Layout for Tuesday :
FROSH
Chorales!! For real! Phrasing and dynamic contrast are important! Smoothness of sound... good air and balance... PITCH ah.. DON'T FORGET POSTURE!!!! ARRGH!
Good sing and tune
2 marches rehearse
CONCERT
Same as frosh but chorale and capriccio
perhaps another SR if time
SYMPH
Same as concert except candide rehearsal instead.
PERC
Walking on the sun:
FOR GOSH SAKE, WE NEED TO SOLIDIFY THE INSTRUMENTATION AND GET ON THIS THING!!!
after 15 minutes of "walkin" goto DANZON MACABRE and rehearse C to F
Announcements:
DO NOT PARK IN THE BACK ANYMORE!! JUST FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING!! (myself included)
Pep band at South Lyon this friday!! If by bus (only if necesarry), the bus leaves at 5 pm Game starts at 7 pm. Unless it is announced on the blog and at school before the end of the day friday, assume that the game is on for us (talking about the weather)
TAG Day is coming up!! more information coming soon....
Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Layout for Wednesday Sept. 24, 2003
Freshman Band:
Help everyone get instruments into the righ place
Post Results
Scale Action Bb Eb Ab Db and Gb concert major
SIGHTREAD SLAVIC RHAPSODY!!!
Concert Band:
Help everyone get instruments into the right place
Scale action Bb Eb Ab Db Gb F and C Concert Major
Last day to work on swearingen piece
Symph band
Help everyone get instruments into the right place
Scale action All Twelve majors and some spelling
Sight read grace variants and perhaps work on candide
Do a music check!!!
Perc:
Sabin Presentation
MB:
Music Check/attendance
Parade
If time (gotta be) Homecoming song rehearsal and field action... pregame rehearsal GET READY FOR SOME FRANTIC STUFF!
REmind about the band fee
Announcements:
MB TODAY at 2:30-4:30
Music Check in MB today!
Report time for friday parade is 4:30 pm. Get into uniform, get on the bus at 5, and parade happens at 5:30 (begins at page field). We will end up at the pres church. We need some extra vans or cars to wait for us at the pres church to take the drums back to the highschool. We will probably take Byron road back and come in 59. This is going to be tight, so be ready to rock.
BAND AND BREAKFAST ON FRIDAY FOR ALL MB 6:30AM-7:30 AM!!
-There is a pep rally on friday during 5th-6th hour. more details on this tomorrow
-There is going to be a dress rehearsal for the homecoming court sometime on friday... more information to come.
Plan for Thursday Sept. 25, 2003
Freshman Band:
Sing some more steps, try a chord
Nice Tune
More slavic rhapsody
Maybe dancing queen
Concert Band:
Sing some more steps, try a chord, bit of eth
Nice nice tune
SIGHT READ NEW PIECE
maybe dancing queen
Symph Band:
Sing Chords, bit of number theory, couple scales for warm up.
Nice Nice Nice tune
SIGHT READ NEW PIECE
maybe dancing queen
Perc:
Walkin on the SUN Rehearsal.... figure out who is flyin' and who is fallin.
maybe dancin queen
Friday sept 26, 2003
Freshman band:
ETUDE DAY!! Hooray!
Concert Band:
ETUDE DAY!! Hooray!
Symph band:
Prep for the PEP
PERC IS GOING TO BE AT THE PEP RALLY
Freshman Band:
Help everyone get instruments into the righ place
Post Results
Scale Action Bb Eb Ab Db and Gb concert major
SIGHTREAD SLAVIC RHAPSODY!!!
Concert Band:
Help everyone get instruments into the right place
Scale action Bb Eb Ab Db Gb F and C Concert Major
Last day to work on swearingen piece
Symph band
Help everyone get instruments into the right place
Scale action All Twelve majors and some spelling
Sight read grace variants and perhaps work on candide
Do a music check!!!
Perc:
Sabin Presentation
MB:
Music Check/attendance
Parade
If time (gotta be) Homecoming song rehearsal and field action... pregame rehearsal GET READY FOR SOME FRANTIC STUFF!
REmind about the band fee
Announcements:
MB TODAY at 2:30-4:30
Music Check in MB today!
