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We have a busy week ahead of us with our Back in Action Concert on Tuesday night and Remembrance Day Observances on Friday. Here are the details: 1.) Classes Monday – Band 9 & 10 Combined, Band 11/12 Tuesday – Band 9 & 10 Combined Wednesday – Band 10, Band 11/12 Thursday – Band 9 Friday – None (Remembrance Day Performances in Theatre – Band 9/10 students - if not in Sr. Concert Band go to PE) ***Practice Cards for Week 8 can now be submitted. On to Week 9! 2.) Morning Band Monday – Sr. Concert Band Tuesday – Jr. Jazz Band Wednesday – NONE! Sleep in! :) Thursday – Sr. Concert Band Friday – Sr. Concert Band 7:30am call time for Remembrance Day Observances. No Jr. Concert Band rehearsal. 3.) Band Concert – Tuesday, November 6th – 7:00pm Our Fall Band Concert is on Tuesday at 7:00pm in the Old Gymnasium. Students need to be at Spectrum, in the band room, no later than 5:45pm in uniform. PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE RUNNING ORDER - lots of important information. The Media Arts program will be recording a DVD of the concert that is available for purchase. Order forms will be in your concert programs. Admission is by donation with proceeds going towards the purchase of new instruments, equipment, uniforms, and music. UNIFORM REMINDERS:
4.) Remembrance Day – Sr. Concert Band The Senior Concert Band will be performing for four Remembrance Day Observances during class time on Friday, November 9th. Sr Band members must be at school, in uniform no later than 7:30am on Friday. Teachers have been made aware that you will be missing classes – please ensure that you speak to them to get your homework. These are full uniform performances – long black socks!. Thank you to Matt Montgomery for being our bugler for 'The Last Post' and 'Reveille' this year. PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE RUNNING ORDER FOR MORE DETAILS. 5.) Fundraising / Dates To Note Poinsettia Sales begin on Monday! DOWNLOAD THE ORDER FORM HERE. The quality of the plants is always excellent! 100% of the profits made on this year's sales go to student accounts. Upcoming Dates To Note Monday, 5 November – Poinsettia Order Forms Distributed Tuesday, 6 November – Back in Action Concert (All Bands – 5:45pm call - 7pm start – old gym) Friday, 9 November – Last Day for Band Wear Orders (3pm – Bandroom) Friday, 9 November – Remembrance Day Observances (Snr Concert Band 7:30am Call, Periods 1-4) Saturday, 17 November – Island Farms Santa Light Parade (Marching Band, 5 pm – Empress Hotel) Tuesday, 20 November – Hermann’s Jazz Night (Jazz Bands, 5-7 Hermann’s Jazz Club) Wednesday, 21 November – Band Parents Meeting (7pm – Library) Saturday, 24 November – Bottle Drive (9am -1pm) Monday, 26 November – Last Day for Poinsettia Orders (3pm – Bandroom) Friday, 30 November - Payment due Band Tour ($400) Thanks everyone! Cheers, Jamie Davis Hi Everyone,
Thanks for a good week. Kids are, understandably, tired right now after the pie weekend and a busy week. Get some rest this weekend and have a Happy Thanksgiving! Here's what we are looking at for next week: 1.) Morning Band / Classes Monday – None; None Tuesday – Jr. Jazz Band; Band 10, Band 11/12 Wednesday – Sr. Jazz Band; Band 9 Thursday – Sr. Concert Band; Band 10, Band 11/12 Friday – Jr. Concert Band; Band 9 Band 9/10 Practice cards for Week 4 can be turned in. On to Week 5! 2.) Practice Goals: Listed below are the tunes that students should be working on preparing for our first concert. As always, if you need help, PLEASE ask if you are having trouble with any of these pieces. Jr. Concert Band: Gadget, Nintendo Power, Storybrook Mountain, Crimestoppers, Motown Forever Sr. Concert Band: Prime Time Toon Revue, Totem Pole, African Dreams, Tir Na Nog, Procession of The Sorcerers, (Sleep – for Remembrance Day) Jr. Jazz: Mambo Jambo, Horns +Rhythm, Walk The Dinosaur, Plunger Power, Super-sized Sr. Jazz: Feels So Good, Blue Rondo, Barnburner, Trick Shot, I Want You Back 3.) Band Bottle Drive – Saturday October 13 (9am – 1pm) We have a bottle drive from 9am – 1pm on Saturday. All students and parents are welcome to come out and help fundraise for student band accounts and the general band account. We need LOTS of parent drivers and students to help make these fundraisers successful – please sign up in the band room or email back to let us know you can help out. Parents who are driving students need to fill out a 'Volunteer Driver Information and Authorization Form' and submit it to the school office before the bottle