Good morning band family! I hope this post finds we doing well. We have a relatively easy week this week without any extra events outside of our normal schedule, and students get a day off on Wednesday! It is my hopes that we can maximize the time we have together to make the most progress possible, because next week is a busy one! Here’s what to expect this week.
- Wind ensemble will have some special guests with us this week! Dr. Southall (band director at IRSC) has graciously volunteered his time to come and work with us TOMORROW (Monday) in class. Also, Mr. Gardner, who was my first band director, will be out for our after school rehearsal on Tuesday from 2-4pm! Let’s make sure to have pencils for each of these rehearsals and be ready to learn! - Color guard will practice Tuesday and Thursday 2:30-5:00pm. - Indoor percussion will practice Tuesday and Friday, 6:30-9:30pm and 3:30-6:30pm. - Symphonic band will practice Thursday 2-4pm. - Don’t forget your band trip payments! They can be paid online on school pay (link sent out in last weeks news), or in person via cash or check. Each student should have paid $300 if keeping up with band trip payments. If you need to know your balance, please ask me! - Students will be off from school on Wednesday. -indoor percussion Saturday 1-8pm - Next week we have multiple events going on! Band family dinner concert on March 5th in our cafeteria 6pm. Concert MPA on March 7th at vero beach high school, students will leave school at 12pm and return at 9pm. Symphonic band performs at 2:30pm and wind ensemble at 7:00pm. We also have a family and friends performance to see our indoor percussion and winterguard students for free on Friday March 8th in our gym! Lastly, our final FFCC performance for guard and percussion will be on March9th at Melbourne high school! If you have any questions please let me know!
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Hello and good morning band family! I hope you are enjoying your long weekend. I hope you all took a little time to practice your instruments as we have MPA quickly approaching! Remember, superior preparation = superior results! Here’s what we have going on this week!
- Tuesday is pre-concert MPA at centennial high school. Both symphonic and wind ensemble students will be participating in this event. Please report to the band room at the start of 7th period (you will be excused). Wear concert black! Symphonic band performs at 2:30pm and wind ensemble at 5:30pm! - There will be indoor percussion practice on Tuesday when return back to pslhs from pre mpa until 9:30pm. - Thursday we will have symphonic band practice from 2-4pm, and winter guard from 2:30-5:00pm - Friday is indoor percussion from 3:30-6:30pm - In just a few short weeks we have some exciting things coming up! On March 5th we have our band family dinner pre mpa concert! This will be in the cafeteria at 6pm and dinner will be provided to all students and parents before we perform our MPA program one last time in a comfortable environment! - March 7th will be concert band MPA at vero beach high school. Symphonic band will perform at 2:30pm and wind ensemble at 7:00pm. - We will be having a Family and Friends Performance of our indoor percussion and winter guard shows on Friday march 8th for free in the gym! This is to give everyone an opportunity to see the shows before the students perform them for the final time on March 9th at Melbourne High School for their second FFCC competition! - On March 26th, and 27th, the Music In Our Schools Honor Band will be happening! We had a very large number of students show interest in this honor band, and unfortunately we could not select everyone… The final list is being finalized and the roster of selected students and chair order will be posted in the band room tomorrow or Wednesday. If you are curious if you made it, you can ask me! - Please remember to keep up with your band trip payments! A link to pay online was sent out over remind! Good morning! Here is the weekly band news! Please let me know if you have any questions. I appreciate you all for all your hard work!
