Today's blog post comes from Casey in 8th grade:
To do well in band you must practice. Practicing is a key step to improving skills on your instrument. Every student should bring their instrument home each day and practice the things they are doing in class. Scales are another thing all students should practice every day. Another idea for practicing would be to try something new and challenging to help improve your sight reading skills. This practicing time should equal out to at least thirty minutes.
Not practicing causes students to lose the skills they once had. Losing instrument skills results in you not doing well during band class. The other students wouldn’t want one person messing up the rest of the band, which is why you should practice every day. Everyone should be able to find a minimum of thirty minutes to practice a day. You may not notice this now, but in the long run practicing will be worth it. What are your views on practicing?
Friday, March 23, 2012
Friday, March 9, 2012
The Benefits of Band
Today's blog comes from Caitlin, an 8th grade flute player.
The Benefits of Band
Band is something that lets us express ourselves in so many ways. Band also builds your self-confidence and it also helps you understand what you want to do in life. When I say band helps us express ourselves in so many ways, I mean that it is really easy to transfer your emotions to what you are playing. When you do something good in class it helps you build self- confidence. Then when someone acknowledges it whether it is a friend or Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Hill or yourself, it makes you feel amazing to where you actually start standing up for yourself. When someone acknowledges your strengths it gives you a feeling of what you are good at in life.
Band opens up many doors for colleges. You can get scholarships for music so I hope all of you who really want to do music in life stay in band and try to do this.
I have two questions for you, and would like for you guys to answer them. My questions for you are “What are the benefits of band in your point of view?” and “Do you love band so much that you want to make a career out of it?” Also if you love band so much, like I do, keep doing band. Some careers that you can do that relate with music and band are song writing, teaching, and playing professionally.
The Benefits of Band
Band is something that lets us express ourselves in so many ways. Band also builds your self-confidence and it also helps you understand what you want to do in life. When I say band helps us express ourselves in so many ways, I mean that it is really easy to transfer your emotions to what you are playing. When you do something good in class it helps you build self- confidence. Then when someone acknowledges it whether it is a friend or Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Hill or yourself, it makes you feel amazing to where you actually start standing up for yourself. When someone acknowledges your strengths it gives you a feeling of what you are good at in life.
Band opens up many doors for colleges. You can get scholarships for music so I hope all of you who really want to do music in life stay in band and try to do this.
I have two questions for you, and would like for you guys to answer them. My questions for you are “What are the benefits of band in your point of view?” and “Do you love band so much that you want to make a career out of it?” Also if you love band so much, like I do, keep doing band. Some careers that you can do that relate with music and band are song writing, teaching, and playing professionally.
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