What are we doing this week? (Due dates, class activities)
All GoodNews/BandNews posts for 2011-12
In this Edition
- Outfits Reminder
- Listening Assignment Reminder (plus 2 new T1 options)
- Make-up deadline 10/21 Reminder
- Music writing Contest (optional)
Outfits
Please re-read the Performance Attire section of the band handbook and email me with questions. There are changes from last year.
- Ladies – BLACK dress shoes are best – but whatever works with your outfit is fine.
- Men – BLACK dress shoes. Maybe borrow a pair of shoes?
- Men – BLACK socks are black. White socks are not black. Any other color is not black. Wear socks. Black socks.
- BLACK dress pants, dresses, skirts/blouses as long as they are solid black – not patterned
- BLACK long sleeve shirts are best – as long as they are solid black.
- BLACK golf/polo shirts are fine – tiny embroidered logos are okay (not the huge polo horses, etc)
- Do NOT wear black shorts.
- Black jeans or sweatpants will NOT work
- Black T-shirts will NOT work
- Black warm up jackets or hoodies will NOT work
Listening Assignment
Trimester 1 Listening Assignment is Due Thursday, Oct. 13 for most students. Visit the Listening Assignments page for all of the details.
2 new options for anyone to attend (yes, even if no one plays your instrument). Students may have extensions until Friday, Oct. 28 if they attend either of these concerts:
Saturday Oct. 22 at 7:00PM – Raleigh Area Flute Choir Concert to benefit those who suffered losses from Hurricane Irene. Benson Memorial United Methodist Church, 4706 Creedmoor Rd, 27612.
Monday, October 24 at 5:30PM – Jazz on the Quad. CA Jazz Bands (US, MS, and Combo) along with a professional jazz combo. (Jon Metzger, jazz vibraphonist and Elon director of jazz studies, and friends)
Make-up deadline is Friday 10/21
Friday 10/21 is the last chance students have to submit or to do-over an assignment to raise their grade. Please check your grades and make sure you have no grades of M (missing) or 50 (do something over). Students should talk to me in class and sign up for a time to see me.
North Carolina Council on the Holocaust: Writing, Art, Music, and Dance Contest, 2011-2012
This information was passed on to me by a colleague. If you are interested in entering, I will be happy to help you with your composition. There are cash prizes!
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/holocaust_council/2011-12ncholocaustcouncilstudentcontest.pdf