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Another important update - please read EVERYTHING so that you stay up to date on what's going on! Events have been STARRED that also apply to current 8th grade band students/incoming 9th grade band students. Florida Trip Kick-Off Meeting* The optional 2022 March trip to Florida will be kicking off THIS TUESDAY, April 20th at 6:30pm with a meeting either in the CMHS Commons or virtually. If you decide to attend virtually, the Zoom link to join the meeting will be re-emailed out on Tuesday afternoon, but can also be found HERE. If it asks for a password, it is: CMHS At this meeting, the itinerary will be discussed, as well as how to sign up for the trip to begin paying it off. Mr. Juergemeier and I want to ensure that you have plenty of time to fundraise and save for this trip! We will also be discussing the first fundraiser opportunity for students: Joe's Pizza! Home Football Game - Friday, April 23 We WILL have a home game this Friday, April 23. Call time will be 5:30pm with the same plan as our first home game we attended. We will also be attempting to make a tunnel this evening for the football team to run through. Spring Concerts* All Bethalto spring concerts will be LIVE PERFORMANCES! The choir concert will be held in the stadium while the band concerts will be held in the parking lot behind CMHS. Band performances start at 7pm with a call time of 6pm. Monday, May 3 - TMS & CM Choir Tuesday, May 4 - CM Band, call time: 6:30pm, dress: concert black, performance: 7pm Thursday, May 6 - TMS Band, call time: 6:30pm, dress: concert black, performance: 7pm Graduation It has been confirmed that we will perform at graduation on Saturday, May 22. Call time for this event will be 6pm. We will play an Armed Forced medley at 6:50pm, then we will play Pomp and Circumstance while the graduating class walks out. As they exit, we will play the Recessional and then we will pack up and be dismissed. When: Saturday, May 22 Call Time: 6pm Dress: Nice, appropriate clothes What to Bring: Instrument, clothespins, music Rain Date: Sunday, May 23 - call time will be 2pm, with performance beginning at 2:50pm Memorial Day Performance We have been invited to perform at the Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 31. We will NOT be marching in the parade, but we will perform an Armed Forces medley (same one that we are performing at graduation), the National Anthem, and School Song. We will meet at the Bethalto Rose Gardens, perform, then pack up. When: Monday, May 31 Call Time: 10am Dress: polo, black pants, tall, clean black socks, marching shoes What to Bring: instruments, clothespins, music As always, please just let me know if you cannot make it so we can plan accordingly. CM Band & Choir Banquet The CM Band & Choir Banquet will be held on Friday, May 21 @ 6:30pm. Seniors are invited to attend in person first, but to do so, you must fill out THIS FORM by April 30. Once that date has passed and we check that there is space, juniors will be invited to attend in person. This event will be live-streamed for those who cannot attend in person. We are also asking for donations for desserts & drinks for this evening. Please CLICK HERE to see what we still need. Marching Eagles Informational Meeting* We will be having a Marching Eagles Informational Meeting on Tuesday, May 18th at 6pm in the CMHS Commons. We will be sharing information on the season as well as revealing the 2021 marching show! --- The most up-to-date version of our calendar can always be found HERE, on the band website. End of the Year Calendar April Monday, April 19 - Tri-M Board Meeting (12:30pm) - Jazz Band (1pm-2pm) - Color Guard Rehearsal (5:30pm-7pm) Tuesday, April 20 - Treble Choir Auditions - No one may be in the auditorium (1pm-3pm) - Florida Trip Kick Off Meeting - CMHS Commons (6:30pm) Wednesday, April 21 - Tri-M Meeting (12:30pm) Thursday, April 22 - Treble Choir Auditions - No one may be in the auditorium (1pm-3pm) - 2021 Battery Rehearsal (4pm-5:30pm) - 2021 Front Ensemble Rehearsal (5:30pm-7pm) Friday, April 23 - Home Football Game (call time: 5:30pm) -- Monday, April 26 - Jazz Band (1pm-2pm) - Color Guard Rehearsal (5:30pm-7pm) Tuesday, April 27 - Wind Ensemble Rehearsal (Study Hall) Thursday, April 29 - 2021 Battery Rehearsal (4pm-5:30pm) - 2021 Front Ensemble Rehearsal (5:30pm-7pm) May Monday, May 3 - Tri-M Board Meeting (12:30pm) This has been moved to Wednesday, May 5 - Wind Ensemble Rehearsal (Study Hall) - Jazz Band (1pm-2pm) - Choir Spring Concert Tuesday, May 4 - Wind Ensemble Rehearsal (Study Hall) - CM Band Spring Concert (7pm) Wednesday, May 5 - Tri-M Board Meeting (12:10pm) - Tri-M Meeting (12:30pm) Thursday, May 6 - Joe's Pizza Fundraiser