Report time for friday parade is 4:30 pm. Get into uniform, get on the bus at 5, and parade happens at 5:30 (begins at page field). We will end up at the pres church. We need some extra vans or cars to wait for us at the pres church to take the drums back to the highschool. We will probably take Byron road back and come in 59. This is going to be tight, so be ready to rock.
BAND AND BREAKFAST ON FRIDAY FOR ALL MB 6:30AM-7:30 AM!!
-There is a pep rally on friday during 5th-6th hour. more details on this tomorrow
-There is going to be a dress rehearsal for the homecoming court sometime on friday... more information to come.
Plan for Thursday Sept. 25, 2003
Freshman Band:
Sing some more steps, try a chord
Nice Tune
More slavic rhapsody
Maybe dancing queen
Concert Band:
Sing some more steps, try a chord, bit of eth
Nice nice tune
SIGHT READ NEW PIECE
maybe dancing queen
Symph Band:
Sing Chords, bit of number theory, couple scales for warm up.
Nice Nice Nice tune
SIGHT READ NEW PIECE
maybe dancing queen
Perc:
Walkin on the SUN Rehearsal.... figure out who is flyin' and who is fallin.
maybe dancin queen
Friday sept 26, 2003
Freshman band:
ETUDE DAY!! Hooray!
Concert Band:
ETUDE DAY!! Hooray!
Symph band:
Prep for the PEP
PERC IS GOING TO BE AT THE PEP RALLY
Sunday, September 21, 2003
Plan for Monday 9/22/03:
Reminder:Find all the tuners and get some chorales going! get the copies made for tuning exercises! Find some new etudes to do for techinical
Frosh Band:
Continue auditions:
Trumpets, horns. Tomorrow everyone else
Concert Band:
The big TUNING DAY!!!!!
Indi needle, sing, reference, and chords, the whole spectrum!
Go back to the swearingen piece
Symph:
THE BIG BIG BIG TUNING DAY!!!
Indi Needle, sing reference, and chords. Whole spectrum
Work Colas B and perhaps Schwanda the Bagpiper.
Percussion:
Giraffe keyboard
Danzon macabre
check to make sure walking on the sun folks have everything they need
See if anyone is slipping through the cracks (not in danzon or sun) and find something worthwhile for them too!
MB:
Rehearsal today 4:30-6:30 Weather will dictate in or out. No pipers needed. Schedule TBA. We will need pipers on wednesday and friday
Announcements:
Good Job pep band on friday!
Band fee due or meet with me by thursday, otherwhise no march.
Music check some time this week or no march!
Be ready for a busy day on friday! More to come!
Check list to make sure that you get credit for the pep band gig.
Reminder:Find all the tuners and get some chorales going! get the copies made for tuning exercises! Find some new etudes to do for techinical
Frosh Band:
Continue auditions:
Trumpets, horns. Tomorrow everyone else
Concert Band:
The big TUNING DAY!!!!!
Indi needle, sing, reference, and chords, the whole spectrum!
Go back to the swearingen piece
Symph:
THE BIG BIG BIG TUNING DAY!!!
Indi Needle, sing reference, and chords. Whole spectrum
Work Colas B and perhaps Schwanda the Bagpiper.
Percussion:
Giraffe keyboard
Danzon macabre
check to make sure walking on the sun folks have everything they need
See if anyone is slipping through the cracks (not in danzon or sun) and find something worthwhile for them too!
MB:
Rehearsal today 4:30-6:30 Weather will dictate in or out. No pipers needed. Schedule TBA. We will need pipers on wednesday and friday
Announcements:
Good Job pep band on friday!
Band fee due or meet with me by thursday, otherwhise no march.
Music check some time this week or no march!
Be ready for a busy day on friday! More to come!
Check list to make sure that you get credit for the pep band gig.
Thursday, September 18, 2003
Plan for Friday, sept 19th
Freshman Band:
MUSIC CHECK
Continue auditions... Start clarinets and go to saxophones
Concert Band:
MUSIC CHECK
Little eth warm up
Indi tune
Sight read
Symph:
MUSIC CHECK
See concert band
Percussion:
MUSIC CHECK
Arrdvark keyboards
Walkin on the sun:
Announcements:
-MUSIC CHECK! MB members who do not have all of their music and a folder get a lunch detention
-Magazine Booklets due
-Pep Band tonight at Lakeland! Maps on the table in front.
