Lots of music in the next few weeks leading up to the holiday break, plus registration details for our Jazz Band Retreat in January! All that and more in this week's update...
Marching Band Rochester Christmas Parade: Call time for Sunday's Parade is 12:30pm. Please note, parking will NOT be available at SCHS. Rather, parking is available at Hart MS. Please park across the street and walk to SCHS. Congratulations Cougar MB on a fantastic season! Looking forward to a fantastic Parade on Sunday! Marching Band Uniform Turn-In: DUE SUNDAY! All Cougar MB members should be prepared to turn in all parts of their uniform on Sunday, December 8th immediately following our parade performance! Be sure to have any extra clothes/layers you may need. Volunteering: We need YOU! The Marching Band season may be coming to a close, but we are already looking ahead to Band Camp 2020! Please see our Volunteering page to sign up for one of our committees! Leadership Meetings Monthly leadership meetings will begin on Tuesday, January 14th, 2020, 2:45-3:30pm in the Band Room. These meetings are open to ALL Cougar MB members who wish to attend. Those interested in a section leader or drum major position should plan on attending, as your attendance will be noted as a part of the application process in the spring. Leadership meetings dates for the rest of the year include:
Concert Ensembles (Concert Band, Symphony Band, Wind Ensemble) Solo & Ensemble Clinics: Tuesday, December 17th Our Solo & Ensemble Clinics will be held on Tuesday, December 17th. Sign-Ups can be found by clicking here. All Soloists and groups (not working with one of our professional coaches on a weekly basis) who will be performing at District Solo & Ensemble at Rochester HS are required to participate in this event as a part of their Chamber Music Project. Slots provided are one per EVENT, not one per person. Please have one representative from your group sign up for your full group. Student musicians are advised to arrive 10-15 min prior to their scheduled performance slot. Students are also responsible for providing the adjudicator with an original score (with measures numbered) for their performance. If there are any additional questions, please e-mail Mrs. Staniszewski at [email protected]. Sleigh Ride Play-Along The SCHS Bands would like to welcome any SCHS alumni and immediate family members of current SCHS Band students who also play instruments to join us on stage to play the Leroy Anderson holiday classic, Sleigh Ride, for our grand concert finale! This year's Winter Concert will be on Wednesday, December 18th at 7pm. If you are able to attend and would like to play with us, please RSVP by completing this form! RSVPs are needed by Monday, December 16th! Midterm Assignments/Projects Symphony Band & Wind Ensemble students will be composing a short piece of chamber music to be performed by Hart MS students for our Chamber Music Night in May. More information can be found by clicking here. All compositions (PDFs and Audio files) must be submitted electronically by January 22nd, 2020. Concert Band students need to perform all twelve major scales, one octave, from memory. Students may choose to perform these live or video record themselves (must be done in one take, not edited). Videos or live performances must be completed & received by January 23rd, 2020. Jazz Band Our SCHS Jazz Band Retreat will be held on the afternoon of Friday, January 10, 2020 through Sunday morning, January 12, 2020 at the Embassy Suites in Troy. The student cost of $180 includes all meals, hotel/lodging costs, clinicians, chaperones, and activities for the duration of the weekend. We are also in need of 4 chaperones for the weekend. The chaperone cost for this experience will be $0; all hotel/lodging costs, meals, lodging, fingerprinting, etc. will be covered. Please note: this retreat is HIGHLY ENCOURAGED for students looking to be in our jazz band. It will be a special weekend for us to distribute music, work with professional jazz musicians in clinics/sectionals, and strengthen our ensemble skills as we look ahead to officially beginning in the second semester. Particularly exciting this year is our partnership with professional jazz pianist and Postmodern Jukebox member, Jesse Elder! Mr. Elder will be composing a brand new song arrangement for this year's Cougar Jazz Band, as well as flying in from NYC to work with us throughout the semester. His first workshop with us will be on Saturday, January 11th at this year's retreat!! If you are planning on being in the SCHS Jazz Band this year, please click here to complete this form. (Yes, even if you are not planning on attending this year's retreat.) Fundraising Grand Traverse Pie Fundraiser Grand Traverse Pie Company Vouchers are on sale for $17 each through 12/6. This is an important source of revenue for the program, helping us to provide clinicians and enriching experiences to enhance our music education. Each music family is asked to participate by selling two pies per student. Please click here for details. A copy of these forms will also be sent home this week with your student. Chipoltle Night: December 9th Come in to the Chipotle at 2611 Rochester Road in Rochester Hills on THIS Monday, December 9th between 4:00pm and 8:00pm. Bring in this flyer, show it on your smartphone or tell the cashier you’re supporting the cause to make sure that 33% of the proceeds will be donated to Stoney Creek High Music Boosters. Extra-Curricular Performance Opportunities North Oakland Concert Band Concerto Competition The seventh annual NOCB Concerto Competition auditions will be held February 20, 2020 at Lake Orion High School. The winner will receive $1,000 and will perform with the band during their spring concert at the Lake Orion High School Auditorium in Lake Orion, MI. Students who wish to apply must meet the following criteria:
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