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Hi Everyone, Here’s what we have on the go this week. Looking forward to the concert on Tuesday night! 1.) Band Classes *NOTE CHANGES*: Monday – COMBINED BAND 9&10 in Period 1 Tuesday – COMBINED BAND 9&10 in Period 1, Band 11/12 in Period 2. Wednesday – Band 10 in Period 1 Thursday – Grades 9/10 go to PE in Period 1, Band 11/12 in Period 2. Friday – Grades 9/10 go to PE in Period 1, English 11/Spare in Period 2. **Practice Cards for Band 9/10 ARE DONE!: PLEASE TURN IN FOR MARKING. 2.) Morning/Lunch/After School Rehearsals *NOTE CHANGES*: Monday – FINAL Sr. Concert Band at 7:30am, SR. JAZZ AT LUNCH, None. Tuesday – NONE, Jr. Jazz at Lunch, None Wednesday – None, None, None Thursday – MARCHING BAND at 7:30am, Sr. Jazz at Lunch, None Friday – MARCHING BAND at 7:30am, None, None. 3.) Year End Concert THIS Tuesday, June 2nd 7:00pm Our Year End Concert is this Tuesday at 7:00pm at the Victoria Conservatory of Music! Student call time is 6:00pm and admission is by donation to the band program (to pay for the rental of the hall). Please encourage friends and family to come out to support our band students. They have worked VERY hard this year and this concert is a celebration of their achievements. :) Please read the running order for more information. 4.) Marching Band Practices and OAK BAY TEA PARTY PARADE on SATURDAY: The Marching Band will practice on Thursday and Friday this week (7:30am). Please be in attendance as we need to work on some (easy) choreography for the Oak Bay Tea Party! Our next parade is the OAK BAY TEA PARTY parade THIS Saturday, June 6th. Please read the running order for more information. Students need to meet at Windsor Park at 9:00am in full marching band uniform. >>>>Don’t forget to take instruments home with you on Friday, June 12th please. :)<<<<< Our final parade is the ESQUIMALT BUCCANEERS DAY PARADE on Saturday, June 13th. Please read the running order for more information. Students will meet on Old Esquimalt Rd. at 8:00am on June 13th. ****We are in need of hair braiders again for both parades! Please contact Carol Davis (spectrumbandparents@hotmail.ca) if you are able to help.**** 5.) Sr. Jazz Band Performance – Evening of June 11th The Sr. Jazz Band will be performing on Thursday, June 11th in the school gym for our annual Awards night. Call time is 6:00pm. More details to follow. Thanks for all of your hard work and dedication to all that we do. :) Cheers, Jamie Davis  Hi Band Families! Thanks to all of the students and parents that came out to the Bottle Drive on Saturday. Although we were small in numbers, we managed to raise $956! Considering how many groups were out also canvassing the neighbourhood, this is awesome! Congratulations to the “Sine Cura” jazz combo (Cam Henderson, Ethan Sawyer, Hunter Ellis, and Rowan Wolfe) for their performance at Millstream Mall’s “A Taste of Millstream!” Great work guys – lots of impressed people! Jason Gordon did an outstanding job at the Sidney Concert Band performance this afternoon at the Mary Winspear Centre! In addition to the scholarship that he won a few weeks ago, Jason won the honour of performing a solo with the Sidney Band. Bravo! Here’s what we have on the go this week: 1.) Band Classes: Monday – Band 10 Tuesday – Band 9 in Period 1, Band 11/12 in Period 2. Wednesday – Band 10 in Period 1. Thursday – Band 9 in Period 1, Band 11/12 in Period 2. Friday – Band 10 in Period 1, Band 11/12 in Period 2. **Practice Cards for Band 9/10: Turn in Week 33. Now on Week 34! 2.) Morning/Lunch/After School Rehearsals: Monday – Sr. Concert Band at 7:30am, Jr. Jazz at Lunch, None. Tuesday – Sr. Jazz Band at 7:30am, Jr. Jazz at Lunch, None Wednesday – Sr. Concert Band at 7:30am, Sr. Jazz at Lunch, None Thursday – Jr. Jazz at 7:30am, Sr. Jazz at Lunch, None Friday – FINAL Jr. Concert Band, None, None. 3.) Year End Concert NEXT WEEK – Tuesday, June 2nd 7:00pm Our Year End Concert is next Tuesday at 7:00pm at the Victoria Conservatory of Music! Student call time is 6:00pm and admission is by donation to the band program (to pay for the rental of the hall). Please encourage friends and family to come out to support our band students. They have worked VERY hard this year and this concert is a celebration of their achievements. :) Please read the running order for more information. 