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Home > Olson Staff > Specialists > Band - Mr. Hadley

Olson Band Webpage

Brian Hadley, Band Teacher

Welcome to the Olson M.S. Band page.

The Harmony Bridge Club will be Thursdays from 4 - 5 and is for kids who want to take their music on the road. They need to enroll in the after school program to participate. February 19 at 4 p.m. is the first performance at Victory Health. See the form at the bottom and the link on the right of this page for more info.

The Band will be performing at the Black History Celebrations at 2:45 on Febrary both 25 and 26. Please encourage your child to practice their music!

Then on Thursday, March 19 from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. at Edison H.S. the band will play at the Northeast Band Festival. Please save the date so your child can attend this awesome event where bands from around Minneapolis perform for each other.

Contact me if you have questions

brian.hadley@mpls.k12.mn.us
612-668-8386

Band Handbook -- Read and complete the last page

Instrument Rental Form -- Read and complete this form if you are using a school instrument

Donors choose photograph permission -- This gives us permission to use band photos to help get donations to our program

Harmony Bridge Band Club sign-up -- Use this form to sign up for the after school Band Club called Harmony Bridge Club

Note Name Practice

http://www.namethepitch.com/note-name-games.html

More Note Name Practice

https://www.classicsforkids.com/games/note_names.php

Clarinet Note Name Game

http://www.skyleapmusic.com/MusicFlashCardPagesForClarinet/music-flash-cards-clarinet-notes.html

Instrument Trainers - quiz yourself

Flute:http://www.flutetrainer.com/default.asp

Clarinet:http://www.clarinettrainer.com/default.asp

Saxophone:http://www.musickramer.com/education/Saxtrainer/images/saxophonetrainer.html

Brass:https://www.8notes.com/school/theory/brass_trainer.asp

Percussion:
http://www.virtualmusicalinstruments.com/drums

Keyboard:https://www.8notes.com/school/theory/keyboard_trainer.asp

Music Theory lessons

https://www.musictheory.net/exercises

Fun Online Music Games

http://www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/music_quizzes.htm

http://www.therhythmtrainer.com

Chaperone On Field Trips

We need chaperones so we can go cool places to perform! Please consider coming along with us to our field trips. For the safety of the kids, you do need to be approved by the district. It is easy! Just go here:http://volmps.mpls.k12.mn.us/backgrounc_checks

Harmony Bridge Program

Harmony Bridge is a great way for students to do community outreach! Here is the link to their website:https://www.harmonybridge.net

We will need parents to help transport small student groups to assisted living locations near Olson. Let me know if you can help: brian.hadley@mpls.k12.mn.us

Essential Elements Book Interactive

https://www.essentialelementsinteractive.com