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Hi everyone!
Thank you for attending this years "A Touch of New Orleans"! The gymnasium looked great, dressed with floral arrangements and decorations. Our Jazz Bands and combos performed well and the desserts were delicious! Thank you to Nancy Wong and Alison Hoogland for spearheading the event! Raffle tickets, auctions items, behind the scenes... a tremendous amount of work went into delivering a fabulous night. Thank you to Cynthia, Michelle, Liz, Russ, Chuck, Bonnie and Cheryl for helping out! You will receive an email from me this week to arrange for payment and pick-up of prizes won. Stay tuned :) Scrap metal drive is extending to the end of the school year. We keep having to order new bins so we are rollin' with it :) 1) Band Classes in Period 1 and 2: Monday - Band 10 in Period 1. Tuesday – Band 11/12 in Period 2, Band 9 in Period 1 Wednesday – Band 10 in Period 1. Thursday – Band 11/12 in Period 2, Band 9 Period 1 Friday – Band 11/12 English, Band 9 in PE Band 9/10 Practice Cards - Turn in Week 11 of Semester 2. Please grab a new practice card on my front door if you haven't already. 2) Morning, Lunch, After School Rehearsals: Monday – Sr. Jazz Band , Jr. Jazz @ lunch, none Tuesday – *Outside timetable Rehearsals postponed due to West Coast Jazz Festival* Wednesday – Sr. Concert Band Postponed, Drumline @ lunch, none Thursday - Marching Band Rehearsal in Band Room, Marching Band Low Brass @ Lunch, none Friday - Marching Band Rehearsal (Dress for the weather!), none, none 3) Spectrum Marching Band Drumline Rehearsal - Sunday, April 29th As discussed in class and rehearsal, we will be supporting the all district middle school marching band Sunday, April 29th from 6:30pm-7:30pm. Please arrive to the school at 6:15pm to gear up. We will be assisting our middle schools with taps, cadences and giving them an opportunity to hear what it sounds like to have a drumline in support. Looking forward to it! 4) Jazz Bands To West Coast Jazz Festival Next Week The Jr. and Sr. Jazz Bands will be traveling to Nanaimo this Tuesday, May 1st to participate in the West Coast Jazz Festival (the bands will perform, participate in clinics, catch the VIU Big Band Concert and the Adjudicators’ Combo performance, in addition to hearing school jazz bands, and a group dinner). Students will miss all 4 classes. A permission slip with a detailed itinerary was sent home this week. Please return the permission forms back A.S.A.P. 5) Level ground Coffee C/O Nancy Wong: Due to a low demand in Level Ground coffee sales for the last two months, May will be our last month in continuing this fundraiser. When we don’t receive enough bag orders to meet the monthly quota for free delivery, families who have submitted an order are advised to wait for the next month, and when there are not enough orders for the next month, it is frustrating for the families who have put in an order and may decide not to participate again. This fundraiser was resurrected two years ago when the band families requested it to happen. As fundraisers, we were happy to comply and it was an easy way for the band students to raise money for their individual band accounts. This fundraiser can be revisited again at our last band meeting in June, if there is a serious high demand for it. Please take this opportunity to order as many bags of coffee as you need at this time. $4.63 from each bag of coffee your student sells, go towards his/her own band account. Coffee orders are due Tuesday, May 15, by 3 p.m. On the Horizon April 29th: Evening rehearsal with Middle School Marching band, accompanied by Spectrum Drum Line. May 1st: West Coast Jazz Festival Nanaimo (Full Day Depart 630am- Return 630pm.) May 10th: Grade 6 Band Festival Hosted by Senior Spectrum Band Students May 11th: "Music in the Air, Music Everywhere" day performances by Jr and Senior Jazz Bands 1pm-3pm May 12th: Spectrum Drumline performs with the "Music in the Air, Music everywhere" Middle School Marching Band. May 21st: Victoria Day Parade June 2nd: Oak Bay Tea Party Morning Parade June 2nd: Oak Bay Tea Party Afternoon Senior Jazz Performance June 12th: Final Spectrum Band Concert @ Spectrum Community Theatre -- Parker Jolliffe Director of Bands Spectrum Community School 957 Burnside Road West Victoria, BC V8Z 6E9 Tel: 250-479-8271 pjolliffe@sd61.bc.ca www.spectrumband.ca Hi everyone!
