Band
We are so excited for another year of Woodland Band! Dr. Becker directs the Tuesday morning band rehearsals (October - April) and teaches during-school band lessons on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Mrs. Mitzel teaches the during-school band lessons on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Dr. Becker - joshua.becker@district196.org
Mrs. Mitzel - Lily.Mitzel@District196.org
If your child is interested in joining band now and didn't meet with Dr. Becker in the Spring of 4th Grade, please email him - joshua.becker@district196.org to help your child get started.
Band Lessons
Band lessons will occur during the school day at Woodland on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Your child will have their band lesson on the same day each week (stay tuned for changes for 3 and 4 day weeks), but their time will rotate through the school day so they do not miss the same activities in their homeroom/specialist.
The band lesson schedule will begin in September and run through mid-May.
Large Group Band Rehearsal ("Big Band")
WL "Big Band" meets on Tuesday mornings in the gymnasium from 8:15 - 9:05. Students can arrive beginning at 8 am.
Big Band rehearses from mid/late October until mid-April. More information will be sent home soon.
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Contacts
Joshua Becker,
Band Director
School Phone: (651) 683-6990
Voicemail: (651) 683-6969 ext. 83868
Lily Mitzel,
Band Director
School Phone: (651) 683-6990
Voicemail: (651) 683-6969 ext. 82214
Get to know Woodland band teacher, Dr. Becker!
Dr. Becker loves teaching band at Woodland! He also teaches band at Greenleaf and serves as the Elementary Band Coordinator for ISD 196. Dr. Becker is also on faculty at Carleton College in Northfield.
You can find him directing the 35-member Prince of Peace Brass Choir in Burnsville and playing bass trombone with groups all over the Twin Cities including the Minnesota Orchestra, JazzMN Orchestra and the jazz chamber group, Northing.
Dr. Becker lives in Rosemount with his wife, Mary, a former band director and their children, Carla and Luke. He holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Eastman School of Music, earned a Master's in trombone from Rice University's Shepherd School of Music and a Bachelor's degree in music education from the UW-Eau Claire.