Congratulations to all our Jazz Retreat participants! We have a fantastic semester ahead of us! We also have a lot of great chamber music coming up with Solo & Ensemble, festival preparations, and much more! Here are all the details for what's going on in the Band Room this week and the weeks to come:
Concert Ensembles (Concert Band, Symphony Band, Wind Ensemble) 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. District Solo & Ensemble: January 25 (Lg Ens.) & February 1 (all other events) Our District Solo & Ensemble Schedules are now available! Please be sure to make a note of your time and section number. All events will be held at Rochester High School. Students are advised to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to your scheduled time to allow time to locate your section and warm-up. Please also be advised that:
Chamber Groups (1.25.2020) can be found by clicking here: drive.google.com/open?id=1Rqb-k9pWx6hroKJn-ZsNfu0sDO3lzJOY All other events (2.1.2020) can be found by clicking here: drive.google.com/open?id=1h3BAENgGu_EGfqb-qd1JywpoCtouA-bi Jazz Band Jazz Band rehearsals will officially begin on Monday evening, January 27th from 5:30-8:30pm, and Wednesday & Thursday Mornings from 6:15-7:15am. Our syllabus and calendar dates can be found by clicking here. The Jazz Band Yearbook picture will be taken at our Thursday AM rehearsal on January 30th. All students will need to bring their black concert dress and will be supplied with our Jazz Band accessories for the picture. Marching Band 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 THIS Tuesday, January 14th, 2020, 2:45-3:30pm in the Band Room. These meetings are open to ALL SCHS Band members who wish to attend. Those interested in a section leader or drum major position in the Cougar MB need to attend, 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:
Buffalo Wild Wings Night: Wednesday, January 29th, 2020 We have a fundraising night scheduled for Monday January 27th at Buffalo Wild Wings! Forget doing dishes or cooking! When you dine at the Buffalo Wild Wings at 1234 Walton Rd, 20% percent of your check will come back to the SCHS Music boosters. Simply show this flier to your server to help support our Music Boosters and all the enrichment activities they provide for our students. (Flyer needs to be shown, printed or from a phone, at the restaurant.) 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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