I am so excited to share the festival results with you. Your students are incredible musicians and they all rose to the occasion and showed me their very best at the NZNMEA festival last Thursday, March 20. Here's what our bands earned:
Beginning Band - II, II+; Two "excellent" ratings
Concert Band - II, II; Two "excellent" ratings
Intermediate Band - I, I; Two "superior" ratings
Advanced Band - I, I; Two "superior" ratings
At the Orchestra Festival on March 13:
String Orchestra - I, I, II; Two "superior" ratings, one "excellent" rating
Here's how the festival rating system works:
I - Superior, the very best performance. The band executed all aspects of music making at all times.
II - Excellent, a great performance. The band had some minor musical imperfections but was overall very good.
III - Good, an average performance. The band had several mistakes, but songs are still recognizable.
IV - Fair, a below average performance. Quite a few errors in notes and rhythms. Songs sound bad and are hard to recognize.
V - Poor, the worst possible performance. Many note and rhythm errors. Cruel and unusual punishment to anybody's ears.
As you can see, your students were incredible. Additionally, the 10 student volunteers along with our parents helped run a festival that went incredibly smooth. Other band directors complimented your students on their behavior and their leadership skills. It couldn't have gone any better on Thursday. I am so proud of each and every one of your kids. Thank you so much for your support!
Washoe County Band Festival - March 27
This festival is still scheduled to take place as planned, and details are available HERE. Copies of this flyer have been sent home with advanced and intermediate band students two weeks ago. I still have room for up to 5 chaperones who would enjoy seeing the concert.
Fundraisers
Students will continue selling bingo and chili raffle tickets for the event on March 28. Tickets will be a dollar each and all they need to include is the name, phone number, and raffle item wanted on the back of each ticket. Each student is required to sell at least 10 tickets, but they may sell as many as they want. Last year, our top sellers each sold over 600 tickets. There will be prizes for the top sellers. I am extending ticket sales by one day, so students must return all tickets by Friday. If each student in my entire program sells at least 10 tickets, the PTA will host a barbecue lunch for all students.
Additional details about the Reno Bighorns game will be provided after the Washoe County Band Festival.
After School Rehearsals
The next groups and times for after school rehearsals are as follows:
Intermediate Band: Monday, March 24 from 2:30-4:00.
Advanced Band: Wednesday, March 26 from 2:30-4:00.
Combined Intermediate and Advanced Band: Wednesday, April 2 from 2:30-3:30.
Calendar of Events
March 27: Washoe County Band Festival, Damonte Ranch High School, 12:00-5:15 PM (Intermediate and Advanced Band)
March 28: Bingo Chili Night, CMS Cafeteria, 6-8 PM (mandatory for Advanced and Jazz Band members, plus any other volunteers)
April 5: Reno Bighorns Game, Reno Events Center, 7:00 PM
April 11: Tentative Reno Jazz Festival Trip and Clinic, UNR, All DayApril 23-26: All State (for the 11 students selected), UNR, All Day
May 3: Tentative Jazz Workshop OR Jazz Festival (jazz band)
May 8-11: Advanced Band Spring Trip
Practice Logs
As a reward for earning unanimous superior ratings, intermediate and advanced band students will be turning in their last practice sheet of the school year this Tuesday. All other classes will continue submitting them weekly. The link can be found on the front page of http://www.cmsbands.org, your student's Edmodo account, or right here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_bEsPWAafghbYSXQlFUD6wtN6wko88YuxcDsTMe8Lxs/viewform
Students will have the option of submitting practice logs on their devices during the last few minutes of class on Tuesdays.
-Mr. Jacques-
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