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Finals week has arrived! For the freshmen, it'll all be alright if you study! For the seniors, just have to fight through this one and hopefully it'll be the last! I encourage everyone to take their instruments home over the Christmas break! Few notes before the schedule for the week: 1. There will not be jazz band this week. Also, the jazz band schedule is a little funky in January. Take a look below and please make sure to take a look at the calendar on the website. 2. For those playing at the Meadowbrook Christmas Program tomorrow night, please be there at 6:15pm, wear Christmas colors/nice clothes. The 4th and 5th graders are so excited to have live musicians performing with them! 3. For those helping with the Meadowbrook Christmas Program, please be in the gym at 5pm. 4. I do want to emphasize that if your child fails band either 1st semester or 2nd semester, they are NOT allowed to sign up for band the following year. This is a school course description policy and is not adjustable. This Week Monday, Dec. 18 - Meadowbrook Christmas Program (To help set up, please be there at 5pm; if you are playing (select students), please be there at 6:15pm wearing Christmas colors!) Tuesday, Dec. 19 - Band Final (9:30am-10:30am - bring your music folder!) - Pep Band (6pm call - right now, wear new polo - take your instrument home afterwards!) Wednesday, Dec. 20 - Tri-M @ Villa Rose (3:10pm call - wear Christmas colors/festive clothes) Wednesday or Thursday, Dec. 20 and 21 - At the Bistro in St. Louis, the Jazz St. Louis Big Band is playing Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite. If you haven't heard of this, take a second to check it out! Click Here! And then that is it as far as band is considered! Here is a preview of January: January Wednesday, Jan. 3 - Classes Resume Thursday, Jan. 4 - Pep Band (5:30pm call; wear polo) Friday, Jan. 5 - Pep Band (5:30pm call; wear polo) Monday, Jan. 8 - Pep Band (5:30pm call; wear polo) Tuesday, Jan. 9 - Fine Arts Booster Meeting (6:30pm, CMHS Commons) Wednesday, Jan. 10 - Tri-M Meeting (2:35pm) Thursday, Jan. 11 - Pep Band (5:30pm call; wear polo) Friday, Jan. 19 - SIUE Bi-State (Select Students Only - leave after school) Saturday, Jan. 20 - SIUE Bi-State (Select Students Only - 7am) Monday, Jan. 22 - Jazz Band (3:30pm-5pm) Wednesday, Jan. 24 - Tri-M Meeting (2:35pm) Monday, Jan. 29 - Jazz Band (3:30pm-5pm) - Pep Band (5:30pm call; wear polo) That's it for January! I hope everyone has wonderful holiday season! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please let me know. Michaela Davis
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The last full week of school before finals is upon us! If you're wanting some extra credit, there are a few opportunities coming up: 1. Parkside Christmas Program - Monday, Dec. 11 (Set up and tear down - 5pm) 2. Trimpe Band and Choir Christmas Concert - Tuesday, Dec. 12 (Set up and tear down - 5pm) 3. Meadowbrook Christmas Program - Monday, Dec. 18 (Set up and tear down - 5pm) Our Christmas concert is this Thursday! The concert will begin at 7pm, call time will be 6:15pm. Dress is all black: no open toed shoes and if you decide to wear a dress, wear full black tights underneath. Jeans, jeggings, and leggings are not appropriate dress for the concert! If you look in the mirror and doubt what you're wearing, it's probably not following the guidelines! This Friday will be our band White Elephant gift exchange! All you have to do to participate is bring in a wrapped gift - place it under the tree at any time before class on Friday. Keep it under $10 - and the gift can be anything you'd like it to be, as long as it is school appropriate. You are not required to participate - this is purely for fun! The band final will be on Tuesday, December 19. The final study guide was passed out a month ago and can also be found on GoogleClassroom. If you have any questions about this study guide, please let me know! I was quite impressed with your fine arts critiques for this semester! It's humbling to remember that it's not all about making music - you have to know what good music sounds like as well and the only way to do that is to go out and LISTEN! YouTube just isn't the same as hearing it live. The chair placements for the spring semester will be posted on my door after school on Friday. This Week Monday, Dec. 11 - Musical Auditions (3pm-5pm) - Parkside Christmas Program (CMHS Gym; set up - 5pm) Tuesday, Dec. 12 - Musical Auditions (3pm-5pm) - Trimpe Band and Choir Christmas Concert (CMHS Gym; set up - 5pm) Wednesday, Dec. 13 - Tri-M (2:35pm - rehearsal for Villa Rose afterwards) Thursday, Dec. 14 - Jazz Band (2pm-2:30pm) - CMHS Christmas Concert (CMHS Auditorium; call time - 6:15pm) Friday, Dec. 15 - Band White Elephant Next Week Monday, Dec. 18 - Meadowbrook Christmas Program (CMHS Gym; set up - 5pm) Tuesday, Dec. 19 - Band Final - Pep Band (6pm call - wear polo!) Wednesday, Dec. 20 - Early Dismissal Day! ENJOY WINTER BREAK! As always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to let me know. Musically yours -- Michaela Davis Hi, hey, hello!
