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| Dear Students, |
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Welcome to the LHS Wind Ensemble. You are now a member of one of the most well
considered high school music groups in the state. This carries benefits and responsibilities. Among the benefits are: the chance to play high quality wind band literature with other committed, dedicated young musicians, the opportunity to be involved in a group that has the power to move people within and outside of that group through music, the chance to influence and inspire the musical choices younger students make with your performances, the pleasure of being associated with many of the brightest, most talented, nicest people at LHS, and the chance to take your place in the illustrious history of music-making at LHS. The foremost among your responsibilities is preparation. If you come to every rehearsal with your part prepared, you will have fulfilled your obligation to the music, the group, your fellow players, the audience, and finally, yourself. That is an enormous responsibility, but one that is easy to satisfy. Plan your preparation time and promise yourself to make it happen on a regular basis; make it a habit. If we all discharge our individual responsibility to prepare, I promise you a remarkable, life-changing experience; one that can only occur with this group, with these people, in this year. If we succeed, you will remember and speak about our experiences with reverence and love the rest of your life. Why would you ever want to pass up or short-change that opportunity? I am so looking forward to our work together and to getting to know you as people and musicians. Let’s have an extraordinary year! |
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| Thanks for being here, |
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Jeffrey P. Leonard
Wind Ensemble Director |
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| Download a pdf of the complete Wind Ensemble Handbook |
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| Mr. Leonard |
| leonard@sch.ci.lexington.ma.us |
| 781-861-2320 ext. 3716 |
| 508-612-0129 – cell |
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| http://lhs.lexingtonma.org/Dept/FineArts/ |
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