drive. Click here to download the form (you will also need a photocopy of both sides of your driver's license, and a photocopy of your Vehicle Registration/Insurance). The Band Parents Association will be providing a hot-dog lunch for participants at the end of the bottle drive, too! :) 4.) Band Concert Poster – November 6 While we are about a month away from our first band concert, please help us get the word out about it! Visit the Tours and Concerts page to download our concert poster. Please share with friends/family/coworkers, on Facebook/Twitter, and by email. Let's pack the gym for our first performance of the 2012-2013 school year! 5.) Marching Band The marching band will be participating in the Victoria Santa's Light Parade on Saturday November 17th (5pm call time at the BC Legislature buildings). All grade 9 –12 concert band students are expected to participate in this ensemble (unless a significant health problem is of concern). Students have been asked to memorize 2 pieces of music by the week of October 22nd in preparation for a full-band practice during that week. Parents, your assistance in encouraging your students to practice is always appreciated. Thanks! 6.) Upcoming Dates to Note Wednesday, 10 October – Uniform Sewing Night (6pm – 8pm) - Thanks to everyone that came out to help last week. We can always use more help, though! Saturday, 13 October – Bottle Drive (9am –1pm) Monday, 15 October – Band Wear Forms distributed in classes Wednesday, 24 October – Band Parent Meeting (7pm – Library) Friday, 26 October – Payment due Band Tour ($400) Wednesday, 17 October – Uniform Sewing Night (6pm – 8pm) Monday, 29 October – Uniform Pick up (6pm-8 pm) MANDATORY Happy Thanksgiving! Jamie Davis Hi All,
It was great to meet some new parents at our Meet The Teacher Night on Thursday! Also, a big thanks to the students and parents that helped with our "Morning With A Pro" on Saturday for our middle school music students! It was a great morning with lots of learning! We are moving in to a big week this week with lots of info to know. Here we go… 1.) Classes **Band 9/10 can turn in Practice card Week 2 for marking. Now on week 3. Monday – Band 9 Tuesday – Band 10, 11/12 Wednesday – Band 9 Thursday – Band 10, 11/12 Friday – Band 9 2.) Performing Bands All performing bands are running (with the exception of the Pit Orchestra which will start soon) Jr. Jazz Band: Monday Lunch, Tuesday AM, Wednesday Lunch Sr. Jazz Band: Tuesday Lunch, Wednesday AM, Thursday Lunch Jr. Concert Band: Friday AM Sr. Concert Band: Monday AM, Thursday AM 3.) Uniform Sewing Night Thank you to everyone that attended a uniform sizing night last weekend. The band parents will be holding a sewing night on Wednesday night this week in the Band Room from 6-8pm (lots of hemming, organizing, and maintenance things to do to keep our bands looking awesome). They are looking for volunteers to come out and help as it's a big job. New sewing experience is necessary as there are a lot of non-sewing jobs to do too. Please contact Lynda Charchuk and Jen Lindsay if you are able to help. 4.) The Great Apple Pie Event Pie orders have been extended to Monday September 24th!! :) Please turn in all forms and money by Monday at lunch. Incomplete or late orders cannot be filled. Apple Donations – apple donations can be brought to the band room anytime on Friday this week. If you have to bring them earlier please let me know. Apple Pickers – We have had a number of community houses and orchards donate apples but they require people to come and pick. We are currently looking for parent volunteers with vehicles to help drive students to these locations. Please email Sue Pyke if you are able to help with this. Some students have indicated that they are interested in picking apples – I will be checking with their teachers this week to make sure this is okay. Friday – Parent volunteers are needed from 4pm – 8pm to help with set-up in the kitchen / cafeteria. Saturday – The big day! We start at 9am in the school's cafeteria and go until the last pie is made. We need lots of help!! Students should be signing up themselves and any parents that are coming in the band room – this helps us to know how much lunch to make. Parents, you are welcome to bring your own peelers, knives, boards, etc but please make sure that they are clearly labeled. Pies will be ready for pick-up starting at noon. Please make arrangements to pick up your order as there is no storage available at the school. Sunday – Last order pick-up from 10:00am – 12:00pm at the school. 5.) Upcoming Dates to Note Friday, 28 September – Payment due Band Tour ($400 - $800 if no deposit provided in May/June) Friday, 28 September – Set Up Apple Pie Event (students 4pm-6pm, parents 4pm-8pm) Saturday, 29 September – Apple Pie Making Day (9am-5pm w/pick up starting at noon) Sunday, 30 September – Apple Pie Final Pick up (10am-12pm) October Saturday, 13 October – Bottle Drive (9am -1pm) Have a great week and see you on Saturday!! Jamie Davis Hi Everyone,
