GoodNews-BandNews 8-25-14

 NCAIS Honor Band – participation forms due Wednesday, Aug. 27

Return a paper copy or email an electronic copy of the Participation Agreement.

All 7th-12th grade band students are eligible!

Participation Agreement  This means I will nominate you, but there is no guarantee you will be selected.

 Director Letter  I included the director letter because it has information you may want to know (concert info, etc.)

 

To-Do List was due last Wednesday, Aug. 20

To-Do List T1 2014-15

 

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

I dress a little more casually on weekends – no tie. 🙂

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Use your class Haiku page for everything you need to know this year

The old band homepage is still there but has last year’s info.

MS Band 6th period

MS Band 7th period

US Band

US Jazz

US Combo

 

New this year

  • pass-off choices (See syllabus)
  • portfolio choices (See band handbook)
  • student leaders (needed for special projects as well as daily tasks)
  • electronic music (those who wish, may explore)
  • two band classes for 7th/8th graders.  We will still perform together, but will also work in smaller groups as well.
  • Music Learning Theory – our friend Ms. Judy Drtina will work with us
  • MS jazz in class (those who wish may explore improvising jazz)
  • MS club will be a drumline, open to all MS students.  No MS jazz band this year.

 

UNC Honors Marching Band – Sept. 6 (for  US Students)

www.uncbands.org

If you are seriously considering going to UNC, I highly recommend this.  Free admission to a UNC football game and you get to do everything the band does at games.

 

Tone Deaf Comic

Can you figure out the other drivers?

http://www.tonedeafcomics.com/comic/super-mahler-kart/