Band

The Junior Concert Band will be traveling to Atlanta, GA for our Spring Junior Concert Band tour. The tour will involve a festival as well as a tour of the city. We will be leaving at 8:00 on Friday, March 28th and returning Saturday, March 28th in the evening. More information about the trip will come later. If you are a parent and would like to chaperone this trip, please contact me via email and let me know. I will take the first 14 people who would like to go. Tour cost will be given after Fall Break.

All assignments for Smartmusic are due by Friday, October 3rd. The following is a list of assignments broken down by class:

Senior Band-
Rhythm Assignment #1
All scales 2 octave
Rhythm Assignment #2

Junior Band-
Rhythm Assignment #1
Scales- C, G, D, A, E, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db- 2 octave
Rhythm Assignment #2

Please complete these before the end of the week.

The 1st Rotation Band Concert of the year will be this Thursday at 11:30-11:50 in the bandroom. All parents of these students are invited to attend. We will be performing a demonstration concert of what we have learned over the past few weeks we have been together. We hope all parents can attend!

Due to a few problems with enrolling on Smartmusic, scales for both Junior and Senior Band tat were sent via smartmusic will be extended to next week on Friday, October 3rd. Please make a note.

Dr. Syrgley is working on our price for the tour. As soon as I have a price, we will have a payment schedule sent out. If you are wanting to be a chaperone on this trip, please contact Mr. Canterbury via email by October 24th. We will take no more than 14 adults on the trip. It will e first come, first serve.

There is no ballgame on Friday, Sept. 26th. Harding has an open date. Take the night off!!

Beginning Band-

Red Book- #’s 29, 31, 33, 35, and 39

Junior Band-

Scales- C, G, D, A, E, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db 2 octave
Rhythm Assignments #’s 1 and 2

Senior Band-

All 12 Scales 2 octave
Rhythm Assignment #2

If you have not loaded smartmusic on your computer, YOU NEED TO SEE MR. CANTERBURY. This is how we are doing our tape assignments this year. Please, please, PLEASE take care of this. If you cannot load it on your computer now, we have a computer set up in the bandroom for you to enroll in my class. Bring an email address and you will be able to enroll. If you are having problems, please let Mr. Canterbury know.

All assignments are from the Red Book.

Tuesday= #41
Wednesday- #42
Thursday- #44

We will be having our end of the quarter concert on Thursday, October 2nd in the bandroom from 11:30-11:50. All parents are invited to attend.

Just a reminder:

If it is raining at 6:00 this evening, still come to the bandroom in uniform. We will warm up as usual and get ready to go to the stadium. If it is raining at gametime, we will not go out. We will wait on Mr. Canterbury to make a decision.

Please be aware. Looking forward to seeing you all and I hope we get to play tonight!!

That’s right. No school this Friday. however, we will meet at the bandroom at 6:00 for the ball game on Friday night. Be on time and in uniform. Looking forward to seeing you all then!!