Memorial Day Parade
May 27, 2013 |
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We will March this parade if we are in school.
8:00-Band students arrive at the Middle School Band Room to put on Uniform.
8:30 - Flag Team meets. Dress TBA.
9:00AM - Busses depart Wolf Branch.
10:00 - The parade begins at 10:00 (Route to be announced) |
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No School - Memorial Day
May 27, 2013 |
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Field Trip - Middle School Band To Chicago
May 15, 2013 |
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I will be emailing more information in this event as it comes. Students may only attend if they have had 3 or less unexcused absences for study hall band throughout the entire year and have attended all 3 major concerts (Winter Concert, Organizational contest, Spring concert). Students who miss a performance without notifying Mrs. Tessereau in a timely matter will be considered unexcused from the performance and WILL NOT be permitted to attend field trips.
This is an expensive Field Trip. We will board the coach bus between 5-6AM and drive to Chicago. there will be stops along the way. We will eat at Rainforest Cafe, Visit Navy Pier (a shopping district) and see the bluman group. We will then board the busses an head home. We will arrive home on the same day approximtely 10-11PM...on a school night!!! the cost of the trip depend on the amount of people attending. It will be approximtely $170-$200 per person. We will have a website set up for you to make monthly payments once the trip is completely planned. We will need to know how many people will be attending before we can set up the website so be watching for more information that will be emailed! |
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Spring Band and Awards Concert (Middle School)
May 10, 2013 |
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This concert is mandatory for students that plan on attending the field trip to Chicago.
6:00-Students arrive in the Band Room
6:30-concert begins
8:00-approximate completion of the performance and awards
The students should all wear nice clothes (Same as Winter Concert). Students are not permitted to wear jeans, shorts, tennis shoes or t-shirts! |
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State solo and Ensemble contest at Triad School in Troy, IL
May 4, 2013 |
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State Contest is optional for students that participated in district solo and Ensemble contest and received a rating or a 1st or 1st superior on a C, B or A class solo.
Students that receive a Superior, 1st or 2nd place rating will receive a medal for their performance.
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No Concert Band - Early Dismissal
April 26, 2013 |
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| We WILL Have Jazz Band and morning lessons at the Elementary School. |
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Band Booster Meeting - Wolf Branch Middle School
April 15, 2013 |
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| 7:00PM - All parents grades 4th -8th are invited! This is an important meeting as we will be electing new officers for next year and talking about the Chicago trip. |
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No School - No Band
April 9, 2013 |
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No School - No Band
March 29, 2013 |
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No School - No Band
March 28, 2013 |
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Organizational Contest (5th Grade Band and Middle School Band)
March 23, 2013 |
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This is a mandatory performance for students to be eleigible for field trips. We spend January, February and March preparing for this contest.
The 5th Grade Band will be asked to wear a SOLID white shirt, black shoes and black pants. The pants must be solid black. Girls may wear capri's but not the boys. Part of our score is judged on appearance!
The Middle School Band Students will be wearing their band uniforms. We will change into the uniform at East Alton Middle School (performance site).
All students MUST ride the bus to the performance, however, they may ride home with their parents once their uniforms are turned in and hung properly.
East Alton does have a concession stand so you may want to send the Middle School students with money while they are waiting for the 5th graders in warm-up.
Middle School students MUST watch the 5th grade performance.
Parents - feel free to cheer loudly. The kiddos may be anxious and/tense. Making things less "stuffy" for them may relax them a bit! And they will love the applause as they walk in, after each piece and when they are finished!
After the groups have performed, our results will be posted in the cafeteria. The students will be asked to pack up their instruments, then meet in the cafeteria for our results. |
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Wolf Branch Band Boosters Ice-Skate Night
March 22, 2013 |
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| This activity is from 7-8:30 at the Fairview Heights Ice Complex. Everyone is welcome. Bring friends and family! $6.00 per person. Be sure to pay at the Band Booster table. |
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Solo and Ensemble Contest
February 23, 2013 |
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All 4th and 5th Grade band students will participate in solo contest. The students will learn a solo appropriate for their level.
