What a year it has been! It's time for my annual "year in review" post, highlighting everything that took place in the Carson Middle School band program during the calendar year.
January
- The Jazz Band performed in its third Jazz Extravaganza performance with the Mile High Jazz Band.
- The Jazz Band also hosted the Mile High Jazz Workshop, where students were offered free clinics coached by professional musicians.
February
- The Royal Blue Jazz Band made their 4th appearance at the Jazz in the Schools Clinic at UNR.
- 22 band members proudly represented Carson Middle School in the Northern Zone Honor Band.
- The annual Band-O-Rama event was held at Carson High School.
March
- For the 2nd time in the program's history, the CMS Advanced and Intermediate Bands traveled to Reno to perform in the Washoe County Band Festival, earning "Superior" and "Excellent" ratings.
- Intermediate Band, Advanced Band, and Advanced Strings earned unanimous "Superior" ratings at the Northern Zone Band Festival! Click here for a clip from Advanced Band's performance.
- The Bingo Chili Night fundraiser generated over $5,000 that went towards the purchase of new storage cabinets.
April
- Garry Carson, a magician out of Las Vegas, donated a magic show. We raised over $1,000 in ticket sales and enjoyed a fantastic show.
- 7 band members proudly represented Carson Middle School in the NMEA All-State Band in Las Vegas.
- Beginning Strings, Beginning Band, and Concert Band earned unanimous "Superior" ratings at the Northern Zone Beginning Music Festival! Click here for a clip from the Beginning Strings performance.
- The 3rd annual String Fling event was held at Eagle Valley Middle School
- The Jazz Band performed at the Northern Zone Jazz Band Festival in Yerington. Click here for a clip from this performance.
May
- Advanced Band took their annual spring trip, performing in Disneyland.
- All groups performed their spring concerts in the Cafeteria, signaling an end to the 2015-2016 school year. Click here for a clip from Intermediate Band's performance.
June
- We hosted the 2nd annual Mile High Jazz Camp, which included 5 days of rehearsals and a concert with the Mile High Jazz Band.
August
- Dr. Brian Fox was hired as the new strings teacher.
- Jazz Band, which has existed as a club for 4 years, has officially become a "0" period class!
- For the first time in program history, Carson Middle School has 2 Beginning Bands!
September
- Advanced Band students ran the 4th annual car wash fundraiser. Over $1500 was generated, going towards new storage cabinets and their spring trip.
October
- The fall concert was held in the CMS Cafeteria.
- The Marching Band performed in the Nevada Day Parade. Click here for a clip of the UNR Marching Band performing for CMS!
November
- The Marching Band performed in the Veterans Day Parade, and received a spot on the front page of the Reno Gazette-Journal. Click here to view the band's appearance on Channel 2 News!
- 19 band members were selected to represent CMS in the 2017 Northern Zone Honor Band.
December
- The Advanced Band performed for part of the tree lighting festivities in downtown Carson City for a 3rd year in a row, and performed a Christmas sing-along with the CHS Chamber Choir.
- The Marching Band performed in the Sparks Hometowne Christmas Parade and won the award for best marching band! View a clip from the performance here!
- The winter concert was held at the Carson City Community Center. View recordings from the concert here!
- The Advanced Band went "on tour" and performed at 3 elementary school winter assemblies. View the assembly performance here!
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Thank you to everyone that helped make 2016 such a huge success!
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