Where, when, why, & how

Where: Beginning band will take place at Round Lake Middle School (beginning 9/4/18)
When: Beginning band will meet every Tuesday and Wednesday from 4PM - 4:40PM
Why: Beginning band is crucial to each student's musical growth. Whether you decide to continue on in band or select a different path to take, you will definitely meet great people who love to make music with you.
How: Buses will take you from your elementary school once the school day is over to Round Lake Middle School for band and then bring you home after band is dismissed for the day.

Student Resources

• Thunder and Fury March reference recording
• Practice recordings for Thunder and Fury March (Mass Band piece for All District Band Festival)​

Round Lake Music YouTube Playlists

Your Band Directors: 

1. Mrs. Jamie Dormody ​
2. Mrs. Jori Pulver-Settler ​
3. Mrs. Lea Langhoff
4. ​Ms. Alyssa Burno

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Musictheory.net

Apps we love:

• Tonal Energy Tuner
• Keezy
• Sight Reading Factory
• InTune
• Band Blast
• Read Rhythm
• Staff Wars
• Note Squish
• Grand Pro
• iTick
• MetroTimer
• Cleartune
• Instruments 

Announcements

• All District Band Festival Information (English/Spanish)
• Purchasing reeds for clarinets (English and Spanish)
• How to switch instruments if you rent from Music & Arts

If you still need to order your Essential Elements Band Book, please click the links below based on your instrument to order it on Amazon. If you want to purchase it somewhere else, that is fine, just make sure you buy the correct one!

• Flute
• Clarinet
• Trumpet
• Trombone

​Looking to purchase your own instrument? We did the research for you! Please read our instrument buying guide - ENGLISH | SPANISH

Plan ahead!  Concert dress for Beginning Band 2018-2019 is a solid BLACK top, solid black bottoms, and solid black shoes.

PARENTS! We are looking for more people to join the RLAS Fine Arts Boosters. Click here for more information!

​TAKE PRIVATE LESSONS! The most helpful way to improve on your instrument is to study with a private lesson teacher. Click here for our current list of instructors!