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Welcome back!

Welcome, 6th grade band students! I'd like to also welcome our brand new 6th grade students to band. We are so excited to have you join us. Mr. H will be working with new students during class. Please make arrangements with Mrs. Conard to stay after school for extra help/practice. Those who stay after school as little as once/week have shown great success in band.

Reminder to all - If you haven't sent in your band forms and money, they are due Friday!

Looking forward to a great year!

Band Buddy Social - May 25th

Students have been writing back and forth all year to an anonymous band buddy, and tomorrow during 1st period, 6th grade band students will finally find out who their high school band buddy is!

We will do a meet and greet, play some fun games, and have some light refreshments. 

Parents, please drop off all 6th grade band students at the HS Band Hall before 8:00am. 

Students that ride the bus should ask the bus driver to let them off at the high school.

Students will be taken back to the middle school after 1st period by school bus.

Pirateland Band Contest in Lytle - May 16th

On Tuesday, May 16, the 6^th Grade Band will perform at the Pirateland Band Festival at Lytle HS. There will be three judges, and we will receive comments and ratings from the judges. Trophies will be given out to Superior performing bands. After our performance, we will go eat at CiCi’s Pizza, and then we will go roller skating to celebrate a year of hard work. The cost for pizza buffet and a drink will be $8.00. The cost for each person to go skating will be $7.00. This includes admission, skate rental, and 2 hours of skating. Parents are welcome to attend the band contest and to come skate with us. Skating for adults is the same price as the kids. Everyone that enters must pay this price whether they skate or not. PAYMENT IS DUE BY MAY 12TH!

This is a required performance for all eligible 6^th grade band students. I am happy to report that ALL 6th grade band students passed for the 5th 6 weeks! Students will wear their BMS Band t-shirt with blue jeans and school-approved shoes for this performance. (Some shirts are available for purchase. Please contact Mrs. Conard if you still need to purchase a band t-shirt.) Students may bring shorts to change into for skating. Be sure you have a good pair of socks for skating, too!

Schedule for May 16th:

8:00am            Meet in the band hall, warm-up, load bus

8:30am            Depart BMS

10:00am          Arrive at Lytle HS (FM2790 S, Lytle, TX)

10:30am          Band goes into the Warm-up room

11:00am          Band Performs on Stage (Cheer for our kids! Performance is free and open to the public.)

12:00-1:00pm  Lunch at CiCi’s (on SW Military)

1:30-3:30pm    Skating at The Rollercade (Recoleta Rd, San Antonio)

4:45pm            Approximate arrival time back at BMS

Six Weeks Written Test on Tuesday

6th grade band students have a 6 weeks written test on Tuesday, April 11. They have been learning how to count and play sixteenth note rhythms for the past 6 weeks. Their test comes straight from the Essential Elements Red Book (Book 2), page 42, measures 13-24. They will have to write in the counts under each note or rest. They have practiced doing this in class.

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Test this Thursday - Rubric Grading System

I am trying something new for this next chair test. I will use a rubric system for scoring. This is more in line with how other classes test. These are our objectives for Line 54 in Book 2. Students will show mastery by how well they perform the following things:

Posture                                           5 points

Tone/Forte (full sound)                 5 points

Measure 3 “Concert A natural”     5 points

Measure 5 “Concert A natural”     5 points

Constant Foot Tap                        10 points

Tonguing/Sticking                        10 points

Measure 5 “accent” >                   10 points

These things are REALLY important!

Measure 6  (next to last note) “Concert E natural”   15 points 

Measure 7 (last note)“Concert E natural”     15 points 

16^th notes                                       20 points (20 notes, each one is worth 1 point)


As always, you can visit our weekly assignment page for more info.

We made it to Book 2!

The 6th grade band has officially completed Essential Elements Book 1 and is now working out of Essential Elements Book 2 (red book). All students should have their own copy of the book. If your child does not have one, they may purchase a book at school or you may buy one at a music store or off the internet. All 6th grade band students are required to have their own book by Monday, January 16.