Welcome to Instrumental Music at Fort Smallwood!
Fort Smallwood Elementary School Band and Orchestra
September 3, 2024
Dear Parents/Guardians of Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade Students:
Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year!!! I hope you had a wonderful summer and are ready to embark on a new school year. In the next week or so I will perform a demonstration assembly to show all 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students the different instruments they can learn. All students in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade have the option to play an instrument! The options change with each grade.
I look forward to continuing our instrumental program at Fort Smallwood. In Ms. Holmes’s website you will find lots of information including instrumental supply lists, music dealers, and answers to frequently asked questions. There are also some instrument demonstrations in case you or your student would like to explore more! My website address is:
https://sites.google.com/aacps.org/fortsmallwoodinstrumental/home
Again, I look forward to an awesome musical year, and should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at aholmes1@aacps.org.
Musically yours,
Amanda Holmes, Instrumental Music Teacher
The “Need to Know” details:
-Students in 3rd grade have the option of playing a string instrument (violin, viola, cello, bass). Students in 4th and 5th grade have the option of playing a string OR a band instrument.
-Registration form is due September 13, 2024. Lessons for students will begin the week of September 16, 2024. The first week of lessons will be WITHOUT instruments. Lesson days will be Wednesdays and Fridays.
-Many music stores in the area rent instruments or students may use their own personal or family instruments. DO NOT purchase any instruments from Amazon or eBay without first discussing it with Ms. Holmes. Please mark your student’s instrument case with their name.
-Once you have registered for instrumental, I will send more information regarding necessary supplies and local music shops that offer rentals. I also have a limited number of school instruments that are available if you need one. If you can rent, please do so I can make sure anyone in need is able to join instrumental! 😊