4.) Marching Band (Advance Notice): Upcoming Practice Days: We will practice for the Oak Bay Tea Party on June 4th and 5th and the Esquimalt Parade on June 12th. Our next parade is the OAK BAY TEA PARTY parade on Saturday, June 6th. Please read the running order for more information. Students need to meet at Windsor Park at 9:00am in full marching band uniform. Our final parade is the ESQUIMALT BUCCANEERS DAY PARADE on Saturday, June 13th. Details will follow in the next few days. Students will meet on Old Esquimalt Rd. at 8:00am on June 13th. 5.) Band Parents Association Reminders a.) Deposits and Intent to Travel forms for the 2016 trip to SAN FRANCISCO are due by Friday. Forms are attached as a PDF. It’s going to be a great tour! Don’t miss out! b.) Band Parents Association MEETING on Monday May 25 at 7:00pm in the Library. This is the last meeting before the AGM. We are still looking for parents to help with Vice President, shadowing the current treasurer, help with fundraising, and communication. Our entire executive will be leaving at the end of this year and we are in need of parent help to continue supporting the band program. c.) Band Accounts have been updated and posted in the band room. - Graduating students/students not continuing can cash out their band accounts. A student reimbursement form must be submitted by June 1st. - There will be no extensions. Please request funds by June 1st. Any unclaimed funds will be transferred to the band’s general account. - Funds can ALSO be applied to the tour deposit. Please complete a reimbursement form ASAP. d.) June 20th is our Final Bottle Drive (9am to 1pm at school) and Year End BBQ (Time TBA). The BBQ will be held at the home of Steve and Carol Davis' (983 Meadowview Place). Everyone is welcome! Please RSVP to Carol (spectrumbandparents@hotmail.ca) ASAP so that numbers for food can be coordinated. Thanks, everyone! Only a few weeks of school left. Keep working hard and keep smiling! All the best, JD HI All!
I hope you enjoyed your sunny weekend! Again – Congratulations Marching Band! A job well done yesterday in front of tens of thousands of people! :D :D Thank you to the Sr. Jazz Band for performing at the Grade 8 orientation day last Thursday as well! "Uptown Funk" was funktastic!! RE: THE TIMES COLONIST PARADE ARTICLE. I’m sure, if you are a Time Colonist subscriber, you will have noticed that, AGAIN, the Spectrum Community School Marching Band had no photos in the print or online version of the parade coverage today. In the last 7 years, Spectrum has won 1st-Place in the Canadian Marching Band category 4 times with few or NO pictures of our ensemble each year (a picture and a small write-up that I submitted regarding the Nationals was published last year). While I am very appreciative and encouraging of all the talented local school bands in the parades I find it disappointing that, yet again, our hardworking Spectrum musicians did not receive the recognition they earned and deserved. If you were as frustrated as I was when I opened the paper this morning, please consider emailing your concerns to the editor of the Times Colonist at editor@timescolonist.com and CC your email to letters@timescolonist.com. Thanks to Lucie Jackson’s Tweets and emails to the TC they have added a photo to the online parade article which can be found at: http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/thousands-line-douglas-street-for-victoria-day-parade-1.1938765 Anyways… on to happier things… :) Band This Week: 1.) Band Classes: Wednesday – Band 10 in Period 1. Thursday – Band 9 in Period 1, Band 11/12 in Period 2. Friday – Band 9 in Period 1. **Practice Cards for Band 9/10: Turn in Week 30. Now on Week 31! 