Select Middl School students will also perform at solo contest. any student that studies privately may participate as well.
I am not sure that we will be returning to the Maascoutah site this year.
There is a fee to attend this contest. The accompanist is $10 per solo and there is a fee for each solo. Those fee's are TBA. |
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No School - No Band
February 18, 2013 |
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Wolf BRanch Band Boosters Ice-Skate night
February 8, 2013 |
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| This activity is from 7-8:30 at the Fairview Heights Ice Complex. Everyone is welcome. Bring friends and family! $6.00 per person. Be sure to pay at the Band Booster table. |
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No School (Teachers Institue) - No Band
February 4, 2013 |
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No School - No Band
January 21, 2013 |
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Band Booster Meeting - Middle School Band Room
January 14, 2013 |
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| 7:00PM for Band Parents grades 4-8. |
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Wolf Branch Band Booster Ice Skating Night
January 11, 2013 |
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| This activity is from 7-8:30 at the Fairview Heights Ice Complex. Everyone is welcome. Bring friends and family! $6.00 per person. Be sure to pay at the Band Booster table. |
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First Day back for students
January 3, 2013 |
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No School (Teachers Institute) - No Band
January 2, 2013 |
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First Day of Winter Break - Be Safe!
December 20, 2012 |
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Middle School Lesson Schedule
December 18, 2012 |
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PERIOD 1 Percussion
PERIOD 2 Flutes/Oboe
PERIOD 3 Clarinets
PERIOD 5 Alto Sax/French Horn
PERIOD 6 Trumpets
PERIOD 7 Trombone/Baritone
PERIOD 8 Tuba/Bass Clarinet/Keyboard Bass
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Winter Festival - Middle School
December 15, 2012 |
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Select Students will be asked to perform at this fun event!!! Select chorus students will also perform, but they will not conflict!
More information TBA |
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Winter Band Concert - 5th Grade-Middle School
December 14, 2012 |
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Students must attend this concert to be eligible for field trips. This concert is what the students have been working on this semester and will be excited to show off their work!
All students should dress nice for the performance. No jeans, tennis shoes, shorts or t-shirts. you will see the girls wear anything from "prom" style dresses to dress pants/leggings and a nice shirt. Please wear something that will be appropriate for your kiddo to perform in. If your daughter plays alto saxophone between their legs, please do not send them in a shirt skirt. that IS NOT the show the audience is looking for!
All performers will be asked to bring in a dozen cookies, brownies or some kind of finger food/dessert. For those health conscience parents, feel free to bring fruit or veggies. The band boosters will provide the beverage.
Thank you to Mrs. Carter and Mrs. McCoy who has volunteered to chair the desserts! |
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Middle School Lesson Schedule
December 11, 2012 |
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PERIOD 1 Flutes/Oboe
PERIOD 2 Clarinets
PERIOD 3 Alto Sax/French Horn
PERIOD 5 Trumpets
PERIOD 7 Trombone/Baritone
PERIOD 7 Tuba/Bass Clarinet/Keyboard Bass
PERIOD 8 Percussion
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Middle School Lesson Schedule
December 4, 2012 |
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PERIOD 1 Clarinets
PERIOD 2 Alto Sax/French Horn
PERIOD 3 Trumpets
PERIOD 5 Trombone/Baritone
PERIOD 6 Tuba/Bass Clarinet/Keyboard Bass
PERIOD 7 Percussion
PERIOD 8 Flutes/Oboe
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Wolf Branch Band Boosters Ice-Skating Night
November 30, 2012 |
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| This activity is from 7-8:30 at the Fairview Heights Ice Complex. Everyone is welcome. Bring friends and family! $6.00 per person. Be sure to pay at the Band Booster table. |
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Middle School Lesson Schedule
November 27, 2012 |
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PERIOD 1 Alto Sax/French Horn
PERIOD 2 Trumpets
PERIOD 3 Trombone/Baritone
PERIOD 5 Tuba/Bass Clarinet/Keyboard Bass
PERIOD 6 Percussion
PERIOD 7 Flutes/Oboe
PERIOD 8 Clarinets
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Santa Parade - Middle School Band (Flag team)
November 23, 2012 |
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8:00AM - Band Students arrive at the Middle School. Band students will report to the chorus room to get their uniforms.
