Enjoy the band experience online.  Playing music is such a rewarding pursuit and this class will be a first step toward musicianship.    Each student will choose an instrument commonly seen in the band- flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, trumpet, French horn, trombone, baritone or tuba. Each week we will learn different musical concepts and practice them on our instruments.  
We will learn basic technique for each instrument and how to read music in their respective clefs.  By the end of this class, students should be able to play a few songs, including folk songs and classical melodies.  
Week 1- We will learn how to put our instruments together, how to make our first sounds, how to read a fingering chart and learn the first five notes. 
Week 2- We will review the first five notes and introduce quarter notes and rests
Week 3- we will introduce half notes and play them in conjunction with quarter notes.
Week 5-we will add  whole notes to our possible rhythms and we will also learn  note 6
Week 6- we will add note 7 and introduce pick-up notes.  We will also begin using dynamics. 
Week 7- we will introduce eighth notes
Week 8 we will explain 2/4 time and explore the new time signature.