Our first full week of school is complete, and we have hit the ground running! First home game, homecoming, pep assembly, 8th grade night, and our parent kickoff are all complete, and chamber music projects are under way along with our fall concert repertoire in our band classes. We still have a lot to anticipate this week and in the weeks to come... here is this Week's Update:
Concert Ensembles Our first few assignments should be showing up in your Synergy Student/ParentVUE. If your student has not yet completed them, our first assignments for the year are to... 1) Complete the Beginning of the Year Google Form (click here for form). The link to this form can also be found on the documents section of our website, should your student not have completed it during the first day of school. This BOY Form includes our locker check out Form, Chamber Music Project selection Form, and Community Service lessons Form. Please note: students wishing to use a band locker are responsible for having their own lock. 2) Return the signed syllabus Form. Extra copies of each band's syllabus can be found also on the documents section of our website. A special word about our Community Service Lessons Program: This annual partnership with the Hart MS provides a great service for our younger band students, as well as a great volunteer opportunity for our SCHS students needing community service hours for NHS, Key Club, etc. Our Hart MS band family is growing (close to 300 band students this year!) and we need as many Community Service HS mentors as possible! I sincerely hope every SCHS band student will consider volunteering to help one of our Hart MS band students once a week for 30 minutes! Marching Band Congratulations to our Cougar MB on completing a busy week of rehearsals and performances this week! We have another home game ahead of us this Friday, as well as welcoming the 5th grade singers from Baldwin, McGregor, and North Hill. Rehearsals: Monday, 9/18, 6-9pm (combined w/ Hart MS 8th grade!) ; Wed, 9/20, 6:15am; Thurs, 9/21; 6:15am Performance: Home game, Friday, 9/22 (Timeline is available in Documents) Opportunities MSBOA All-State Auditions will be held again this fall! Auditions will be held on October 28-29th, and will consist of scales, sightreading, and prepared etudes. Students selected for these premiere ensembles will have the opportunity to perform in Grand Rapids for the Michigan Music Conference in January along side students from across the state of Michigan! This is a significant honor and great performance opportunity; students are encouraged to audition. More information can be found here, and posted in the band room along with blank applications. Completed applications and the $10 audition fee are due Friday, September 22nd. Wayne State University will be holding their 2017 Honor Band Day on Saturday, October 21, 2017. The Wayne State University 2017 Honor Band will include performances by faculty and students, ensemble rehearsals, and master classes with the WSU Department of Music applied faculty. Any interested students need to express their interest to Mrs. Staniszewski by Friday, September 22nd in order to be considered for this performance opportunity. The 2017 Oakland University Honor Band will be held November 17-18. Dr. Emily Threinen, Director of Bands, University of Minnesota, will be serving as the special guest clinician this year. Last year, the OU Honor Band had students from 43 Michigan high schools participate in the band and they are looking forward another outstanding event this year. If you are interested in participating in this great event, please let Mrs. Staniszewski know. Comments are closed.
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