WCS Fireside Winter Music

 WCS Fireside Winter Music...featuring band students, teachers and staff. Please enjoy! 

Band starts...

 Band will start the week of September  14! 

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WCS BAND NEWS

To start the year, the WCS band program will welcome all returning band students and students new to our school that have experience playing in band. Students will be offered 3 choices which are described below.  We are gathering information in order to inform our scheduling.  Please try to indicate your preference  by filling out this form by Wednesday, 9/2. Please reach out to Kim Thompson with questions. Welcome back!

Option  1  In person  Outdoor small group  ensemble experience	Option 2  In person Indoor small group percussion ensemble experience	Option 3  Off site Remote lessons
Choose this if your main goal is to make music with a group.      This is available to all returning band students including percussionists.  Edit: new options will be available when it is too cold to be out!	Choose this if your main goal is to focus on percussion music.       This is available to all returning band students  including non-percussionists who  feel more comfortable making music in a percussion setting this year. (You may choose to focus on melodic percussion  or drums)	Choose this if your main goal is to focus on your individual skills as a musician.       This is available to all returning band students, including those working in the CVSD Virtual Academy.       This is a great way to stay connected to friends who are not on your team or school day group!
Available to all returning band members, including students new to our school who have experience on their instrument Organized by cohort or team Meets outside during recess once per week If performances are possible, they will be virtual.  Safety protocols will be communicated before sessions begin.	Available to any returning band student, including students new to our school who have experience on their instrument and regardless of which band instrument they played in the past (in other words, any returning band member may switch to percussion temporarily)  Organized by cohort or team Meets in the band room masked and safely distanced, once per week during recess  All students will need to use  their own sticks or mallets  but will share drums. If performances are possible, they will be virtual. Safety protocols will be communicated before sessions begin.	Available to any  returning band member, including students new to our school who have experience on their instrument Weekly or biweekly synchronous lessons via Google Meet  Lessons may be 1:1 or with a small agreed upon friend group  Protocols will be established to use this time efficiently.  Mrs. Thompson will be available outside of these lessons to offer feedback and help.

 

Edited 8/30/20

This year's band choices

 WCS BAND NEWS

To start the year, the WCS band program will welcome all returning band students and students new to our school that have experience playing in band. Students will be offered 3 choices which are described below.  We are gathering information in order to inform our scheduling.  Please try to indicate your preference  by filling out this form by Wednesday, 9/2. Please reach out to Kim Thompson with questions. Welcome back!

Option  1  In person  Outdoor small group  ensemble experience	Option 2  In person Indoor small group percussion ensemble experience	Option 3  Off site Remote lessons
Choose this if your main goal is to make music with a group.      This is available to all returning band students including percussionists.  Edit: new options will be available when it is too cold to be out!	Choose this if your main goal is to focus on percussion music.       This is available to all returning band students  including non-percussionists who  feel more comfortable making music in a percussion setting this year. (You may choose to focus on melodic percussion  or drums)	Choose this if your main goal is to focus on your individual skills as a musician.       This is available to all returning band students, including those working in the CVSD Virtual Academy.       This is a great way to stay connected to friends who are not on your team or school day group!
Available to all returning band members, including students new to our school who have experience on their instrument Organized by cohort or team Meets outside during recess once per week If performances are possible, they will be virtual.  Safety protocols will be communicated before sessions begin.	Available to any returning band student, including students new to our school who have experience on their instrument and regardless of which band instrument they played in the past (in other words, any returning band member may switch to percussion temporarily)  Organized by cohort or team Meets in the band room masked and safely distanced, once per week during recess  All students will need to use  their own sticks or mallets  but will share drums. If performances are possible, they will be virtual. Safety protocols will be communicated before sessions begin.	Available to any  returning band member, including students new to our school who have experience on their instrument Weekly or biweekly synchronous lessons via Google Meet  Lessons may be 1:1 or with a small agreed upon friend group  Protocols will be established to use this time efficiently.  Mrs. Thompson will be available outside of these lessons to offer feedback and help.

 

Edited 8/30/20

 We are working out the  details about this year's band experience. 

Please stay tuned! 

Congratulations to this year's Distinguished Musicians! 

