Had a Litttle Lamb." Challenge your child(ren) to try and figure these songs out by ear!
Some things that I noticed this week in lessons...
1) There were quite a few students that forgot their instruments and/or books. I was really surprised. This didn't leave me very hopeful for the future! I know it's new, but please help your band student(s) remember to bring their instruments on the correct day. They will also need their book with them and starting next week, a signed practice record.
2) Puffy cheeks...Every instrumentalist (except for flutes) should have a firm mouth while they are playing. Corners in, chins flat and no puffy cheeks. Flute players have a more relaxed mouth, but still should not have puffy cheeks. Observe your child(ren) while they are playing and watch for inflated faces! Encourage them to play in front of a mirror to check.
I'm still working on getting all of the videos onto my website. I run them through TeacherTube.com and the site was acting weird this weekend. It wasn't loading my videos. It's a very time consuming process, please bear with me. If your child's instrument videos ARE up, view them frequently to check notes, hand position, posture, etc.
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