CONGRATULATIONS to all the bands who performed at the inaugural Victoria Music Festival hosted by Jeff Weaver and Oak Bay High. You looked sharp ( approximately 6 people stopped me to ask if we were a private school) and you sounded great! Senior Concert Band received a Superior Rating, Senior Jazz Band received Gold (superior) and Junior Concert Band received Excellent +!!! Another exciting week of performance opportunities with (my first) "A Touch of New Orleans" night this Friday. If you haven't already booked the night off, please do! Great music, great auction items, yummy deserts and more! Bring your family, your friends, your dentist... you name it! $10 tickets at the door, 7pm. Thank you all for voting for this years Marching Band Pop tune. Earth, Wind and Fire prevailed, receiving 37% of the 88 people that voted! September in May :) Please bring your sold (or unsold raffle tickets to Mr. Jolliffe a.s.a.p) Students are still selling which is great! Please read the schedule carefully (because it pains me to see someone come early and find no one in the band room) Here is your week and announcements :) 1.) Band Classes in Period 1 and 2: Monday - Band 10 in Period 1. Tuesday – Band 11/12 in Period 2, Band 9 in Period 1 Wednesday – Band 10 in Period 1. Thursday – Band 11/12 in Period 2, Band 9 Period 1 Friday – Band 11/12 English, Band 10 in PE Band 9/10 Practice Cards - Turn in Week 10 of Semester 2. Please grab a new practice card on my front door if you haven't already. 2.) Morning, Lunch, After School Rehearsals: Monday – NO CONCERT BAND-REST , Jr. Jazz @ lunch, Drumline Sectional 3pm-3:45pm Tuesday – Sr. Jazz Band at 7:30am, Jr. Jazz @ Lunch, Jr. Jazz Trumpet Sectional 3pm-3:45pm Wednesday – Jr. Jazz Band, Sr. Jazz Band at Lunch, TBA Thursday - Sr. Jazz Band at 7:30am, Jr. Jazz at Lunch, Sr. Jazz Band 2pm-3:30pm Friday - No Early morning (Rest for New Orleans), Jr. Jazz at lunch, Setup crew for New Orleans 3) A touch of New Orleans: Friday, April 27th All students will be participating in our full program jazz and dessert night. The Jazz Bands will performing throughout the evening! Admission tickets are $10 per person at the door, and includes a delectable dessert offering as well as coffee or tea. Please spread the word that there are still opportunities to purchase raffle tickets to enter into our big raffle draw, and over 30 items available to bid on in our silent auction. There will be various opportunities during the evening to bid on them. We look forward to seeing you there! Please feel free to spread the word of our big annual event by tweeting, posting on Instagram and/or Facebook, word of mouth, email, etc. Let's make this event as successful as we can! ALL NON-JAZZ BAND STUDENTS are expected to sign up for a shift to help support this fundraiser (shifts are 1.5-2hours long and involve things like set-up, decorating, or tear-down, as well as serving dessert, taking orders, coffee/tea service). Please sign up in the band room right now. 4) Level ground Coffee C/O Nancy Wong: Due to a low demand in Level Ground coffee sales for the last two months, May will be our last month in continuing this fundraiser. When we don’t receive enough bag orders to meet the monthly quota for free delivery, families who have submitted an order are advised to wait for the next month, and when there are not enough orders for the next month, it is frustrating for the families who have put in an order and may decide not to participate again. This fundraiser was resurrected two years ago when the band families requested it to happen. As fundraisers, we were happy to comply and it was an easy way for the band students to raise money for their individual band accounts. This fundraiser can be revisited again at our last band meeting in June, if there is a serious high demand for it. Please take this opportunity to order as many bags of coffee as you need at this time. $4.63 from each bag of coffee your student sells, go towards his/her own band account. Coffee orders are due Tuesday, May 15, by 3 p.m. 5) Hanging Baskets Baskets pick up is Friday, April 27 at the New Orleans Jazz Night Event starting at 6 pm.STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BASKET DELIVERY OF ALL BASKETS SOLD AS SCHOOL PROVIDES NO STORAGE. Please contact Fundraising Coordinator: Nancy Wong (250-812-2303) or nanwong@shaw.ca, if additional information is required. On the Horizon April 14th: Raffle Ticket Blitz @ Tillicum Mall. April 20th/21st: Victoria Music Festival @ Oak BayHigh. Sr. Jazz and Jr/Sr Concert Band (Details sent home) April 27th: A Touch of New Orleans 7pm April 29th: Evening rehearsal with Middle School Marching band, accompanied by Spectrum Drum Line. May 1st: West Coast Jazz Festival Nanaimo (Full Day Depart 630am- Return 630pm.) May 10th: Grade 6 Band Festival May 11th: "Music in the Air, Music Everywhere" day performances by Jr and Senior Jazz Bands May 21st: Victoria Day Parade June 2nd: Oak Bay Tea Party Morning Parade June 2nd: Oak Bay Tea Party Afternoon Senior Jazz Performance Have a great week everyone! -- Parker Jolliffe Director of Bands Spectrum Community School 957 Burnside Road West Victoria, BC V8Z 6E9 Tel: 250-479-8271 pjolliffe@sd61.bc.ca www.spectrumband.ca If you haven't already, please take the time to fill out this years Marching Band voting.
