Band

St. Frances Cabrini School Band
Dear Parents,

A course in band is offered at St. Frances Cabrini School to students in grades five through eight.  This program is offered to students who have previous experience, as well as those who want to start as a beginner.

Individual or small group lessons will be held during the school day.  The lesson schedule will rotate so that a student isn’t always missing the same class.  Accommodations can be made if there is a certain class that students should not miss for academic reasons.  Each lesson will be 30 minutes in length.

Group band will meet once a week before school for 40 minutes.  Parents will need to make arrangements to drop off their student before rehearsal each week.  Beginning students will be allowed to participate in group band once they have gotten far enough in their lesson book.  This is typically sometime after Christmas break.  Lessons will start the week of September 30^th.  Students and parents will be notified of the lesson day prior to the start of that week.  Group band for students with previous experience will begin the week of October 7^th.   Our concerts will be performed with students from other area Catholic schools and may be held at one of the other schools.

There will be an informational meeting at St. Frances Cabrini on Thursday, September 26^th at 6:30 p.m.  Representatives from White House of Music will be there to assist new band students as they try out various instruments.  Students up through eighth grade are welcome to start as beginners.  Students who already play an instrument are also welcome to attend this meeting to meet me and learn more about the program.  If you would like to start as a beginner, but are unable to attend on September 26^th, please contact me to make alternate arrangements to discuss instrument choice.  Options for instruments include flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, baritone, tuba, and percussion.

It is the parent’s responsibility to rent or purchase an instrument for his/her child to play in the band.  You may rent from any store.  I can recommend White House of Music in West Bend. If you already own an instrument, please have it looked over by me or by a music store to ensure that it is in good working condition.

There is a $20 fee per week for each student enrolled in band lessons.  This is to be paid monthly in advance.  If a student is absent from school, that lesson will be credited to the next month.

To enroll your child, please complete and return the form below to the school office or email your information directly to me at skrueger@lwlhs.com by September 27^th.  Feel free to email or call with any questions.

Mrs. Shannon Krueger,   414-331-4652

Registration form