Monday, January 23, 2023

January 2023

 

Spring Schedule (separate emails will be sent with details for each event)

February 2              IB Night (Advanced Band, Drumline)

March 4                  Guitar Festival @ Brown Elementary School (Guitar)

March 9th              Disneyland Pre-Trip Concert (Advanced Band, Guitar)

March 13th            Disneyland Pre-Trip Meeting (Mandatory for all trip members)

March 18th            Drumline @ the Tommy A Dinner (Drumline)

March 22-25          Disneyland Trip (Advanced Band/Guitar)

May 13th               Six Flags Festival Trip (Intermediate Band + Leadership)

May 25                   Spring Concert (Everyone)

June 6                     Promotion Ceremony (Intermediate Band)




Music T-Shirt

You can order a Music Department T-shirt or Hoodie from our online shop. Orders will be paid through the website and delivered to the school. I will hand out orders in class when they arrive. 
The online shop will close on Friday! Complete your orders by Friday at midnight.

T-shirts are $12.88
Hoodies are $26.88


SmartMusic

The band classes now have access to SmartMusic, our online practice software. Each student received an email with instructions on how to create an account and link to our classroom. 
Musicians are encouraged to practice with SmartMusic for at least 30 minutes per week at home. 
 

Disneyland Quick Updates

Payment Due Dates

January 20        $100
February 20      $100 
March 20          $75 or Balance if more than $75

Performance Outfit
All musicians must have a "Disney approved" outfit to perform in. 
This includes:
  • Black slacks/dress pants - no jeans or leggings!
  • Black long sleeve, button up shirt
  • Black socks
  • Black closed toed shoes - no sneakers or sandals
If you need assistance purchasing any of these items, please reach out. 

Here are some examples


Mandatory Parent/Student Meeting
On Monday, March 13th @ 6:30pm there will be a mandatory meeting for all students attending the trip. Each student will also need at least one parent/guardian to attend. 
We will go over all of the final details of the trip as well as the behavior expectations. 
Each student and guardian will sign a behavior contract and permission slip at the meeting.  


Guest Tickets
I am placing our ticket order this week
If you ordered extra guest tickets for Disneyland I will let you know when I have received the tickets and make a plan for delivering them to you. I expect them to be here within the next two weeks.