If you are going by bus, you must HAVE A NOTE FROM YOUR FOLKS and be ready to leave by 5:00 pm
If you are driving yourself, getting driven by friends or your folks, report time at lakeland is 6:30 PM
I AM WATCHING THE WEATHER. WE WILL ONLY CANCEL PEP BAND IF THE RADAR SHOWS THAT IT IS GOING TO RAIN ALL NIGHT. ASSUME THAT THE PEP GAME IS GOING TO HAPPEN. Return time for bus should be between 10:00 and 10:30.
IN ORDER TO GET IN THE GAME, STUDENTS MUST WEAR THEIR BAND T-SHIRT (the embroidered one)
-Rehearsal on monday 4:30-6:30 mb
Freshman Band:
MUSIC CHECK
Continue auditions... Start clarinets and go to saxophones
Concert Band:
MUSIC CHECK
Little eth warm up
Indi tune
Sight read
Symph:
MUSIC CHECK
See concert band
Percussion:
MUSIC CHECK
Arrdvark keyboards
Walkin on the sun:
Announcements:
-MUSIC CHECK! MB members who do not have all of their music and a folder get a lunch detention
-Magazine Booklets due
-Pep Band tonight at Lakeland! Maps on the table in front.
If you are going by bus, you must HAVE A NOTE FROM YOUR FOLKS and be ready to leave by 5:00 pm
If you are driving yourself, getting driven by friends or your folks, report time at lakeland is 6:30 PM
I AM WATCHING THE WEATHER. WE WILL ONLY CANCEL PEP BAND IF THE RADAR SHOWS THAT IT IS GOING TO RAIN ALL NIGHT. ASSUME THAT THE PEP GAME IS GOING TO HAPPEN. Return time for bus should be between 10:00 and 10:30.
IN ORDER TO GET IN THE GAME, STUDENTS MUST WEAR THEIR BAND T-SHIRT (the embroidered one)
-Rehearsal on monday 4:30-6:30 mb
Tuesday, September 16, 2003
Schedule for Wednesday and Thursday:
Varsity Band:
Begin Auditions-Start with flutes
Thursday clarinets and saxophones
Concert Band:
Bit o' Theory
Scale, Sing n' Tune
More Sightreading!!! Hooooorraaayy!
Symphony Band
Same as concert band, but different music (ah yes, Candide)
Percussion:
Wednesday:
Danzon Macabre
Instrumentation check and rehearsal
Thursday:
Giraffe Keyboards
Walking on the Sun: check instrumentation and rehearsal
ON WEDNESDAY THERE IS MARCHING BAND 2:30-4:30 THERE WILL BE A MUSIC CHECK!!!!!
Announcements:
Music check during marching band
Magazine booklets due Friday
Pep band vs. Lakeland this Friday... More info to come
MB $30.00 is due by next Friday or no marchy marchy!
No Pipers this week
Eric Rushlow is missing his instrument... have you seen it?
Michigan Youth Ensemble (honor band) auditions are in Ann Arbor starting on the 18th... see me for details if you are interested!
Varsity Band:
Begin Auditions-Start with flutes
Thursday clarinets and saxophones
Concert Band:
Bit o' Theory
Scale, Sing n' Tune
More Sightreading!!! Hooooorraaayy!
Symphony Band
Same as concert band, but different music (ah yes, Candide)
Percussion:
Wednesday:
Danzon Macabre
Instrumentation check and rehearsal
Thursday:
Giraffe Keyboards
Walking on the Sun: check instrumentation and rehearsal
ON WEDNESDAY THERE IS MARCHING BAND 2:30-4:30 THERE WILL BE A MUSIC CHECK!!!!!
Announcements:
Music check during marching band
Magazine booklets due Friday
Pep band vs. Lakeland this Friday... More info to come
MB $30.00 is due by next Friday or no marchy marchy!
No Pipers this week
Eric Rushlow is missing his instrument... have you seen it?
Michigan Youth Ensemble (honor band) auditions are in Ann Arbor starting on the 18th... see me for details if you are interested!
