A HUGE bravo to all our SCHS musicians on their participation in District S&E this past weekend! It was a record setting year for Stoney- 42 registered events! It really is fantastic to have more and more of our students embracing Solo & Ensemble as a way to grow through making music in smaller groups- Bravo to all! And congratulations to the twenty events who earned an invitation to perform at State Solo & Ensemble in March! (Details about registering for State S&E can be found below...)
Concert Ensembles State Solo & Ensemble Registration Congratulations to those ensembles who earned an invitation to perform for State Solo & Ensemble in March! We have very little turn around time for us to get our registration forms in to MSBOA. Registration forms and money are due on Thursday, January 19th by the end of the school day. Be sure to turn in your registration as soon as possible!The registration form for State S&E can be found by clicking here. Please note: if you are a soloist in grades 10-12, you will need to select a proficiency level to perform along with your solo (scales and sightreading). Grade 10 needs to select proficiency 1, grade 11 may select proficiency 1 or 2, grade 12 may select prof. 1, 2, or 3. If you performed a certain proficiency last year, you must select a higher proficiency level for this year. More information about proficiency levels and scales may be found by clicking here. Large Chamber Ensembles Congratulations to our Large Woodwind, Large Brass, and Large Percussion Ensembles for your performances at District S&E! Those ensembles that earned an invitation to perform at States will indeed be performing in March. Please stay tuned for a rehearsal schedule- one will be announced in the next few weeks. Please note: you will not need to fill out a registration form, but will need to turn in the per person fee to Mrs. Staniszewski. Midterm Exams: January 25th & 26th For those students in Concert Band, the following scales need to be performed from memory in at least one octave: Concert F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb. Students may elect to submit a video or perform them live. The deadline for submission is January 25th (Exam Date). Multiple octaves (winds) or rudiments (percussion) may be performed for extra credit. For Symphony Band and Wind Ensemble students, your short chamber music compositions will be due on your exam date. You must submit both the parts and the score for full credit. More information about your assignment may be found on this information sheet. Instrument Petting Zoo: January 31st Our annual Instrument Petting Zoo for Fifth Graders is quickly approaching! This year's event will be on Tuesday, January 31st from 5-7pm in the band room. We are in need of a few high school students per instrument to help show our fifth graders how to hold different instruments and how to make their first notes. This is a great way to earn extra NHS/Key Club points! Please let Mrs. Staniszewski know if you are available. NYC Trip Before we know it, we will be packing and performing at Carnegie Hall! We will be having a trip meeting on Monday, January 23rd at 7pm to review details for the trip, including rooming assignments, as well as the upcoming rehearsal calendar. Please click here for the list of important dates for the trip, or check out the dates on our Google Calendar below, beginning January 2017! *Because this trip and our performance involves students from all three band classes, it is essential for us to hold rehearsals after-school. This enables everyone the opportunity to rehearse with one another without disrupting the learning day by pulling them out of other academic classes. These rehearsals will ensure that we have the best possible performance on one of the world’s most famous stages! Rehearsals were scheduled on Mondays, immediately after-school, in the effort to have the least amount of conflicts with other extra-curricular activities. Please plan accordingly and plan on attending all of our rehearsals. Upcoming Performances/Events: Jan 23: NYC Trip Meeting January 25-27: Midterm Exams CB: Memorized Scales (Concert F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb) SB & WE: Chamber Music Compositions for Hart MS students to perform January 30: Start of second semester (Jazz Band meets 5-8pm) January 31: Instrument Petting Zoo 5-7pm (Student musicians needed!) February 14: Wind Ensemble to perform at University of Michigan (Field Trip during school day) Marching Band Survey To avoid conflicts with the start of the fall sports season, research is underway to explore alternative schedules for band camp. While the current plan is still to remain at the same site and dates as last year, we want to be inclusive of all of our multi-talented students and their commitments outside the band. To reiterate, nothing has changed; rather, this poll is purely an effort to collect data from our group. If you have not yet already done so, please take one minute to complete the survey to help us determine our next steps. Marching Band Camp Survey Jazz Band The Cougar Jazz Band is getting ready to kick off it's first year during second semester-- I hope everyone is as excited as I am! We will begin rehearsing second semester Mondays (Starting Jan 30) from 5-8pm, and Wed/Thur Mornings from 6:15-7:15am. To see the most up-to-date calendar for the Jazz Band, including tentative performances, please reference our Google Calendar below.. Calendar Comments are closed.
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