There are two important grades due this Friday! The 2nd quarter playing test as well as the 1st semester fine arts critique. Both are due by 11:59pm. All information can be found on GoogleClassroom. Our Christmas Concert is on Thursday, December 14th at 7pm. Dress will be all black - which means for men: black shoes, black socks, black pants (no stripes, dots, etc.), black polo or button down shirt, black coat if they have it. For ladies: black close-toed shoes, black socks/tights, black pants/skirt (long skirt), black top. No color, stripes, or polka dots! The band will be holding a White Elephant Gift Exchange on Friday, Dec. 15th during class. You are not required to participate, but to participate, you should bring a wrapped gift to class that day. Keep the gift under $10! There are a few extra credit opportunities coming up! If you help set up or tear down any Christmas Program (except our own), you will be given extra credit points. Call time will be 5:30pm and the following are those dates: Wednesday, Dec. 6 - Bethalto East Christmas Program Monday, Dec. 11 - Parkside Christmas Program Tuesday, Dec. 12 - Trimpe Band and Choir Christmas Program (Help definitely needed) Monday, Dec. 18 - Meadowbrook Christmas Program (Help definitely needed) This Week Monday, Dec. 4 - Musical Audition Meeting (3pm) - Jazz Band (3:30pm-5pm) Tuesday, Dec. 5 - Pep Band (5:30pm call - wear band polo!) Wednesday, Dec. 6 - Musical Audition Practice (2:30pm-3:30pm) Thursday, Dec. 7 - Musical Audition Practice (2:30pm-3:30pm) Friday, Dec. 8 - Tri-M STL Symphony Trip (Wear nice clothes - no jeans - bring $$$ for lunch) - Musical Audition Practice (2:30pm-3:30pm) - Pep Band (5:30pm call - wear band polo!) - 2nd Quarter Play Test due (11:59pm) - Fine Arts Critique due (11:59pm) Next Week Monday, Dec. 11 - Musical Auditions (3pm-5pm) - Parkside Christmas Program (7pm - CMHS Gym) Tuesday, Dec. 12 - Musical Auditions (3pm-5pm) - Fine Arts Booster Meeting (6:30pm) - Trimpe Band and Choir Christmas Program (7pm - CMHS Gym) Wednesday, Dec. 13 - Tri-M Meeting (2:35pm - Villa Rose rehearsal afterwards) - Musical Call Backs (3pm - if necessary) Thursday, Dec. 14 - Jazz Band (2pm-3pm - concert run) - CMHS Band and Choir Christmas Program (7pm; 6:15pm call - wear all black) Friday, Dec. 15 - Band White Elephant Gift Exchange (During class - bring a wrapped gift - keep it under $10!) Next Week (x2) Monday, Dec. 18 - Jazz Band (3:30pm-5pm) - Meadowbrook Christmas Program (7pm - CMHS Gym) Tuesday, Dec. 19 - Band Final - Pep Band (5:30pm call - wear band polo!) Wednesday, Dec. 20 - Early Dismissal Day! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please let me know! Musically yours -- Michaela Davis |
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