8:30 - Flag Team arrives. Flag team will wear their hoodie and black dance pants and tennis shoes.
9:00 - depart for St. Mary's school in Belleville.
10:00 - The parade will begin at St. Mary's school in Belleville and proceed from West Main ST., down East Main St. and end at St. Matthew's church. All students MUST ride the bus back to Wolf Branch. Uniforms must be turned in and hung properly before the students are dismissed. We are usually finished between 12:00-12:30 depending on our number in the parade.
Keep your kiddos warm! They may want hand/eet warmers. They should also wear warm clothes under the uniform if it is cold, however, nothing should be protruding from the uniform. more details will be given as we get closer to the date and can better predict the weather!
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No School - Thanksgiving
November 22, 2012 |
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No School - No Band
November 21, 2012 |
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Middle School Lesson Schedule
November 20, 2012 |
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PERIOD 1 Trumpets
PERIOD 2 Trombone/Baritone
PERIOD 3 Tuba/Bass Clarinet/Keyboard Bass
PERIOD 5 Percussion
PERIOD 6 Flutes/Oboe
PERIOD 7 Clarinets
PERIOD 8 Alto Sax/French Horn
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Band Booster Meeting
November 19, 2012 |
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7PM - Middle Schoool Band Room.
For all parents grades 4-8. |
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Middle School Lesson Schedule
November 13, 2012 |
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PERIOD 1 Trombone/Baritone
PERIOD 2 Tuba/Bass Clarinet/Keyboard Bass
PERIOD 3 Percussion
PERIOD 5Flutes/Oboe
PERIOD 6 Clarinets
PERIOD 7 Alto Sax/French Horn
PERIOD 8 Trumpets
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No School - No Band
November 12, 2012 |
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No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 6, 2012 |
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No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 5, 2012 |
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IMEA Festival
November 3, 2012 |
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This festival is for the students that were selected by audition on Columbus Day.
8:00AM - Be at Edwardsvill High School
8:15 - Rehearsals begin
Concert - TBA (It was 5PM last year) |
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Early Dismissal - No Band for anyone today
October 31, 2012 |
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Elementary School will be preparing for the parade.
the Middle School will be watching the parade of participating in Fall activites.
Jazz Band sleep in and rest up for Halloween/Fall Festival events tonight! |
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Middle Schoolo Band Lesson Schedule
October 30, 2012 |
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PERIOD 1 Tuba/Bass Clarinet/Keyboard Bass
PERIOD 2 Percussion
PERIOD 3 Flutes/Oboe
PERIOD 5 Clarinets
PERIOD 6 Alto Sax/French Horn
PERIOD 7 Trumpets
PERIOD 8 Trombone/Baritone
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Band Family Bonfire at Millstadt Eckerts - (4th-8th)
October 26, 2012 |
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This is always a really fun event. It was started 3 years ago by Linda Bettis who has agreed to chair the event this year with the help of the Roy's and Mrs. Caldwell).
This is a fun evening for everyone. We rent 2 bonfire sites and the Band Boosters provide hot dogs, bottled water, and everything that you need for s'mores. I reccomend that you bring your own scewers. Don't worry if you forget, we will have a few extra to share...but sometimes the kiddos sucks their food off of them...so use at your own risk.
