Extravaganza

Dear Parents,

The Jazz Workshop was a great success.  18 CMS students participated and we even had three high school musicians join us. Students had an opportunity to learn from and play along with professional musicians.  We then got together and rehearsed for the Jazz Extravaganza that will be held on Tuesday.  Thank you to everyone who participated!

Practice Logs 

After seeing an increase in percentages, I am going to continue the trial period of changing practice log due days.  For bands, they are due on Tuesdays, and for strings, they are due on Fridays.  Thank you for your flexibility.

Upcoming Events

January 27: Jazz Extravaganza, 7:00-9:00 PM, Community Center.  This event features the Mile High Jazz Band, Carson High School Jazz Band, and the CMS Jazz Band, all under one roof.  This event is mandatory for jazz band.  Call time is 6:15 PM for jazz band members.  The concert begins at 7:00 PM.  We need help running a raffle table, which we are holding in conjunction with the Carson City Band Boosters. It would be ideal for these parents to not have jazz students performing so they can watch the concert. Please email me if you are able to help (and receive free admission into the last half of the concert!). Admission is free for students and $12 for adults.  Proceeds from ticket sales benefit the Carson High School Jazz Band and raffle drawing sales benefit our own CMS Jazz Band.

February 5-6: Honor Band, All Day in Fallon.  All honor band students will need to be at CMS by 7:00 AM both mornings for the bus.  We will rehearse in Fallon all day that Thursday, arriving back home by 5 PM.  On Friday, students will stay in Fallon all day, with the concert at 7 PM.

February 7: Jazz in the Schools Festival, 10 AM-4 PM, UNR.  Jazz Band students will be performing at UNR with other Northern Nevada middle and high school jazz bands.  Following their performance, they will have a feedback clinic/workshop.  This event is mandatory for jazz band.

February 26: Band-O-Rama, Details TBD. Mandatory for all band members.

March 27: Chili Bingo Night, 6 PM-8 PM, CMS Cafeteria  After meeting with Mr. Sadler, the band will be running this event exclusively!  Let me know if you can help out with this event either by sending me an email or signing up here: Sign Up Genius We will be holding a meeting shortly to go over details.

May 7-10: Spring Trip (advanced band) This weekend we got the fantastic news – because of our great sounding recording from the winter concert and strong application, Disneyland has decided to invite us back!  Advanced Band parents will be receiving an email, as well as a flyer from their students, with more information.  

What Should Your Student Practice?

Concert Band: Dramatico, Imperium, Band-O-Rama, Sound Innovations #133-144
Intermediate Band: Lip Benders 3-4, Rhythm Chunks, Festivo, Whale Warriors.
Advanced Band: Festivo, Whale Warriors, Band-O-Rama, Sound Innovations Fanfare.
Advanced Strings: Janie Be Good, Fantasia 2000, Concerto Grosso
Beginning Band: Dramatico, Imperium, Band-O-Rama, Sound Innovations #94-99
Beginning Strings: Abigail's Tune, Classic Bits and Pieces, anything in Sound Innovations book.
Jazz Band: Manteca, All Blues, Go Tell It On The Mountain

As we progress on these pieces, I will start to include specific measures and sections of each song in each ensemble as focal points.  In addition to telling them in class, I will post those here.

Charms Office Assistant
New this year, we are using Charms Office Assistant to keep track of all financial transactions, inventory items, and events. This is a special program designed for music programs to help keep parents informed. Your student will be getting a flyer with instructions on how to update personal information soon, but you can also use this link: https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/parents.asp?username=CarsonMusic. If the district allows, we hope to be able to accept credit cards (through PayPal) using this website in the future.