Thursday, September 11, 2003
PLAN FOR GAMEDAY, FRIDAY, SEPT. 12, 2003
Varsity band:
-Tune up/sing/eth
-Work out fun tonight
-If time, some of the other tunes
-Solve any music problems
Concert Band:
Same as frosh band
Symphony Band:
-Sing/ETH/Tune
-THEORY lesson; spelling chords
-Sight read "William Byrd Suite"
Percussion-
Lay down the Split!
Announce limited rocking out
Announce greater focus
Keyboard Basics- Piston stroke and the building of the major scale
Last 20 minutes, clean up and lock it down
Schedule for football game tonight:
2:30 fun'games after school
4:00 tailgate
5:00 Squad leader meeting (10 minutes tops)
5:00 MB members report for uniform distribution
5:30 warm up and rehearse
6:30 step off for stadium
6:50 PREGAME
9:30-10:00 game is done, band is dismissed
MB MEMBERS NEED TO HAVE
Spats
Gloves
Black shoes
ssb
fight song
everbody have fun tonight
twist and shout
we like to party
mission impossible
robin hood
Krypton
Announcements:
-Solve your spat glove music problems during the day!
-We need to be careful about neatness, privacy (no non band), and focus tonight!
-Unless you work it out in advance, you must stay the whole game, and stay in uniform the whole game!
-We will be sitting in sections during the game
-just band members and eighth graders in the stands
-Be nice, have fun and see you there!
Varsity band:
-Tune up/sing/eth
-Work out fun tonight
-If time, some of the other tunes
-Solve any music problems
Concert Band:
Same as frosh band
Symphony Band:
-Sing/ETH/Tune
-THEORY lesson; spelling chords
-Sight read "William Byrd Suite"
Percussion-
Lay down the Split!
Announce limited rocking out
Announce greater focus
Keyboard Basics- Piston stroke and the building of the major scale
Last 20 minutes, clean up and lock it down
Schedule for football game tonight:
2:30 fun'games after school
4:00 tailgate
5:00 Squad leader meeting (10 minutes tops)
5:00 MB members report for uniform distribution
5:30 warm up and rehearse
6:30 step off for stadium
6:50 PREGAME
9:30-10:00 game is done, band is dismissed
MB MEMBERS NEED TO HAVE
Spats
Gloves
Black shoes
ssb
fight song
everbody have fun tonight
twist and shout
we like to party
mission impossible
robin hood
Krypton
Announcements:
-Solve your spat glove music problems during the day!
-We need to be careful about neatness, privacy (no non band), and focus tonight!
-Unless you work it out in advance, you must stay the whole game, and stay in uniform the whole game!
-We will be sitting in sections during the game
-just band members and eighth graders in the stands
-Be nice, have fun and see you there!
Tuesday, September 09, 2003
Layout for Thursday
Frosh
The big chat....
tune..
Pass out placement etudes
Fun tunes
Concert Band
Finish auditions
Tabulate score
if time, tune and MB Tunes
Symph
Scales,
Sing
Tune
theory
Record MB Tunes (sorry!)
Perc
Snare Basics
Keyboard Basics
Small ensembles
MB Sectionals
Announce:
-Band N' Breakfast! Rehearsal starts 6:30 am!!! for ALL MB
-Hockey band is on oct. 18 Check the date
-Fun and Games Friday after school friday
-Remember: No non band folks, no food, just fun
-YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE!! YOU ARE SPECIAL AND WE ARE GLAD YOU ARE HERE!
-Tailgate for MB on Friday starts at 4:00 Free food!
-Report time for MB is 5:00 on friday PM YES SPATS AND GLOVES!! We have a new shipment in of spats! IF we gave you a crazy size of spat (too large or small), you can trade them in. You must have the spats to trade in or we will not give you a new pair. Kick off is 7:00. Game over around 9:30 or 10:00
-Repair guy is coming today... remember the tuba!
Frosh
The big chat....
tune..
Pass out placement etudes
Fun tunes
Concert Band
Finish auditions
Tabulate score
if time, tune and MB Tunes
Symph
Scales,
Sing
Tune
theory
Record MB Tunes (sorry!)
Perc
Snare Basics
Keyboard Basics
Small ensembles
MB Sectionals
Announce:
-Band N' Breakfast! Rehearsal starts 6:30 am!!! for ALL MB
-Hockey band is on oct. 18 Check the date
-Fun and Games Friday after school friday
-Remember: No non band folks, no food, just fun
-YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE!! YOU ARE SPECIAL AND WE ARE GLAD YOU ARE HERE!
