Elementary Band - Overview
Ms. Deb Stoulil - Elementary Band Director
The Newton elementary band program is available to students in 5th and 6th grade. Students participating in the class receive individual or small group lessons and full group band rehearsals once each 6-day cycle.
Lessons and rehearsals are held on:
Day 1, 3, and 5 at Aurora Heights
Day 2 , 4, and 6 at Woodrow Wilson
Detaled schedules are posted in the band area and given to each homeroom teacher. During lessons and rehearsals students receive instruction on the following areas:
Instrument Performance Skills
- Posture
- Instrument Position
- Hand Position
- Breath Control
- Embouchure
- Tone Quality
- Fingerings/Positions/Stickings
- Rhythm
- Pitch
- Articulation
Reading & Notating Music
- Note Names
- Rhythms
- Vocabulary/Musical Terms
Lifelong Skills in Relation to Music
- Rehearsal Attendance
- Lesson Attendance
- Cooperation/Participation/Self-Discipline
- Preparation/Practice
- Care of Instrument
In addition to regular lessons and rehearsals, students participate in 2 concerts and 1 football game throughout the year and have the opportunity to attend a solo and ensemble contest.
