Hi Everyone!
Please DOWNLOAD THE RUNNING ORDER for the Marching Band's performance at the 2013 BC Soccer Provincial Championships this Saturday, May 11. We will be meeting at Langford Lanes (1907 Langford Parkway - which is right beside the field we will be performing on) at 3:15pm on Saturday. Family and friends can come and watch - we will be performing at Westhills Stadium. We will be finished around 4:35pm. Parents, if your student is not able to attend this performance, can you please email me ASAP. I need to re-space and re-align the band if there are absences. Thanks! Looking forward to this. Your kids really are sounding great for this time of year (all those morning DO pay off). I think we are the first marching band to have a gig this year! Go Spectrum! 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 Everyone, Thank you to the Marching Band for your performance at the Esquimalt Buccaneers Day Parade on Saturday! A quick story... One of Victoria's professional bassoonists, Cuyler Page, has been in all of the same parades as us this year and asked me to pass this on: (He was the gentleman riding the large penny-farthing bicycle in front of us yesterday morning). He remarked that our band did NOT sound like a typical marching band... Instead we sounded like a marching CONCERT BAND with lots of attention to balance, dynamics, phrasing, and quality sound. He said he enjoyed our performances and likened the sound of the Spectrum Marching Band to Frank Battisti's bands and marching bands. (Mr.Battisi is one of the most renowned American high-school & college band directors, famous for his work with sound concepts and repertoire in the concert band genre. Mr. Page was a student of Frank Battisti's.) Well done Spectrum. :) 1.) Morning Band - All morning rehearsals are now finished. PLEASE HAVE ALL concert band music folders returned to the band room on Monday morning for music sorting/returns. This includes ALL MEMBERS WHO PLAY WITH THE BANDS OUTSIDE OF THE TIMETABLE. 2.) Jazz Bands - Sr. Jazz Band meets for the last time on Monday at Lunch. Jr. Jazz meets for the last time on Tuesday at Lunch. PLEASE HAVE ALL music and music folders at those classes for music sorting. 3.) Band Classes Monday - Band 10, Band 11/12 (Concert Band music sorting sessions) Tuesday - Band 9 Wednesday - TBA (Need to consult with PE Teachers) Band 11/12 = English and Study Blocks Thursday - TBA (Need to consult with PE Teachers) Band 11/12 = English and Study Blocks Friday - Celebrations Day - Short classes/year book signing. Schedule TBA. Thanks everyone! Cheers, Jamie Davis ![]() 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, I hope you all had a great weekend! 1.) THANK YOU to our Marching Band members who did an AWESOME job at the (SUNNY!!) Oak Bay Tea Party on Saturday morning! COLOUR PARTY and DRUMLINE members need to return flags, banners, harnesses, drums, and sticks to the school for our practice this week. Thanks to our parent volunteers whobraided hair, helped with rides and walked the route with the band. 2.) Morning Band This Week Monday - LAST Jr. Jazz Tuesday - LAST Sr. Concert Wednesday - None Thursday - None Friday - LAST Marching Band 3.) Period 1 and 2 Classes Monday - 9s Tuesday - 9s & 10s Combined, 11s/12s Wednesday - 9s Thursday - 10s, 11s/12s Friday - 9s 4.) Year End Band Concert - THIS TUESDAY NIGHT - 7:00pm Please DOWNLOAD THE RUNNING ORDER FOR THE YEAR END CONCERT HERE. Note that the location is at THE VICTORIA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC. A map is provided with information about parking for this concert. Students MUST be inside the Conservatory, ready to go at 6:00pm. Please leave lots of time to find parking. ****HELP NEEDED****: We are in need of 3 -4 trucks and/or vans to transport equipment to downtown. We will meet at Spectrum at 3:05pm, load and head to the conservatory for set-up. PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP IF YOU AREABLE TO ASSIST. THANKS! CD Orders - The concert will, again, be recorded by Hi Cee recordings. A double CD is being produced featuring all of our tunes. ($15 each, please make cheques payable to Spectrum Band Parents Association). I hope you are looking forward to this show. Your kids have been working very hard and it should be a great night! 5.) Esquimalt Buccaneers Day Parade - SATURDAY, June 9th I will have more information as soon as I get our marshaling information from the organizers. We still have an 8:00am call time. As always, don't hesitate to ask questions. I can't believe we are almost at the end of the year! 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 ![]() Congratulations to everyone in our Marching Band for your performance at the Victoria Day Parade! *2nd Place Canadian Marching Band *1st Place Drum Major Congratulations on an excellent performance on Monday! You worked hard, played hard and represented Spectrum Community School with Pride. I am so proud of each and every one of you and I am proud to be your teacher! Sincerely, Mr. Davis SPEC-WHAT?! Sunday May 20 - WEEKEND PRACTICE at Tillicum Mall (upper parking lot by Old Navy/Safeway. Student call time is 5:30pm. We will step off at 6pm and the practice will be finished at 7pm.