2.) Morning/Lunch/After School Rehearsals: Wednesday – Sr. Concert Band is CANCELLED, Sr. Jazz at Lunch, None Thursday – Jr. Jazz at 7:30am, Sr. Jazz at Lunch Friday – Jr. Concert Band at 7:30am, None, None. 3.) Year End Concert! Tuesday, June 2nd, 7:00pm at the Victoria Conservatory of Music Our Year End Concert is fast approaching! Remember that the date has CHANGED and the concert will be held on Tuesday, June 2nd at 7:00pm in the Alix Goolden Hall at the Victoria Conservatory of Music. All bands will be performing and the admission is by donation (to cover the cost of the hall rental). Please spread the word about this performance! We are in need of 3-4 trucks to help transport percussion instruments, music stands, and other equipment to the hall on June 2nd (meet at Spectrum at 3:00pm to load). If you are able to help with transporting gear back and forth please let me know ASAP. Thanks! 4.) Bottle Drive on Saturday Our monthly bottle drive is scheduled for this Saturday from 9am-1pm in the school parking lot! Come out and help raise funds for the band program and individual student accounts. It’s going to be a beautiful day! The Band Parents association will provide a BBQ hotdog lunch, refreshments and snacks. ***We are still in need of parent drivers AND a parent with a truck to pick up supplies and the pallets from the Bottle Depot. Please let me know if you can help out! Thank everyone! Have a great week and keep smiling! All the best, J. Davis (The Proudest Band Teacher… I think “proudest” is a word…) Hi Everyone,
1.) Year End Concert Date Change Due to unforeseen circumstances, I have had to CHANGE the date of our year end band concert. Please note that our year end band concert will now take place on Tuesday, June 2nd at 7:00pm at the Alix Goolden Hall at the Victoria Conservatory of Music (instead of June 9th as originally scheduled). I hope that this will still be accessible for band families, especially those families that have guest traveling from out-of-town to watch this concert. Sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause. Students – please let your employers know ASAP! 2.) 2016 Band Tour – San Francisco, California We have started planning our next Band Tour for Spring Break 2016. With the success of the Germany tour this past Spring we are now looking at an exciting 7-day bus tour down to San Francisco. There will be a good mix of educational, musical, and fun events for everyone to do! The cost of the tour is $1550 (including ALL meals, accommodations, attractions/events, and transportation). We are asking for families to commit to tour ASAP due to the fluctuating US/CA dollar. Our tour company, Educational World Tours, will purchase US dollars on our behalf so that we can secure and maintain the cost of the tour (in case the dollar fluctuates, so we aren’t put in a situation where we have to ask for more money). Please have a look at the San Fran Tour Page. Please return the “Intent To Travel Form” and the required deposit ($250) by May 29th to secure your seat on the tour! 3.) French-Braiders Needed for Victoria Day Parade We are in desperate need of hair braiders for the Victoria Day Parade next Monday. If you can help out please email Carol Davis (spectrumbandparents@hotmail.ca) and let her know. Don’t forget that we have a WEEKEND PRACTICE at Tillicum Mall on Sunday from 6pm-7pm. Parade Day is Monday, May 18th. Students meet at Mayfair Mall at 7:45am in full uniform in Section C-47 (between The Bay and Blanshard Street). Thanks, all. Cheers, Jamie Hi Everyone,