I hope this finds you all doing well. Thank you band students for a great week last week and thank you so much to all of the new parents that I met at the Band Parents meeting on Wednesday night! It was great to see so many new faces! :) Here is what we are looking at this week. 1.) Start-Up Forms The fall start-up forms are now very late. Please return your Student/Parents info sheets, uniform rental/cheques, and the cover page from the envelope ASAP. Congratulations to the BAND 10 class who has returned ALL of their forms! Pizza lunch coming soon! 2.) Band Classes This Week Practice Cards for week 1 can now be submitted (Grade 9s and 10s). Week 2 this week! Monday - Pro–D Day, No classes Tuesday – Band 9 Wednesday – Band 10, Band 11/12 Thursday – Band 9 Friday – Band 10, Band 11/12 (Shortened classes due to Welcome Back BBQ) 3.) Performing Band Rehearsals All outside the timetable rehearsals will be running this week. Please check the orange schedule that was sent home to see when those rehearsals take place. Please note, for returning students, that some of the rehearsal times have changed. 4.) Uniform Sizings The Spectrum Band Parents Association will be running two uniform sizing sessions this week. We ask that all families choose one of the following sessions to attend a fitting. If you have not submitted your cheques for uniform rental please bring them to the uniform sizing. It is very important that we get every student out THIS WEEK as our timelines for sizing, hemming, sewing and altering are very short. Thanks! Monday, 17 September 6-8pm in the Band Room Wedneday, 19 September 6-8pm in the Band Room 5.) The Great Apple Pie Event / Thrifty's Smile Cards Keep selling those apple pies! :) Order forms are due this Friday (September 21st) by 3:00pm in the band room. Sorry no late orders can be accepted. Students can now sign themselves and their parents up for the "big day" (Apple Pie Making Day on Saturday, September 29; 9am – 5pm in the school's cafeteria) in the band room. Please remember to make arrangements to pick up and deliver your pies on September 29th. There is no storage available at the school. Thrifty Foods Smile cards will be distributed at the uniform sizings this week… they are a great way to support the band program! Click HERE for more information. 6.) Upcoming Dates to Note Monday, 17 September – Uniform Sizing Band Room (6pm-8pm) Monday, 17 September – Thrifty Smile Cards Distributed (during Uniform Sizing) Wednesday, 19 September – Uniform Sizing Band Room (6pm-8pm) Friday, 21 September – Last Day for Apple Pie Orders (3pm – Bandroom) Friday, 28 September – Payment due Band Tour ($400 - $800 if no deposit provided in May/June) Friday, 28 September – Set Up Apple Pie Event (students 4pm-6pm, parents 4pm-8pm) Saturday, 29 September – Apple Pie Making Day (9am-5pm w/pick up starting at noon) Sunday, 30 September – Apple Pie Final Pick up (10am-12pm) Enjoy the rest of your "long weekend"! ;-) Cheers, Jamie Davis Hi Everyone,
Thanks for a good first week. Here's what's on the go for this week: 1.) Band Classes Monday – Band 9 (First day with instruments!) Tuesday – Band 10, 11/12 Wenesday – Band 9 Thursday– Band 10, 11/12 Friday – Band 9 2.) Morning Concert Band Rehearsals / Jazz Bands / Pit Orchestra Senior Concert Band will start on Thursday morning and Jr. Concert Band will start on Friday morning. Both rehearsals start promptly as 7:30am. :) We will rehearse for about 30 minutes and then we will have our annual Band Breakfasts – thanks to the Spectrum Culinary Arts Program for providing a PANCAKE BREAKFAST for our two concert bands! Junior Jazz Band will begin rehearsing on Wednesday at Lunch and Sr. Jazz Band will begin rehearsing on Thursday at Lunch. All regular concert band and jazz band rehearsals will be running in the following week once our start up is complete. There will be a meeting for any students interested in Pit Orchestra for this year's senior musical "In The Heights" on Monday at Lunch in the Band Room. We will begin rehearsing at the end of September as music has not arrived from NYC yet. The music is very exciting! A combination of rock, jazz, latin, pop, and rap! 3.) Fall Forms Fall Start Up forms are due back on Monday by 3pm. Your assistance in returning these ASAP is greatly appreciated – lots of kids and lots of information to process! :) . Please make sure that you post-date the DAMAGE DEPOSIT Uniform Cheque (cheque #1) only. I will be returning cheques tomorrow to some students as some of the dates are wrong. 