.This week marks the beginning of second semester, and with it, we have a great number of events in the days, weeks, and months ahead! Read on for the details for this week and some of our other upcoming events.
Concert Ensembles NYC Rehearsal: Monday, January 23rd Our first rehearsal for our performance at Carnegie Hall will be this Monday, January 30, from 2:45-4:00pm. Please click here for the list of important dates for the trip, or check out the dates on our Google Calendar below! *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. 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. State Solo & Ensemble Info: If you are a soloist in grades 10-12 performing at State S&E, you will need to prepare a proficiency level to perform along with your solo (scales and sightreading). More information about proficiency levels and scales may be found by clicking here. Large Chamber Ensembles Please stay tuned for a rehearsal schedule- one will be announced in the next few weeks, once musical schedules have been finalized. Large Percussion Ensemble will resume rehearsals with James this Friday, February 3rd. DSO Field Trip: Saturday, February 4th Our annual field trip to hear the Detroit Symphony is coming up this Saturday, February 4th! The bus will be loading at 5pm in front of the SCHS Auditorium to take us to Orchestra Hall. Here's to a great night of music! Wind Ensemble Clinic/Performance at the University of Michigan: February 14th The SCHS Wind Ensemble has been extended a special invitation to perform at the University of Michigan on Tuesday, February 14th. All Wind Ensemble students have been excused from this classes this day in order to travel to Ann Arbor for this great musical opportunity. The schedule will involve performing our festival pieces, working with UM professors and students, as well as hearing a special performance given by a doctoral candidate. Upon finishing, we will have lunch in downtown Ann Arbor at the Original Cottage Inn before returning to Rochester. Bus transportation will be provided, and students are asked to bring $15 for lunch. We will return to Stoney at approximately 3:30pm. We are also looking for 1-2 adult chaperones to come with us on this trip. If you are available/interested, please contact Mrs. Staniszewski. Upcoming Performances/Events: January 30: Start of second semester January 31: Instrument Petting Zoo 5-7pm (Student musicians needed!) February 4: DSO Field Trip! February 14: Wind Ensemble to perform at University of Michigan (Field Trip during school day) February 23: Pre-Festival Clinic/Concert Jazz Band The Cougar Jazz Band is getting ready to kick off it's first year during second semester! We will begin rehearsing this Monday and Mondays throughout second semester from 5-8pm, as well as Wed/Thurs. 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. You can click here to view the Jazz Band Syllabus. Jazz Band Upcoming Performances/Events January 30th: Rehearsal, 5-8pm February 1st & 2nd: Morning rehearsal, 6:15-7:15am February 11th: University of Michigan Jazz Clinics Upcoming Opportunity for Oboists: Oboe Master Class with Monica Fosnaugh (English horn & Oboe, Detroit Symphony Orchestra) Sunday, February 12, 2 - 4:30 pm +performance by Ms. Fosnaugh +coaching of selected students +question & answer +chance to meet a DSO member Cranbrook Address: 39221 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303 Directions to Kingswood: Turn west off Woodward between Lone Pine and Long Lake Roads at the sign for Cranbrook Educational Community. Pass the gatehouse and turn left at the sign for Kingswood. Drive in to the long parking lot and park. Continue walking downhill towards the oval drop-off area. Enter the building at its tallest point. Kingswood Auditorium is on the right, across from the cafeteria. Free event sponsored by the Cranbrook Performing Arts Department. For more information, please contact Dr. Ann Lemke, Oboe Instructor at Cranbrook Schools Marching Band Camp Survey: A note from Mrs. Staniszewski As many of you know, we recently distributed a survey regarding the dates for band camp. The survey was created with the intent of making strides towards eliminating any date conflicts within our school building calendar, by request of Dr. Skedel. Because the fall sports season begins the same week we are currently scheduled for band camp, we are investigating the possibility of moving camp one week earlier. In moving camp one week earlier, we will no longer be in conflict with any building activities at SCHS. Please note: We have not yet officially moved the date for camp. Changing to an earlier week also leaves us in need of a new campsite, as Camp Nissokone is not available any earlier. If we are able to find a campsite, we will proceed with moving camp for this coming August 2017. If we are not able to find a campsite, the dates and location will remain the same for 2017 and we will seek to move for 2018. We recognize that a great number of our students and families participate in many other activities outside of SCHS, particularly Summer Music Theater. Please rest assured that every student wishing to be in the marching band will have the opportunity to do so, and we will continue to provide a memorable, musically enriching and thoroughly enjoyable camp experience for our students. To that end, we are now trying to discover what some of the potential conflicts may be and working together with those families/activities for those students to continue their participation in marching band. If you were one of the families who previously said they could not attend the earlier week, we ask that you help us continue our investigation by please sending an email to [email protected] to specify your conflict and what (if any) sort of flexibility there might be for your student to attend camp, should it be moved one week earlier. We ask for your patience as we continue to investigate date conflicts and camp locations. Band camp is one of our largest events of the year, and requires a great deal of planning, attention to detail, and man power to create the positive learning environment we need to start our season. Every effort is being made to find a new location and come to a conclusion on dates in a timely and thorough manner. As soon as conclusions have been reached and confirmed, an announcement will be made for all SCHS Band Families. Calendar
We wrapped up last week with the Michigan Music Conference; congratulations to Emily D. and Julian F. on being selected to perform with the All-State Band & Orchestra for this year's conference! A hearty congratulations as well to the Hart MS and SCHS Choirs on performing at this year's conference as well!