- Monday: band leadership meeting 2-3pm - Tuesday: Wind ensemble rehearsal with Mr. Daugherty (band director at JBHS) 2-5pm. Color Guard 2:30-5:00pm Indoor percussion 6:00-9:30pm - Wednesday: South Port recruiting concert! Please report to the band room at the start of 4th period with your full marching band uniform! We will be performing the show and stand tunes, color guard should wear their winter guard uniforms! We will be out of school from 4th pd to about 12:30pm! We could use 2 parent volunteers if anyone is available to help out! - Thursday: Symphonic Band 2-4pm Winterguard 2:30-5:00pm - Friday: Band trip Payment #3 ($100 or $175) Indoor Percussion 3:30-6:30pm Southport MPA Rehearsal (leadership members needed to help them out!) 4:00-8:00pm Saturday: First FFCC competition for guard and percussion at Martin County High School! Schedule will be published tomorrow! Congratulations to the students who won a free dinner for working the most shifts at the gift wrap booth in December! Sorry for the delay! Names are listed below! We will plan this dinner this week! Brook King - 8 Kaeleen Urbina - 5 Izzy Fletcher - 6 Kirsten Bremekamp - 5 Matt Roth - 5 Karli Rubin - 5 Alexis Whyms - 6 Cheyanne Hoover - 6 Lina Underwood - 8 Areeza Anda - 7 Emanuel Gomez -6 Kaelyn Principe-6 Good morning band family! Here is what to expect this week! The rehearsal schedule will be different this week so please take note!
- Wind ensemble will rehearse on Tuesday from 2-5pm. - Jazz band will be rehearsing on Thursday 2-4pm. - Color guard will practice Tuesday and Thursday from 2:30-5:00pm! - Indoor percussion will rehearse Tuesday and Friday 6-9:30pm! - Shout out to guard and percussion for having terrific rehearsals on Saturday! Their shows are coming along nicely! - This Saturday is Solo and Ensemble at treasure coast high school! Times are posted in the band room for students participating. - Please remember to keep up with band trip payments! We will be launching a fundraiser very soon where students can directly help pay for their trips! More info coming soon. - Jazz mpa is next Wednesday at Sebastian river high school. Our band performs at 2:30pm. We will be taking a bus! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask! Good morning band family! Congratulations to all our wonderful students who participated in the 4 county honor band this weekend! It was a wonderful two nights of concerts and the progress made in such a short amount of time was amazing! I hope you learned some valuable things that you can bring back to our band this week!
Here is the news! - jazz band Tuesday 2-4pm - symphonic band Thursday 2-4pm -winter guard Tuesday and Thursday 2:30-5:00pm and Saturday 12-8pm in the gym. Dinner provided - indoor percussion Tuesday and Friday 6:00pm-9:30pm and Saturday 12-8pm. Dinner provided - Pre Jazz MPA performance on Wednesday at 3pm at centennial! We will be leaving from pslhs at the final bell! Please wear your Jazz attire to class. Students will be responsible for their own rides at the conclusion of our performance at 4pm. - band trip payment 2 is due tomorrow! - Solo and ensemble is NEXT Saturday! February 3rd! Times will be posted in the band room for students. - Jazz mpa is on February 7th! Time is TBD. We will be taking a bus to this performance! Please let me know if you have any questions! Good morning band family! Here is what to expect this week!
- Tomorrow (Monday) is the MLK Parade! Call time is 8am in the band room in full marching band uniform. The parade will begin at 10am and all students will be riding buses from pslhs to the start of the parade. The parade should be over around 12:30pm and we should be back to pslhs between 1 and 2 pm. - Students that are playing with the piano accompanist for solo and ensemble will have an opportunity to rehearse with him between 2-5 tomorrow when we get back to school. Please have your solo music and piano music ready to go! - Jazz band rehearsal on Tuesday 2-4pm - Indoor Percussion rehearsal 6-9:30pm. - Symphonic band rehearsal on Thursday 2-4pm. - Winter guard rehearsal on Tuesday and Thursday from 2:30-5:00pm. - indoor percussion on Friday 6-9:30pm. - It is Four County Honor Band week!! All exact times are on the band calendar, but I’ll recap them here! Honor jazz band - rehearsal on Tuesday and Thursday 6-9pm. Concert on Friday at 8pm. Honor Concert bands - rehearsal on Thursday 6:00-9pm, Friday 9am-6pm, and Saturday 12:00-3:30pm. Concerts will be on Saturday at 6pm, 7pm, and 8pm depending on your band. All honor band rehearsals and performances will take place on IRSC’s main campus in fort pierce! More specific honor band info will be shared with students participating. All concerts are free and open to the public, come on out to hear some great performances if you can! - Band trip payment #2 is due Friday. $100 for students and $175 for students with chaperones! Thank you! Please let me know if you have any questions! Good morning band family! I hope this post finds you in great spirits and excited to get back to it tomorrow! We have so many awesome things coming up this semester with tons of opportunities to just get better, and I can’t wait! Here is what’s coming up around the corner!