4.) Upcoming Dates to Note Wednesday, 12 September – First Band Parents Meeting (7:00pm - Library) Monday, 17 September – Uniform Sizing in Band Room (6pm-8pm) - All students must attend one uniform sizing date. Monday, 17 September – Thrifty Smile Cards Distributed (during Uniform Sizing) Wednesday, 19 September – Uniform Sizing in Band Room (6pm-8pm) - All students must attend one uniform sizing date. Friday, 21 September – Last Day for Apple Pie Orders (3pm – Bandroom) As always, please email me with any questions. Cheers, Jamie Davis _______________________________ Jamie Davis Director of Bands Spectrum Community School 957 Burnside Road West Victoria, BC Canada V8Z 6E9 Tel: +1.250.479.8271 (Ext 512) Fax: +1.250.479.8204 Email: jdavis@sd61.bc.ca www.spectrumband.ca  Hi Everyone, THANK YOU all for the wonderful concert on Tuesday night at the Alix Goolden Hall! Thanks to all of those family members and friends that attended and supported our musicians. A special thanks to our Band Grads for their words and support. Congratulations to all of our award winners!  If you have photos or videos - can I get a copy? I would love to share these with our students as we head to the end of the year. Thanks! 1.) Marching Band / Esquimalt Buccaneers Day Parade - Saturday, June 9th.
There is a FINAL marching band practice on Friday at 7:30 am. The running order for the Esquimalt Buccaneers Day Parade can be found here. Student need to meet on Old Esquimalt Rd at 8:00am. We should be done by10:45 am. 2.) Year End - Equipment / Instrument Returns BAND 9 STUDENTS - Please make sure that you have your folders at school tomorrow. ALL music folders, school-owned instruments, marching band instruments, drums, flags, flag-holsters, carol band folders, loaner instruments,sticks and mallets MUST be returned to the band room (for inventory /repairs / cleaning purposes) on MONDAY, JUNE 11th. Students needing instruments to complete requirements and for summer practice will be able to sign them out again. 3.) Uniform Return Nights We will be holding 2 uniform return nights: Wednesday, June 13th and Thursday, June 14th from 6pm - 8pm in the Band Room. Please pick a night to drop off your uniforms (deposit cheques will be returned after auniform inspection) ***Please do not bring uniforms to school as uniformsare handled by the Band Parents Association.*** 4.) Final Dates to Note June 15: Band 9, 10, 11, 12 Requirements and Practice Cards are DUE (Note that this has been extended from June 12th. June 16: Last Bottle Drive and Student/Parent Appreciation BBQ (9am - 1pmat Spectrum) June 20th: Spectrum Band Parents Association Annual General Meeting &Elections (7:00pm, Library) Thanks, everyone! Jamie Davis Hi Everyone,
Congratulations to all of our Grade 12 band graduates! With only a few short weeks remaining lets all finish strong! Here's what we have on the go this week: 1.) Morning Rehearsals Mon - Jr. Jazz Band Tues - Sr. Concert Wed - Marching Band Thurs - Sr. Concert Band Fri - Jr. Concert Band 2.) Lunch Rehearsals Mon - Sr. Jazz Tues - Jr. Jazz Wed - Jr. Jazz Thurs - Sr. Jazz Fri - Time Available for Sectionals 3.) Band 9-12 Classes Mon - Band 9 Tues - Band 10, Band 11/12 Wed - Band 9 Thurs - Band 10, Band 11/12 Fri - Band 9 4.) Upcoming Performances Saturday, June 2nd - Marching Band in the Oak Bay Tea Party Parade - 9am Call time at Windsor Park. The organizers of this parade will not have information for us until May 30th. I will send out a running order as soon as we receive our marshalling information! Tuesday, June 5th - Year End Band Concert at Victoria Conservatory of Music / Alix Goolden Performance Hall. All bands will be performing! 6:15pm call time. Running orders coming this week. Saturday, June 9th - Marching Band in the Esquimalt Buccaneers Day Parade - 8am Call Time. Thanks everyone! Jamie Davis Hi Everyone,
