Many thanks to all in our SCHS Band community for your love, care, and service to each other and our greater Rochester community over the past days and weeks. There are no words to adequately and accurately portray the depth of our band community's heartbreak. Our hearts, prayers, and positive energy continue to go out to the Volcic family and all who mourn her sudden departure. Her legacy, light, and spirit lives on in all of us. General Announcements Parent Volunteers Needed! It takes many hands throughout our season to help our events run smoothly. To see what events and needs we have coming up, please click here to review our SCHS Music Boosters Sign-Up Genius List. Hawaii 2022 Trip (Re) Kick Off A meeting for our Hawaii Trip will be held on November 15th at 8pm (immediately following MB rehearsal) to help collect questions for the travel company and provide information regarding this travel opportunity! All who wish to attend are invited. We are excited to re-kick off our Hawaii trip after being postponed from last year! Any students involved in the SCHS Bands are invited to participate in this once-in-a-lifetime musical travel opportunity. We will be traveling Friday, March 25th through April 1st, 2022 (Spring Break) in order to participate in some special musical opportunities as well as experience some of the local cultures and experiences that only Hawaii can provide. For more information, please visit our Hawaii Information section of our website by clicking here. Concert Ensembles (Concert Band, Symphony Band, Wind Ensemble) Large Chamber Ensembles begin rehearsing this week Our large Brass chamber ensemble will meet for the first time this week on Wednesday 11/3, 3-4pm. Large Percussion will begin Tuesday, November 9th, and meet from 2:30-3:30pm. All participants should bring $5 for the group S&E registration and turn it in to their respective coaches. Community Service Lessons Calling all HS Band Musicians! We are re-starting our Community Service Lessons Program with the Hart MS Bands! This is a great way to earn community service hours for Key Club, NHS, Scouts, as well as have fun connecting with and helping a Hart MS Band Musician. If you/your student is interested in being a HS Mentor Musician, please complete this Google Form to have your name added to our Mentor List. Please note: Adding your name and expressing your interest doesn't necessarily mean you will be contacted by a MS student to teach. But, it does mean you are willing to teach at least one student for 30 min/week, based on your and their schedule availability, should you be contacted. Cougar Marching Band We've made some changes to our end of season calendar:
RESCHEDUED Cougars Assemble Marching Band Awards Celebration: November 11, 2021 This special performance honoring the efforts and achievements of our Cougar Marching Band members will be now be held Thursday, November 11th. Students will need to arrive in uniform at 6:45pm; our performance will begin in the Main Gym at 7:30pm. Please note: this will be an indoor performance. Oakland County Health Division mandates that masks must be worn by all participants and audience members while indoors in K-12 Public School Buildings. Any student needing to secure a musician's mask and/or bell cover is invited to secure their own from a vendor of their choosing or ask Mrs. Staniszewski if assistance is needed. Jazz Band The Cougar Jazz Band is getting ready to meet live again for the first time in two years! We are getting ready for a very exciting season. As we look ahead, here is some important information: Jazz Band Retreat The Cougar Jazz Band will once again kick things off for the semester with our retreat at Embassy Suites in Troy. This year's retreat will be held Friday, January 7th (check in at 4:30pm) through Sunday, January 9th. All Cougar Jazz Band members are highly encouraged to attend! We will be working with professional jazz musicians through the weekend to help kick start our season in the best way. All clinics, meals, lodging for 2 nights and activities are included in the $180/student cost. Registration for our Jazz Band Retreat can be completed here: https://forms.gle/j3Rp7FTxMUv94F5z7 WMU Rhythm Section Jazz Day Are you a member of the rhythm section (piano, guitar, bass, drums)? Are you interested in learning or playing jazz? Any High School Rhythm Section Musicians invited to attend a FUN and FREE Jazz event at Western Michigan University on Saturday, December 11, 2021. Register by Nov. 11 to secure your free spot and t-shirt: http://bit.ly/rsday2021 Extra Performance Opportunities Central Michigan University Honors Band The Thirty-Sixth Annual Central Michigan High School Honors Band will take place on November 13-14, 2021. The entire schedule of activities will take place in our state-of-the-art music building culminating in a performance in the Staples Family Concert Hall at 4:00 pm on Sunday, November 14. More details (audition details, application, schedule, etc.) can be found here. Detroit Metropolitan Youth Symphony Open House The DMYSO is back to live music and would like to invite your students seeking an advanced youth ensemble experience to our open house on Saturday, November 13 at 9:30. Detroit MYS is a supplement to the school music program and provides additional guidance and challenge for the advancing music student in grades 2-12. Our two full orchestras rehearse Saturdays at Berkshire Middle School (Beverly Hills) and perform three concerts each season:
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