5th Grade Band

Hi again. Sorry that I haven’t been posting in awhile. So lets cut to the chase, I’m going to tell you about 5th grade band. Personally I think flute is the best, but mostly because that’s the instrument that I play. I started band on October 14, 2014. And my concert is on May 5, or 6. When I first started to play the flute, it was super hard to make a noise out of and to read the notes without writing them in. But don’t quit, if you do you will be missing out on a whole lot. It is fun, and sometimes challenging. I sometimes bring a water bottle with me because my throat gets dry every once in a while. If you practice, almost everyday, playing your instrument is like learning to breathe. Some of you won’t want to do band because you have to wake up earlier, and you have to be at school around 7:15. I get up at 6 o’clock everyday, but it might be different for all of you. In 5th grade band you get to choose between these instruments,  flute, percussion (which is the bells and drum pads), trumpet, trombone, saxophone, or the clarinet. For the flute you have to form the word “to” in your mouth and blow. If you pick to play the flute, don’t stress if you can’t make a sound out of the instrument, it takes practice. It took me about at least 4 or 5 band practices to start to get the right angle and blow the right way. It’s hard, but don’t give up. Comment below what instrument you might want to play in 5th grade.

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  1. Hi Sammie!

    What a wonderful post! This is great information for our 3rd Graders to hear! I will make sure that I tell them to visit your blog on Monday so they can comment about the instruments they think they’d like to play. This is one thing that I think we could improve about Falls-Lenox, there are not many clubs or organizations for the students to join. Band is a wonderful organization and so good for you to be a part of something special ! I love the line where you said “don’t quit” and also where you said that “playing your instrument is like learning to breathe” . It is almost poetic. Did you just start flute this year? Also, is joining band an option in 4th grade, or only in 5th? In response to you request at the end, clearly I am beyond 5th grade, but I did play the trumpet in 4th grade band 🙂 I’m sorry to say that my brother must have gotten most of the musical talent in our family 🙂 Take care , Sammie! I’d love to see some pictures of what you are up to and I will check back with you soon.
    Love,
    Mrs. Campagna

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