SCHS Musician Selected for Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra
Congratulations to Joe M. (Horn) on being selected to participate in the Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra for the coming year! The DYSO is the top performing youth group with the DSO Education programs, as well as a top youth performing ensemble in the state of Michigan. For more information about the Detroit Symphony Youth Programs, please see their website here. Instrument Repair/Supplies Drive Thru Tuesday Nights For students needing musical supplies or assistance with a repair for an instrument, A&G Music (along with RCS Music Teachers) will be available to help on Tuesday nights from 6-8pm at the Rochester High School Band Room. Students needing musical supplies (i.e. reeds, valve oil, etc.) are also able to call A&G music ahead of time to order their supplies, which will then be available for pick-up at these weekly sessions. Please contact Mrs. Staniszewski with any questions. Wednesday Band Check-Ins If your student needs help getting caught up, troubleshooting problems, or has any questions, please encourage them to sign up for our Wednesday Band Check-Ins! Links for the sign ups are below; Zoom links will be available in Google Classroom and email. (Please note, Mrs. Staniszewski will not be available on Wednesday, Sept. 30th due to RCS Professional Development. However, Ms. Williamson will be available for any students needing to check in.) Click here for Mrs. Staniszewski's Appointment Page Click here for Ms. Williamson's Appointment Page Cougars With Everybody Apparel Sale LAST CHANCE! All orders due September 30, 2020! Orders will be shipped directly to your homes to be received the week of October 19th. Click here to place your order and please help spread the word! The Cougar Marching Band's Official Show Title for the 2020-21 School Year is "Cougars With Everybody"-- and we are going to prove it! In anticipation to our Spring Season, the Cougar Marching Band and SCHS Music Boosters will be selling apparel featuring the winning show shirt design (as voted upon by our CMB members during our Spirit Week in August) and donating a portion of the proceeds to local charities serving our local communities through the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether you are with us in classes, at home, or in spirit, we hope you'll join in with us to help our communities and show that Cougars are With Everybody! Instrument Repair/Supplies Drive Thru Tuesday Nights For students needing musical supplies or assistance with a repair for an instrument, A&G Music (along with RCS Music Teachers) will be available to help on Tuesday nights from 6-8pm at the Rochester High School Band Room. Students needing musical supplies (i.e. reeds, valve oil, etc.) are also able to call A&G music ahead of time to order their supplies, which will then be available for pick-up at these weekly sessions. Please contact Mrs. Staniszewski with any questions. Wednesday Band Check-Ins If your student needs help getting caught up, troubleshooting problems, or has any questions, please encourage them to sign up for our Wednesday Band Check-Ins! Links for the sign ups are below; Zoom links will be available in Google Classroom and email. Click here for Mrs. Staniszewski's Appointment Page Click here for Ms. Williamson's Appointment Page Primary Instrument Work Unit 1 Final Performances! Students in Concert Band, Symphony Band, and Wind Ensemble will be completing their first "Primary Instrument Work" unit, on a solo piece of music of their choosing. These final performances will be due next week, Monday/Tuesday Sept 28/29th (Depending on the day your class meets). Please encourage your student to share and perform for you! We have been working on these pieces of music since the beginning of the year. Curriculum Night Information If you were not available to attend or see our Curriculum Night resources, please feel free to view the SCHS Bands video from Curriculum Night above or access our slide show here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mZ9IawxfXs4cR-CDxr02t63A6GObuAa6kH_IJEmJBxw/edit?usp=sharing Cougars With Everybody Apparel Sale
All orders are due September 30th! Orders will be shipped directly to your homes to be received the week of October 19th. Click here to place your order and please help spread the word! The Cougar Marching Band's Official Show Title for the 2020-21 School Year is "Cougars With Everybody"-- and we are going to prove it! In anticipation to our Spring Season, the Cougar Marching Band and SCHS Music Boosters will be selling apparel featuring the winning show shirt design (as voted upon by our CMB members during our Spirit Week in August) and donating a portion of the proceeds to local charities serving our local communities through the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether you are with us in classes, at home, or in spirit, we hope you'll join in with us to help our communities and show that Cougars are With Everybody! SmartMusic Accounts In all classes this week, students will be receiving information to access their official SmartMusic account. These accounts were purchased for every student instrumental musician in RCS, thanks to funding from both our school district along with many generous donations through the RCS Foundation. Each student's paid SmartMusic account will allow them to access thousands of pieces of music, practice tools, recordings, and additional resources throughout the school year. We will be utilizing these accounts regularly for our assignments, both remotely and in-person. Class Meeting Information Approximately 30 minutes before each class meeting, students will receive an e-mail from me through our Google Classrooms that contains our Zoom Meeting link for the day along with any other resources or materials we will be referencing for the day's lesson. All lesson information will also be posted in our Google Classroom and organized by date so that if a student is absent or needs to go back to make up work, everything they need can be easily located. Instrument Repair/Supplies Drive Thru Nights For students needing musical supplies or assistance with a repair for an