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Posted by EOY MS on 5/22/2025, 1:43 pm

It's the end of year again. Our instruments go off to get cleaned before school is out. We have tried lots of activities over the years to keep engagement high. What do you do to keep the middle school kids at bay for the 4 to 5 days without instruments?

Re: What to so

Posted by nananananananana FATMAN on 5/23/2025, 10:25 am, in reply to "What to so"

We are watching movies and playing Staff Wars.

Re: What to so

Posted by Not Bill Gates on 5/22/2025, 6:57 pm, in reply to "What to so"

marching videos for the 8th graders. either your own high school videos, or some of the larger area schools, DCI Corps, College bands, etc. Maybe watch Mr. Hollands Opus or some of the other popular band related movies. Get them to help organize the band hall. Stack chairs, rack stands, check instrument cases, empty lockers.

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Posted by BDSO on 5/22/2025, 4:40 pm, in reply to "What to so"

We just watch videos. We start with the Marsalis on Music series, then do Fantasia, then some Disney/Pixar movie. By the time we get to that, it's the last two days of school and all the teachers are showing movies. We at least try to keep it somewhat educational and music related. We do simple worksheets with MoM and Fantasia.

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Posted by MSD on 5/22/2025, 3:43 pm, in reply to "What to so"

For one day during the last week of school we have a "Confetti Party". Kids take music (copies) that they have played throughout the year, tear them up into small pieces and toss them in the air. We make a circle with chairs around the perimeter of the band hall. The confetti cannot go pass the chairs. They make their piles and then are called up by sections or group them however you want. Before the end of each class we sweep it to a pile in the middle and it accumulates throughout the day. The last class has the biggest pile. They love it!

Re: What to so

Posted by Brkt87 on 5/27/2025, 2:32 pm, in reply to "Re: What to so"

How about adding to that: tape them back together again--randomly--then play their new creations!

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