Weekly Update 11/8

Dear Parents,

All classes have had a great week of continuing to work towards learning their Winter concert music.  On Friday, each class underwent a playing test.  We also had 16 students play along with the Blue Thunder Marching Band at Carson High School on Friday night.  On Saturday, 26 students and 5 amazing chaperones took the trip to Reno to watch the state's best marching bands compete for the State Championship.

The Veterans Day Parade is a go for Tuesday.  Call time for Intermediate and Advanced Band students is 7:30 AM in the band room.  I will be there at 7:15 for anybody who would like to come early and help set up for breakfast.  I will send a final reminder email to just the parents of the participating students with further details on Monday.  I really appreciate everybody who signed up to help.  We still need the following:

• More uniform help
• 1 more chaperone
• 1 French braider
• 1  more for juice
• 2 more for fruit

Please sign up here if you are able to help! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094eaba82ea6f85-veterans

Upcoming Events

November 11: Veterans Day Parade - Call time 7:30 AM in the band room for intermediate and advanced band members.  We should be back by 1:00 PM.
December 4: Winter Concert, Part 1 - 5:30 PM call time in the Community Center for Beginning Band, Concert Band, and Beginning Strings.
December 5: Carson City Tree Lighting - 6:00 PM call time at the skating rink for advanced band members.  Anyone else is welcome to come and cheer us on in this festive event.
December 6: Sparks Hometowne Christmas Parade - Call time TBA in band room for intermediate and advanced band members.  Details and entry information is forthcoming.
December 11: Winter Concert, Part 2 - 5:30 PM call time in the Community Center for Intermediate Band, Advanced Strings, Advanced Band, and Jazz Band.

Practice Logs

Practice logs are due each Friday at 11:59 pm.  Students may click the link on the top of the website, or go here.  Here is how each class did:

Concert Band - 85%

Intermediate Band - 80%

Advanced Band - 83%

Advanced Strings - 80%

Beginning Band - 83%

Beginning Strings - 80%

I'm very impressed with how much each class stepped it up as a whole.  As a result, students may take a week off of submitting practice logs! (This doesn't mean they should stop practicing!)

After School Rehearsals

November 12: Honor Band Clarinet Sectional: 2:30-3:30 PM
November 13: Honor Band Percussion Sectional: 2:30-4:00 PM
November 14: Honor Band Brass Sectional: 2:30-3:30 PM
Other sections will have sectional time at lunch.  I will begin holding auditions at lunch and after school during the week of November 17.

That is all for this week.  More later!

-Mr. Jacques-