-Tailgate for MB on Friday starts at 4:00 Free food!
-Report time for MB is 5:00 on friday PM YES SPATS AND GLOVES!! We have a new shipment in of spats! IF we gave you a crazy size of spat (too large or small), you can trade them in. You must have the spats to trade in or we will not give you a new pair. Kick off is 7:00. Game over around 9:30 or 10:00
-Repair guy is coming today... remember the tuba!
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Layout for Wednesday, 9/9/2003
Frosh Band:
Ear to hand
Sing, tune, and chords
Continue Sightreading
Concert Band:
FINISH THE AUDITIONS! (HOORAY!)
Symphony Band:
FINISH THE AUDITIONS! (HOORAY!)
Percussion:
Music reader's club
Begin small ensembles for beginner perc
D-line sectional
Pit sectional
MB:
Practice starts 2:30 inside
3:30 on the mesa for more drill. Eighth graders are invited but not required.
Announce:
BRING IN THOSE MAGAZINE BOOKS!
YOU OWE $30.00 IF YOU ARE IN MARCHING BAND
MB AFTER SCHOOL TODAY
REPORT TIME FOR FRIDAY MB WILL BE 5:00 AGAIN Game should be over by 9:30. Eighth graders are to be there 8:30 as well
WE HAVE A HOCKEY BAND DATE! SAT. OCT 18th vs. QUINIPIAC!!! GET READY... AUDITIONS SOON...
Aide to do:-Chairs in the room in the morning
-Find the easy perc ensemble piece book that I had from last year
-Ricky go through the piles with me
-Tony, look at the tech room with me
-Eric, inventory the reeds and everything else
-Pep folders.... ARE THE READY? WE need them for this rehearsal after school
-WE will need recording materials fo after school today (recording for poms)
-Remind me to get the application for MSBOA started and ready. we need to turn in today.
-finish up copying creole suite for freshman band.
-continue work on h2 crud (remove the cieling tiles if you are really brave)
-Shaina, do the desk
Layout for Wednesday, 9/9/2003
Frosh Band:
Ear to hand
Sing, tune, and chords
Continue Sightreading
Concert Band:
FINISH THE AUDITIONS! (HOORAY!)
Symphony Band:
FINISH THE AUDITIONS! (HOORAY!)
Percussion:
Music reader's club
Begin small ensembles for beginner perc
D-line sectional
Pit sectional
MB:
Practice starts 2:30 inside
3:30 on the mesa for more drill. Eighth graders are invited but not required.
Announce:
BRING IN THOSE MAGAZINE BOOKS!
YOU OWE $30.00 IF YOU ARE IN MARCHING BAND
MB AFTER SCHOOL TODAY
REPORT TIME FOR FRIDAY MB WILL BE 5:00 AGAIN Game should be over by 9:30. Eighth graders are to be there 8:30 as well
WE HAVE A HOCKEY BAND DATE! SAT. OCT 18th vs. QUINIPIAC!!! GET READY... AUDITIONS SOON...
Aide to do:-Chairs in the room in the morning
-Find the easy perc ensemble piece book that I had from last year
-Ricky go through the piles with me
-Tony, look at the tech room with me
-Eric, inventory the reeds and everything else
-Pep folders.... ARE THE READY? WE need them for this rehearsal after school
-WE will need recording materials fo after school today (recording for poms)
-Remind me to get the application for MSBOA started and ready. we need to turn in today.
-finish up copying creole suite for freshman band.
-continue work on h2 crud (remove the cieling tiles if you are really brave)
-Shaina, do the desk
Monday, September 08, 2003
Layout for Tuesday:
Varsity Band:
Mental interval gymnastics
Bit o' the scales
Some nice singing
Tune
Continue reading nice easy piece to practice our sight reading skills
Concert Band:
Auditions continue
All saxophones and begin clarinets
Seniors star t to think about senior show
Symphony Band:
-Give me one minute (literally) on "Why I always apologize"
-Continue Auditions
All Saxophones and begin clarinets
-Seniors start thinking about senior show
Percussion:
The Massive Planning and brainstorm se ssion!
I'll explain!!
