6th grade Music/Band
6th grade music at St.Joseph is an all year intrumental program. In September we study instruments of the orchestra and try out different band instruments. Students then make their choice of 6 different band instruments to play during the school year. The first trimester is spent forming the embouchure and learning good practice routines. We perform at the St.Joseph Christmas program in December. The second trimester we start marching band. The 6th graders learn marching skills along with training drum majors and drum lines. Students then perform in the annual St. Patrick's Day parade for City of Seattle in March. The third trimester we focus on concert band which includes weekly sectionals, a student rhythm section with expanded percussion and Latin percussion. The band performs at the "Evening of Entertainment" at St. Joseph school annually.