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Thank you to Nancy Wong, Liz Forster and Bonnie McCallum who have organized the raffle ticket sales for our annual "Touch of New Orleans Jazz & Deserts Night" and to all the students who signed up for our Tillicum Mall Raffle Ticket Blitz, held this Saturday from 10am-4pm! You all looked great and had a successful day selling tickets which in turn, serve to help our program! If you have not returned your raffle tickets, please do so as soon as possible, returning money and tickets to Mr. Jolliffe in a ziploc baggie or envelope. Thank you! ***This is a short week that includes 3 music festival entries and a pro-d day! Students have been sent home with an "April-May Festival & Performance" reference sheet, outlining our upcoming opportunities. Please ask your Spectrum Band student if you haven't seen one yet. Please read the schedule carefully as it has changed to prepare for performances.*** Here is your week and announcements :) 1.) Band Classes in Period 1 and 2: Monday - Band 10 in Period 1. Tuesday – Band 11/12 in Period 2, Band 9/10 in Period 1 Wednesday – Band 10 in Period 1. Thursday – Band 11/12 in Period 2, Band 9/10 in Period 1 Friday – PRO-D No School Band 9/10 Practice Cards - Turn in Week 9 of Semester 2. Please grab a new practice card on my front door if you haven't already. 2.) Morning, Lunch, After School Rehearsals: Monday – Sr. Concert Band @ 7:30am , Sr. Concert Band Woodwind Auditions, Sr. Concert Band Brass Sectional Tuesday – Sr. Jazz Band at 7:30am, Jr. Jazz @ Lunch, Sr. Concert Band Upper Woodwind Sectional Wednesday – Jr. Concert Band at 7:30am, Sr. Jazz Band at Lunch, Drumline Rehearsal Thursday - Sr. Concert Band at 7:30am, Sr. Jazz at Lunch, None Friday - PRO- D 3) Victoria Music Festival Friday, April 20-Saturday, April 21st (Parents, this is a small summary of the detailed form that should have gone home) Sr. Jazz: A reminder you are to meet at Oak Bay High, 8pm in Full uniform, Friday, April 20th. We warm up @ 8:25pm, Perform 8:50pm. Parents and friends welcome to cheer us on! Please arrange for proper transportation, carpooling encouraged :) Your clinic will take place the following day (Saturday, April 21st) at 9am sharp. Parking severely limited. Please arrive no later than 8:45am. Jr. Concert Band: As discussed at length in class, please arrive to Oak Bay High Entrance (in full uniform), Saturday April 21st @ 10am Sharp. Parking severely limited. I will be there to gather the band, take you to your storage room etc. We warm up at 10:30am, Perform at 11:00am, Clinic at 11:30pm. You are excused when the clinician has finished. Please arrange for pick up, car pooling encouraged. Sr. Concert Band: Please arrive to Oak Bay High Entrance (in full uniform, Saturday, April 21st @ 12:30pm Sharp. Parking severely limited. I will be there to gather the band, take you to your storage room etc. We warm up at 1:15pm, Perform at 1:45pm, Clinic at 2:15pm. You are exused when the clinic has finished (Est.2:45/3pm). Please arrange for pick up, car pooling encouraged. 4) A touch of New Orleans: Friday, April 27th All students will be participating in our full program jazz and dessert night. The Jazz Bands will performing throughout the evening! Admission is $10 per person and includes a delectable dessert offering as well as coffee or tea. We look forward to seeing you there! ALL NON-JAZZ BAND STUDENTS are expected to sign up for a shift to help support this fundraiser (shifts are 1.5-2hours long and involve things like set-up or tear-down, as well as serving dessert, taking orders, coffee/tea service). Please sign up in the band room on Monday. On the Horizon April 14th: Raffle Ticket Blitz @ Tillicum Mall. April 20th/21st: Victoria Music Festival @ Oak BayHigh. Sr. Jazz and Jr/Sr Concert Band (Details sent home) April 27th: A Touch of New Orleans 7pm April 29th: Evening rehearsal with Middle School Marching band, accompanied by Spectrum Drum Line. May 1st: West Coast Jazz Festival Nanaimo (Full Day Depart 630am- Return 630pm.) May 10th: Grade 6 Band Festival May 11th: "Music in the Air, Music Everywhere" day performances by Jr and Senior Jazz Bands May 21st: Victoria Day Parade June 2nd: Oak Bay Tea Party Morning Parade June 2nd: Oak Bay Tea Party Afternoon Senior Jazz Performance Have a great week everyone! -- Parker Jolliffe Director of Bands Spectrum Community School 957 Burnside Road West Victoria, BC V8Z 6E9 Tel: 250-479-8271 pjolliffe@sd61.bc.ca www.spectrumband.ca Hi everyone!
