All band students are asked to please take their instrument home on Tuesday afternoon. Many students have overdue assignments to complete, and all students have new band music in their folders that should be practiced over the long weekend.

Students who are handing in late assignments this week are asked to please send me an email (ampeters@edu.pe.ca) to let me know that they have been submitted. I will not be accepting any late assignments after Thursday, Nov. 12th.

The grade 9 saxophone class that was scheduled for Monday, November 16 is canceled and will be held instead on Tuesday, November 17th during the lunch break.

Band fees ($25) are now being collected and are due by November 30th. Band fees can be paid by e-transfer, cheque or cash.  Please send cash or cheques in an envelope or zipolock bag clearly labeled with the student’s name and homeroom class. E-transfers can be sent to eastwiltshire@edu.pe.ca. Please provide the student’s name, class, and reason for payment for e-transfers. Thank you!

Copies of the November rehearsal schedule will be available in the band room tomorrow.

You may also click the link below to download the schedule.

Thank you!

Hi everyone!

Plans are now underway for a virtual Remembrance Day assembly which will be shared with students and staff at East Wiltshire on Tuesday, November 10th.

The grade 9 band students have been rehearsing for this event for the past few weeks, and they will be performing three pieces of music during the presentation.

We are tentatively planning to rehearse these pieces together as a full band (9AG and 9D) in the gym during early morning band on Thursday, October 29th. All of the current public health guidelines will be followed.

We hope to record the music in the gym (students will be asked to wear full band uniforms) on Friday, October 30th during early morning band and first period; this part of the plan will be confirmed by Tuesday,.

If your child cannot attend early morning band on Thursday and/or Friday this week, please send me an email to let me know.

Thank you for your support,

Alison Peters

I will be attending an important meeting here at the school at 8:00 am tomorrow so early morning band is cancelled for 9AG.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

The 2020-21 school year is off to a great start in the band area!

Please review the slideshow below for information about the 2020-21 band program. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

2020-21 Meet the Teacher

Band Rehearsals

I just received permission from the PSB to begin early morning band.

Students attending early morning band practices must still adhere to physical distancing guidelines.  Therefore, we will rehearse by class or by instrument sections this fall in order to keep the numbers in the band room low. As with regular classes, students are expected to hand sanitize as they enter the band room and are asked to wear masks when they are out of their assigned seats.

We are hoping to be able to share the music we are working on during this reporting period in small concert settings or through recordings later in the term. Details will be provided as they become available.

Students are asked to be in the band room ready to play at 7:45 a.m. on early am band days. The main doors to the school will be open at 7:35 a.m.

Please click on the link below for a PDF copy of the early morning band rehearsal schedule for October. I will provide a hard copy to all students as well. We will begin with grade 7 flute class tomorrow morning. I apologize for the short notice. Please send me an e-mail at ampeters@edu.pe.ca if your child will not be able to attend tomorrow’s session.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ETxnAFVVP5YMpQRKoJjfQ6Jv_G3NmXsx/view?usp=sharing

Thank you for your past and future support in providing transportation for your children to early morning band classes!

Grade 7 students will be taking home their instruments for the first time this week. Before being allowed to take the instruments home, students will watch a video on proper assembly and handling of their instrument (these videos are also posted in Google Classroom for future reference). They will also have sectional lessons with me to review instrument specific instructions in class.

It is very important that the students handle the instruments with care and review the instructions for care and assembly at home before playing. In addition to the videos, there are also detailed instructions in their red band books.

Students have been reminded that nobody else is permitted to play the school instruments that have been assigned to them, and that they should keep the instrument in the case with the latches closed when they are not practicing.

Taking the instrument home for the first time is exciting! Please ask your child to show you his or her instrument and encourage them tell you what they have learned about it so far. Any help you can provide in reinforcing with them the importance of handling the instruments with care would be greatly appreciated!

Students are beginning to play their instruments in class and it’s great to hear music in the band room again!

I have reviewed with students the importance of not touching or playing any instruments other than the one assigned to them for the year. I have also stressed the importance of cleaning their instruments regularly at home this year following these general guidelines:

https://www.nfhs.org/media/3812235/covid-19-instrument-cleaning-guidelines.pdf

Please don’t hesitate to contact me at ampeters@edu.pe.ca if you have any questions or concerns.