Greetings from the band hall!

I really enjoyed meeting you all at school Wednesday night. I was delighted to see such a great turn-out. I spent all day complementing the classes for their performance. The kids looked great, showed good self-discipline, and sounded fantastic. The next performance is on Saturday's football game. We will be playing a few fun songs and the drumline will be playing as well. The section leaders developed a plan to bring food which we will share between the games.

Tomorrow being Friday I will be collecting practice records from all the classes, including beginners. They only have two notes but they can still practice. I told all the classes about my complicated algorhythms which I use to grade these practice records - every minute of practice becomes a single point on a quiz. Therefore, an hour of practice yields a "60." Because my favorite grade is "100" I encouraged all the kids to practice at least 100 minutes each week. I also want to let you know that kids can practice in the band room at lunch or after school any day. This is especially helpful for those that play the larger instruments.

If you did not get a chance to go to the meet the teacher night you can still stop in. My conference periods run from 11:00 to 12:20 and I am always happy to talk with you.

Thanks for being in band,
Dan Richardson