Forms and $$$ Due - Trimpe Band Spring Concert (7pm) Friday, May 7 - 4th Quarter Playing Test due (11:59pm) - 2nd Semester Fine Arts Critique due (11:59pm) -- Monday, May 10 - Color Guard Rehearsal (5:30pm-7pm) Tuesday, May 11 - Fine Arts Booster Meeting (CMHS - 6pm) Thursday, May 13 - 2021 Battery Rehearsal (4pm-5:30pm) - 2021 Front Ensemble Rehearsal (5:30pm-7pm) -- Monday, May 17 - Color Guard Rehearsal (5:30pm-7pm) Tuesdsay, May 18 - Marching Eagles Kick-Off Meeting (6pm, CMHS Commons) Thursday, May 20 - Joe's Pizza Pick Up (1pm-7pm, CMHS Commons) - 2021 Battery Rehearsal (4pm-5:30pm) - 2021 Front Ensemble Rehearsal (5:30pm-7pm) Friday, May 21 - CM Band and Choir Banquet (6:30pm) Saturday, May 22 - CM Class of 2021 Graduation Sunday, May 23 - CM Class of 2021 Graduation Reschedule if needed -- Monday, May 24 - Color Guard Rehearsal (5:30pm-7pm) Thursday, May 27 - 2021 Battery Rehearsal (4pm-5:30pm) - 2021 Front Ensemble Rehearsal (5:30pm-7pm) Friday, May 28 - Memorial Day Ceremony Rehearsal (1pm-2pm) -- Monday, May 31 - Memorial Day Ceremony Performance (call time: 10am, Rose Gardens) Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns! 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I know it's been a while since you've received an email from me. I wanted to update you on what we are doing in our band room right now and tell you some much-anticipated information about our spring concert. 6th Grade Band 6th Grade Band is currently working on two pieces for the spring concert: a three-movement work entitled Train Heading West and a contemporary piece called Beta Cat. Our 6th grade band has come a long way this year and I'm so proud of their efforts! 7th/8th Grade Band Throughout this semester, the 7th/8th grade band has been working on their major scales along with three pieces: Kinesis Perpetuum, Stone Mountain Stomp, and the newest one, Shenandoah. This group has been split into TWO classes, but they will perform together at the spring concert. Spring Concert Information Our spring concert will be a LIVE performance held at CMHS. We are calling this a "lawn concert". We will be performing outside on the concrete pad behind CMHS and audience members are invited to bring lawn chairs and set them up socially distanced in the parking lot. Call time for this concert will be 6:30pm with performances from our 6th grade band and 7th/8th grade band starting at 7pm. Dress for this concert will be concert black, nice clothes, no jeans! What: Trimpe Band Spring Concert Where: CMHS, back parking lot Time: Call time for band students is 6:30pm; concert starts at 7pm Dress: Concert black, nice clothes (no jeans!) Needed Items: Instrument, instrument accessories (reeds, mouthpiece, sticks/mallets), music Rain Plan In case of rain as of right now, we will be recording our performance on the same evening. This announcement will be made via Remind so please make sure you are signed up to receive Reminds from me: 6th Grade Band - Text @tms6band20 to 81010 7th Grade Band - Text @7tmsband20 to 81010 8th Grade Band - Text @8tmsband20 to 81010 A note on attendance I know that this spring is busy and our band students are involved in many other activities. It is my hope that we have a full band in attendance at this concert since it is our one and only live performance this school year. Please let me know if you have any comments, questions, or concerns. Michaela Davis Hi, hey, hello!
Congratulations to our 2021 senior class! It was so nice to be able to celebrate you all on Friday night. For the band, great job Friday night! We brought some school spirit to our second home football game - the first one we were able to attend! We do have a home game this upcoming Friday, April 16. The setup for this game will be the same as this past Friday, but call time will be moved to 5:30pm since we have a better grasp on how we are setting up. Please remember that we may also have a home game on Friday, April 23. We won't know until the 16th if this is home or not. We are taking water donations if anyone would like to donate a pack of water bottles to hydrate our students during the game! Simply send them with your student or drop them off at any time in the auditorium labeled with your student's name and with CMHS BAND written on the pack. A note on absences: please check the email for a picture of the band handbook, as it relates to absences. I would like to draw your attention to the first sentence. Communication is a must! This is a life skill! Please read the update carefully - there's some new information included in this one! Florida Trip Kick-Off Meeting We will be having a Florida trip kick-off meeting on Tuesday, April 20 at 6:30pm. This meeting will explain how to sign up for the