Band students soared through another BUSY week at Spectrum! - Congratulations to the Jr. Concert Band for their performance at our joint MusicMonday performance with Marigold Elementary! The audience was really delighted by the band’s performance and we have received several letters from Marigold students and staff expressing appreciation for the band’s performance. :) - Spectrum hosted a Grade 6 Band Festival on Thursday. The middle school bands that attended played very well! Additionally, we had a number of OUR band students volunteering as festival assistants, band escorts, and stage crew. Thank you to everyone that helped make the festival a success! - The Sr. Concert Band performed on Thursday night in the Theatre and did an excellent job on a challenging program of Grade 4-5 pieces! Bravo, everyone! Thanks for your hard work in preparing for this concert. :) - We have received word that Tutzing Highschool in Germany (which we performed at while on tour) was so impressed by the Tour Band’s performance that they are dedicating two pages of their yearbook to Spectrum’s performance and visit! Wow! Never underestimate the impact that music and teamwork have on people. ;-) - Thank you and congratulations to Ms. Cable on the completion of her student teaching practicum! I think everyone really enjoyed working with her in her 4 months at the school and we wish her all the best at the start of her teaching career! Here’s what we are up to this week… 1.) Band Classes: Monday – Band 10 Tuesday – Band 9 in Period 1, Band 11/12 in Period 2. Wednesday – Band 10 in Period 1. Thursday – BAND 9 PE MAKE UP DAY (Bring PE Strip), Band 11/12 in Period 2. Friday – Band 10 in Period 1, Band 11/12 in Period 2. ***Please note, our traditional “Hallway Parade” will be held at 8:30am today. **Practice Cards for Band 9/10: Turn in Week 31. Now on Week 32! 2.) Morning/Lunch/After School Rehearsals: ***Note: As we run up to the Victoria Day Parade, there will be Marching Band practices at 7:30am EVERY MORNING THIS WEEK. Absences SEVERELY HINDER the success of the band. In addition, there will be mandatory section practices (“sectionals") as listed below. Participation will be factored into Term 4 marks. A note from a parent is required to be excused from a sectional. *** Monday – MARCHING BAND at 7:30am, Jr. Jazz at Lunch, Marching Band Low Brass/Low Woodwind Sectional 3:10pm-3:40pm. Tuesday – MARCHING BAND at 7:30am, Jr. Jazz at Lunch/Marching Band Trumpet Sectional in Theatre at Lunch, Marching Band Upper Woodwind Sectional 3:10pm-3:40pm. Wednesday – MARCHING BAND at 7:30am, Sr. Jazz at Lunch, Marching Band Drumline Sectional 3:10pm-3:40pm Thursday – MARCHING BAND at 7:30am, Sr. Jazz at Lunch (Followed by Grade 8 Day Set-up and Performance), Marching Band Alto Sax Sectional 3:10pm-3:40pm. Friday – MARCHING BAND at 7:30am, Marching Band Trombone Sectional at Lunch, None. 3.) Sr. Jazz Band performs for Grade 8 Day on Thursday, May 14th Sr. Jazz will be performing at 12:45 on Thursday in the our Grade 8 transition day. Uniforms are not required. Please make sure you attend Wednesday and Thursday’s rehearsals to rehearse “Uptown Funk” for the Grade 8’s. More details to follow. 4.) UPCOMING: Victoria Day Parade – Monday, May 18th Please read the “Parade Instructions” document. It contains VITAL information for the Victoria Day Parade next Monday. Remember to take you instrument, flags, banners, drums, cymbals, and harnesses home with you on Friday after school. We have a WEEKEND PRACTICE on Sunday, May 17th at TILLICUM MALL PARKING LOT (Old Navy/Safeway Side) starting at 6:00pm and running until 7:00pm (***NOTE: That this is no longer at Spectrum and uniforms are NOT required). Meet at 7:45am at Mayfair Mall in Section C-47 on May 18th in full uniform. Look for large cardboard signs with the letters and numbers on them! ***COLOUR PARTY: We are in desperate need of non-band students (girls only) to carry flags in front of the band. Please let me know if anyone in interested in assisting with this (grads, middle school students, sisters are all welcome!). Thanks, everyone! I continue to be so impressed by all of your efforts and achievements in music. Your dedication to what we do is inspiring and appreciated. See you soon! Mr. Davis |
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