Layout for monday Dec 1, 2003
ALERT! ALERT! Huge band director gaff! REad announcements below!
Fresh, Concert, Symph:
-Introducing.... Technicises! OH YEAH!!! THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING!! Actually, not really, but they are cool. They are technical exercises designed to help rhythm, technique, and balance. The book has several different levels of difficulty, so different classes will be using different exercises. HOORAY!
-work on the pieces that have been passed out (fresh, sabre dance, concert, fusion, symph, irish tune and sheperd's hey)
Perc: Work on fusion, sabre dance and indi practice on shepherds hey.
Jazz Band: Prepare for THE GREAT READING SESSION!
Woodwind jazz 2:30-3:10 Trad Jazz ensemble 3:15-4:45
Announcements:
HOLY SMOKES DID YOUR BAND DIRECTOR MESS UP! The solo and enselmble dates have already passed us by for signing up. We need to send the info out by monday afternoon or they won't accept us. Don't worry, there is no penalty for the participants, just plenty of penance (sp?) for the band director. If you are reading this prior to monday, you might want to figure out if you want to do S&E and who with in advance so it will be easier on monday. Solo and ensemble districts will be feb 14 (yes valentine's day). Solo events are $7.00 and ensemble events are approx $7.00 per participant per event. Your piece needs to be 2 minutes long to qualify and has to be "classical" music (the judges get really mad if you bring "the little mermaid's greatest hits")
-Pizza Orders are due on monday dec 1 with the money. NO LATE ORDERS BECAUSE WE ARE SENDING OUT THE MONEY THAT DAY!!!!
Wednesday, November 19, 2003
Layout for thursday, Nov. 20th, 2003
Varsity and concert:
Chorales
TUNE
Carols, and Santa's parade (LAST DAY if they sound good)
Symphony band:
Chorales
TUNE
NEW SIGHTREADING!!!!
Perc: Santa's Parade and retesting.
Friday, Nov. 21, 2003
I'm out of school until mid fifth hour... BE GOOD TO THE SUB!
Perc: Begin work on concert pieces.....
Announcements:
PIT... THE CALL IS 6:30pm for thursday, friday and saturday!!! YOU MUST BE IN THE PIT BY 6:45 or don't bother showing up!!! You're doing a good job, keep it up!
FANTASY OF LIGHTS: Rehearsals for all MB members attending monday and tuesday next week 2:30-4:00 PM
DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING (DAY OF FANTASY OF LIGHTS)
Report time 5:40PM in the band room to pick up uniform. If you are any later, they will close the street and you will not be able to get there! Okay, let's make it 5:30 instead:
5:30 report and put on uniform in the band room
6:15 the bus leaves for citizens band
7:00 parade starts
7:30 ish we step off
9:00 ish we get back to the school , are totally done and people can go home
Start picking up portable x-mas lights to decorate your uniform!
JAZZ BAND, there will be rehearsal from 4:15 until 5:30 next monday! DON't FORGET!!!!!
More information very soon about the bottle drive...
There are more pizza kits sheets available in my office now....
Ok.. Peace out!
Varsity and concert:
Chorales
TUNE
Carols, and Santa's parade (LAST DAY if they sound good)
Symphony band:
Chorales
TUNE
NEW SIGHTREADING!!!!
Perc: Santa's Parade and retesting.
Friday, Nov. 21, 2003
I'm out of school until mid fifth hour... BE GOOD TO THE SUB!
Perc: Begin work on concert pieces.....
Announcements:
PIT... THE CALL IS 6:30pm for thursday, friday and saturday!!! YOU MUST BE IN THE PIT BY 6:45 or don't bother showing up!!! You're doing a good job, keep it up!
FANTASY OF LIGHTS: Rehearsals for all MB members attending monday and tuesday next week 2:30-4:00 PM
DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING (DAY OF FANTASY OF LIGHTS)
Report time 5:40PM in the band room to pick up uniform. If you are any later, they will close the street and you will not be able to get there! Okay, let's make it 5:30 instead:
5:30 report and put on uniform in the band room
6:15 the bus leaves for citizens band
7:00 parade starts
7:30 ish we step off
9:00 ish we get back to the school , are totally done and people can go home
Start picking up portable x-mas lights to decorate your uniform!
JAZZ BAND, there will be rehearsal from 4:15 until 5:30 next monday! DON't FORGET!!!!!
More information very soon about the bottle drive...
There are more pizza kits sheets available in my office now....
Ok.. Peace out!
Monday, November 17, 2003
Friday, November 14, 2003
Layout for Monday, Nov 17, 2003
Varsity, Concert, and Symphony:
-Finish up the testing, work on the carols, and work on the fantasy of lights parade piece ("Santa's Parade")
Perc: Finish up the testing, get to work on the big ol' Holiday Piece!
Pit: All personnel rehearse from 2:30-5:00
Announcements:
-Sell the pizza! Remember that there is a pizza kit selling fundraiser that goes through dec 1. There are still sales sheets available! See Mr. Smigell or call Mrs. Dingman for details!