: - Jazz band rehearsal on Tuesday 2-4pm. - Symphonic band rehearsal on Thursday 2-4pm. - Winter guard on Tuesday and Thursday 2:30-5:00pm. Any band students that are interested in trying out winter guard, please plan to go to practice on Tuesday! No experience is necessary. - Indoor percussion rehearsal on Tuesday and Friday 6-9:30pm and 6-10pm. - Saturday will be a winter guard practice from 12pm- 6pm. - Next Monday is the MLK parade! This is required by all band members and we are looking for 3-4 parents that are willing to volunteer at the parade and walk the parade with some waters in back packs! Students will meet at pslhs at 8am for the parade and we will then be bussing to fort pierce for the parade. After we finish the route, we will bus back to pslhs where students will be dismissed around 1pm. - Don’t forget band trip payments if you are planning on going! The commitment payment can still be turned in this week. The next payment of $100 for students or $175 for students and chaperones is due next Friday, January 19th. - Four county honor band is already next week! Please check the calendar for all honor band rehearsals and performances! We have lots of exciting things coming up, please remember to ask questions if you need to and stay up to date by reading the reminds, band calendar, and website announcements regularly! Thanks everyone and here’s to an awesome 2024! Good morning band family and happy Sunday! I hope you’ve had a great weekend. It’s concert week! This band news is going to be a little lengthy, please take your time to read, and don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions. The schedule will be a little different due to the concert!
- Monday - Symphonic Band rehearsal 2-4pm. - Also on Monday, Mr. Cromer is in need of leadership members to help at his dress rehearsal and concert. His rehearsal is Monday from 4:30-6:30pm and his concert is Tuesday at 7pm. Leadership call time will be at 6pm. He is in need of the following instruments: 1-2 clarinets 1-2 trumpets 1 euphonium 1 trombone 1 tuba 3-4 additional leadership members to help with ensemble guiding and stage set up. - Tuesday - Wind Ensemble will rehearse 2:00-4:00pm. Jazz band will rehearse 4:30-5:30pm, and color guard will practice 2-4pm. - Leadership helping with Mr. Cromer’s concert on Tuesday will receive community service hours. Please wear your red band polo and black dress pants. - Wednesday is our final dress rehearsal from 2-5pm. This is for full band! - Thursday is the day of our concert! No rehearsal after school, but the band room will be open. Student call time is 6pm in your concert black attire! Don’t forget your secret Santa gift if you are participating! - Other information about our concert!! Tickets are on sale at the following link! They are only $7 a piece! https://events.ticketspicket.com/agency/8a5cf9af-a458-4fbb-9721-66e5c62214b9/events/0cca45fa-881b-48fd-8b11-5d67327bd187 Also, we are still in need of people to bake some goodies for the winter concert bake sale! If you’d like to show off your skills, while also helping out the program, and bringing joy to the concert, let me know if you will be baking something! - On December 21st, the student leadership is planning a band holiday movie party in the band room! We will have hot chocolate and other treats while we can all come together and have a good time watching a holiday movie! The movie will be decided this week!! We hope you can make it out! BAND TRIP!!! - Finally, after lots of phone calls, emails, and speaking with the band students, we have decided to go back to Universal/islands of adventure for a 3 day band trip from may 3rd-5th! This trip seems to be the most cost effective AND fun for the students compared to other similar trips. This will cost each student $500, and will include the following: 1. Travel cost 2. Two night hotel cost with breakfasts included 3. Two full days at islands of adventure, and universal. 4. A ticket to Medieval Times with dinner included. 5. Participation in the Music USA Concert Band Festival. For students that would like to go, our first payment will be due on Monday December 18th, and it will be $100 per student. This will be our “commitment” payment which will essentially secure your spot on the trip. The remaining balance can be paid in your own time, as long as it is paid in full by the final payment date listed below. I have made a suggested payment schedule for monthly payments… December 18th - $100 January 19th - $100 February 16th - $100 March 15th - $100 April 12th - $100 (final balance due) - We will also be needing between 6-8 parent chaperones willing to attend the trip. The chaperone/student combination will receive a discounted rate of $875 for the package. The suggested payment schedule for chaperones and students is listed below: December 18th: $175 January 19th - $175 February 16th - $175 March 15th - $175 April 12th - $175 Thank you all very much for everything you do! Thanks to those of you who have been helping out at the Gift Wrap Booth and are planning to help! In order to keep the high standard of performance excellence within our program, a certain amount of funds is unfortunately vital. Your help is so appreciated!! Good morning all! As the Booth season is beginning to pick up, I just want to put out a few reminders to ensure that it is being run as successfully as possible! This fundraiser is very crucial for our programs success, and your help is so appreciated and vital! Thanks for all you do!
