Dear Parents/Guardians: Welcome to the BAND! We appreciate your interest in being in the beginner band! We want you to know that we feel all students should get an opportunity to be in band! The beginning band program will be starting during the first week of school in August. The benefits of joining the band program include the development of greater selfconfidence, coordination and self-expression, in addition to a greater sense of responsibility, cooperation and teamwork. Many studies also show participation in music contributes to greater success in other classroom subjects. When your child joins band, they will need an instrument. Poteet ISD provides the following instruments only: Tuba, Baritone, French horn, Trombone, and Bass Clarinet. These instruments are available on a first come, first serve basis. Other instruments such as flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet, trombone and percussion, must be rented or purchased on your own. High School Music Service (HSMS) in San Antonio offer a special rental plan, which is very affordable. This is a safe investment because the rental fees can be applied to the purchase of the instrument at any time. There are other music companies throughout San Antonio that you may use, but HSMS comes to Poteet on a weekly basis all year long for your convenience. They will be at the Poteet High School Band Hall on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm with instruments, and they will also be able to discuss rental and purchase options. You and your child should decide the top three choices of instruments that they would like to play. Each student should fill out the Beginner Band Information Sheet and return it to me or Mr. Solis. Most students will receive their first choice of instrument, depending on availability and numbers. Additionally, students wishing to play percussion will have to pass a percussion test in order to be selected. Please visit our website poteetaggieband.weebly.com to view videos of each instrument being played and talked about. Just click on Beginning Band. Please feel free to call Mr. Solis at (830) 742-3320 or Mr. Munoz at (830) 742-3571 x1821 for any questions or if you have special needs regarding getting an instrument for your child. We feel it is very important that all students get an opportunity to be in band! We are looking forward to working with you and your child in band! See you on Wednesday, September 9, 2015!
Poteet Junior High School Instrument Brands and Mouthpiece Selections ** All students will need Measures of Success, Book 1 for their instrument. ** FLUTE Gemeinhardt 3SHB (Intermediate Level); Pearl Quantz 665 Series (Intermediate Level); Yamaha YFL-221; with pad Saver and Tuning Rod OBOE Medium-soft/Medium size reeds CLARINET Buffet E11; Yamaha YCL-450 With Clark Fobes Debut Series mouthpiece, Rovner Ligature, plastic reed saver for 4 reeds, and one box Mitchell Lurie #3 reeds BASS CLARINET Clark Fobes Debut Series mouthpiece, Rovner Ligature, plastic reed saver for 4 reeds, and one box Mitchell Lurie #3 reeds ALTO SAXOPHONE Yamaha (Intermediate model); Selmer (Intermediate model); or Jupiter (Intermediate Level) With Clark Fobes Debut Series mouthpiece, Rovner ligature, plastic reed saver for 4 reeds, pad saver, and one box Mitchell Lurie #3 reeds TENOR SAXOPHONE Clark Fobes Debut Series mouthpiece, Rovner ligature, plastic reed saver for 4 reeds BARITONE SAXOPHONE Clark Fobes Debut Series mouthpiece, Rovner ligature, plastic reed saver for 4 reeds TRUMPET Jupiter Carnegie Series Bach 7C mouthpiece FRENCH HORN Holton Farkas M Cup mouthpiece BARITONE Bach 6 ½ AL mouthpiece TROMBONE Jupiter Carnegie Series Bach 6 ½ AL mouthpiece TUBA Conn Helleberg 7B mouthpiece PERCUSSION Pearl or Vic Firth bell kit with practice pad One pair of bell mallets One pair of Vic Firth SD1 snare sticks One mallet bag Galaxy High School Music 2106 N.W. Military San Antonio, Texas 78213 Toll free # 1-800-275-4767
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 From 4:00 p.m. TO 6:30 p.m. Poteet High School Band Hall You and your parents can come and rent or purchase an instrument! The book you need to purchase is Measures of Success Book 1. Students who play a school instrument will only need to buy a book and mouthpiece! Everyone must have their book and instrument by Wednesday, September 9, 2015 If your parents have any questions, please have them call Mr. Solis: (830) 742-3320, Email: esolis@poteetisd.org Or Mr. Munoz: (830) 742-3571 ext. 1821, Email: rmunoz@poteetisd.org
Beginner Band Information Sheet Student name age Parent s name Mailing Address City/Zip Home Phone # Cell Phone # Work Phone # Email: Instruments you must rent or purchase through HSMS: Flute Clarinet Alto Saxophone Trumpet Trombone *Percussion Kits (has practice pad and bells in the kit) *(Test will be administered in May) Instruments provided by the school are: Tuba Baritone French horn Trombone Bass Clarinet Please list your first three (3) choices of instruments that you would like to play: 1 st 2 nd 3 rd Parent/Guardian Signature and Date
- Flute - Clarinet - Saxophone - Trumpet - Trombone - French horn -Baritone/Tuba - Percussion