-There is the first stage of the bottle drive this saturday! There are many spaces available on the crews! In stage one we hand out the flyers to specific chunks of the community. It takes about an hour and can be done any time on saturday.
-THE BOOSTER CRAFT SHOW IS THIS SATURDAY!!! Go check it out!. By the way, we need kids to sign up for playing holiday carols at the craft show! For more information, see mr. smigell
Varsity, Concert, and Symphony:
-Finish up the testing, work on the carols, and work on the fantasy of lights parade piece ("Santa's Parade")
Perc: Finish up the testing, get to work on the big ol' Holiday Piece!
Pit: All personnel rehearse from 2:30-5:00
Announcements:
-Sell the pizza! Remember that there is a pizza kit selling fundraiser that goes through dec 1. There are still sales sheets available! See Mr. Smigell or call Mrs. Dingman for details!
-There is the first stage of the bottle drive this saturday! There are many spaces available on the crews! In stage one we hand out the flyers to specific chunks of the community. It takes about an hour and can be done any time on saturday.
-THE BOOSTER CRAFT SHOW IS THIS SATURDAY!!! Go check it out!. By the way, we need kids to sign up for playing holiday carols at the craft show! For more information, see mr. smigell
Saturday, November 08, 2003
Hey all you tech expert, web savvy folks! Please tell everyone that you know over the 'net that the blog is alive and well!!!!
Comin' to ya today from inside the band office.. on SATURDAY (yeah, that's the only real time it's quiet enough around here to get some work done)
Layout for monday, 11/10/2003
Frosh:
Just a bit more of the blues.... Be ready to boogie
Conc:
-Try out the new exercise books
-assign the test for friday
-Fusion
Symph-
-Assign the test
-Prep for Vet's day assembly
Perc-
Work out giraffe snare 1st half, listen to chocobo the second half
Pit: 2:30-5:30 in the band room!
Announcements:
-Remember Symphband that there is a brief after school rehearsal STILL planned (I will continue to try and get us out of it) for 2:30-3:00 in the auditorium monday afternoon)
First Jazz band rehearsal is this coming Wednesday at 6:30am!!! PLease fill out the form to let us know whether you are in or you are out!!! I
-Fantasy of Lights Info: Please remember that there is rehearsal on monday, nov 24 and tuesday, nov.25 from 2:45-4:00pm for Fantasy of lights parade! ALL MB Must attend unless you have specifically spoken with Mr. Smigell and OK'd it with him! THe fantasy of lights parade is the day after thanksgiving. More specific info on report times and stepoffs very soon....
Layout for tuesday, 11/11/03
HaPPY VETERAN's DAY! Thank a veteran for helping to preserve our freedom!
Varsity band :
-assign TEst
-Warm up on some of the new technical exercises!
-Tune
-Sabre DANCE!
3rd hour: Special veterans day assembly featuring (among others) Symphony band!! (More info very soon)
Concert Band:
-Work the test a bit
-Technical exercises
-SIGHTREAD!! HOORAY!
Symph band:
-You have this hour to take tests and things you missed 3rd hour for the assembly. Others may work on their test or practice
Perc: THE BIG PLANNING DAY!!!
Pit: 2:30-5:30 in the pit!! HOORAY!
Wednesday:
Varsity, Concert, Perc: Optional early testing today since we only have a few minutes in each class (half day)
Symphony band: Independant study checkup day!
Pit: TBA. There WILL be some sort of rehearsal after school!
OK... that's it for now... peace out!
Comin' to ya today from inside the band office.. on SATURDAY (yeah, that's the only real time it's quiet enough around here to get some work done)
Layout for monday, 11/10/2003
Frosh:
Just a bit more of the blues.... Be ready to boogie
Conc:
-Try out the new exercise books
-assign the test for friday
-Fusion
Symph-
-Assign the test
-Prep for Vet's day assembly
Perc-
Work out giraffe snare 1st half, listen to chocobo the second half
Pit: 2:30-5:30 in the band room!
Announcements:
-Remember Symphband that there is a brief after school rehearsal STILL planned (I will continue to try and get us out of it) for 2:30-3:00 in the auditorium monday afternoon)
First Jazz band rehearsal is this coming Wednesday at 6:30am!!! PLease fill out the form to let us know whether you are in or you are out!!! I
-Fantasy of Lights Info: Please remember that there is rehearsal on monday, nov 24 and tuesday, nov.25 from 2:45-4:00pm for Fantasy of lights parade! ALL MB Must attend unless you have specifically spoken with Mr. Smigell and OK'd it with him! THe fantasy of lights parade is the day after thanksgiving. More specific info on report times and stepoffs very soon....
Layout for tuesday, 11/11/03
HaPPY VETERAN's DAY! Thank a veteran for helping to preserve our freedom!