I hope you all had a great week back to school. A reminder that festivals and parades are on the horizon so please take a look at the dates and book off work/sports accordingly (for those of you with jobs.). Here is your week and announcements :) 1.) Band Classes in Period 1 and 2: Monday - Band 10 in Period 1. Tuesday – Band 11/12 in Period 2, Band 9 in Period 1 Wednesday – Band 10 in Period 1. Thursday – Band 11/12 in Period 2, Band 9 in Period 1 Friday – Band 11/12 Sr Concert Band, Band 9/10 in Band Band 9/10 Practice Cards - Turn in Week 8 of Semester 2. Please grab a new practice card on my front door if you haven't already. 2.) Morning, Lunch, After School Rehearsals: Monday – Sr. Concert Band, Jr. Jazz @ lunch, None Tuesday – Sr. Jazz Band at 7:30am, Jr. Jazz, none Wednesday – Sr. Concert Band at 7:30am, Sr. Jazz Band at Lunch, None Thursday - Jr. Jazz at 7:30am, Sr. Jazz at Lunch, Pit Orchestra (ALL) from 3:15pm-5:00pm Friday - Jr. Concert Band at 7:30am,3) Raffle Ticket Blitz Tillicum Mall With "A Touch of New Orleans" night right around the corner, we are in raffle ticket selling mode. A sign up sheet will be made available for everyone to take part it selling tickets at the Tillicum Mall, this Saturday, April 14th. Short notice, yes, but raffle tickets are the quickest and easiest way for us to build some equity in to our program... which, in turn, helps us to purchase much needed equipment and instruments. Raffle books that have been sold must be returned to Mr. Jolliffe this Friday, April 13th. If students wish to sell more ticket books, please contact Nancy Wong: nanwong@shaw.ca. 4) A touch of New Orleans: Friday, April 27th All students will be participating in our full program jazz and dessert night. The Jazz Bands will performing throughout the evening! Admission is $10 per person and includes a delectable dessert offering as well as coffee or tea. We look forward to seeing you there! ALL NON-JAZZ BAND STUDENTS are expected to sign up for a shift to help support this fundraiser (shifts are 1.5-2hours long and involve things like set-up or tear-down, as well as serving dessert, taking orders, coffee/tea service). Please sign up in the band room on Monday. 5) Mothers Day Hanging Baskets The hanging baskets orders were all submitted and the plants will be available to pick up on the day of a Touch of New Orleans, April 27. On the Horizon April 9th: Spectrum Band Parents Association 7pm April 13th: BCMEA Honour Ensemble Audition Recordings Due. Please see Mr. Jolliffe for questions. April 14th: Raffle Ticket Blitz @ Tillicum Mall. April 21st: Victoria Music Festival @ Oak Bay. Jr/Sr Concert Band (Full morning and afternoon Information to follow). April 27th: A Touch of New Orleans 7pm May 1st: West Coast Jazz Festival Nanaimo (Full Day Depart 630am- Return 630pm.) May 10th: Grade 6 Band Festival May 21st: Victoria Day Parade June 2nd: Oak Bay Tea Party Morning Parade June 2nd: Oak Bay Tea Party Afternoon Senior Jazz Performance Have a great week everyone! -- Parker Jolliffe Director of Bands Spectrum Community School 957 Burnside Road West Victoria, BC V8Z 6E9 Tel: 250-479-8271 pjolliffe@sd61.bc.ca www.spectrumband.ca |
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