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This is the final update of December and, more importantly, of the year 2016! Wow - it truly has been a phenomenal year! CM Concert Band held a wonderful concert on Thursday night with the CM Choir. They performed some difficult pieces and they performed them well! Congratulations! CM Jazz also had a great debut showing! Friday was a wonderful success! It was a huge opportunity for our students to recruit from Meadowbrook Intermediate and Trimpe MS. To keep music thriving in our district and community, we have to encourage it whenever possible! We don't have a lot to finish up the year 2016, but here is what we do have. - This Tuesday, I plan on driving the uniforms to the cleaners around 11:15. If anyone could help me with this, that would be much appreciated! - I'm working on putting together a jazz concert in late February/early March. Please keep your eyes open for that information. Please READ the attached letter from our Business Manager, Dr. Deist. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask me. This Week Monday, Dec. 19 -Trimpe Pep Band Game (Be set up by 3:30pm, done by 4:45pm) - Jazz Band (4pm-5pm) - Parkside Christmas Program (Set up at 5pm; performance at 7pm) Tuesday, Dec. 20 - Girl's Pep Band Game (Extra Credit for winds/required for percussion) - 6pm call And then that's it for 2016! Getting a jumpstart on the year 2017, here's what is going on throughout January! January Wednesday, Jan. 4 - Tri-M (3:15pm) Friday, Jan. 6 - Tom Evans Fundraising Kick-Off (Will go into individual student accounts) Monday, Jan. 9 - Jazz Band (4pm-5pm) Wednesday, Jan. 11 - SIUE NASA Clarinet Quartet (Tentative - during class time) - Tri-M (3:15pm) Wednesday, Jan. 18 - Tri-M (3:15pm) Thursday, Jan. 19 - Girls Pep Band Game (Extra Credit for winds, required for percussion) - 6pm call Friday and Saturday, Jan. 20-21 - SIUE Bi-State Honor Band Festival (Select Students Only) Monday, Jan. 23 - Tom Evans Fundraising Order Form due - Jazz Band (5pm-6pm - please note the time change for this week!) Tuesday, Jan. 24 - Nashville Trip Payment Due Wednesday, Jan. 25 - Tri-M (3:15pm) Friday, Jan. 27 - Room Picks for Nashville due - Pep Band (6pm call) Saturday, Jan. 28 - Pep Band (5pm call - note the different call time) Monday, Jan. 30 - Jazz Band (4pm-5pm) Tuesday, Jan. 31 - Pep Band (6pm call) Thank you for a wonderful year and I'm looking forward to 2017! Happy Holidays! Michaela Davis
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This is a very band heavy week! However, after this week, it is Christmas break! :) On Friday, Dec. 16, there are three very important things happening. The band final which happens during class, our Band Tour, and our Christmas Concert in the Park at Bethalto's Christmas Village. Dress for Friday will be Christmas colors and apparel - dress WARMLY (hats, gloves with the fingers cut out for movement, etc.) Here is the itinerary for our Band Tour: 10:20-10:50 - Load instruments and busses 10:50-11:05 - Travel to Meadowbrook Intermediate 11:05-11:30 - Unload and warm-up 11:30-12:00 - Play for 5th Grade @ Meadowbrook 12:00-12:30 - Play for 4th Grade @ Meadowbrook 12:30-1:00 - Load instruments and busses 1:00-2:00 - Eat lunch @ fast food restaurants (Student Cost - Bring $$$) Choices will be Taco Bell, Burger King, and Rallys 2:00-2:15 - Travel to Trimpe MS 2:15-2:45 - Unload and warm-up 2:45-3:15 - Play for Trimpe Band and Choir Students ONLY 3:15-4:00 - Secret Santa Christmas Gift Exchange 4:00-5:00 - Eat Dinner 5:00-5:20 - Load instruments and busses 5:20-5:30 - Travel to Central Park 5:30-6:00 - Unload and warm-up (Literally! :)) 6:00-6:30 - Trimpe MS Band performs 6:30-7:00 - CM Band performs 7:00-7:30 - Load instruments and busses 7:30-7:40 - Travel to CM 7:40-8:00 - Unload and put away equipment 8:00 - Dismissed! It is a long day, but a great opportunity for us to spread our love of music and to recruit some members along the way! Few Upcoming Dates: Monday, Dec. 12 - Jazz Band (4pm-5pm) Tuesday, Dec. 13 - Pep Band (6pm call - wear a purple shirt!) - Fine Arts Booster Meeting (6:30pm - CM Commons) Wednesday, Dec. 14 - Tri-M Meeting (3:15pm) - Trimpe Band and Choir Concert (5pm Set-Up, 6:30pm Concert) Thursday, Dec. 15 - Concert Rehearsal (1:40pm-2:30pm - 25 point grade!) - CM Band and Choir Concert (6:15pm Call, 7:00pm Concert) Dress is ALL BLACK. Ladies - if you're wearing a dress or skirt, you need to have tights/leggings on underneath. No open toed shoes! Gentlemen - black slacks, black shoes AND socks, black, collared shirt Friday, Dec. 16 - Band Final (Review can be found here) - Band Tour (Dress is Christmas Colors!) - Secret Santa Gift Exchange - Band Christmas in the Park performance - 6:30pm (Dress is Christmas Colors!) Looking Ahead! Monday, Dec. 19 - Jazz Band (4pm-5pm) - Parkside Christmas Program (5:30pm set-up, 7:00pm Program) Tuesday, Dec. 20 - Extra Credit Pep Band Game (6:30pm call) Come out to this if you can! It'll be a lot of fun and a great way to start your Christmas Break! :) Please let me know if you have any questions! Musically yours -- Michaela Davis Hello, hello, hello!
