Announcements

• Practice Card is due on Monday, October 19^th
• Sectionals are every week.  Please remind your child to be in the band hall by 7:20 or 3:40pm. A student can make up a missed sectional on any other day a sectional is held. You check the sectional schedule here.
• Fundraiser collection dates: 10/19 and 10/26. Orders must be collected with payment for students to receive prizes and grab bags. Click here for fundraising instructions.
• Fall Clinic — Wednesday, October 21^st. We will have a snack after school. Clinic begins at 4 and will conclude at 6pm.
• Fall Concert — Friday, October 23^rd. Click here for details. Students should wear band polos with black dress pants, black dress socks, black dress shoes, and black dress belts.
• All-Region clinic — Saturday, October 24^th

Assignments

• All students should work on their all All-Region Music very slowly.  Check your student’s material for each week’s assignment.
  • Students should be very busy on their instrument playing slowly measure by measure. Students are expected to work on their Lyrical and Technical Exercises slowly. You should hear the same measures repeated many times. This is the best technique to lead to content mastery.
• New music. Honor Roll March, Mythos, Drive, and Serengeti Dreams. This music should only make up 5 minutes of practice time. All-Region and scales are still the primary focus.
• Brass students are expected to have BERPS for class everyday.  See Mr. Kennedy or Mr. Timpani if you need assistance.
• Woodwind students are expected to have four reeds with no chips, cracks or lipstick.