Band Days is back! Admission is free and the public is welcome to attend. Click on the link below to find out which Island school bands are performing and when!
We are still very much in need of some help with moving large instruments (which aren’t allowed on most school buses) to Summerside and back on Tuesday morning. Please send me an e-mail if you can help (ampeters@edu.pe.ca). Thank you!
Watch this page for more details over the next few days!
I hope you had a great weekend even with the wintery weather. Spring is a busy season for the band program, with lots of fun and important events for band students! Please note the changes to the band rehearsal schedule this week.
Tuesday, March 28th: Grade 9 Early AM Band Rehearsal. Grade 7 AM Band Rehearsal is canceled for tomorrow.
Following early morning band practice, the grade 9 band students (9B and 9D) will take a school bus to Bluefield to spend the morning with the grade 11-12 band. Students who do not attend the early morning rehearsal will not participate in the field trip unless the absence has been excused in advance due to a medical appointment, etc..
Wednesday, March 29th: Grade 8 Early AM Band, Jazz Band after school (3:15-4:30 pm)
Thursday, March 30th: Grade 9 Early AM Band
A few more upcoming band events include:
Tuesday, April 4th:Â PEI Band Day in Summerside (Grade 8 and 9 band students will participate). Students will travel by school bus. If anyone can help out that day by volunteering to take some of the larger instruments to Summerside please send me an e-mail. Thank you!
Here is the complete schedule for the two day event:
Thursday, May 11th: Grade 7 Band Day in Summerside (Grade 7 band students will participate). As the date gets closer, I will again be looking for parents who can help to transport a few large instruments.
Wednesday, May 17th-Thursday, May 18th: Grade 9 Band trip (details will be e-mailed to grade 9 parents by the end of the day today)
*Mrs. Smith and I are also working on organizing a band concert (7, 8, 9 bands and jazz band) for grade 6’s here at East Wiltshire in April….I’ll send that date out once it has been set.
Busy times! Please feel free to contact me at ampeters@edu.pe.ca if you have any questions. Thank you for your suport!
We will follow the regular early morning band schedule this week with one change: Jazz Band will be held on Tuesday after school for this week only as I have a music curriculum meeting after school on Wednesday.
Tuesday: Grade 7 early am band and Jazz Band after school (3:15pm -4:00pm)
Wednesday: Grade 8 early am band
Thursday: Grade 9 early am band
This week there will be a couple of changes to the early morning band schedule:
Tuesday, March 14: Grade 7 Early Morning Band
Wednesday, March 15: GRADE 8 EARLY MORNING BAND and JAZZ Band are CANCELED for this week (I will be attending a music curriculum meeting in Summerside)
Thursday, March 16: Grade 9 Early Morning Band
If there are any weather-related school delays or cancelations this week, please check the blog for updates.
Hi everyone,
I hope everyone enjoyed the Canada Games break as well as any traveling that you might have done over the past two weeks!
We will follow the regular early morning band rehearsal schedule this week, and jazz band will go ahead on Wednesday after school.
See you tomorrow (Day 2)!
Here is the online CBC article posted yesterday by Victoria Walton about the Band for Life program. Well done Aiden, Harry, and Allie!
Hi everyone!
We made it to the last week before the two week Canada Games break! Please check with your students to make sure that they are up to date on band playing assignments (details are in Google Classroom), as well as theory chapters (Breezin’ Thru Theory), because report cards are coming up very quickly after we return to school in March! All students also have a practice guide (Winter Practice Challenge) to help them meet a goal of at least 3 practice sessions outside of classtime each week. Students are not expected to practice during the winter break as I know many are travelling, but instruments should still be taken home if possible at the end of the week!
We will follow the regular early morning band schedule again this week:
Tuesday, February 14: Grade 7 early am Band (7:45-8:50 am)
Wednesday, February 15: Grade 8 early am Band (7:45-8:50 am) and Jazz Band after school (3:15-4:15)
Thursday, February 16: Grade 9 early am Band (7:45-8:50 am)
In case you missed it on Island Morning, the EWS bands are participating in a new collaboration with the Holland College Community Band called Band for Life. So far we have a community band volunteer who plays with our grade 9 concert band, and one that just started coming to grade 7 band practices on Tuesday mornings. You can hear the CBC interview which aired last Thursday here! It was also featured later the same day on Maritime Noon.
Island Morning Band for Life Interview
We will follow the regular early morning band schedule again this week for grade 7, 8, 9, band and Jazz band.
Please note that all students have playing assignments to complete (details are in Google Classroom), and all students will be receiving a practice challenge this week for you to sign at the end of the month. Students should also be completing their practice drills (Chapters 1 and 2) in Breezing Thru Theory 🎶 .
It’s a bit chilly to think about ice cream, but I hope to have the Recipes in Jars ice cream party for those students who sold 6 or more jars on Friday, February 10th.
Stay warm out there!
My apologies for the late post. I was involved with the grade 9 Honour Band all weekend and I forgot to send it out.
We will follow the regular early morning band schedule this week for grade 7, 8, and 9, and we will have a jazz band rehearsal on Wednesday after school (3:15-4:00).
The Honour Band weekend is going really well and we can’t wait to share the music with all of you on Sunday!
The concert is at 2:00 at the new UPEI performance centre. Watch the video below for directions!
East Wiltshire School Band 
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