Congratulations to the Advanced Band on their performance as they helped support the Empty Bowls fundraiser. Also, a huge thank-you goes out to FISH for feeding the band!
Congratulations to the Marching Band as they performed in the Sparks Christmas Parade! What a nice way to finish out the marching band season! Here is a video clip from the end of the parade:
WHAT'S NEXT?
December 11, 13, 15: Elementary School Winter Assembly Tour
On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Advanced Band will visit the area elementary schools to perform a concert for all students and staff. These visits will take place during Advanced Band's rehearsal time. This tradition began last year, and it greatly helped our band program grow. Students who are participating in this were sent home with a flyer on Tuesday afternoon.
December 19: Winter Concert (MANDATORY for all students in all groups)
Students were sent home with a flyer last week. Click here for a digital copy. This concert begins at 6:00 PM in the Community Center. Here's a to-the-minute schedule:
- 4:30 PM: Parents and students who signed up to help set up and decorate will meet.
- 5:00 PM: Stage hands who signed up to help backstage will meet.
- 5:45 PM: Call time for Beginning Band, Handbells, Concert Band.
- Beginners will warm up on stage, while all others will sit in the audience.
- 6:00 PM: Beginning Band performs to open part 1
- 6:20 PM: Handbells perform
- 6:30 PM: Concert Band performs
- 6:45 PM: Intermission
- 7:00 PM: Jazz Band performs to open part 2
- 7:20 PM: Intermediate Band performs
- 7:40 PM: Advanced Band performs
- 8:00 PM: Approx. end of concert. Students need to help clean up before they leave.
We need your help with the following items/services:
- Decorating: Arrive around 4:30 pm and bring decorations from home. This can include plastic Christmas trees, lights, poinsettias, empty boxes that are wrapped up and disguised as gifts, etc. Or, if unable to decorate at that time but you want to let us borrow some decorations, you may drop them off at the community center earlier in the day.
- Stage hands - You'll help students in the back-of-the-house with setup, set changes, handbell tables, lights, and tear down at the end. There are 2 shifts.
- Baked goods (anything pre-packaged and not too messy to be sold for $1 each).
- Light booth tech: You will run various slides on a Powerpoint and project an animation in the background of one of Jazz Band's selections.
Able to help in any of these areas? Please sign up here! See the flyer for additional details such as concert dress, student expectations, etc.
*Your Jazz Band, Intermediate Band, and Advanced Band students will be fitted into their concert dress that includes tuxedo shirts, black dress pants, cummerbund, and bow tie within the next week. This uniform will be allowed to go home.
Final Grades
The end of the semester is only 2 weeks away. Can you believe it? Students in all classes will have their final practice log due on December 15. Beginning Band had their final playing test last week, and all other classes will have theirs next week. The last day to retake any playing tests will be Wednesday, December 20. After that, all scores will be final as grades will be due.
After School Rehearsals
There is one more Advanced Band rehearsal for the semester. Looking ahead to January, mark your calendar if your student is in Jazz Band.
December 12: Advanced Band Rehearsal, 2:30-4:30 PM
January 16: Jazz Band Rehearsal, 2:30-4:30 PM
January 23: Jazz Band Rehearsal, 2:30-4:30 PM
January 30: Jazz Band Rehearsal, 2:30-4:30 PM
Have a "band"tastic week!
-Mr. Jacques-
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