Welcome back from what I hope was a rejuvenating Spring Break! We are down to the last cardmarking for the school year, and have a whole lot of great music to look forward to! Here is what's going on in the band room for this week and the last weeks to come:
Concert Ensembles Large Percussion Ensemble Resuming Rehearsals The Large Percussion Ensemble will be resuming rehearsals on Friday, April 13th. There will also be rehearsals on Friday, April 27th and Friday, May 4th prior to performing for our Spring Concert on May 9th. Wind Ensemble Auditions for 2018-2019 Wind Ensemble auditions for the next school year will be held during classes and after school on Friday, April 27th. Auditions consist of three parts: a prepared solo, sightreading, and scales (major and melodic minors). Please see Mrs. Staniszewski for any questions or to sign-up for a time. Memorial Day Performance Each year, Rochester hosts a very special Memorial Day celebration that features one of our three high school band programs and this year it is our honor to perform for this momentous occasion! Music will be passed out and rehearsed in all three band classes after our Spring Concert. All band students are asked to participate- Marching Band & Concert Ensembles. The performance will begin at 10:30am at the War Memorial at Livernois and Avon Roads. Dress for this performance will be navy polos & khaki pants/shorts (MB Summer Uniform). For more information, please contact Mrs. Staniszewski. We are also in need of two trumpet players to assist with playing taps. Please contact Mrs. Staniszewski if you are able to assist with this portion of the ceremony. Upcoming Performances/Events *April 27: Wind Ensemble auditions for 2018-2019 *May 9: Spring Band Concert *May 21: Chamber Music Night at Rochester Municipal Park *May 22: Music Dept. Registration Night *May 28: Memorial Day Performance (Marching Band/Concert Ensembles) *June: Commencement at the O'Rena (Oakland University) Jazz Band Jazz Band will be rehearsing on Monday, April 9th and Thursday, April 12th this week. Also, reservations for our Cliff Bell's performance are officially available! Upcoming Performances/Events: *April 30: Rehearsal 5:30-8pm *May 3: Rehearsal 5:30-8pm *May 7: SCHS Jazz Bands perform at Cliff Bell's! Joining us will be the Adams HS Jazz Band- Cover is $10 person, and performances will happen from 6-8pm. Reservations are now available through Cliff Bell's website/by phone. *May 14: Rehearsal 5:30-8pm *May 15: Honors Convocation @ SCHS *May 16: Band Banquet *May 21: Chamber Music Night (Final Performance!) Pit Orchestra (Fiddler on the Roof) Rehearsal will be held on Thursday (2:45-4:15pm) of this week. There will be no rehearsal on Tuesday, April 10th due to testing. This is our last rehearsal before tech week; please be prepared! Upcoming Dates: *Tech Week: April 16-20th *Matinee: Wednesday, April 25th *Shows: April 27, 28, 29, May 4, 5, & 6 (Newly added!) Marching Band Memorial Day Performance Each year, Rochester hosts a very special Memorial Day celebration that features one of our three high school band programs and this year it is our honor to perform for this momentous occasion! Music will be passed out and rehearsed in all three band classes after our Spring Concert. All band students are asked to participate- Marching Band & Concert Ensembles. The performance will begin at 10:30am at the War Memorial at Livernois and Avon Roads. Dress for this performance will be navy polos & khaki pants/shorts (MB Summer Uniform). For more information, please contact Mrs. Staniszewski. Leadership Workshop: Our next leadership workshop will be on Monday April 23rd. This will be our last workshop before section leader/drum major auditions! The Moodle Website for our Leadership Workshop can be found by logging into our district Moodle, navigating to the Stoney Creek HS page, and then clicking on the Music Dept page here: https://moodle.oakland.k12.mi.us/rochester/login/index.php Any student wishing to participate is asked to begin by obtaining a copy of the book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey. (We will be using this edition of the book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change https://www.amazon.com/dp/14t51639619/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_6zyeAb2F5FMAH ) Upcoming Dates: *Workshop dates (all are 2:45-4:00pm): April 23, May 21 *DM Workshops: April 24, April 26 (2:45-3:45pm) *DM Auditions: May 10 *Section Leader Interviews: May 14 *MB Registration Night: May 22, 6-8pm *Memorial Day Performance: May 28 Opportunities Oakland University is offering a number of free masterclasses and concerts in the coming weeks! (Full event offerings available by clicking here.) SCHS Bands Trip 2019 SCHS Bands will be traveling to Walt Disney World on February 14-19, 2019! This once-in-a-lifetime trip will consist of two different performance opportunities: Performing on a Disney Stage in Walt Disney World (as professional performers with Disney Entertainment), as well as working with a studio musician in a professional recording studio environment to record our own film soundtracks. While we are down in Orlando, we will also visit all four Disney theme parks. Any student enrolled in a year-long band class for the 2018-2019 school year is invited to register for this trip! UPDATE: We currently have 29 students and 1 chaperone registered for this trip! The first 55 people to register (6 chaperones, 49 students) will have guaranteed seats, after which a waiting list will open. Should we hit 80 people (8 chaperones, 72 students) or more, the waiting list will be cleared and anyone who registers will be cleared for travel. Seats are likely to fill fast, so be sure to complete your registration as soon as possible! To view our tentative itinerary, see pricing and accommodations, and registration directions for this exciting travel opportunity, please click here. Please feel free to contact Mrs. Staniszewski with any questions-- we want to make sure EVERY student who wants to travel with us has the opportunity to do so. The last time SCHS Bands traveled to Orlando, we had over 80 students performing all together- and it was AMAZING! We hope you will join us for this magical trip! Comments are closed.
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