You will need to purchase your own ticket to enter the park. One year we found free entry tickets, but most years we have found a buy one get one free offer. Tickets are $10 per person at the gate (includes the rides, corn maze a 1 haunted hayride ticket). I will let you know if/when/where we find the buy one, get one free coupons. Please email me if you see them as well. They may abe out there already! |
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Middle School Band Lesson Schedule
October 23, 2012 |
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PERIOD 1 Percussion
PERIOD 2 Flutes/OboePERIOD 3 Clarinets
PERIOD 5 Alto Sax/French Horn
PERIOD 6 Trumpets
PERIOD 7 Trombone/Baritone
PERIOD 8 Tuba/Bass Clarinet/Keyboard Bass
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8th Grade Band students - Field Trip
October 19, 2012 |
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We are going to be taking a field trip to watch the Bands of America (BOA) marchin gband competition at the dome in St. Louis. Tickets will be a maximum of $15 (I;m am trying to get us a better deal) Students will need to be sent with money for food (they will not permit us to bring food into the stadium).
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Middle School Band Lesson Schedule
October 16, 2012 |
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PERIOD 1 Flutes/Oboe
PERIOD 2 Clarinets
PERIOD 3 Alto Sax/French Horn
PERIOD 5 Trumpets
PERIOD 6 Trombone/Baritone
PERIOD 7 Tuba/Bass Clarinet/Keyboard Bass
PERIOD 8 Percussion
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Band Boosters Ice-Skating Night
October 12, 2012 |
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| This activity is from 7-8:30 at the Fairview Heights Ice Complex. Everyone is welcome. Bring friends and family! $6.00 per person. Be sure to pay at the Band Booster table. |
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Middle School Band Lesson Schedule
October 9, 2012 |
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PERIOD 1 Clarinets
PERIOD 2 Alto Sax/French Horn
PERIOD 3 Trumpets
PERIOD 5 Trombone/Baritone
PERIOD 6 Tuba/Bass Clarinet/Keyboard Bass
PERIOD 7 Percussion
PERIOD 8 Flutes/Oboe
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IMEA Auditions (advanced 6th grade-Middle School students)
October 8, 2012 |
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| Our Wolf Branch students have an opportunity to audition for the IMEA Festival. The Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA) hosts an honors band each year. Students from all over Illinois attend an audition at Highland School to audition for this prestigious Festival band. They select the students that perform the best auditions of the day. the students selected will practice all day, then give a concert at Edwardsvill High School on Saturday, November 19. At the High School level, college scouts attend the concerts to look for the best players and offer scholarships for those deserving. There is a $6 fee to participate in the audition. Please email me if you student will be participating in the IMEA festival Auditions. |
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No School
October 8, 2012 |
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No School (Teacher Institute) - No Band
October 5, 2012 |
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Middle School Band Schedule
October 2, 2012 |
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PERIOD 1 Alto Sax/French Horn
PERIOD 2 Trumpets
PERIOD 3 Trombone/Baritone
PERIOD 5 Tuba/Bass Clarinet/Keyboard Bass
PERIOD 6 Percussion
PERIOD 7Flutes/Oboe
PERIOD 8 Clarinets
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Fall Festival - Mr. and Mrs. Pockets
September 28, 2012 |
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| Mr. and Mrs. Pockets will make their annual appearance again at the Fall Festival. It is one of the most popular games at the festival. We will need parents and students to sugn up to work in 30 minute time slots. Spaces are limited so sign-up early. Email Mrs. Tessereau if you are available. We will also be asking for candy (king size, large and small) and soda donations from all band students (1 donation per family) grades 4-8 when the event gets closer. |
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Middle School Band Schedule
September 25, 2012 |
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PERIOD 1 Trumpets
PERIOD 2 Trombone/Baritone
PERIOD 3 Tuba/Bass Clarinet/Keyboard Bass
PERIOD 5 Percussion
PERIOD 6 Flutes/Oboe
PERIOD 7 Clarinets
PERIOD 8 Alto Sax/French Horn
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Middle School Band Schedule
September 18, 2012 |
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PERIOD 1 Trombone/Baritone
PERIOD 2 Tuba/Bass Clarinet/Keyboard Bass
PERIOD 3 Percussion
PERIOD 5 Flutes/Oboe
PERIOD 6 Clarinets
PERIOD 7 Alto Sax/French Horn
PERIOD 8 Trumpets
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Early Dismissal - No Full Band
September 14, 2012 |
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We will have Elementary School Lessons in the morning.
