Prairie View Band News

6th and 7th grade band had a fabulous first performance last week on Thursday. We are so proud of all your hard work so far this year, keep it up! Below is the link to the concert recording.

This past Saturday several of our Prairie View band students participated in the Sun Prairie Honor Band at Central Heights Middle School. This honor band included students from several different band programs in the Madison area. They spent Saturday rehearsing music under the direction of Dr. Liz Jackson of Minnesota. The day concluded with a concert highlighting all of their amazing work. Congratulations to Seri Curtin, Charlotte Coates, Uli Schultz, and Jackson Dorner. We are proud of you!!!

Monday: B Day

Tuesday: A Day-Jazz Band at 7:30 am

Wednesday: B Day

Thursday: A Day-Jazz Band at 7:30 am

Friday: B Day

Our lesson focus for next week is listed below for each grade. Please continue to encourage your student to be practicing their instrument outside of band class.

6th Grade: New Warm Up and start new music

7th Grade: Warm-ups and new band music

8th Grade: Warm Up Fundamentals, band music.

The lesson schedule is linked below. Please let us know if you have any questions about the small group lesson schedule!

All band students will receive a solo to work on in the next week. These solos will be a focus during small group lessons second quarter. 6th grade students will have an opportunity to perform their solos on the evening of Tuesday January 21. 7th and 8th grade students will have the opportunity to perform their solos at the district solo/ensemble festival on Saturday, Feb. 8 at Patrick Marsh Middle School. Specific information about how to register for this awesome opportunity will be coming very soon.

The Sun Prairie East High School Pep Band, Epoch Sound, has invited all 6th, 7th and 8th grade band students in Sun Prairie to perform with them at the SP East High School Basketball Game on Friday, December 13th. The Epoch Sound event on December 13th will run from 3:45 until 7:30 pm. We begin at Prairie View with a rehearsal and pizza dinner and then take a bus over to the high school for the basketball game. Students will need their own transportation home after the game. A specific breakdown of the schedule will be available after the Thanksgiving holiday. This is an optional event for students.

In preparation for this event, we will have two after school rehearsals. The after-school rehearsals will be on Friday, November 22nd, and Friday, December 6. These rehearsals will begin after school and end at 4:30pm.

Please make sure your band student has a lesson book for their specific instrument (percussion students do not need this book). The book is titled Student Instrument Course Book 1 and can be purchased at Ward Brodt (it is also available at Amazon). We use this book primarily in lessons and it really helps students to build skill and understanding on their instrument. The link to purchase supplies at Ward Brodt is found below. If you need assistance obtaining a book, please contact me.

Helpful ordering tips:

• The trumpet book is titled Student Instrumental Course Book 1-Cornet Student
• The euphonium book is titled Student Instrumental Course Book 1- Baritone B.C. Student

Who: Jazz band is open to any 7th and 8th grade band student.

When: 7th/8th grade jazz band will meet on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7:30 am-8:15 am.

How do students enter the building: Door 9 in the back of the school will be open between 7:20 am and 7:40 am. This is the door right next to the band room.

Performances: Jazz band will do ta performance on March 7th at Central Heights.

Questions: Please contact Mrs. Vaughn or Mrs. Kading with any questions. We are so excited to get started!

If you are renting an instrument from the school, please pay the yearly rental fee in Infinite Campus at your earliest convenience. This rental fee pays for all the repairs and upkeep of our school instrument inventory. If you feel there has been an error, please contact us.

The Sun Prairie Band Booster Lesson Academy has been created to provide convenient access to quality private instrument instruction for interested students in the Sun Prairie Band Program. The program is designed to give students access to one-on-one instruction on their instrument with professional musicians/teachers that specialize on specific instruments. Students will focus on fundamental skills that are particular to their instrument. Instructors provide individualized assignments and instruction specific to the student’s particular abilities. The benefits of private instrument instruction include; accelerated study of instrument technique and repertoire, preparation of audition materials, or study of subjects of particular interest (e.g. solo literature or improvisation). Private study is a powerful tool in supporting musical growth in students. This program is organized by the Sun Prairie Band Boosters as a service to band students in Sun Prairie Schools.

The Sun Prairie Band Booster Lesson Academy is designed to serve those students not currently studying privately. It is not designed to take students away from local teachers not in the Sun Prairie Band Booster Lesson Academy and should not be interpreted as a signal to change teachers. There are many fine teachers in the immediate area who offer quality instruction.

Band Lesson Academy will take place at Central Heights Middle School on Tuesdays from 3:45 - 8:00. If you are interested in learning more about our Band Lesson Academy including how to register, cost, faculty, and general information please click on the link below.

We love to share the great experiences that our students have in band with others in the school district as well as the greater community. In order to do so, we must ensure that we have your permission. Please review our consent and release statement linked below. If you would like for us to refrain from using pictures of your student on our website and other promotional publications, please print out the form, complete it, and turn it in to me. Please note that if we do not receive this form from you, we will assume that you agree to the terms on this page. Please let us know if you have any questions.

The Sun Prairie Band Boosters have a comprehensive website that contains information about all things related to band in Sun Prairie. You can find the site by visiting www.spbb.org or by searching for “Sun Prairie Band Boosters.”

Mrs. Vaughn

ancarri@sunprairieschools.org

(608) 834-7825

Mrs. Kading

ajkadin@sunprairieschools.org

(608) 834-7828