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Tuesday, oct 28, 2003


Freshfolk

In auditorium
(visiting percussionist help out)
Run Slavic
Run Loco Chase

Concert

In auditorium
Run Centuria (visiting percussionists join us)
RUn Loco Chase

Symph

BE READY TO GET THIS REHEARSAL MOVING!!!
VOODOO
CANDIDE

Perc

BE READY TO GET IT GOING!!!
WALKIN ON THE SUN
DANCON MACABRE
VOODOO
CANDIDE


Announcements:

-Report time is 6:15 for percussion, 6:30 for freshman band and concert band, 6:45 for symphony band

-Dress is Semi casual (no jeans, sweat pants, tshirts, tennis shoes, or sweat shirts) Symhpony band is encouraged to wear dark clothing

-Students are required to stay for the entire concert (which will be fairly shortly) unless excused before the concert, or family emergency.

-the day after the concert, Vicky Kihn will be in to take individual pictures of the band (uniforms for MB already on premises)

-ANyone who tapes the concert should bring in the tape on wednesday


Layout for wednesday, oct 29, 2003

PICTURE DAY... YOU NEED YOUR INSTRUMENT, BUT WE WON't BE PLAYING

AFTER SCHOOL, THERE WILL BE A REHEARSAL FOR PIT BAND 2:30-4:00

Jazz band tryouts coming up on thursday....

Layout for Monday, Oct. 20, 2003


Fresh and Concert:

Bit o' scales

Hardcore tuning

Back to work on the end of loco chase!

A couple of hints on where the test may be...

Symph:

Bit o' the scales

Hardcore indi tune (on your own)

Hit the pinpoint problems of CANDIDE, Then record for the per class

Perc Class:

ALL ABOUT THE LOCO CHASE!!!

Announcements:

GREAT JOB FRIDAY NIGHT AT PEP BAND!! You really showed what a great group of kids you are! Since we lost, we will not be going to lansing waverly. Thus, since several of the engagements have been cancelled, I am going to knock down the requirement for marching band option items to 5.

AWESOME JOB SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE UM HOCKEY GAME!! We were well recieved and 99% of the time you played and conducted yourselves PERFECTLY. BRAVO

TEST ON TUESDAY!! BE READY!!

Rehearsals will begin very shortly for the pit orchestra. They will most likely be directly after school and will last for an hour to an hour and a half. More on that VERY SOON..

Jazz band will be starting up very soon. Auditions will begin after the first concert. Rehearsals will definately be in mondays, and maybe one more day as well. We will discuss soon.


LAYOUT FOR TUESDAY, Oct 21, 2003:

Fresh and Concert

TEST!

Symph:

VOODOO

Last ten minutes of class... random section of the band to be tested on random part of candide

Perc:

ALL ABOUT SLAVIC AND Centuria

Layout for Wednesday October 15, 2003

Fresh band:

Ear to hand with crescendos and other volume contrasts

Tune

Record Slavic and try to record Loco Chase

Concert:

Same as Fresh except Centuria instead of Slavic

Symph:

Same except VOodoo and no record

PErc.:

Begin work on Slavic and Great loco chase


Announcements:

Make sure to look at your accounts and check if they are correct.

Sign up for pep band! This friday at Milford

Layout for Tuesday, oct 14, 2003

Fresh-
Couple of scales

-Smooth crescendo exercise

-Tune

-Loco Chase

Concert:

Theory: Spelling chords and key sigs

Couple scales

Tune

Loco chase beginning and perfect the solos


Symph

Theory:

Spelling chords and doing intervals (minor thirds and major thirds)

Couple of scales

Candide morass

Voodoo


Perc:

All non voodoo concert percussion assign and rehearse


Announcements:

-Doggie Days this week are Wednesday and THursday. Tuesday and Friday I will be staying late and will be available for help.

-Please stay de-crapified

-Pep band friday at Milford.

-Great Job Friday!

-Bus leaves Saturday at 5:30 for hockey band

-Hockey band rehearsal monday through Friday This week from 7am-7:30am. You must make it to 4 out of the five in order to go to hockey band

Layout for Monday, Oct. 19, 2003


Hockey band Practice for all who made it 7:00 bright and early! Don't forget!


Freshman:

Couple o' scales
Smooth crescendo exercise
Tune a smidge
Loco chase

Concert:

Same as fresh

Symph:

Smooth eth
some scales
Candid
Bring your flashlights for tomorrow!

Perc.

Voodoo... For real!! Gosh darnit let's get on this thing!

Tomorrow, let's do some serious concert work other than voodoo

Announcements:

HB practice m-f 7-730 am this week. Attendance will be taken and you must make 4 out of 5 to go.

GREAT JOB ON FRIDAY!!! I WAS SO PROUD OF YOU ALL!!

Now that MB is over for a while, please take home all MB junk so we can keep the place clean!!

Jazz band coming soon!

Pit coming soon!

Any people intrerested in helping plan the new york trip, please email me Smigellj@howellschools.com and let's get this ball rolling!

Layout for Thursday, oct 9th, 2003


Fresh

Bit o' theory
Smooth crescendo exercise
tune
Loco chase

Concert

Bit o' theory

VOODOO


Symph

Bit o' theory

Touch of victors

VOODOO

Perc

Walkin on the sun

Voodoo



Layout for FRIDAY oct 10, 2003

Remember to be at the 6:30 am rehearsal! Be ready to go!!
Please read all of the announcements, as they are important!