Monday May 21 - PARADE DAY - Everyone MUST be on time (7:40 or earlier). As we are the first band in our section of the parade we MUST be all ready to step off early. Please make sure that you are familiar with the parade instruction. Meet in section B-001 (most likely on Finlayson Street near Dodd's Furniture / Van City) Hi Everyone,
Here's what's happening this week! Like this past week, it's a big one. Thank you for continuing to work hard, practice, play and smile! First of all, thank you to our Sr. Jazz Band and Jr. Jazz Band who both had community gigs this week. ***This was sent to me by one of the parent volunteers at McKenzie Elementary, regarding the Sr. Jazz Band students: "Dear Mr. Davis, I just wanted to send a quick note. I am a parent who was helping with the celebrations last night and wanted to let you know that I was very impressed with your band, not only because they are amazingly talented but also because throughout the evening I had several encounters with your students who were helpful to those of us packing things around the hallways. Several of your students offered to help carry things, as well as opening doors for me while my hands were full, they were all very polite and helpful, so a big thank you to all of them for being such a wonderful group of people! Thank you, Cheryl" 1.) Morning Rehearsals This Week: Mon - Marching Band Tues - Sr. Concert Band Wed - Marching Band Thurs - Marching Band Fri - Marching Band 2.) Class Schedule (Note Changes) Mon - Band 9 Tues - Band 10, Band 11/12 Wed - Band 9 Thurs - **Band 9 AND 10 combined class Fri - Band 9 3.) Upcoming Performances Sr. Concert Band Spring Concert - Tuesday, May 15th, 7:00pm in the Theatre. FREE admission. Student call time is 6:15pm in full uniform onstage in the theatre. A RUNNING ORDER CAN BE FOUND HERE. Jr Jazz performs for Grade 8 Orientation - Thursday, Period 2. Students will need to be in the Band Room at the beginning of Period 2. Uniforms are NOT required. :) A RUNNING ORDER CAN BE FOUND HERE. 4.) Marching Band / Victoria Day Parade The marching band is doing very well right now. While this is a large band with many people in the sections, EVERYONE is important. Please do your best to be on time (early) for rehearsals this week. Thank you to the section leaders, and senior students that have been running section practices for students to get everyone on the same page...or foot! Your leadership is outstanding! ***BIG NEWS: SPECTRUM HAS THE HONOUR OF LEADING THE VICTORIA DAY PARADE AS THE FIRST CANADIAN ENTRY AFTER THE ISLAND FARMS FLOAT!*** ***PLEASE READ THE PARADE INSTRUCTIONS FOUND HERE. THEY ARE VITALLY IMPORTANT.*** ***STUDENTS WITH UNIFORM ISSUES NEED TO LET ME KNOW BY TUESDAY THIS WEEK (PANT HEMS ETC.) PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE THESE TO THE LAST MINUTE.*** Friday May 18 - Make sure EVERYTHING goes home after school. We cannot transport large instruments as vehicles are not allowed in our marshaling area. Please make your own arrangements for flags, sousaphones, percussion, banners, etc. Sunday May 20 - WEEKEND PRACTICE at Tillicum Mall (upper parking lot by Old Navy/Safeway. Student call time is 5:30pm. We will step off at 6pm and the practice will be finished at 7pm. Monday May 21 - PARADE DAY - Everyone MUST be on time (7:40 or earlier). As we are the first band in our section of the parade we MUST be all ready to step off early. Please make sure that you are familiar with the parade instruction. 3.) Year End Band Concert The Year End Band Concert (June 5th, 7:00pm) has been MOVED to The Victoria Conservatory of Music (instead of Beacon Hill Park). We will be performing in the Alix Goolden Performance Hall... a hall with some of the best acoustics on the island! 4.) Grade 12 Scholarship Letters If you asked me for a scholarship letter I will have these ready by Monday at 3:00pm. Thank you for your patience as I have 23 letters to write. THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO: STUDENTS AND PARENTS ALIKE! :) Cheers, Jamie Davis Band Director Hi Everyone,
I hope you all had a great Spring Break! Welcome back! 1.) Morning Band This Week Monday - Jr. Jazz Band Tuesday - Sr. Concert Band Wednesday - Sr. Jazz Band Thursday - MARCHING BAND (All Grade 9 - 12 Students) Friday - Jr. Concert Band * Marching Band starts on Thursday morning. Students need to be ready to start practice at 7:30am (please arrive early). We will be rehearsing outside so please dress appropriately (gumboots, warm coats etc.). If the weather is really foul we will practice inside in the Old Gym. We are rehearsing for 3 parades this year: Victoria Day, Esquimalt Buccaneers, Oak Bay Tea Party. 2.) Band Classes This Week Monday - Band 9 Tuesday - Band 10, Band 11/12 Wednesday - Band 9 Thursday - Band 10. Band 11/12 Friday - Band 9 3.) Extra Help With the musical now done I will be free after school from 3-5 for any students that need extra help. Please let me know ahead of time if you would like extra help with music, playing etc. :) 4.) Junior Band/Jr. Jazz Concert (Cancelled from March 5th) We are going to try and reschedule this concert for out two Junior Bands with Glanford and Colquitz. I will let you know what we come up with. Thanks everyone! Please let me know if you have any questions! Cheers, Jamie Davis |
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