trip, information on how to start paying, and will include the first fundraiser for students: Joe's Pizza and Pasta! We will be having this meeting hybrid. Some may attend in-person while others will be invited to listen to all information virtually. If you are planning on attending this meeting, either in-person or virtually, please fill out THIS FORM. We will have a random drawing as to who can attend in person since we are limited to 100 people. If your name is drawn, I will contact you. If you are attending virtually, you will receive a Zoom link from me on the day of the meeting. Spring Concert Our Spring Concert is on Tuesday, May 4 starting at 7pm. This will be a live performance held at CMHS. It will be a "lawn performance" which means we will be performing outside the back of CMHS. The band will be set up on the concrete pad facing the stadium, while families and friends are invited to bring lawn chairs and set them up in the teacher parking lot. Seniors are invited to decorate a parking space with chalk prior to the concert. Call time for this evening will be 6:30pm. Dress will be concert black. I suggest wearing a short-sleeve polo or blouse this evening, but we will be wearing concert black. Consider wearing layers - keep in mind the weather! Student Leader Meeting We will have a student leader meeting on Thursday, April 15 from 12:30pm-1:30pm for the 2021 student leader team. Please let me know if you CANNOT make it. CM Band and Choir Banquet We have been approved to have an in-person band and choir banquet on Friday, May 21st starting at 6:30pm. This banquet will be hybrid and will offer desserts and drinks. Seniors will be invited first with the option to bring up to three (3) family members. The RSVP for seniors will be due by Friday, April 30th. After that, juniors will be invited to attend the banquet in person, but no family members will be allowed to attend with them. All other students will be invited to attend remotely via Zoom. After the banquet concludes, students and families can drive by CM to pick up their student's awards. ALL students receive something at this banquet to thank them for their dedication to the band and choir programs at CMHS. The Senior RSVP can be found HERE. To donate desserts/drinks/volunteer to help decorate, please CLICK HERE. Graduation Mr. Juergemeier, the choir director, and I are meeting with Mr. Newell this Friday to discuss music for graduation. Graduation is scheduled for Saturday, May 22 in the evening. Please request off work and keep this date in your calendars until more specific information can be provided. Memorial Day Parade The band typically participates in the yearly Memorial Day Parade which is held on Memorial Day. I have not been given any information for this parade at this time. I will let you know as soon as I do, but I have a feeling this parade will NOT be happening. --- April and May Calendar April Monday, April 12 - Jazz Band (1pm-2pm) Tuesday, April 13 - Juniors SAT - Freshmen, Sophomores, Seniors - Remote Day Thursday, April 15 - Student Leader Meeting (12:30-1:30) - 2021 Battery Rehearsal (4pm-5:30pm) - 2021 Front Ensemble Rehearsal (5:30pm-7pm) Friday, April 16 - Home Football Game (6:30pm call - marching shoes, TALL black socks, black pants, polo) Monday, April 19 - Tri-M Board Meeting (12:30pm) - Jazz Band (1pm-2pm) Tuesday, April 20 - Treble Choir Auditions - No one may be in the auditorium (1pm-3pm) - Florida Trip Kick Off Meeting (6:30pm) Wednesday, April 21 - Tri-M Meeting (12:30pm) Thursday, April 22 - Treble Choir Auditions - No one may be in the auditorium (1pm-3pm) - 2021 Battery Rehearsal (4pm-5:30pm) - 2021 Front Ensemble Rehearsal (5:30pm-7pm) Friday, April 23 - Possible Home Football Game Monday, April 26 - Jazz Band (1pm-2pm) Thursday, April 29 - 2021 Battery Rehearsal (4pm-5:30pm) - 2021 Front Ensemble Rehearsal (5:30pm-7pm) May Monday, May 3 - Tri-M Board Meeting (12:30pm) - Jazz Band (1pm-2pm) - Choir Spring Concert Tuesday, May 4 - CM Band Spring Concert (7pm) Wednesday, May 5 - Tri-M Meeting (12:30pm) Thursday, May 6 - Trimpe Band Spring Concert (7pm) Tuesday, May 11 - Fine Arts Booster Meeting (CMHS - 6pm) Thursday, May 13 - 2021 Battery Rehearsal (4pm-5:30pm) - 2021 Front Ensemble Rehearsal (5:30pm-7pm) Thursday, May 20 - 2021 Battery Rehearsal (4pm-5:30pm) - 2021 Front Ensemble Rehearsal (5:30pm-7pm) Friday, May 21 - CM Band and Choir Banquet (6:30pm) Saturday, May 22 - CM Class of 2021 Graduation Sunday, May 23 - CM Class of 2021 Graduation Reschedule if needed Thursday, May 27 - 2021 Battery Rehearsal (4pm-5:30pm) - 2021 Front Ensemble Rehearsal (5:30pm-7pm) --- Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns! 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