Elementary Band

WELCOME TO

2023 - 2024 ELEMENTARY BAND

Elementary Band serves Rosa Parks Elementary, Ella Baker Elementary, and Wilder Elementary. All schools meet at Rosa Parks.

We have a great program for 4th and 5th graders that includes Beginning Band (1st year) and Cadet Band (2nd year). Please visit the LWSD Elementary Band/Orchestra Page for the most up-to-date information! Hopefully your student is as excited about joining us as I am about teaching!

IMPORTANT DATES

Date	What	Who	Where	Details
9/5 - 10/6	Registration	All Elementary Band and Orchestra	Register Here	Click the link to register for Band!
9/19	Information Night for Band and Orchestra	All Elementary Band and Orchestra	Evergreen MS	Join us to learn more about the program and how to get started with instrument rentals! 7pm
10/2	Instruction Begins	Cadet Band	Rosa Parks	7:40am - 8:20am
10/10	Instruction Begins	Beginning Band	Rosa Parks	7:40am - 8:20am
12/5	Winter Concert	All Bands	Timberline MS 7pm	Our first concert!
TBD	Eastlake HS Band Festival	Cadet	TBD
TBD	Spring Concert	All Bands	Timberline MS 7pm (6:30pm call)	Our final concert of the season!
6/5	Last Day of Band for Cadet	Cadet	Rosa Parks	Our last day of the season. Let's party!
6/7	Last Day of Band for the Year	Beginning	Rosa Parks	Our last day of the season!

The Weekly Schedule is as follows:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Cadet Band	Beginning Brass (trumpets/trombones) and Percussion	Cadet Band	Beginning Woodwinds (flute/clarinet/alto saxophone)	All Beginners

The first few days for Beginning Band, we will begin finalizing rosters, teaching rehearsal procedures, doing rhythmic and singing activities (yes, we also sing in band!) and showing students how to get on buses.

If you’re waiting on an instrument or a book, they’ll be fine.
Please refrain from getting an early start on your instrument (especially woodwinds, as assembly can be tricky (and expensive if done incorrectly!))
We will teach instrument assembly and first sounds in the first few weeks, once logistics are settled.

Coming to Rosa Parks in the morning:

(subject to change)

Mr. Sloan is here by 7:20am at the latest
As of now, we will rehearse in the Music Portable on the west side of the school. There is a path that leads to a gate into that area. Students can meet there in the mornings and expect to enter the band room at 7:30am
Please be on time. The gate will be locked once everyone is in and you will need to enter through the front office and go through the school if you arrive late.
On Fridays, we will rehearse in the Commons space. Students will still meet at the gate, but will be led through the school to the space.
Rehearsal begins promptly at 7:40am and will run until 8:20am.
Students will need to bring their own folding music stand to rehearsal. Chairs will be set up, but we will need to make sure they are put away before we leave.
Immediately following rehearsal, Wilder and Ella Baker students will be led to the front of the school where they will be bused back to their home schools. Once we leave the rehearsal space, Rosa Parks students may leave to join their class line-up spot.
If students aren't using the bus to get to their home school (parent pick-up, bike, etc.), they need to clear it with Mr. Sloan first.
At Rosa Parks and on the buses, your best behavior is expected. Failure to comply with the instructions of RPES staff members, elementary band staff, or our bus drivers may result in expulsion from the program.