Varsity band :
-assign TEst
-Warm up on some of the new technical exercises!
-Tune
-Sabre DANCE!
3rd hour: Special veterans day assembly featuring (among others) Symphony band!! (More info very soon)
Concert Band:
-Work the test a bit
-Technical exercises
-SIGHTREAD!! HOORAY!
Symph band:
-You have this hour to take tests and things you missed 3rd hour for the assembly. Others may work on their test or practice
Perc: THE BIG PLANNING DAY!!!
Pit: 2:30-5:30 in the pit!! HOORAY!
Wednesday:
Varsity, Concert, Perc: Optional early testing today since we only have a few minutes in each class (half day)
Symphony band: Independant study checkup day!
Pit: TBA. There WILL be some sort of rehearsal after school!
OK... that's it for now... peace out!
Thursday, November 06, 2003
Layout for Friday, nov 7, 2003
Freshman Band:
Bit o' Jazz patterns
Tune up
Assign Playing test for next friday (trumpets already have theirs, we will extend to next friday)
Sabre dance!
Concert Band:
Jazz Patterns
Tune up
FUSION
Symph:
Prep for Vet's day (in a hurry)
Perc :
African Drumming 1/2 the time, individual prep for playing test next friday
Announce:
Pit today from 3:00-5:00 WE ARE IN THE PIT!!
PLEASE SEE ME IF YOU WANT TO BE IN DRUMLINE AND HAVE NOT SIGNED UP YET
-If You Made JAZZ BAND, please make sure to fill out the form today. I made the announcement yesterday, but will actually post today!
Peace out!
Freshman Band:
Bit o' Jazz patterns
Tune up
Assign Playing test for next friday (trumpets already have theirs, we will extend to next friday)
Sabre dance!
Concert Band:
Jazz Patterns
Tune up
FUSION
Symph:
Prep for Vet's day (in a hurry)
Perc :
African Drumming 1/2 the time, individual prep for playing test next friday
Announce:
Pit today from 3:00-5:00 WE ARE IN THE PIT!!
PLEASE SEE ME IF YOU WANT TO BE IN DRUMLINE AND HAVE NOT SIGNED UP YET
-If You Made JAZZ BAND, please make sure to fill out the form today. I made the announcement yesterday, but will actually post today!
Peace out!
Wednesday, November 05, 2003
Layout for thursday, nov 6, 2003
Concert Band:
Exploration of some of the sassier scales (the ones we never get to)
Tune a bit
Check out a cool new piece!! (FUSION... WOW)
Symphony Band:
Jazz scale pattern in a couple new keys
Tune
GET THE PATRIOTIC STUFF GOING
Perc class:
Aardvark Gets the new snare exercise for the test
Giraffe works on the keyboard test and warmup exercise
Friday will be african drums!! YAhoo!
Announcements:
Please tell your parents that I will not be at PT conferences until around 2:30. If there is something really important, they can find me in the band room
PIt goes from 12:00 intil 2:00 today Full band 12:00-1:00, core until 2:00ish
Jazz band results will finally be posted! Sorry about the delay. PLease make sure to fill out the survey. Our first gig will be Dec 6 (that is a saturday)
Concert Band:
Exploration of some of the sassier scales (the ones we never get to)
Tune a bit
Check out a cool new piece!! (FUSION... WOW)
Symphony Band:
Jazz scale pattern in a couple new keys
Tune
GET THE PATRIOTIC STUFF GOING
Perc class:
Aardvark Gets the new snare exercise for the test
Giraffe works on the keyboard test and warmup exercise
Friday will be african drums!! YAhoo!
Announcements:
Please tell your parents that I will not be at PT conferences until around 2:30. If there is something really important, they can find me in the band room
PIt goes from 12:00 intil 2:00 today Full band 12:00-1:00, core until 2:00ish
Jazz band results will finally be posted! Sorry about the delay. PLease make sure to fill out the survey. Our first gig will be Dec 6 (that is a saturday)
Monday, November 03, 2003
Greetings everybody!
Layout for tuesday, nov. 4, 2003
FRESH, CONCERT, SYMPH:
Singin! (warmups and maybe some fifths)
Ear to handin' More advanced as the levels increase
Tunin'!!!! INDI!
Let's work on our rehearsal technique!! Let's get on it! don't slack! Attack!
Perc: Continued work on keyboard patterns and on the test, then chocobo again
Pit: rehearsal from 2:30-5:00 (2:30-3:30 all pit, 3:30-5:00 core pit)
Layout for tuesday, nov. 4, 2003
FRESH, CONCERT, SYMPH:
Singin! (warmups and maybe some fifths)
Ear to handin' More advanced as the levels increase
Tunin'!!!! INDI!
Let's work on our rehearsal technique!! Let's get on it! don't slack! Attack!
Perc: Continued work on keyboard patterns and on the test, then chocobo again
Pit: rehearsal from 2:30-5:00 (2:30-3:30 all pit, 3:30-5:00 core pit)
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