We will have Jazz Band. |
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Middle School Band Lesson Schedule
September 11, 2012 |
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PERIOD 1 Tuba/Bass Clarinet/Keyboard Bass
PERIOD 2 Percussion
PERIOD 3 Flutes/Oboe
PERIOD 5 Clarinets
PERIOD 6 Alto Sax/French Horn
PERIOD 7 Trumpets
PERIOD 8 Trombone/Baritone
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Band Booster Meeting
September 10, 2012 |
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7:00PM in the Wolf Branch MIDDLE SCHOOL band room.
This is for all Band Parents grades 4-8. We talk about fundraisers and answer any questions about upcoming events!
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Middle School Band at GCS Stadium
September 8, 2012 |
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9:15AM - Arrive at GCS Stadium to set-up- Busses are not provided. Students will need to bring their folding music stand!
9:45 - play pre-game music
10:00AM - 7th Grade Game. the 8th grade team will play when that one ends.
Band students should wear Wolf Branch colors. If you do not own blue or white, wear something with the wolf Branch logo. Shorts, jeans and flip flops are acceptable attire. Yes...you may paint your face and wear crazy socks!! |
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Jazz Band Try-outs begin (Middle School)
September 5, 2012 |
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| This group meets EVERY Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7:45-8:20AM. The group includes the following instruments (Alto sax, tenor sax and bari sax, trumpet, trombone, piano, keyboard bass (bass guitar), drums and possibly guitar. This is an auditioned group. We will spend 2 weeks learning the music before the audition. |
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Middle School Band Lesson Schedule
September 4, 2012 |
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PERIOD 1 Percussion
PERIOD 2 Flutes/Oboe
PERIOD 3 Clarinets
PERIOD 5 Alto Sax/French Horn
PERIOD 6 Trumpets
PERIOD 7 Trombone/Baritone
PERIOD 8 Tuba/Bass Clarinet/Keyboard Bass
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No School - No Band
September 3, 2012 |
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Middle School Band Lessons begin today
August 28, 2012 |
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Your band students will be attending band lessons, every Tuesday, on a rotating schedule. This means that the students will have a different band time each week. I will post the lesson times each week so that your student can easy refer to the schedule. The schedule will also be posted out side of the bandroom.
Rules of band lessons:
1. The student must report to the teacher BEFORE coming to the band room to get assignments. Your teacher may or may not allow you to attend band lessons depending on your grade and how you are doing in their class.
2. Please aks the teacher in a respectful manner.
3. If you are taking a quiz or a test, you MUST stay in class for the test/quiz. You may come to the band lesson when you are finished if your teacher permits.
4. If your band lesson falls on your lunch hour, your lesson is optional. I know that the lunch hour is a time for many of you to rest you brain and wind down.
5. There will NEVER be lessons during 4th period as this will be my lunch hour.
LESSON SCHEDULE FOR AUGUST 28:
PERIOD 1 Flutes/Oboe
PERIOD 2 Clarinets
PERIOD 3 Alto Sax/French Horn
PERIOD 5 Trumpets
PERIOD 6 Trombone/Baritone
PERIOD 7 Tuba/Bass Clarinet/Keyboard Bass
PERIOD 8 Percussion |
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Chair Auditions (Middle School)
August 27, 2012 |
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| Students will be asked to play the IMEA etude for their first (of several) chair testing assignments. Students will be sent to another room and play for a video recorder. Once I have listened to all of the students, I will place them in chair order. This process takes approximately 1 week. |
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