What Are We Doing This Week? 

Playing Appointments for this week
My updated list that I printed and left at school did not save. I emailed those who need to see me this week to the best of my memory.

DisneyBand – this Wed. Feb. 22, 2:45-4:15
Bring your phone. We will prepare for the trip and have a Q&A. We will sight-read one or more pieces to help us be ready.  Less than a week!

T2 Portfolios
Grades have been entered in Veracross. A few students marked as incomplete should see me in class Tuesday to find out what to do. I will share my feedback on portfolios in the comments on T2 Grade Reports.

Band Disney Trip is Feb. 24-28
Please wish our brave sojourners luck as we travel to Disney for a workshop that will give us a glimpse of what it is like to be a Disney Professional musician.  The best way to describe it is that at school we spend months practicing for one performance, while a pro spends one day practicing for months of performances. Disney doesn’t want to pay people to practice; they want them out performing for guests!

We will have to learn and polish music much more quickly than usual, so we have had 4 special rehearsals to combine 7th-12th grade students from 4 band classes. At Disney, we will spend a few short hours learning music and then record the soundtrack to a Disney video. We will share it when we return!

Kat Browning

Chris Butulis

Amy Chang

Ethan Chou

JR Cobb

William Coley

Zach Coman

Katie Grush

Jono Jenkens

Cindy Li

Ben Lipson

Rohin Patel

Casey Powell

Miles Ramee

Grant Scotto

Nikhil Shetty

Christianna Swift

Madison Swyers

Brian Wei

Band History
Posted – nothing new this week
Previous posts: 2016-17, 2015-16, 2014-15, 2013-14, 2010-11, 2005-06, 2003-04, 1997-98

Summer Camps Taught by Mr. Grush at CA for rising 7th-9th graders
Please consider attending or forwarding info to a friend. There is an early bird discount!

Music Producer – June 26-30 9am-4pm, July 31-Aug. 4 9am-4pm
record and edit your own audio tracks with professional equipment!

Nail the Audition – July 10-14 afternoon
Tips for preparing for the  All-District Band/All-Region Jazz auditions

Make a Movie Soundtrack  – July 10-14 morning
this is what we did or will do in class

Online Catalog (for camp descriptions)

Summer Programs Registration: casummer.org

Class Haiku pages (Powerschool)
Beginning Band (6th grade)
MS6 Band
MS7 Band
US Band
US Jazz

What Are We Doing This Week? 

Playing Appointments for this week
Please check to see if your name is on the list. There are many.

DisneyBand – this Thursday 2:45-4:15
Bring your phone. We will prepare for the trip and have a Q&A. We will sight-read one or more pieces to help us be ready.  Less than 2 weeks!

T2 Portfolios
DUE for BB and US Jazz Thurs. Feb. 16 – we discussed in class last week
T2 Portfolio Index and instructions – access online doc.
Make sure you are logged into sharepoint and use Chrome as your browser.

• DO NOT delete T1 bookmarks.  Add new bookmarks from T2 to the old ones. We will use these in T3 to let peers look at your portfolios and they will need to use bookmarks from T1, T2, and T3T2 Portfolio Index and Instructions – easier download doc

Insert-yourname-here_Band Portfolio Index T2 2016-17-17plin5

PLEASE HELP – Disney Bus Drivers STILL needed
You do not have to have a student going on the Disney trip to help us.  This is a chance to serve the band program.  We really need your help. We need 2-4 parents willing to be trained to drive CA activity busses. No special license required, just some easy training.  We need you to take the Disney group to the airport around 1pm on Feb. 24 and we also need people to pick us up around 6pm on Feb. 28.  You can just do one of those trips. Email Mr. Grush if you can help.

Band History
Posted – nothing new this week
Previous posts: 2016-17, 2015-16, 2014-15, 2013-14, 2010-11, 2005-06, 2003-04, 1997-98

Summer Camps Taught by Mr. Grush at CA for rising 7th-9th graders
Please consider attending or forwarding info to a friend. There is an early bird discount!

Music Producer – June 26-30 9am-4pm, July 31-Aug. 4 9am-4pm
record and edit your own audio tracks with professional equipment!

Nail the Audition – July 10-14 afternoon
Tips for preparing for the  All-District Band/All-Region Jazz auditions

Make a Movie Soundtrack  – July 10-14 morning
this is what we did or will do in class

Online Catalog (for camp descriptions)

Summer Programs Registration: casummer.org

Class Haiku pages (Powerschool)
Beginning Band (6th grade)
MS6 Band
MS7 Band
US Band
US Jazz

What Are We Doing This Week? 

Playing Appointments for this week
A number of US Band, MS6, and MS7 students should see me or submit second recordings by Thursday to raise grades for PA3 recordings.

Soundtrack Project 2016-17 Instructions-xohesx

T2 Portfolios
DUE for MS6, MS7, and US Band Thurs. Feb. 9 – we discussed in class last week
DUE for BB and US Jazz Thurs. Feb. 16 – we will discuss in class this week
T2 Portfolio Index and instructions – access online doc.
Make sure you are logged into sharepoint and use Chrome as your browser.

