Welcome to Grade 8 Band:

Band Schedule Final Revision October 2011.doc

 We are now in the BLUE cycle:

 Monday, Feb 6       Tues. Feb 7  Wed. Feb 8   Thurs Feb. 9    Fri. Feb 10   Mon. Feb 13  Tue. Feb 14

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7
1	Grade 8/9 Alto Saxes	********	*********	Grade 7 Flutes	Grade 8/9 Flutes and Clarinets	GRADE 9 FULL BAND	Grade 7 Trumpets
2	********	********	*********	Grade 7 Clarinets	Grade 8/9 Trumpets		Grade 7 Tenor Saxes Trombone Baritone Tuba
3	Grade 8/9 Low Brass Low Woodwinds Bass Guitar	********	*********	********	********	********	GRADE 8 FULL BAND
4	GRADE 7 FULL BAND			Grade 7 Alto Saxes	********	********	Grade 7 Percussion
5	*********	GRADE 7 FULL BAND	GRADE 8 FULL BAND	GRADE 9 FULL BAND	Grade 8/9 Percussion		********

 

BAND SCHEDULE – Final Revision October 2011   (see reverse for details)

BLUE:

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7
1	Grade 8/9 Alto Saxes	********	*********	Grade 7 Flutes	Grade 8/9 Flutes and Clarinets	GRADE 9 FULL BAND	Grade 7 Trumpets
2	********	********	*********	Grade 7 Clarinets	Grade 8/9 Trumpets		Grade 7 Tenor Saxes Trombone Baritone Tuba
3	Grade 8/9 Low Brass Low Woodwinds Bass Guitar	********	*********	********	********	********	GRADE 8 FULL BAND
4	GRADE 7 FULL BAND			Grade 7 Alto Saxes	********	********	Grade 7 Percussion
5	*********	GRADE 7 FULL BAND	GRADE 8 FULL BAND	GRADE 9 FULL BAND	Grade 8/9 Percussion		********

RED:

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7
1		********	*********	Grade 7 Alto Saxes	Grade 8/9 Percussion	GRADE 9 FULL BAND	Grade 7 Percussion
2	*********	********	*********	Grade 7 Flutes	Grade 8/9 Flutes and Clarinets		Grade 7 Trumpets
3	Grade 8/9 Alto Saxes	*********	*********	********	********	********	GRADE 8 FULL BAND
4	GRADE 7 FULL BAND	Grade 8/9 Low Brass Low Woodwinds Bass Guitar		Grade 7 Clarinets	********	********	Grade 7 Tenor Saxes Trombone Baritone Tuba
5	********	GRADE 7 FULL BAND	GRADE 8 FULL BAND	GRADE 9 FULL BAND	Grade 8/9 Trumpets		*********

GREEN:

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7
1	Grade 8/9 Low Brass Low Woodwinds Bass Guitar	********	*********	Grade 7 Clarinets	Grade 8/9 Trumpets	GRADE 9 FULL BAND	Grade 7 Tenor Saxes Trombone Baritone Tuba
2	*********	********	*********	Grade 7 Alto Saxes	Grade 8/9 Percussion		Grade 7 Percussion
3		********	*********	********	********	********	GRADE 8 FULL BAND
4	GRADE 7 FULL BAND	Grade 8/9 Alto Saxes		Grade 7 Flutes	********	********	Grade 7 Trumpets
5	*********	GRADE 7 FULL BAND	GRADE 8 FULL BAND	GRADE 9 FULL BAND	Grade 8/9 Flutes and Clarinets		*********

Instructions:

Each band student attends band with the Full Band class as listed on their individual timetable.

Each band student is to attend ONE small group pull-out class per cycle.  These are the groups:

• Grade 7 Flutes  
• Grade 7 Clarinets  
• Grade 7 Alto Saxes  
• Grade 7 Tenor Saxes, Trombones, Baritones, Tuba  
• Grade 7 Trumpets  
• Grade 7 Percussion

The Grade 8 and 9 students are combined for their small group classes.

These are the Grade 8/9 groups:

• Grade 8/9 Flutes and Clarinets  
• Grade 8/9 Alto Saxes  
• Grade 8/9 Trumpets  
• Grade 8/9 French Horns, Tenor Saxes, Trombones, Baritones, Bass Guitar  
• Grade 8/9 percussion
  

There are THREE different schedules to follow for the pull-out classes, BLUE, RED, GREEN.  This is done so the students don’t come out of the same class each cycle, but rather spread their pull-outs over THREE cycles.  Please make sure you know when your pull-out classes are held.

We will start with the BLUE cycle and follow it through to Day 7.  After Day 7, we will start Day 1 on the RED cycle, and then follow it with the GREEN cycle.  After Day 7 on the GREEN cycle, we will start again with the BLUE cycle.

• MAKE SURE YOU GO TO CLASS FIRST; CHECK WITH YOUR TEACHER BEFORE COMING DOWN TO PULL-OUT BAND CLASS.  You are not allowed to miss tests/quizzes/in-class evaluations for band.  
• Please let me know as soon as possible if you are not allowed to attend band class that day; I will mark you “excused.”

Take your instruments home; make some time for home practice to improve your skills and learn your band music.  We all benefit when individual students contribute their best to the group.  

THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING!!