Great performances come from having the discipline to always put forth your best efforts and striving to improve. After all, if we want others to appreciate our music, we must first and foremost value it for ourselves. When we find what drives us to choose daily greatness over more common temptations, others will want to be a part of our artistry- whether it be joining in our band or coming to be an audience member. Greatness attracts greatness.
Today, each of our bands received great feedback that the work they are doing is appreciated. Students, your hard work and discipline were recognized by our audience to the point where your adjudicators recognized and credited you for your work. Ratings aside, what I hope you each come away with most of all is that your music is VALUED. You enhance people’s lives through your music. In a very real way, you make the world a better place through your artistry. If you would like to listen to our recordings and/or hear the judge's recorded comments, I'd invite you to check out this folder on the documents section of our website: drive.google.com/open?id=1hrizgsh5jUrSrdPwh3Gmm8pTewC9wQY7 Thank you and bravo for your performances today! I know you have enhanced my life through your music, and I look forward our continued work in rehearsals to come! And speaking of what's to come, here's what we have to look forward to in the days and weeks to come... Large Chamber Ensembles State Solo & Ensemble is one short month away! Our large chamber ensemble rehearsal schedule for those performing at State S&E is as follows:
A reminder that all rehearsals are required. If you are not able to attend any portion of these last rehearsals, advanced notice must be given to your director ASAP. Good luck to all our large ensembles preparing for State S&E! State Solo & Ensemble: Saturday, March 17, 2018 We once again have the privilege of hosting the MSBOA State Solo & Ensemble Festival this year! This is an honor to be asked once again, as we will be playing host to over 30 area high schools and their top musicians for this great event. This is very important stewardship opportunity for our band and our community. To ensure we have a successful event, we need all hands on deck. ALL SCHS Band Students need to sign-up to volunteer. Student sign-ups can be found here: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/4090a4fabad29a02-2017 If you are a soloist in grades 10-12 performing at State S&E, you will need to prepare a proficiency level to perform along with your solo (scales and sightreading). More information about proficiency levels and scales may be found by clicking here. Parents, State S&E needs you too! Over the last ten years, SCHS has developed a reputation as one of the top sites for MSBOA State S&E by participating schools, directors, judges, and MSBOA officials from across the state of Michigan. But in order for this to continue, we need YOU! Our goal is to have every parent and student that visits our school for S&E to share what a well organized and enjoyable event it was. This is our opportunity to showcase not only our outstanding music program, but our school, and our community as well. Please sign up and join us! Donations: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a4fabad29a02-sedonations Volunteer: www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a4fabad29a02-2018 Upcoming Performances/Events *March 17: State Solo & Ensemble at SCHS *March 26: All-City Band Concert at Rochester HS (Symphony Band only) Jazz Band Rehearsals will take place on Monday and Thursday of this week. Please note: Our Jazz Band Yearbook pictures will be taken during our Monday, March 5th rehearsal, due to our cancellation this past Thursday. In turn, all Jazz Band members need to bring their Concert Uniforms for the March 5th rehearsal. On Thursday, March 8th, the SCHS Jazz Bands will be working with Professor Scott Gwinnell from Oakland University for an improvisation workshop. We are very excited to welcome Professor Gwinnell to our class! 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) Rehearsals will be held on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. Please be sure to look ahead in your books and be ready to read through as much of them as possible. Marching Band Leadership Workshop: We will meet next on Monday, March 19th! 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 ) UPDATED Workshop dates (all are 2:45-4:00pm): 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 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 trip is coming up quickly on Wednesday, March 14th! Our official trip itinerary through Bob Rogers Travel can be found in our Documents or by clicking here: drive.google.com/open?id=0ByG3p5FBCoweUy15OE9iS016MnM If you noted a food allergy or dietary restriction, please see Mrs. Staniszewski to discuss your options and place preferred lunch order in advance this week. 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! 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. Hard copies of trip information and a formal trip announcement will be made in classes on Monday, March 5th. 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! Donations A HUGE thank you to all our families who donated and have shown their support for our music programs here at SCHS! Money raised will go towards funding scholarships (such as our upcoming booster scholarship auditions), bringing in additional clinicians (like those from our Sectional Day and Clinic Concert), and more! THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING MUSIC AT SCHS!!! If you would like to donate to our program, you absolutely can still do so! Checks can be made out to SCHS Music Boosters or through the booster website: 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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