I. The Big Ideas
II. What You Can Do - Listen to your child's projects and recordings (check back in 2 weeks!)
- Supervise practicing. Ask questions and let yourself be taught
- Be encouraging. Music class is the ultimate success & failure
- Support music as an important subject. Come to POLs and performances!
- Thank you for your support of Music at MELS. Over half of the school participates in Music programs!
III. Resources - Mr. Shieh's Website (shieh.metropolitanels.com) & e-mail (eshieh@metropolitanels.com)
- Online tutorials
- Jumprope
- 7th Grade Weekly E-mail Updates (starting in October)
- Lunch open practice every Wednesday
- Checking out an instrument
Purchasing an instrument
IV. Instrument safety at home - Make sure the bow is (1) loose and (2) looks like this:
- Keep the instrument out of the heat or cold and away from siblings and pets.
- Keep the instrument in its case when not in use. Do not let siblings play
- Do not tune or attempt to repair the instrument
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