instrument, A&G Music (along with RCS Music Teachers) will be available to help on Tuesday nights from 6-8pm at the Rochester High School Band Room. Our first night of drive-thru service will be this Tuesday, September 15th, and will continue throughout first semester. Students needing musical supplies (i.e. reeds, valve oil, etc.) are also able to call A&G music ahead of time to order their supplies, which will then be available for pick-up at these weekly sessions. Please contact Mrs. Staniszewski with any questions. Cougars With Everybody Apparel Sale Online shop is NOW OPEN!. All orders are due no later than September 30th. Orders will be shipped directly to your homes to be received the week of October 19th. Click here to place your order and please help spread the word! The Cougar Marching Band's Official Show Title for the 2020-21 School Year is "Cougars With Everybody"-- and we are going to prove it! In anticipation to our Spring Season, the Cougar Marching Band and SCHS Music Boosters will be selling apparel featuring the winning show shirt design (as voted upon by our CMB members during our Spirit Week in August) and donating a portion of the proceeds to local charities serving our local communities through the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether you are with us in classes, at home, or in spirit, we hope you'll join in with us to help our communities and show that Cougars are With Everybody! MSBOA 2020-21 All-State Auditions Due to the Michigan Music Conference going to a 100% virtual format, there will be no All-State performances in January of 2021. However, while MSBOA fully understands this year's All-State Program is unable to deliver the full experience, students are still to take part in this year's audition process. The honor of being accepted into this program can be a milestone in the musician's life. The experience of setting, working towards, and achieving goals is an invaluable life experience. There are college and university music programs across the country that will use these lists for the purpose of recruitment. In addition, this is a wonderful opportunity for authentic musical growth, whether your classroom is remote or face-to-face. UPDATED Audition Information:
Good day and hello to all our SCHS Band Families! I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday weekend! After our first week of virtual classes full of orientations and introductions last week, students can anticipate starting to make music this week in our class meetings. Along with our first assignments to be posted in Google Classroom, here is more information pertaining to this week in our (virtual) Band Rooms. Please continue to reach out if there is anything I can do for you or your student! Looking forward to starting to make music this week with students in all classes! Mrs. Staniszewski ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Equipment Pick-Up: Wednesday, September 9th If you/your student is in need of any school equipment/instruments, or if they currently have a Hart MS instrument and need to change it for an SCHS instrument, appointments for pick-up will be available on Wednesday, September 9th. Please be sure to have your Instrument Usage Contract and Usage Fee ready to turn in at your scheduled appointment. (Click here for link to Contract.) If you need to schedule an appointment, please e-mail me to schedule. Class Meeting Information Approximately 30 minutes before each class meeting, students will receive an e-mail from me through our Google Classrooms that contains our Zoom Meeting link for the day along with any other resources or materials we will be referencing for the day's lesson. All lesson information will also be posted in our Google Classroom and organized by date so that if a student is absent or needs to go back to make up work, everything they need can be easily located. LAST CALL: Beginning of the Year Surveys If you/your student have not already completed these surveys, I would very much like to receive YOUR input as I continue to plan for the school year! Please fill out the survey that best fits your involvement (student or parent/guardian) to make sure that no matter what our learning environment might be, we are investing our energies in the best ways for enjoyment and success in our music making. Student Survey: forms.gle/hM1SgqQksqXkMw396 Parent Survey: forms.gle/RzzkdjXxd5L5dZVX7 Cougars With Everybody Apparel Sale starts Next Week! The Cougar Marching Band's Official Show Title for the 2020-21 School Year is "Cougars With Everybody"-- and we are going to prove it! In anticipation to our Spring Season, the Cougar Marching Band and SCHS Music Boosters will be selling apparel featuring the winning show shirt design (as voted upon by our CMB members during our Spirit Week in August) and donating a portion of the proceeds to local charities serving our local communities through the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether you are with us in classes, at home, or in spirit, we hope you'll join in with us to help our communities and show that Cougars are With Everybody! Online shop is scheduled to open the week of September 14, 2020. All orders are due no later than September 30th. Orders will be shipped directly to your homes to be received the week of October 19th. Click here to place your order and please help spread the word! MSBOA 2020-21 All-State Auditions Due to the Michigan Music Conference going to a 100% virtual format, there will be no All-State performances in January of 2021. However, while MSBOA fully understands this year's All-State Program is unable to deliver the full experience, students are still to take part in this year's audition process. The honor of being accepted into this program can be a milestone in the musician's life. The experience of setting, working towards, and achieving goals is an invaluable life experience. There are college and university music programs across the country that will use these lists for the purpose of recruitment. In addition, this is a wonderful opportunity for authentic musical growth, whether your classroom is remote or face-to-face. Audition Information:
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