CHMS BAND
6th Grade Recruitment
Welcome to the Christiana MS Band, where we assist students in their intellectual, emotional, and relational development. We hope that being in band will be a source of enrichment for your student, and that the life lessons of hard work and dedication from learning how to play a musical instrument will be their start of a lifelong appreciation of music.
We want all the 6th grade students to know how much we would love to get you involved in our program.
All it takes to join band is to request band be put on your child's schedule. Nothing else is needed.
Instruments will be chosen with your child during the first month of band class. You do not need one right now.
Mr. Robinson’s email [email protected]
FOR STUDENTS
Band is open for any student that is interested in trying something new. NO previous experience or knowledge about music is needed. You don't need "talent" or "ability," just a willingness to try hard! Band is a class that meets during the school day, so you are free to participate in all after-school sports and clubs (we have had band students participate in every sport and club that Christiana has to offer).
We can't stress this enough: Band is for everyone! YOUR DESIRE TO LEARN IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR TALENT.
In Band, we study music using the following instrument families: Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion.
Woodwinds: Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Oboe, Bassoon
Brass: Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Euphonium (or Baritone), Tuba
Percussion: Snare Drum, Mallet Keyboards, Timpani, Cymbals, Etc. (Percussion students learn all the instruments in the percussion section.)
We will have a fitting process in the first few weeks of school so students can find the instrument that best "fits" them. "The instrument chooses the player." The following videos have demonstrations of the instruments we use in band. Click on the links and see what you might be interested in playing!
Video About Band
Instrument Demonstrations By the United State Army Field Band
Christiana Middle School Band Promo