- Students, please remember that if you sign up for a shift, you need to show up. If you have to arrive late or leave early, please indicate it on the document. - Please remember that students must wear a band shirt, or hoody to the booth! Already a few students have violated the dress code. - All opening and closing procedures are in a binder under the table by the entrance with the black filing cabinet! - Only pslhs band volunteers and students should be in the booth. It’s already a tight space. Thank you for understanding! - All transactions must be logged into the tablet, cash and card. It is strongly preferred that the adults handle all things with the money and tablet. Trusted students may help if it is busy. - No eating in the booth! If you need to eat, just step right outside and eat. Once you’re finished, you may return! - Having fun in the booth is obviously acceptable, but please remember to keep this a professional environment! No rough housing, immature behavior, or foul language should be happening! - Remember to keep the spirits up! The booth is a positive place! No grinches :) Again, thanks for all you do to make this a success!! Good morning band family! I hope you all had an incredible Thanksgiving break and got many opportunities to do the things you love with the people you love. I am so incredibly excited to see you all again tomorrow and get back to making awesome music with you. Only a few weeks to go until winter break, let’s finish strong!
- We will be setting up our gift wrap booth tonight!! We will definitely need some help loading and unloading equipment, so if you are able to help, please plan on meeting at our school at 6pm, and then transition to the mall to set up at 7pm! - Reminder that I will be absent from school on Thursday and Friday of this week to take our student representatives to the Tri - State Honor Band Festival! - Due to my absence, there will be no after school rehearsals on Thursday or Friday. - We will have jazz band rehearsal on Tuesday from 2-4pm. Color guard can practice on Tuesday instead of Thursday since I will be out. - We have the annual Festival of Lights Parade on Saturday, December 2nd! Call time for students will be at 4:30pm in full marching band uniform. The parade will take place at the PSL Event Center (civic center). We will gather near the main entrance off of US1 in front of the grassy area. You will see the band trailer there! The parade steps off at 6pm and will be over no later than 7pm. Students should be dropped off and picked up at the event center. - Our gift wrap booth is our Bands largest fundraiser and takes place at the treasure coast mall between December 1st and December 24th! We will need tons of parental and student help! Parents should complete the slc volunteer application on our school board website (very easy and short process). students! Reminder, the section with the most shifts worked over all in the month of December will win a free section dinner paid for by yours truly! The process to sign up for shifts is through the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r-Q5zCJ8ng7bkeKP0PnPOQLYmlKtUnbxmzfa-XEP8CY/edit Please download the google docs app on your phone so you can easily sign up for shifts on your phone by typing your info into an available slot! You can also access this link on a laptop. Keep the link handy and ready so you can sign up with ease!! I will be posting this link frequently for your convenience. - Our bands winter concert is on December 14th at 7pm!! It will be an amazing show that the kids are working really hard for. Tickets will be $7 each and will be sold on ticketspicket.com. The link to purchase will be made available soon. Also, we would like to continue our annual winter concert bake sale! If you’re interested in baking some yummy holiday treats for this, I will be sending out a link this week! - Finally, I am in the final stages of finalizing our spring band trip. Our commitment payment is going to be $100 per student on December 20th. Stay tuned for finalized info coming very soon! Thanks for your patience. |
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