Hello everyone! Thank you for your patience on this news update. It’s been quite the week of music making, and I am so proud of the students for their hard work! It’s a lot, but the push will be worth it in the end! The four county concerts were wonderful, and all the ensembles are making lots of progress! Here’s what’s to expect this week:
- Winter guard Monday and Thursday 2:30-5:00pm. Some students have requested a little extra practice time. I will communicate this with the guard, to see if enough people are interested in this. - Wind ensemble Tuesday 2-4pm - Percussion ensemble on Wednesday. The groups unanimously decided to extend practice this week for solo and ensemble so it will go 2-5pm. - Jazz band Thursday 2-4pm. - Pit orchestra is cooking full steam ahead! We have practice Monday and Tuesday 5:30-9:30, and then shows begin on Wednesday. I will be relaying specific information to the pit via the separate remind! Get your tickets to the show, it’s going to be phenomenal! - Solo and ensemble is THIS Saturday! It is at SLWCHS, and all events are between 8am and 12pm. All times have been posted in the band room! I will be sending out specific solo and ensemble information early this week! - Please make sure you are keeping up with the band trip payments :) we are going to be picking roommates and groups soon! Stay tuned! if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out! Thanks so much everyone, I’m honored to be your director.
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Good morning everyone! I hope you’re managing to stay warm on this chilly chilly weekend! It’s going to be a fun week with the MLK parade and four county honor band, here’s what to expect!
MLK parade TOMORROW. Call time is 7:45am in the band room. Full marching uniform with show shirt, black shorts, and long black socks and Dinkles. Just like marching season. Students may wear jackets, beanies, gloves etc all the way up until the start of the parade. The parade steps off at 10am and we should be finished around 11:30. Students may be picked up in fort pierce behind Lawnwood stadium, or at pslhs after we take the bus back. Thanks to all the chaperones who are helping out! See everyone tomorrow for this fun community event! - Solo and ensemble soloists will be rehearsing with Mr. Kasten tomorrow during your signed up time slot. Please remember to bring your original piano music, and the $50 payment. Checks should be made out to Ryan Kasten, cash is preferred for him. - Pit orchestra will rehearse Monday -Wednesday from 5:30-9:30pm, and Sunday 12-7pm for dress rehearsal - It’s four county honor band week! The rehearsal schedule is as follows! All rehearsals will be on IRSC’s main campus on Virginia avenue in fort pierce. Tuesday and Wednesday, 6-9pm: 4 county jazz Thursday, 6-9pm: all concert bands Friday, 10am-6:00pm: all concert bands Saturday, concert bands 12::30-3:30 - The four county performance schedule is as follows: Jazz band - Friday, 1/20, at 8pm Concert bands - Saturday, At 6,7, and 8pm. All concerts are free and open to the public! I will be making a remind chat specifically for four county students to go over even more details with them! - Wind ensemble rehearsed Tuesday from 2-4pm - Percussion ensemble Wednesday from 2-3:30pm - Jazz band Thursday from 2-4pm - Winter guard thursday 2:30-5:00pm Please reach out if you have any questions!! Good morning band family, happy Sunday! Thanks to all for a great first week of 2023. This will be a great year for the Jaguar band! Here’s what’s to expect this week and beyond.
- Tuesday: wind ensemble 2-4pm - Pit orchestra: Monday 5:30-8:30pm and Tuesday 5:30-9:30pm -Percussion Ensemble: Wednesday 2:00-3:30pm - Jazz band: Thursday 2:00-4:00pm - Winter guard: Monday and Thursday 2:30-5:00pm. We were also able to secure the gym for this Saturday (1/14) and next (1/21) from 12:30-6pm. Please plan to make both of these important practices. Let myself or Mrs. leBlanc know if you have any conflicts. - Monday, 1/16, is the MLK parade! Students will have a call time of 8:00am at pslhs. We will be wearing full uniform. We are taking buses from pslhs to the start of the parade in fort pierce. The parade begins at 10am, and will be over by 11:30am. We will then bus back to pslhs and that’s where students will be picked up. - If you are using our piano accompanist for solo and ensemble, he will be here on Monday afternoon (mlk day) and each student will have the opportunity to rehearse with him then. A sign up will be posted in the band room. - If you did not bring your 2nd band trip payment, please do so this week. It is $100 for students and $200 for students who have parents chaperoning. - Thanks for everything! Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions! Let’s have a great week jags! Good morning band family! I hope that each of you had an amazing winter break, and a wonderful new year! I’m so excited to start making music again. We have a very exciting semester planned and it I know you will make it amazing per usual.
Our band calendar is where you need to go to see all of the rehearsals, performances, and other events the band has planned. It is completely updated through Spring Break. It will be updated to the end of the year and summer as soon as I have more information. In general, the after school rehearsal schedule will be as follows: Wind Ensemble will rehearse on Tuesdays (starting tomorrow), Jazz band will rehearse on Thursdays in January, and then symphonic band will take over Thursdays in February. All concert band rehearsals will be from 2-4pm. Percussion rehearsals will be on Wednesday from 2-3pm. Winterguard will be on Mondays and Thursdays from 2:30-5pm until at least spring break. Here’s what to expect this week! - Wind ensemble rehearsal on Tuesday, 2-4pm. - Pit orchestra on Tuesday AND Wednesday, 5:30pm-8:30pm. - Percussion ensemble on Wednesday 2-3pm. - Jazz band on Thursday 2-4pm - Winter guard on Thursday 2:30-5pm - Band Trip payment number 2 is due Friday. The payment is $100 for students and $200 for students with chaperones. This can be paid by cash or check made out to pslhs band. - Coming up in the next few weeks: -MLK parade on Monday, January 16th (required for all band members). -Solo and Ensemble on Saturday January 28th from 8-12pm. All students participating in solo and ensemble must absolutely submit their music to Mr. Wiley by tomorrow, January 3rd in order to participate. Students that are playing a solo with piano accompaniment may elect to use our pianist for $50 or find their own. This includes a rehearsal and performance with the pianist. The band covers 2/3rds of the pianist fee, as well as the solo and ensemble entry fee. It is expected that the student pays the $50 mentioned above if using our pianist. - Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions!! |
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