Congratulations to all our Large Chamber Ensembles on their performances at Rochester HS this past weekend for District Solo & Ensemble! Our next big Solo & Ensemble Event is on Saturday, February 2nd for all of our small ensembles and soloists- read on for more details on that and all the other events happening in the band room!
Upcoming Week(s) Summary:
Instrument Petting Zoo We are in need of student volunteers to help our incoming 6th graders "pet" some instruments at our annual Instrument Petting Zoo, this Tuesday from 5-7pm in the SCHS Band Room. If you are available please let Mrs. Staniszewski know! This is a great opportunity to earn volunteer hours for NHS/Key Club. 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 23rd, 2019. 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 received by January 22nd, 2019. Crosstown Showdown: Friday, January 25th Attention all musicians! The Crosstown Showdown Basketball tournament is coming up and we need YOU for pep band! This annual event features the varsity boys and girls basketball teams from Stoney Creek going up against Rochester HS. The event will begin at approximately 5:15pm and go until approximately 9pm. Playing in the game will get you into the games for FREE! If you are available to help and come play, please check in with Brian Wiik and join the group chat: https://groupme.com/join_group/46998032/RLvDlh SCHS Music Booster Scholarships The SCHS Music Boosters will hold their annual scholarship auditions on February 5, 2019! This is a fantastic opportunity for students to earn money that can be applied to outside music camps (such as Blue Lake), Private Lessons, and more!
Disney Trip Update Ticket numbers are in! If you would like your ticket number ahead of time in order to schedule fastpasses for the parks, please see/contact Mrs. Staniszewski. We will be visiting the following parks on the following dates:
Final Trip Meeting: Wednesday, January 30th, 2019
Jazz Band Rehearsals will officially begin on Wednesday, January 30th at 6:15-7:15am. We will be rehearsing Mondays, 5:30-8:30pm; and Wed/Thurs 6:15-7:15am. Please also note: students will need to bring their concert dress to our first Monday night rehearsal on February 4th because we will be having our pictures taken for the yearbook. Our full rehearsal calendar can be found in orange on our calendars page of this website, and our syllabus is available on the documents section of our website. See you all on January 30th! Additional Performance Opportunities University of Michigan MPulse Wind Institutes The MPulse Summer Performing Arts Institutes provide approximately 250 young musicians and performing artists from the around the world with an immersive and rigorous performing arts experience. University of Michigan faculty, alumni, and guest artists will inspire students to new levels of excellence in music performance, musical theatre, drama, dance, and music technology. MPulse is held at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD) providing student participants with the opportunity to experience the excitement of a world-class school of music in the heart of the vibrant campus community of Ann Arbor. Priority Deadline: February 1, 2019 For more information, please click here. Fundraisers Chipotle Night: February 12, 2019 Come have dinner at the Chipotle in The Village of Rochester Hills on February 12th, and support the SCHS Music Boosters! Be sure to bring or show this flier on your phone before you pay for your order, and the SCHS Music Boosters will get 33% of your order back as a donation! Amazon Smile Now you can support SCHS Music when you shop on Amazon-- .5% of all sales come back to our SCHS Music Boosters! Please be sure to add the SCHS Music Boosters as your preferred charity or click here when doing your Amazon shopping! Comments are closed.
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