about my job
/For future posts, it may be helpful to know what my (short) teaching career has looked like so far.
Year 1
5th- and 6th-grade Band — Two days a week, 25-30 students
7th-10th-grade Band — Two days a week, 13 students
Year 2
5th-grade Band — Every other day, 25 students
6th-grade Band — Every other day, 22 students
7th-10th-grade Band — Daily (!) 14 students
Year 3
5th-grade Band — Every other day, 25 students
6th-grade Band — Every other day, 30 students
7th/8th-grade Band — Daily, 14 students
High School Band — Daily, 17 students
Year 4
5th-grade Band — Every other day, 23 students
6th-grade Band — Every other day, 21 students
7th/8th-grade Band — Daily, 47 students
High School Band — Daily, 20 students
Jazz Band — Once/week, 20 students (extracurricular)
Year 5
5th-grade Band — Every other day, 26 students
6th-grade Band — Every other day, 16 students
7th/8th-grade Band — Daily, 36 students
High School Band — Daily, 25 students
Jazz Band — Once/week, 20 students (extracurricular)
Year 6
5th-grade Band — Every other day, 26 students
6th-grade Band — Every other day, 24 students
7th/8th-grade Band — Daily, 31 students
High School Band — Daily, 39 students
Jazz Band — Twice/week, 20 students (extracurricular)
Year 7
5th-grade Band — Every other day, 25 students
6th-grade Band — Every other day, 22 students
7th/8th/9th-grade Band — Daily, 39 students
High School Band — Daily, 30 students
Jazz Band — Twice/week, 17 students (extracurricular)
Jazz Band (middle school — twice/week for a month, 14 students
Next Year! (projected)
5th-grade — 26
6th-grade — 25
7/8/9 — 41
High School Band — 35
Jazz Band 1 — 16
Jazz Band 2 (middle school) — 14
5/6 Band, year one
older band, year one
it's pretty clear we don't perform here regularly
early attempt at a percussion ensemble. must have been a non-uniform day.
the first jazz band
gym + stage = performance hall?
band room
our new performance space with our short band retreat
