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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 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 It's official! Our marching band will be participating in the CFL Grey Cup Parade in Vancouver on November 26th this year! This will be a one-day mini-trip to Vancouver and we will be traveling by busses.
Parade Details: Parade Time: 10:00 AM -11:30 AM Saturday, November 26, 2011 Parade Route: Smithe Street at Hornby to Burrard Street, down Burrard Street to Canada Place and Jack Poole Plaza. Parade Marshalling: Will occur in several areas, on Howe Street, Robson Street and Smithe Street. Your group will be assigned a specific marshalling location. These details will be designed specifically for your entry and will be circulated at the beginning of November.Full details including our travel arrangements will be published ASAP |
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