ONEKAMA'S FIFTH GRADE BAND

We had a another great opportunity February 8. We made history again today. We talked to people 45 miles away and they could see and hear us. We brought our instruments and we played with Interlochen's band. They talked to us about how to play better...Brandon

It was a lot of fun being with Interlochen. I learned some new woodwind instrument names. I saw some instruments I never saw before. I hope next time would be just as much fun. ...Anne

This is me on television. We did a link with Interlochen like we did the first time. I had Mr. Ross help me on a song we played with him and his class. He talked to me about 15 minutes. He was helping me because I was beating on the snare drum too hard. When he was done talking to me, I sounded much much better. Mr. Ross even really was pleased with my performance. He said I sounded terrific. I like to do these links with Mr. Ross. ...Nick

This morning was very interesting. We got to play instruments with Interlochen. We learned a lot more about playing music. We got to ask questions about them and their instruments. They had a lot more kinds of instruments. ...Jesse

This morning we talked to Interlochen . We played two songs of our book: 36 & 37. They played them too. Mr. Ross was talking about woodwinds. When he was looking at the trumpet players to see if they had good posture, I started to laugh. ...Ronnie

It was really cool. Mr. Ross told me a lot. Some of the instruments he showed me I had never seen before. I sat by Brandon. He thought it was pretty cool too even though it took a long time. ...Lance

It was fun watching and playing. I asked a question, "How do I keep my instrument valve from sticking?" The Interlochen conductor Mr. Ross, said to give my instrument a bath. ...Ryan H

It was really cool because I never talked to anyone on TV before. They were really good when they were playing a song. They taught us a lot of stuff about music and instruments. He taught us how to sit up and hold our instruments right. I would like to go to Interlochen this summer and have Mr. John Ross teach me to play better. ...Danielle

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Fifth Grade Band Concert Dec.22, 1999

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