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Welcome to 5th grade band!
Click here to complete the band testing permission form for 5th grade band.
There will be a parent meeting in the JMMS choir room on Thursday, September 15. You may attend at 4:00pm or 7:00pm. Instrument rental opportunities will be available at this time.
Click here for the handout from the 5th grade band parent meeting.
**When dropping your child off for band in the mornings, please drop them off at the door of entrance 5W. For the safety of students, please do NOT park in the parking lot and have your child walk through the car line. Thank you!**
2022-23 Band schedule (September 19, 2022 – May 16, 2023)
Mondays All flutes and clarinets
Tuesdays All saxophones and percussion
Wednesdays All trumpets
Thursdays All trombones and baritones
Fridays Full band
Welcome to the Jackson 5th grade band!
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Band meets twice a week as scheduled by school and instrument
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Beginning the week of September 19 with the exception of holidays, school breaks, waiver days, snow days, and any other days off.
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There will always be band as long as school is in session until our final concert on May 16.
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Band meets before school 7:40 - 8:30AM; students miss no class time. There are no after-school commitments other than concerts and practice time.
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Performances (Please report prior to each concert to the JHS main gym by 6:00 pm with instrument, book, and music stand)
Holiday Performance Monday, December 12 at 6:30pm (JHS Main Gym)
Spring Performance Tuesday, May 16 at 6:30pm (JHS Main Gym)
Equipment needed by all students:
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Instrument in good working order (Students may not share instruments with other students/siblings.)
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Tradition of Excellence book 1; baritones in bass clef, percussion specify for drums and mallets percussion.
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Folding music stand and pencil
Additional concerns:
- To start, we encourage renting over buying. You may rent/purchase your instrument anywhere you choose, however please avoid Amazon, Sam’s Club or Walmart. Rent your child’s instrument from a reputable local music store.
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If you are selected for the baritone, they will be supplied by the school at no charge
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Percussion: bell set, mallets, drum pad, drum sticks
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Clarinet/Sax reeds: Juno 2 ½, La Voz Medium, or Rico Royal 2 ½
Expectations:
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Full year commitment
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Practice – schedule practice time. Designate a music area in the home.
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Listen to your child play!
Transportation
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Bus transportation to the school will be via the middle school bus schedule; If you do not know of a middle school pick-up location, please contact your elementary school secretary (not the bus garage). If you choose to drop your child off at JMMS, please use Entrance 5W and have them report to the South Cafeteria between 7:15-7:40am. For the safety of students, please do NOT park in the parking lot and have your child walk through the car line.
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Bus transportation to each elementary school will be provided following all band rehearsals.
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Students will be met at the bus when they arrive at JMMS and escorted to the band area for their lesson and escorted to their bus at the conclusion of band.
Recommended Instrument List:
Flute:
Gemeinhardt 52SP, 72SP
Yamaha YFL – 221
Emerson Alpha
Jupiter JFL - 507
Clarinet: (Plastic)
Selmer 1400, CL300, CL301
Selmer CLSOL300R
Yamaha YCL – 20; YCL – 250
Jupiter JCL – 631 II
Clarinet: (Wood or Composite)
Buffet E11 France
Selmer CL100, CL200, CL201
Yamaha YCL - 450N
Alto Saxophone:
Selmer AS300, AS500
Yamaha YAS-23
Jupiter JAX-769
Keilwerth
Trumpet:
King 600, 601, 301
Holton T602
Yamaha YTR 2335
Jupiter
Bach TRSOL300
Cornet:
King 602, 603
Holton C602
Yamaha YCR-2310
Trombone:
King 306, 606
Holton TR602
Bach TB300, TB600
Bach TBSOL300
Yamaha YSL-354
Jupiter YSI-432L
Percussion:
Drum Pad and Bell Kit with stand
Ludwig/Musser M651
Yamaha
Vic Firth
*preferred - no note names on instrument
Questions?
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Jackson band website
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Email Amy Sullivan aes3jc@jackson.sparcc.org
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Voicemail 330-830-8034 ext. 1456
All students will need the following book:
"Tradition of Excellence" Book 1 for their instrument
Percussion equipment
Percussionists are required to add to their beginner equipment throughout middle school. Now is a great time to plan ahead… these items would be wonderful gifts!
5th grade: 1 pair of James Ross Innovative Percussion 902 xylophone/bell mallets $25
1 pair of Vic Firth SD1 concert SD sticks $7
6th grade: mallet/stick bag (Humes and Berg, Zildjian, Innovative Percussion, etc.) $25
good practice pad: 12" Red ProLogix $45
7th grade: 2 pair of yarn marimba mallets (Innovative Percussion IP 240) $60 total (could buy one pair in 7th, one pair in 8th)
8th grade: 1 pair of rubber mallets: Mike Balter 105b-(green) $16
1 pair of marching snare drum sticks (Innovative Percussion Mike Mcintosh) $8
5th grade band students will have weekly opportunities for “pass off” where they play specific songs individually with correct notes, rhythms, etc.
Check your child’s name tag on their instrument to see how many songs they’ve passed off! Encourage them to practice at least 3 times a week for 15-20 minutes each time and they’ll continue passing off songs in class. Thanks for your support!
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