Hello grade 7 band students! I hope you are all doing well. I have found some fantastic resources for us to use moving forward with band in this unusual

time. I have a video message for you here:

CLICK HERE FOR THE VIDEO if you are having trouble playing it on my website.

Please fill out this form here.  We may not be able to play live together right now, but I have a couple of ideas in mind for how we can still make music as an ensemble.

To be honest, I am still deciding whether I will be posting material for you on this site or on Teams… so I’m going to do both to start and see which works better. Maybe it will be a mix of the two, really it just comes down to whatever works best.

Hang on to your March practice sheets! I will have you send me a photo or scan of those once I’m set up to receive assignments from you. In the meantime, you can get started on your April practice sheet here you will have to download your own copy to keep on your computer and edit (File > Save As) and then send it back to me at the end of the month.

You’ll hear more from me soon! In the meantime, keep on practicing The Avengers, Ayre and Dance, and the scales & arpeggios on page 40 of Essential Elements (especially #1 and #3 for both concert Bb Major and Concert F Major), and anything else that you feel like practicing!

Take care,

– Mr. Martin