Happy Monday!  Last night I created a Flipgrid tutorial for our band parents and students for the upcoming school year!  I widely use Flipgrid in the classroom so that I can hear the students play their instruments individually. It is also a great way to facilitate classroom discussions/assignments virtually!  If you are unfamiliar with Flipgrid, take a moment to watch my Screencast.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me!  Make it a great week!
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Happy Sunday everyone!  I hope you had a great weekend.  We are off to a great start with our Summer marching band rehearsals!  I love seeing everyone in person and appreciate all of your flexibility with our new procedures and efforts within our rehearsal times.  Remember to check in to our MS Teams page for recordings of the marching show.  Carve out practice time each week between rehearsals so that we can continue to improve and make progress.  Keep up the great work!  
This week in my Summer class we explored making YouTube playlists to help supplement learning in the classroom.  I created a playlist on breathing exercises.  You can check it out here:  youtu.be/sCEj3R_26wY.  You can also "like" and "subscribe" to my YouTube channel.  I am really excited to continue to build playlists that can help you with many different facets of music including theory, performance, and even exploring composers, ensembles, and musicians!  I'm eager to hear what you think about the breathing exercises!  By effectively learning how to breathe (or by improving your breathing/how you use your air), you can really improve your sound as a musician!  Check it out and let me know what you think!  Have a great week!