Here's what we are looking at for this week. Thanks to everyone who sold Mothers Day Hanging Baskets and to the Marching Band for an excellent Spring start-up! 1.) Morning Rehearsals Monday - Jr. Jazz Band Tuesday - Sr. Concert Band Wednesday - Sr. Jazz Band Thursday - Marching Band Friday - None (Good Friday) 2.) Classes Monday 2 April - Band 9 Tuesday 3 April - Band 10, Band 11/12 Wednesday 4 April - Band 9 Thursday 5 April - Band 10, Band 11/12 3.) Requirements and Practice Cards (Band 9 and 10) are due on Thursday by 5:00pm. No lates can be accepted. Please refer to my previous emails for ways to submit your playing requirements. I will be in my office after school each day until 5pm for students wishing to complete requirements with me. 4.) Photos from the Band Tour - photos have been uploaded to Facebook and you can view them by following this link. You do not need Facebook to view them: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.185660821551277.38456.103143009803059&&l=ae056e4f7a Important Upcoming Performances: 1.) Hampton Little League Opening (6th year in a row!) - All members of the Jr. Concert Band will be performing at the Hampton Little League opening ceremonies on Sunday April 15th. The call time for students is 11:30am at Hampton Park (Near Tillicum Mall). A running order will be made available this week once I have confirmed details with the ceremony organizers. Parents, we are in need of help with transporting chairs, stands and equipment from the school - if you have a truck and can help with this, please email me ASAP. 2.) A Touch of New Orleans Jazz and Dessert Night - On Friday, April 20th, Spectrum Band produces our large program fundraiser. "New Orleans Night" features performances from the jazz bands while we serve delectable desserts from Cakes Etc. ALL students are required to participate in this event (those who are not in a jazz band will sign up for set-up, take-down, serving, and food-preparation shifts). Please mark this date on your calendar! More infromation will be available soon. There is a Band Parents Association Meeting on Wednesday, April 11th - a large portion of this meeting will be used for planning and arranging for New Orleans Night. Parents, If you are interested in helping out with this event please attend.Thanks to Maureen Butler, Carol Davis, and Sue Issel, we have a TON of prizes and Silent Auction items up for grabs at this event. Do check it out! Thanks everyone! Have a great week! Jamie Davis Hi Everyone, Here are some updates for the week of February 20th - 25th.
1.) Rehearsal Schedule Morning Band This Week: Monday - Tour Band Tuesday - Sr. Concert Band Wednesday - Sr. Jazz Band Thursday - Sr. Concert Band Friday - Jr. Concert Band Lunch This Week: Monday - Sr. Jazz Band Tuesday - Jr. Jazz Band Wednesday - Jr. Jazz Band Thursday - Sr. Jazz Band Friday - Tour Band 2.) Pit Orchestra Schedule (Some Changes) Monday - 3:00pm to 5:00pm (Cleaning and rehearsing) Wednesday - 3:00pm to 6:00pm (Full run with cast members) Thursday - No Rehearsal Friday & Saturday - Shows start at 7:30pm. Orchestra call time is 6:00pm in the pit for warm-up, tuning, a few final runs before we start. It's going to be great! Tickets are still available through the Spectrum main office. Call 250-479-8271 to get your tickets. 3.) Dates To Note - A revised set of dates to note (pink sheet) was handed out in all classes and rehearsals last week. There are some changes and additions to our performance schedule from now until the end of the year. If your student has not brought this home, please see the 'Calendar Page'. :) 4.) Jr. Band Spring Concert - The Junior Concert Band and Junior Jazz Band will be performing with Glanford and Colquitz on MONDAY, MARCH 5th in the GYM at 7:00pm. Attendance for all grade 9 and 10 band students, and any TAs involved with the junior ensembles, is mandatory. A poster is attached! Please help advertise this concert by posting to Facebook or emailing to friends and family. The junior bands have been working very hard and this will be a good concert! 5.) Bottle Drive / Tour Band Uniform Inspection - The Spectrum Band Parents association will be having a bottle drive on Saturday February 25th from 9am-1:00pm. A sign up sheet for students will be in the band room on Monday. A uniform inspection for Tour Band members will also be happening - if you are in tour band please make arrangements to drop by with your uniform so it can be checked over by the Band Parents (this is not a long process and you do not have to stay the entire 4 hours). Thank you for helping to uphold our excellent standard for appearance! :) Thanks everyone! We are becoming pretty busy right now but your kids are working hard and I am really enjoying working with all of them. Cheers, J. Davis |
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