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:

1. Frozen food pickup- Frozen food will be ready for pickup at 8:30am this Saturday, October 22^nd. 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 26^th. Please return the money for the total amount of your student’s sale in one check,payable to the Brandon Valley Band Parents.

2. Indoor Concert – The Marching Lynx Indoor concert will be held on Tuesday, November 1^st 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!

3. 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 9^th.  

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.

 

Please let Mr. Miller know if you have any questions.  Thank you!

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

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

Big Sioux Review!

The Big Sioux Review, our home Marching Band competition, will be held this Saturday, September 24th!

The show starts at 6:30pm.  The Brandon Valley Marching Lynx will perform their 2011 field show "American Faces" at 10:00pm.  There will be 13 bands competing.

Middle School Band students get in FREE!  Check in at the front ticket gate.

Marching Performance

All middle school bands will have their first performance at the Varsity Football game on September 30! 

The game starts at 7:30, and the performance times will be as follows:

Seventh Grade: 6:55

Sixth Grade: 7:00

Eighth Grade 7:05

ALL GRADES:  Report to the High School at 6:20.

Uniforms:

Sixth Grade: BV Spirit Wear or Red/Black top, Blue jeans with no holes, and tennis shoes.

Seventh and Eighth Grade: BVMS Band Shirt, Blue Jeans with no holes, and tennis shoes.  Yes, your shirts will be tucked in. J

Students will be admitted to the football game for free after their performances.  We encourage them to stay and watch the Brandon Valley Marching Lynx performance at half time.  Please make arrangements to bring your instrument home after the game.

Eighth Grade Frozen Food

Reminders-

Your orders are due Monday, September 26th.

Delivery will be October 22nd.

All funds are due October 26th.

T-Shirts!

Each year, the seventh and eighth grade bands wear uniforms.  These uniforms are very simple, but help us look great as we march in the fall and again in the spring.  We also wear them for yearbook pictures and Turkey Supper.  The first time we use them will be for our marching concert on September 30th.

This year, the uniform will again consist of a long sleeved BVMS Band T-shirt and blue jeans.  The jeans must be full-length (no jean shorts or capris) and can not have holes.  We will order shirts the week after Labor Day.  Shirts were tried on during band on Friday, and an order will be ready to go soon.

The cost of the shirt is $15.  Please bring a check made out to BVMS to Mrs. Baker.  If you prefer to pay in cash, please be prepared with exact change.  This can be brought at any time, but must be turned in by September 28th.

There are a few scholarships available, so if this cost is prohibitive for your family, please let us know.  We want everyone to be able to participate!