Fresh, concert and symph
prepare for the game
tryouts for hockey band


Perc
Prepare for the game

Announcements

Report time for MB after school is 4:30 Tailgate to occur before that

Seniors make sure to get the card in to shredder so we know who is going to be there with you at the game

If your parents do not want to stay for the game, they can walk in with us for free and leave after the ceremony

Rehearsals For hockey band will be m-f next week from 7am to 7:30 am. You must be able to make 4 out of the 5 rehearsals or you will not be allowed to join us.

Short fun n' games friday this week, but we will have it.

Repair dude will be here today, around 3rd hour, get your stuff in before that.

Layout for Wednesday, october 8th, 2003

PLEASE READ THE ANOUNCEMENTS!! SOME TIMES HAVE CHANGED!

Freshman Band:

Fill out survey
REAL SERIOUS TUNE AND SING
Bit of the victors and tell them about hockey band
Great locomotive chase

Concert Band:

Real Serious Tuning
Bit of the victors and tell them about hockey band
Funeral March of the marriotnettes

Symphony Band

Bit o' theory
Sing and tune
Bit of the victors
Candide (detailed lesson plan to follow)

Perc.

Pass out victors
Pass out assignments and begin work on concert percussion


Announcements:

Music check during MB PRACTICE!!

Rehearsal MB today 2:30 to 4:30 BE READY!!!!

Band and breakfast on friday 6:30 am-7:30 am
report time on friday is 4:15 (we need more because of senior stuff).

GREAT JOB LAST NIGHT!!!

SENIORS, MAKE SURE TO GET YOUR NAME CARDS IN BEFORE FRIDAY!!

Layout for Monday, Otober 6th

LOTS OF IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS! PLEASE READ!

Freshman Band

Bit o' theory...
(Spelling chords)

sing and tune

Pass out Hockey band audition music and work on it a bit

Continue the great locomotive chase or sight read new spooky stuff

Concert Same as freshman
(Theory will be spelling chords and Key signatures)


Symph

(Theory will be spelling chords in the real world and starting to spell them in their inversions)


Same as concert except work on "The Victors" a bit
If time tempered steel continued

Perc.

Dancon Macabre

Walkin on the sun last 15 minutes


Announcements:

SENIORS: we need to figure out what we are going to do on friday... How would you like to be honored at the game? Also, I need you let me know who will be with you (parents gaurdians) at the ceremony on friday.

WE NEED TO GET WRITING OUR PARTS FOR THE MUSICAL!! IT IS SNEAKING UP ON US... LEt's get to it!

There will be band and breakfast this week friday morning 6:30am-7:30 am

WE HAVE PEP BAND AT HOME TUESDAY NIGHT!! GIRLS BASKETBALL IS PLAYING BRIGHTON AT HOME!! SIGN UP IF YOU ARE COMING. REPORT TIME IS 6:20. pm

Auditions for the Hockey band will be on Wednesday, oct. 8, 2003. The audition will be a section of "The Victors" specified on Monday

MB Today everyone after school 4:30-6:30

Reminder $30.00 donation... If you have not paid the $30.00 Marching band donation, please speak with Mr. Smigell. We really need the money and we would apreciate it greatly.

Music Check wendesday during marching band! Don't be caught without your music!


ok... that's all I can think of for now!

PEP BAND IS CANCELLED TONIGHT! IT IS FORECAST TO RAIN AND THE BUS HAS ALREADY BEEN CANCELLED. SO SORRY.

OK... We're back online! Sorry about the gap! This blog should not be a secret! It is meant to keep me organized and to inform everybody else! Pass this address along to your fellow band members and band parents!

PEP BAND IS CANCELLED FOR TONIGHT!!!! RAIN IS FORECAST AND THE RADAR CONFIRMS IT. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

TGIFLHIDRSWCPASLT! 10/3/2003

PLEASE READ THE ANNOUNCEMENTS! THERE IS IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT TAG DAY AND PEP BAND!

Plan for Friday

*Varsity, Concert, and Symphony Bands:*

-Teency weency bit of scales

-Nice tune-up

-Continue Sightreading all of the fantastic new music YIPPEE!!!


*Percussion ensemble*

-Walkin on the sun

-Danzon outside if we can... inside if we have to.


Announcements:

PEP BAND IS CANCELLED SORRY!

- Tag day staging area is in the band room this year. Show up for your shift 1/2 hour before it begins so you can put on your uniform. If it is raining (it is not supposed to rain on saturday), wear your band shirt and jeans. If you cannot make it to your shift, you must tell us by today so we can reassign it to someone else.

Layout for Wednesday Oct. 1, 2003


VARSITY BAND:

Scales

Sing fifths and roots

Tuneola!

Slavic Rhapsody. Work on the smooth parts!


CONCERT:

Same as Freshman band but sing root, fifth and thirds....

Rehearse centurion... Work on the Smooth, lyrical parts in the piece for continuity (yesterday's rehearsal on lyrical playing).

Symph:

Indi warm up:

Things that help
Scales
long tones
after that, interesting (challenging) parts in the music

in thee is gladness.

After that, candide.


Perc.

Walkin on the sun, 1st 24 measures ACTUAL WORK!! now we've got it!

AFter that, Dancon Macabre C to F


Announce:

MB Today 2:30-4:30 Rain or shine!!!

Tag Day Reminders are coming! Put your name on the list if there you still need a slot

PEP BAND NEWS!!!! WE HAVE OUR OWN BUS!!!! HOORAY!! it will be leaving at 5:45. If you are driving yourself, you need to be at South Lyon front gates to stadium AT 6:30 or you pay for yourself....

MARK YOUR MUSIC!!

Reminder not to park in back!!!

Reminder to pay the donation!

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....

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

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.

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

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!

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!

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!

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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