Good news! It's time for jazz band to start! :)
We will have our first rehearsal next WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd at 7:00am. Please bring your instrument and come prepared to play! Jazz 1 is for 8th grade students, and we're in need of trumpets, saxophones, trombones, piano, electric guitar, electric bass, and drum set players.
I would like everyone interested in jazz this year to please fill out the following informational form:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dGgySW1uRGlSU3ZpYzhRX1VwQ2JHTHc6MQ#gid=0
Our rehearsal schedule is as follows:
Full group rehearsals: November: 2, 4, 8, 10, 15, 18, 22, and 29. December: 2, 6, 9, 13, and 14.
Please make plans to arrive early enough to get your instrument set up before rehearsal begins. Also, plan on having a sectional with your instrument once every two weeks. The sectional schedule will be set once jazz band has started. The first sectional will be trumpets on November 3rd.
We have our first concert on December 15th, and we will be taking our tour around to the elementary schools in December as well. Get excited!
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
8th Grade Fundraising Announcements
Hello band parents! We have started reading some concert band music for our December concerts! Jazz bands will be kicking off soon, too! Here are some important news items for you:
- Frozen food pickup- Frozen food will be ready for pickup at 8:30am this Saturday, October 22nd. The pickup will be at the Brandon Valley Transportation Center, 812 E. Redwood Blvd. Money from the sale is due to the band room on or before Wednesday, October 26th. Please return the money for the total amount of your student’s sale in one check,payable to the Brandon Valley Band Parents.
- Indoor Concert – The Marching Lynx Indoor concert will be held on Tuesday, November 1st at 7:00pm. Please note the earlier start time this year. This is the only concert of the year in which admission is charged. Activity passes are accepted. Adults are $5 and students are $3. It is an exciting night of great music and fun!
- Hegg Brothers Holiday Jam. As we told you earlier this fall, the Brandon Valley Band Parents are bringing the Hegg Brothers Holiday Jam to the Brandon Valley Performing Arts Center! Local musicians Jeremy and Jon Hegg and friends put on a spectacular holiday show, which in a short two years has become one of the hottest tickets in the region! We are anticipating a sellout! Our students will be selling tickets to this event starting next week. Here are some details:
A. Initial offering of up to 4 tickets per student starts on
October 26th and orders are due back by or before November 7.
B. A second offering of tickets, if tickets are still available,
will start on November 9th.
October 26th and orders are due back by or before November 7.
B. A second offering of tickets, if tickets are still available,
will start on November 9th.
C. Be sure to fill out 1 order form for each purchaser, making sure
to fill out COMPLETELY including band member name to get credit
D. Payment MUST be included with each order or the order will NOT
be processed. Orders should be returned to the band room in one envelope per student. The envelope should include the student’s name and grade.
E. Band members will receive credit toward the cost of next year’s trip for each
ticket sold.
to fill out COMPLETELY including band member name to get credit
D. Payment MUST be included with each order or the order will NOT
be processed. Orders should be returned to the band room in one envelope per student. The envelope should include the student’s name and grade.
E. Band members will receive credit toward the cost of next year’s trip for each
ticket sold.
Please let Mr. Miller know if you have any questions. Thank you!
Friday, October 7, 2011
7th Grade Auditions
Seventh Grade Chair Placement Auditions are coming up!
You should prepare the following exercises, PLUS be ready to play your B-flat, E-flat, and Chromatic scales.
A schedule will be posted next week. This will be graded and entered into the first quarter grade.
Good luck to everyone!
From the Rubank Intermediate Method book:
Flute: Page 10 #3
Clarinet: Page 13 #4
Saxophone: Page 7 #2
From the First Book of Practical Studies:
Trumpet: #39
French horn: #45
Trombones: #25
Baritones (TC): #39
Baritones (BC): #25
Tubas: #25
Percussion: SEE MR. MILLER
You should prepare the following exercises, PLUS be ready to play your B-flat, E-flat, and Chromatic scales.
A schedule will be posted next week. This will be graded and entered into the first quarter grade.
Good luck to everyone!
From the Rubank Intermediate Method book:
Flute: Page 10 #3
Clarinet: Page 13 #4
Saxophone: Page 7 #2
From the First Book of Practical Studies:
Trumpet: #39
French horn: #45
Trombones: #25
Baritones (TC): #39
Baritones (BC): #25
Tubas: #25
Percussion: SEE MR. MILLER
Monday, October 3, 2011
Pizza Party!
All 8th Graders are invited to attend a pizza party with the Marching Lynx.
Who: 8th Grade Band Members and Brandon Valley Marching Lynx
What: Pizza Party!
Where: High School Football Field
When: Saturday, October 8 from 1:45 to 4:15 pm
Why? To get to know the other members of your section, see how marching band rehearsal runs, and get a head start for next year! Oh, and to eat lots of pizza! :)
PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO RSVP:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dHdRTkFPNnpySjltS1V2VFBrMkdOQWc6MQ#gid=0
Who: 8th Grade Band Members and Brandon Valley Marching Lynx
What: Pizza Party!
Where: High School Football Field
When: Saturday, October 8 from 1:45 to 4:15 pm
Why? To get to know the other members of your section, see how marching band rehearsal runs, and get a head start for next year! Oh, and to eat lots of pizza! :)
PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO RSVP:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dHdRTkFPNnpySjltS1V2VFBrMkdOQWc6MQ#gid=0
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