We have a big week with lots of great music ahead of us as we look forward to Mid-Winter Break! Here is what's happening in the band room this week and the weeks ahead:
Concert Ensembles Clinic Day with Dr. Steve Meyer: Thursday, February 15th We are very excited to welcome Dr. Steve Meyer to the SCHS Band room this coming Thursday! Dr. Meyer (http://camp.musicforall.org/faculty/steve-meyer/) will be working with all three band classes as we continue preparing our festival programs. MSBOA District 4 Band Festival: Saturday, March 3rd Our festival Val times for this year have been announced! This year, all three Band classes will be performing on Saturday, March 3rd. Details can be found on our timeline here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Oe3QpXvhEnFeNZXxQcrz-vMUg1WVagZcOpYnclOFDxo Large Chamber Ensembles Your chamber coaches will be scheduling rehearsals with your groups in the next few weeks based on your next performances. Those groups that earned qualifying ratings at Districts will be performing again at State S&E in March. All groups will be performing again in May. As rehearsals are determined, they will be publicized here and in the band room. Upcoming Performances/Events *February 15: Welcome Dr. Steven Meyer to all Band Classes! *February 22: Pre-Festival Concert, SCHS Auditorium, 6:30PM *March 3: MSBOA District 4 Band Festival at Lake Orion HS (Click here for Timeline; https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Oe3QpXvhEnFeNZXxQcrz-vMUg1WVagZcOpYnclOFDxo ) Jazz Band We are excited to officially announce that our SCHS Blue & Gold Jazz Bands will be performing along with the Adams High School Jazz Band at the world famous Cliff Bell's Jazz Club in Detroit on Monday, May 7th! Please be sure to add this exciting event on your calendars- you won't want to miss this awesome night of jazz music in one of the most historic jazz venues around! Cover is $10 person, reservations will be taken approximately one month prior to the show date. Stay tuned to schsbands.weebly.com for more details as they become available! The Syllabus and more jazz band information can be found in our Documents section, or by clicking here.: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YHc8O8UeKUv_LtGkFUQrYb-EYCQqm3Osc633NiODQlM Pit Orchestra (Fiddler on the Roof) Our Google Calendar has been updated with Pit Orchestra rehearsal dates! Please stay tuned to this section of our Weekly Update for more information regarding this year's Pit Orchestra for the SCHS Spring Musical: Fiddler on the Roof! Marching Band Leadership Workshop: Our next workshop date has been RESCHEDULED due to Fiddler auditions! We will meet next on Monday, February 26th! 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 ) 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 UPDATED Workshop dates (all are 2:45-4:00pm): February 26, March 19, April 23, May 21* (Rescheduled dates in italics.) *Please note, the final date will be our leadership orientation for all section leaders and drum majors for the 2018 season. Section Leader Interviews: The date for section leader interviews for the 2018 season has been updated! Interviews will now be held on Monday, May 14th. Please see our updated Google Calendar for this and other important dates to come. Opportunities SCHS Music Boosters Scholarship Auditions It’s time once again for our annual booster scholarships on auditions. These scholarships are open for any 9-11 grade music student who will be enrolled in an Band/choir class for the 2018-2019 school year, and are a GREAT opportunity to get funding for private lessons!! For more information on application and audition processes, please see these documents: Scholarship Information: https://docs.google.com/file/d/1gisYrEix9pzEoug93qZuPnMV4xFHu0YE/edit?usp=docslist_api&filetype=msword Scholarship Application: https://docs.google.com/file/d/10GYai1puPnIjmhLRDf-ps4_Tqfd_hQ99/edit?usp=docslist_api&filetype=msword Oakland University is offering a number of free masterclasses and concerts in the coming weeks! (Full event offerings available by clicking here.) Chicago/Hamilton Trip Our participant list is set and has been posted on Facebook and in the band room. Thank you to all for your interest in this trip! Our official trip itinerary through Bob Rogers Travel can be found in our Documents or by clicking here: drive.google.com/open?id=0ByG3p5FBCoweUy15OE9iS016MnM Matching Funds We are very fortunate to have had an alumni family step forward to offer our band program the opportunity to raise funds via a matching donation of up to $2,000! If you are willing to help us reach our $2,000 goal to earn the other full $2,000 donation ($4,000 total for our program!), please join us for one of our upcoming concerts and donate to our donation drum, or click here to donate through our SCHS Music Booster's Online Store. Thank you in advance for any donation, big or small! Comments are closed.
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