This week finds us wrapping up the last week of first semester, and looking ahead to an exciting, music filled second semester! Please read on in this week's update for more details... Composite Pictures: Wednesday, January 25th On Wednesday (1/25), all students in marching band and/or a Concert Ensemble will have their pics taken in both their marching band uniform and concert dress for our bi-annual composite portraits. Band students will have their pictures taken during classes on Wednesday. All colorguard and MB students not enrolled in a band class will need to have their pictures taken either before school, beginning at 7:00 am, or come in during their lunch hour to have their pics taken. If you would like to purchase any of the pictures taken, a flyer with packages is available. This will also be sent home with students on Monday (1/23). If your student is in both MB and a concert ensemble, and you want pictures of your student in both uniforms you will have to purchase two different packages. If you have any questions, please contact Kim Huss at [email protected] or text/call 248-385-6892. Concert Ensembles NYC Trip Meeting: Monday, January 23rd 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. 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. State Solo & Ensemble Info: If you are a soloist in grades 10-12 performing at State S&E, you will need to prepare a proficiency level to perform along with your solo (scales and sightreading). More information about proficiency levels and scales may be found by clicking here. Large Chamber Ensembles Please stay tuned for a rehearsal schedule- one will be announced in the next few weeks, once musical schedules have been finalized. 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 Camp Survey: A note from Mrs. Staniszewski As many of you know, we recently distributed a survey regarding the dates for band camp. The survey was created with the intent of making strides towards eliminating any date conflicts within our school building calendar, by request of Dr. Skedel. Because the fall sports season begins the same week we are currently scheduled for band camp, we are investigating the possibility of moving camp one week earlier. In moving camp one week earlier, we will no longer be in conflict with any building activities at SCHS. Please note: We have not yet officially moved the date for camp. Changing to an earlier week also leaves us in need of a new campsite, as Camp Nissokone is not available any earlier. If we are able to find a campsite, we will proceed with moving camp for this coming August 2017. If we are not able to find a campsite, the dates and location will remain the same for 2017 and we will seek to move for 2018. We recognize that a great number of our students and families participate in many other activities outside of SCHS, particularly Summer Music Theater. Please rest assured that every student wishing to be in the marching band will have the opportunity to do so, and we will continue to provide a memorable, musically enriching and thoroughly enjoyable camp experience for our students. To that end, we are now trying to discover what some of the potential conflicts may be and working together with those families/activities for those students to continue their participation in marching band. If you were one of the families who previously said they could not attend the earlier week, we ask that you help us continue our investigation by please sending an email to [email protected] to specify your conflict and what (if any) sort of flexibility there might be for your student to attend camp, should it be moved one week earlier. We ask for your patience as we continue to investigate date conflicts and camp locations. Band camp is one of our largest events of the year, and requires a great deal of planning, attention to detail, and man power to create the positive learning environment we need to start our season. Every effort is being made to find a new location and come to a conclusion on dates in a timely and thorough manner. As soon as conclusions have been reached and confirmed, an announcement will be made for all SCHS Band Families. 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
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
Congratulations to Nick A., Ishpreet K., and Michael X. on your performances with the MSBOA District 4 Honors Bands this past weekend! Great job representing SCHS in this great musical experience!