• DO NOT delete T1 bookmarks.  Add new bookmarks from T2 to the old ones. We will use these in T3 to let peers look at your portfolios and they will need to use bookmarks from T1, T2, and T3.

1. Open the word doc online
2. Click on the 3 dots towards top right
3. Download a copy of the word doc (not a PDF)
4. Save with your name in the title
5. Fill out document, save, and upload to CA musicfirst – Portfolio Index task

T2 Portfolio Index and Instructions – easier download doc
Insert-yourname-here_Band Portfolio Index T2 2016-17-17plin5

T2 Extra Credit – DUE BY END OF WEEK
Paper copies are due to Mr. Grush by the end of our last class this week.  You are welcome to type a document, print, and hand it in.  Or, Mr. Grush will have paper copies in class for you to fill out.  Email Mr. Grush with questions.

T2 Extra Credit Doc – access online doc

T2 Extra Credit Doc – easier download doc
Extra Credit Opportunities T2 16-17-1y29jh2
Make sure you are logged into sharepoint and use Chrome as your browser.

• If you are going to Disney, give yourself 4 points for Disney Band rehearsals
• If you are going to the musical, give yourself 2 points.
• If you are a part of the musical, give yourself 4 points (except drummers, 2 for this and also use for portfolio)
• If you will do something before Feb. 24, give yourself points for it.

Same process as downloading portfolio index described above, except do not upload to CA musicfirst.

PLEASE HELP – Disney Bus Drivers needed
You do not have to have a student going on the Disney trip to help us.  This is a chance to serve the band program.  We really need your help. We need 2-4 parents willing to be trained to drive CA activity busses.  No special license required, just some easy training.  We need you to take the Disney group to the airport around 1pm on Feb. 24 and we also need people to pick us up around 6pm on Feb. 28. Parents of students going on the  trip are especially encouraged to help.  🙂 Email Mr. Grush if you can help.

Band History
Posted – All-District Band (details on all who auditioned as well as recordings of the groups Rishi and Jay played with!)
Previous posts: 2016-17, 2015-16, 2014-15, 2013-14, 2010-11, 2005-06, 2003-04, 1997-98

This is awful
I bet you won’t be able to stand listening to the entire thing – what The Star Wars Imperial March sounds like written a major key

Summer Camps Taught by Mr. Grush at CA for rising 7th-9th graders
Please consider attending or forwarding info to a friend. There is an early bird discount!

Music Producer – June 26-30 9am-4pm, July 31-Aug. 4 9am-4pm
record and edit your own audio tracks!

Nail the Audition – July 10-14 afternoon
ips for preparing for the  All-District Band/All-Region Jazz auditions

Make a Movie Soundtrack  – July 10-14 morning
this is what we did or will do in class

Online Catalog (for camp descriptions)

Summer Programs Registration: casummer.org

Class Haiku pages (Powerschool)
Beginning Band (6th grade)
MS6 Band
MS7 Band
US Band
US Jazz

What Are We Doing This Week? 

Playing Appointments for this week
A number of people should see me work on improving grades n recordings submitted last week.

Schedules this week
We are piloting a different schedule for next year.  US Jazz meets Monday and Friday.  US Band meets Tuesday and Thursday but at different times.  MS6 Band meets Tues/Thurs during 2nd period time.  MS 7 band meets Tues/Thurs during 3rd period time.  Beginning Band meets Tues/Thurs. during 4th period time.

T2 Portfolios
DUE for MS6, MS7, and US BAnd Thurs. Feb. 9 – we will discuss in class this week
DUE for BB and US JAzz Thurs. Feb. 16 – we will discuss in classNEXT week
T2 Portfolio Index and instructions

Musical Arrangers Lunch – Fri. Feb. 3
We will celebrate the tremendous effort of 8 MS students who helped to take piano music and write it out for string quartet to play during our upcoming musical.  Music arrangers will enjoy Pizza and Duck Donuts for a special lunch on Friday.  RSVP if you have not done so.

Casey Powell

Jay Sagrolikar

Kat Browning

Kyle Murphy

Miles Ramee

Ritvik Nalamothu

Sarah Zhao

Sydney Tai

Beginning Band Sax and Percussion Auditions – Thurs. Feb. 2
Parents must email me giving permission by Tues. Jan. 31.  Click for info.

All-District Band
Congratulations to Rishi Goswami and Jay Sagrolikar who performed in the All-District Band this weekend. I hope to post pics, audio, and details by next week.

Disney Bus Drivers STILL needed
We need 2-4 parents willing to be trained to drive CA activity busses.  No special license required, just some easy training.  We need you to take the Disney group to the airport around 1pm on Feb. 24 and we also need people to pick us up around 6pm on Feb. 28. Parents of students going on the  trip are especially encouraged to help.  🙂 Email Mr. Grush if you can help.

Band History
Posted – look for All-District pics and audio soon
Previous posts: 2016-17, 2015-16, 2014-15, 2013-14, 2010-11, 2005-06, 2003-04, 1997-98

Class Haiku pages (Powerschool)
Beginning Band (6th grade)
MS6 Band
MS7 Band
US Band
US Jazz