5TH GRADE

Welcome, 5th grade parents and students! This page is for you to have access to resources, videos, and information regarding the band program at China Spring and playing music in general.

Flute.................0:17
Oboe...............1:28
Clarinet............3:22
Saxophone......5:30
Bassoon...........6:57
Trumpet...........8:26
French Horn..10:12
Trombone......12:47
Euphonium....15:16
Tuba...............17:07
Percussion.....18:43

Finale.............20:33

Skip to the corresponding times in the video shown on the right to see each type of instrument demonstrated.

Instrument Testing

During the week of April 15 - 19 the band staff will be testing 5th grade students to find out what instrument will best suit them. In order to do this we will be using the Selmer Musical Aptitude Test. This test will diagnose students' musical aptitudes in 4 areas: Pitch, Rhythm, Harmony, and Melody.

Also during this week we will have high school students come and demonstrate each instrument so that 5th graders will get a good representation of what each instrument sounds like, and feedback based on what each instrument requires to play.