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&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot; align=center&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 15pt; COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: GillSans-Bold&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000 size=4&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;*****Check Class Schedule page *****&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot; align=center&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 15pt; COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: GillSans-Bold&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000 size=4&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;to see when you have band&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot; align=center&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 15pt; COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: GillSans-Bold&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000 size=4&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot; align=center&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 15pt; COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: GillSans-Bold&quot;&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 15pt; COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: GillSans-Bold&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Practice makes Progress.....&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 15pt; COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: GillSans-Bold&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot; size=3&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot; size=3&gt;Parents and students remember that to improve&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;musical ability, students should be practicing at home an average of at least 30 minutes a day three times a week for beginners and that number should go up as they develop as musicians.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 15pt; COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: GillSans-Bold&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot; color=black size=4&gt;After School Rehearsal&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRomanPSMT&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot; color=black size=3&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRomanPSMT&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT color=black size=3&gt;For students who are in &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT color=black size=3&gt;Intermediate band&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRomanPSMT&quot;&gt; ( meaning they have played&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;at least one year) there will be practice&amp;nbsp;after&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;school on &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;Thursdays from&amp;nbsp;3:00 to 4:00&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot; size=3&gt;. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 15pt; COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: GillSans-Bold&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot; color=black size=4&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 15pt; COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: GillSans-Bold&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot; color=black size=4&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 15pt; COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: GillSans-Bold&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot; color=black size=4&gt;What parents can do.....&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 15pt; COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: GillSans-Bold&quot;&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRomanPSMT&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRomanPSMT&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot;&gt;As the parent or Guardian of a student learning a new instrument or continuing with their music education there are a few things you can do to help support them.&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRomanPSMT&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot; size=3&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRomanPSMT&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot;&gt;1. Ask about their practice schedule- how often do they practice&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRomanPSMT&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot; size=3&gt;2. Encourage the student to keep trying even when it gets hard.&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Often beginning students will get frustrated in the first few weeks.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRomanPSMT&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot; size=3&gt;3. Encourage proper care of the instrument&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRomanPSMT&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot; color=black size=3&gt;4. Contact the Band director with any concerns you may have about learning or other band related issues&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;U&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: rgb(64,64,64); FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRomanPSMT&quot;&gt;&lt;BR style=&quot;PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: auto&quot; clear=all&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;</description>
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			<dc:creator>Tanya Deutsch</dc:creator>
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