Allison Biunno 

Betty Buehler  

Kevin Lahiri 

Hailey O’Brien 

Alexander Olszewski 

Alaina Tyler 

Abigail Usher

WCS Band Virtual Music Gallery 
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 7 pm

 

In order to keep our students safe online, links to the grade level galleries will be available in your musician’s Google Classroom and will be sent via REMIND on Tuesday evening.

You may share the link with anyone you feel safe sharing it with.

Thank you for your support. Enjoy the performances! 

Please email Kthompson@cvsdvt.org with questions! 

The galleries will remain open after this date so please feel free to visit at another time if needed! 

Return School Owned Instruments and Materials

Hello Band Families,

  Our school has organized a collection on Wednesday, June 3 from 8 am -11 am
for library books, band music and school owned instruments.
I believe some teams may be collecting other items on this day as well. 
There will be staff at WCS to greet and collect these items from you.
If you cannot attend this pick up, there will be another day to do so the week of June 15. 

What exactly needs to be returned? 

Grade 4:
school owned instruments 

Grade 5:
school owned instruments
folders with band music,  (binders for percussionists)
If you purchased your red lesson book, you can keep it. 

Grade 6:
school owned instruments.
woodwind and brass players: folders with band music AND
Blue Standard of Excellence lesson book 
Percussionists- binder with all music  
Stage Band members- Stage Band music

Grades 7 and 8:
School owned instruments
Band folders with all music
Stage Band members- Stage Band music

If you rent from Ellis Music, you do not need to return your instrument for the summer.
In fact, I recommend that you keep it. If you NEED to return it,
or need supplies from them, please contact them directly to make arrangements. 

WCS Band Virtual Music Gallery               Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 7 pm

WCS Band students in grades 4-7
are busy creating musical stories and poems.
Their performances will be celebrated
at our virtual gallery opening on
Tuesday, 6/9/20 at 7 pm. 
We hope you will join us in celebrating
their creative work.
Links to the grade level galleries
will be available on the WCS Band website. 

The galleries will remain open after this date so
please feel free to visit at another time if needed! 

CVSD Front Yard Concert in the News!

Our CVSD Front Yard Concert was featured by three different local news  groups!

Click here to see the coverage by WPTZ 

Click here to see the coverage by WCAX.

Click here to read a great article in Seven Days.

   

Weekly Guide

CVSD "Front Yard" Concert is on Monday, 5/4.
Please click here for details.

Click here for the Weekly Band Guide

Click here for Google Classroom

Click here for Band Google Meets

nickname: WCSThompsonBand

Click here for the Essential Arts Learning Menu

Click here for the WS Remote Learning Site

NEW 7/8 CONCERT DETAILS

Sunday, March 15, 2020

Hello Wind Ensemble Family,

I hope this finds you all healthy and doing well. Thank you for your patience as our plans and schedule continue to change.  Students, you have consistently exhibited positive attitudes, perseverance, flexibility and kindness. You  are all wonderful young people and I am so lucky to work with you every day! 

Hopefully you all know that the concert is canceled. Ms. Kennedy and I plan to use the next two days to focus on preparing for our time away from school. When we return to school, we will revisit the concert and if there is a way to perform, we will. 

Regarding band and lessons this week: 

I welcome (but certainly will not require) all to come to band on Monday morning at 7:30. If you choose to attend, we will sight read through some new music with the purpose of connecting and enjoying making music together before we break. 

I will also be available for lessons on Monday. Please follow the schedule from last Monday, 3/9. Attendance at lessons is welcome but not required.  I encourage you to make the decision that is best for you. 

Band will not meet on Tuesday morning at 7:30 am. 

Regardless of your decision, please do your best to bring your instrument home for the break.

Be well and thank you all,

Kim Thompson  

Upcoming 7/8 Concert Details

Upcoming 7/8 Concert  Details: 

Tuesday, 3/10- dress rehearsal 8:10-dismissal 

Wednesday, 3/11- Concert day. Performances during the school day and at 7 pm. 

Concert dress: black, bottoms, black top, and the WCS Performing Arts shirt

Snow date plans: 

If school closes on 3/11, our concert day will be on Thursday, 3/12

If school closes on 2 of the above dates,  we will follow the schedule below: 

Monday, 3/16- dress rehearsal 8:10- dismissal

Tuesday, 3/17- Concert day. Performances during the school day and at 7 pm.