After school:
Drumline and Booster meeting (we need to figure out what goes where)
Announcements:
-Please turn in your magazine books
-Booster meeting tonight 7pm
-Start finding your marching band stuff now!
- Next marching Band rehearsal is wednesday, 2:30-4:30
Aide to do:
Pep band folders
Start copying music for bands
Finish room recovery
Put final touches on ordering system
Office
Set up the room
Begin tech room "real prep"
did I mention copies?
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Varsity Band:
Mental interval gymnastics
Bit o' the scales
Some nice singing
Tune
Continue reading nice easy piece to practice our sight reading skills
Concert Band:
Auditions continue
All saxophones and begin clarinets
Seniors star t to think about senior show
Symphony Band:
-Give me one minute (literally) on "Why I always apologize"
-Continue Auditions
All Saxophones and begin clarinets
-Seniors start thinking about senior show
Percussion:
The Massive Planning and brainstorm se ssion!
I'll explain!!
After school:
Drumline and Booster meeting (we need to figure out what goes where)
Announcements:
-Please turn in your magazine books
-Booster meeting tonight 7pm
-Start finding your marching band stuff now!
- Next marching Band rehearsal is wednesday, 2:30-4:30
Aide to do:
Pep band folders
Start copying music for bands
Finish room recovery
Put final touches on ordering system
Office
Set up the room
Begin tech room "real prep"
did I mention copies?
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Hey everybody! Welcome to the HHSB WEBLOG!!!! This is something new that I am going to try in an effort to get everyone on the same page!! I will post announcements, schedules, ideas, and other cool things like that!! So, without further ado...
9/8/2003 schedule for the day:
Frosh band:
Start scales
Sing
Tune
Bit of interval gymnastics
Sight read some pieces
Concert band:
Auditions, continuing with the trumpets, then saxes and so on
Symphony band:
Same as concert band
Percussion ensemble:
Finish keyboard test.
If time, begin blue man brainstorming
MB: WELCOME EIGHTH GRADERS!
3-4:15 volunteers write the dance
4:15-4:30 Squad leader meeting
4:30 (weather permitting) rehearsal inside to learn Everybody Have Fun Tonight and We Like to Party.
5:30 (weather permitting) rehearsal outside to learn the drill
6:30 done
Announcements:
-Great job on the field last Friday! Now let's talk about off the field....
-Make sure to bring those magazine booklets back!
-MB Rehearsals this week are today 4:30-6:30, Wed 2:30-4:30, and Friday 6:30AM-7:20 AM
Aide jobs:
-Copy the drill and chop coordinates
-Check on the pep folders and see how many made it back. Make sure to update them and put take on me and soul bossa in there.
-Sweep the room for lost and found
-Desk
-Charge the long ranger
-get a ladder
-Office
-Start a list of people who have not paid the $30 for the mb fee and the 29 for shoes
-Take the tables back to the aud
-remind me to look up the due date for MSBOA
-remind me to order the music!
9/8/2003 schedule for the day:
Frosh band:
Start scales
Sing
Tune
Bit of interval gymnastics
Sight read some pieces
Concert band:
Auditions, continuing with the trumpets, then saxes and so on
Symphony band:
Same as concert band
Percussion ensemble:
Finish keyboard test.
If time, begin blue man brainstorming
MB: WELCOME EIGHTH GRADERS!
3-4:15 volunteers write the dance
4:15-4:30 Squad leader meeting
4:30 (weather permitting) rehearsal inside to learn Everybody Have Fun Tonight and We Like to Party.
5:30 (weather permitting) rehearsal outside to learn the drill
6:30 done
Announcements:
-Great job on the field last Friday! Now let's talk about off the field....
-Make sure to bring those magazine booklets back!
-MB Rehearsals this week are today 4:30-6:30, Wed 2:30-4:30, and Friday 6:30AM-7:20 AM
Aide jobs:
-Copy the drill and chop coordinates
-Check on the pep folders and see how many made it back. Make sure to update them and put take on me and soul bossa in there.
-Sweep the room for lost and found
-Desk
-Charge the long ranger
-get a ladder
-Office
-Start a list of people who have not paid the $30 for the mb fee and the 29 for shoes
-Take the tables back to the aud
-remind me to look up the due date for MSBOA
-remind me to order the music!
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