6th
Grade Band
Photo by King Photography
2005-2006
Petal Middle School
6th Grade Band
6th
Grade Band Parent Meeting
Thursday, August 31, 2006 @ Petal Middle
School Band Hall
7:00pm |
We will discuss how 6th Grade Band works
and how to purchase an instrument. Representatives
from Mississippi Music will be at this meeting
to assist you with the many options availble to
acquire an instrument.
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About Middle School Band... |
The Petal Middle School Band Program is
composed of three levels: sixth grade (beginner), seventh
grade, and eighth grade. Over 275 students in these
three grades participate in the band program. Students
in all of these classes receive instruction during the
school day. Emphasis is placed in each rehearsal on
enhancing each student's musical abilities.
Each class presents three concerts each year. The seventh
and eight grade bands perform at a football game during
the fall. In addition, these two bands attend a contest
each Spring where they participate in concert and sightreading.
| Which instrument Should
I Play? I don't have any experience. |
That's what beginner band is for!!! We will teach you
what you need to know. In August, the band directors
and your child will determine the instrument for which
he/she is best suited. A child's personal preference
and his/her physical features are impotant factors in
this decision. If your child signs up for beginner
band, he/she will be expected to purchase an instrument.
However, please do not secure an
instrument until a decision has been made in the Fall
as to which instrument best suites your child.
| How an Instrument is Acquired? |
It's Easy!!! Although owning an instrument
is required for being in beginner band, please do not
let the affordability hinder you from allowing your
child to participate. There are several affordable
options to acquiring an instrument. Local music stores
have new or used instruments available on a lease/purchase
plan.
Many 8th Grade band parents who have purchased upgrades
on their child's instruments usually look to sell their
beginner instruments for pennies on the dollar. Ads
for those instruments will be on display at the beginning
of the year.
| What Extra Time is Involved
in Beginner Band? |
Very little extra time is involved in the 6th Grade
Band. Band meets every day during regular school hours
as a class. The beginner band performs three times during
the year for concerts. There are no after school
rehearsals in beginner band.
| Beginner Band Activities/Fees |
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Required
Performances |
Optional
Activities |
Band
Fee |
Christmas
Concert
(Evening)
WLS Smith Concert
for 5th Grade Class
(During School Hours)
Annual
Spring Concert
(Evening) |
Fall
and Spring
Solo and Ensemble
Competitions
(Students compete for prizes.)
Private
Lessons
(Available once a week during class hours or after
school.)
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$20.00
(That's it!!! For the Year!!) |
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6th
Grade Band Class Materials
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1. 3-Ring Binder Folder
(used to keep music given out in class.)
2. Pencils
3. Instrument with mouthpiece, reeds, valve oil,
slide grease, cork grease, etc.
4. Method Book |
6th
Grade Band Method Book
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Petal
Middle School Band Handbook
(Click on Image to Download)
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Skills learned in the Petal Band Program influence
the students in many positive ways. Research clearly
supports the benefits of participation in music instruction
that go well beyond the domain of music. Higher self-perception,
self-reliance and self esteem, higher motivation to
achieve success, increased personal pride and satisfaction,
increased positive integration with peers and adults,
enhanced individual creativity, and the positive influence
on a student's decision to persist in school are just
a few of the benefits.
In a seven year study, the College Entrance Examination
Board reported higher SAT scores for students that had
participated in music. It has been demonstrated that
musical performance transfers to success in taking foreign
languages, math scores consistently 14 - 23 points above
the national average; and a significant and positive
impact on reading achievement.
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