Common Worries/Questions about joining band

Does Band take up too much time?  

Band is a class during the school day.  There are typically 4 concerts per school year and 7th grade students are only required to practice 10 minutes per day at home.  This builds gradually to 20 minutes per day at home in our top group.  A lot of our most advanced band students are also participating in AP classes, competitive sports and other time consuming things and year after year manage to make everything work. 

My Student has zero musical experience and/or musical talent.  Can they learn an instrument?

We take students with varying levels of ability.  Some have had musicial background while others have had zero musical background.  We start each instrument from the very beginning and work to get everyone started out right so they feel confident and comfortable on their instrument as soon as possible.  We offer a summer band to help our new students get kids started off right. 

Getting Started: (Check out the "Getting Started/Frequently asked Questions" document above for more information)

1.  Choose a band instrument (approve with Mr. Crosby). Email him at bcrosby@alpinedistrict.org

(starting instruments include clarinet, oboe, bassoon, flute, trumpet, trombone, percussion)

2.  Sign-up for band (if you aren't signed fill out a change of class form on the main Willowcreek Website)

3. Bring this form to a quality music store like summerhayes music in orem to rent-to-own your instrument and get the recommended supplies: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19KimUzubh8MYGJSloKi22miMakHP0V-4DLb7MA5TBgA/edit?usp=sharing 

4. If possible attend Summer Band (see below).  If that doesn't work for you please contact me and we will find to get them started off right.