- We have 59 people signed up for the Nashville trip. If there are any last minute additions, please let me know. I'm planning on sending in a check to the travel company with the student's account information THIS week. Here is the account information. - We have a scheduled Winter Performance in the park on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16th. We will play after the Trimpe MS band. DRESS WARM! - We have a tentatively scheduled Band Tour (to visit Meadowbrook Elementary and Trimpe MS) for Friday, Dec. 16th. This will help recruit students to joining band in the future and to stick with it! Band is truly a life changing experience. I'm working on finalizing a few details as of right now, but it will be on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16th after their first and second hour finals. This would be an all day event. We would leave after finals, perform at Meadowbrook, eat lunch in Bethalto, perform at Trimpe, rehearse side by side with Trimpe, eat dinner with Trimpe band students, then pack up and head to the park for our Winter Performance. More information to come about this, but please keep it on your calendar. - Extra Credit Opportunities - Extra Fine Arts Critique See below on Friday, Dec. 9 on how to do a Fine Arts Critique, but if you turn in more than one critique on different performances, you can earn up to 100 points of extra credit. - Girl's Basketball Games - Pep Band - Tuesday, Dec. 20 (Sign up is on my office door) - Concert Set-Ups See below. Set up times will start at 5:30pm at the latest. - We have cancelled percussion ensemble. If there is an interest to start percussion ensemble back up, I would be more than willing to run it. This Week Monday, Dec. 5 - Jazz Band (4pm-5pm) - Meadowbrook Christmas Program @ CM Gym (7pm - attendance is optional!) Wednesday, Dec. 7 - Tri-M Meeting (3:15pm) - Bethalto East Christmas Program @ CM Gym (7pm - attendance is optional!) Thursday, Dec. 8 - Polar Express rehearsal with choir @ CM Auditorium (1:40pm-3:00pm) This will be right after school is dismissed for the day - just head straight to the auditorium! It is a grade (25 points), so if you cannot make it for any reason, let me know! Friday, Dec. 9 - Fine Arts Critique Due by 3:00pm (Info. can be found HERE) - 100 points grade! - 2nd Quarter Playing Test Due by 3:00pm (100 points grade!) Winds Info. Winds Rubric Percussion Info. Percussion Rubric Looking Ahead Monday, Dec. 12 - Jazz Band (4pm-5pm) Tuesday, Dec. 13 - Pep Band (6pm call) Wednesday, Dec. 14 - Tri-M Meeting (3:15pm) - Trimpe Band and Choir Concert @ CM Gym (6:30pm - note the different start time - attendance is optional!) Thursday, Dec. 15 - CM Band and Choir Concert @ CM Auditorium (6:15pm call - 7pm concert) Dress is ALL BLACK. Boys - suits/tux. Ladies - black slacks, black top, if you decide to wear a dress, make sure to wear thick, black tights/leggings underneath. No open toed shoes. This is a 100 point grade! Friday, Dec. 16 - Band Final (9:20am-10:20am) - Band Tour to Meadowbrook and Trimpe (After finals) - Winter Performance in the park (7:00pm) Monday, Dec. 19 - Trimpe Pep Band Game (Tri-M Members) - Jazz Band (4pm-5pm) - Parkside Christmas Program @ CM Gym (7pm) Tuesday, Dec. 20 - Girl's Extra Credit Pep Band Game (6:30pm call) And then we are done until January! Oh my! :) Please let me know if you any questions! Musically yours -- Michaela Davis |
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