Karl King Honor Band

Spent Saturday in Fort Dodge at the Karl King Honor Band. I had a great day with my students! We had wonderful conversation on the drive down. (I loved the jokes and riddles!) The students auditioned well...we had all first chairs and a third chair out of twenty flutes. That is impressive, Storm Lake Middle School! I could see how much my students enjoyed music making----and the pursuit of excellence. What a fun day!

Happy New Year!

Welcome back to the second semester of our school year! We have had a rough start getting everyone in for lessons because of our snow days. but I have heard some wonderful playing from the students that have been able to come! I am really excited about all of the students that are working hard on scales....those 5th grade chromatic scales are stupendous! What an accomplishment!

Next weekend, we have Storm Lake Middle School students who will be participating in the Karl King Honor Band in Fort Dodge. These students were nominated by their teachers and were selected by a committee of judges. We are looking forward to a wonderful day of music making with our guest directors, and we hope to make some new friends.

5th graders...are you getting to band on time on Wednesday mornings? Remember to come to band, even if the school bus is late! I miss some of you so much! You are all important and need to be in our full group rehearsal!

Log some practice time this week- how much progress can we see from all of you?