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Weekly Update... 1/27 - 1/31

Announcements... #1.  Jazz Band will meet Monday night from 6:30 - 8:30 PM .  Sectionals will run from 6:30 'till 7:15 before we put the band together for another 45 minutes.  Some other teachers and professors will be here to run sectionals so please get here a little ahead of time!  #2.  Indoor Percussion :  Will meet from 6:00 - 7:30 on Monday night in the band room.  We have ordered our indoor show package and are hoping it arrives in time for practice! It's in 4 different parts and is on about the same level as last seasons marching band show!  Get pumped! #3.  Color Guard will meet in the Choir room on Monday night at 6:00 PM .  This will be for all current AND new members!  Anyone can come.   After the brief meeting we'll get to work learning (and teaching) silk technique. #4.  Marching Band Camp (Dates) - 2020 !                 Mini-Camp  :   (see actual schedule - posted soon !) = Sunday, July 26th - Friday, July 31st         Band Camp :   (see ac

Weekly Update: Wed. 1/22 - Fri. 1/24

This week's Goings-on... Indoor Percussion:  Will meet Wednesday night from 6:00 - 7:30 PM Jazz Band:  Will meet Wednesday night from 6:30 - 8:30 PM 7th & 8th Grade Band & Choir members - will bring home a flyer full of information about the May 16th music festival in Wilmington, OH and King's Island.

Weekly Update . (Jan. 13th - 17th)

Great First Week Back Everybody! We were really impressed by the way that everybody jumped right back in.  Didn't see a lazy bone in the bunch..............well, maybe 1 or 2.  The OMEA Solo and Ensemble people are kickin' it and doing a super job, and the bands and choirs are taking it to the next level!! #1  Indoor Percussion:  will meet Monday evening from 6:00 - 7:30 PM.   Students may be bringing home a permission slip for a trip to attend [as spectators] an indoor percussion competition (Date TBA) and will soon be starting their own indoor percussion show! #2 . High School Jazz Band:  will meet from 7:00 - 8:30 PM Monday evening .  Please practice the more difficult areas of your music beforehand.  We will be working on Lulu's Left Town and Reflections of Rio. #3 . Color Guard:  There will a meeting for all current color guard members (including seniors) at 6:00 PM on Monday evening in the choir room.  The meeting should take about 30 minutes. #4 . Ban

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Everyone! We hope you had a nice vacation and found some time to relax and re-group so-to-speak.  In any case, we're gonna be jumping right back into action came Monday so please see some important announcements below! High School Jazz Band and Indoor Percussion:  Will meet this week on Monday evening as usual.  Indoor Percussion, however, will begin at 6:00 PM and will go until 7:30 PM with Jazz Band over-lapping and going from 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM! High School Concert Band:  Will find all new music in their newly-assigned folders.  REMEMBER that all band essays (writing samples) are due by Wednesday! Pellegrino "Instrument Step-Up" Night will be scheduled for an evening in January.  Come try-out some semi-pro and pro-model instruments and experience the difference in your playing!  More info. to follow!