We have a BIG week ahead, anticipating Solo & Ensemble festival at Brighton HS this coming Friday and Saturday. Here is all the details and more for this week: 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 Concert Ensembles Large Chamber Ensembles: Our final rehearsals prior to performing this weekend will be held this week! Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Scholarship Auditions: January 13, 2017 A representative from Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp will be visiting SCHS on Friday, January 13th to hold merit scholarship auditions for Summer 2017. We have had a number of students earn a great deal in scholarship funds from these auditions in the past, as well has have a wonderful summer music camp experience! More information regarding the program offerings at BLFAC as well as the scholarships can be found in the following documents as well as their website: bluelake.org. Auditioning for a scholarship is in no way a commitment to attending the camp, therefore, all students are highly encouraged to audition and see how much of a scholarship they can earn before committing to attend. blue_lake_audition_announcement.pdf blue_lake_merit_scholarship_application.pdf blue_lake_permission_to_audition.pdf blue_lake_scholarship_checklist.pdf blue_merit_financial_need_scholarship_application.pdf District 4 MSBOA Solo & Ensemble: Friday and Saturday, January 13-14, 2017 Solo & Ensemble is quickly approaching! Please note, this year's festival will be at Brighton HS, and not Hartland HS, as it has been in past years. A map to Brighton HS can be found by clicking here. Please also note that due to the nature of this event, students will need to provide their own transportation based on their individual event times. It is recommended that students arrive 20-30 minutes prior to their performance time in order to locate their performance rooms and warm-up. The schedule for S&E events can be found below: Friday, January 13, 2017 Saturday, January 14, 2017 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 to review details for the trip, including rooming assignments, as well as the upcoming rehearsal calender. 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 13: BLFAC Auditions Jan 13-14: District 4 MSBOA Solo & Ensemble Festival at Brighton HS 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!) 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
A very Happy New Year to all of our SCHS band students, families, and friends! We have a number of great events to anticipate and wonderful music to make in the new year... here is what's coming up for this week and beyond in the band room:
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 Concert Ensembles Solo & Ensemble Clinics: Thursday, January 5th, 2017 All students who are attending Solo & Ensemble as a part of their Chamber Music Project are required to particupate in our S&E Clinics on Thursday, 1/5. (This is our second day back from Winter Break!) Each event going to S&E on January 13th/14th needs to sign up for a 10 minute slot. Sign-ups are posted in the band room. If you have not already signed up for your group, you will need to do so upon returning to school. Some reminders about S&E rules to double check prior to the clinics include:
Large Chamber Ensembles: Large Percussion Ensemble rehearsals will resume this Friday, January 6th, while large brass and large woodwind ensembles will resume on Monday, Jan. 9 and Tuesday, January 10th respectively. MSBOA District 4 Honors Band: January 6-7, 2017 If you are one of our three representatives performing with the MSBOA District 4 Honors Bands this coming weekend (Ishpreet K., Nick A., Michael X.), please be sure to turn in your $60 participation fee to Mrs. Staniszewski ASAP. Per MSBOA request, we will be submitting one check for all of your fees. Good luck and have fun representing SCHS Bands for this great musical opportunity! Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Scholarship Auditions: January 13, 2017 A representative from Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp will be visiting SCHS on Friday, January 13th to hold merit scholarship auditions for Summer 2017. We have had a number of students earn a great deal in scholarship funds from these auditions in the past, as well has have a wonderful summer music camp experience! More information regarding the program offerings at BLFAC as well as the scholarships can be found in the following documents as well as their website: bluelake.org. Auditioning for a scholarship is in no way a commitment to attending the camp, therefore, all students are highly encouraged to audition and see how much of a scholarship they can earn before committing to attend. blue_lake_audition_announcement.pdf blue_lake_merit_scholarship_application.pdf blue_lake_permission_to_audition.pdf blue_lake_scholarship_checklist.pdf blue_merit_financial_need_scholarship_application.pdf District 4 MSBOA Solo & Ensemble: Friday and Saturday, January 13-14, 2017 Solo & Ensemble is quickly approaching! Please note, this year's festival will be at Brighton HS, and not Hartland HS, as it has been in past years. The schedule for S&E events can be found below: Friday, January 13, 2017 Saturday, January 14, 2017 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 to review details for the trip, including rooming assignments, as well as the upcoming rehearsal calender. 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 5th, 2017: S&E Clinics, 3-6pm, SCHS Jan 13: BLFAC Auditions Jan 13-14: District 4 MSBOA Solo & Ensemble Festival at Brighton HS 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!) 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 |
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