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I hope that everyone had a wonderful and rejuvenating winter break! I know it definitely felt necessary - I left 2020 feeling unmotivated and down, but I'm ready for 2021 and everything that it brings! There are a few important bits of information in this email, including GoogleClassroom links for the new semester as well as summer dates. Please read carefully and remember you can always access the band schedule by going to the band website - cmhsbands.weebly.com GoogleClassroom for 3rd Quarter We have a different band set up this semester than what we are used to: we have two concert bands! One meets 6th hour and the other is 7th hour. Please double check your schedules on PowerSchool as to what hour you're in. If you have questions about what group you're in, send me an email or Remind. The classroom codes are: - 6th Hour, Concert Band - 4ienoqg - 7th Hour, Wind Ensemble - 2vttrth Hybrid Synchronous Learning This first week of learning will be fully remote. Please reference Mr. Newell's email for what that means for you specifically, but I can answer any questions you may have. The following week is hybrid on a block schedule, which is different than hybrid on a traditional schedule. For band specifically, when you are remote learning, you will still be expected to log in, join our GoogleMeet (which we will use instead of Zoom for 3rd quarter) with your instrument ready to go and play along with the students that are in person. This is going to be a new situation for all of us and a learning curve will exist, but I've had many conversations with area band directors that have been running their rehearsals like this and they said it has worked! January Pep Band Games At this point in time, all January pep band games are cancelled. I will keep you all updated about February and March games. Jazz Band Jazz band is scheduled for Mondays (just like last semester) from 3pm-4pm, starting on January 11th. The following dates are JAZZ BAND MONDAYS: January 11 & 25, February 1, 8, & 22, and March 1. After March 1, jazz band will take a break and resume on April 12, 19, & 26. Percussion Ensemble Percussion ensemble for 3rd quarter will be on Thursdays starting January 14. Group 1 will be from 4pm-5:30pm and Group 2 will be from 5:30pm-7pm. Rehearsals will continue through March 1, the winter showcase, and then percussion ensemble will transition to marching percussion rehearsals. Groups are as follows: Group 1 (Thursdays starting January 14, 4pm-5:30pm) Jacob Baker Carter Bloodworth Izzy Chester Emily Forrester Rylee Gorby Evan Gould Kaegan McClure Nathan Mikoff Ethan Rea Reagan Roose Rylee Rudd Aidan Shields Group 2 (Thursdays starting January 14, 5:30pm-7pm) Riley Betts Guadalupe Calixto Jon Crady Kara Janssen Addie Liljedahl Dylan Moore Dakota Nolte Brian Pearson Important Dates for 2nd Semester Monday, March 1 - Winter Showcase Recording (4pm-9pm) Thursday, March 4 - 2021 Percussion Audition Clinic (Battery - 4-5:30; Front Ensemble - 5:30-7) Friday, March 5 - 3rd Quarter Playing Test Due (11:59pm) Thursday, March 11 - 2021 Percussion Audition Clinic (Battery - 4-5:30, Front Ensemble - 5:30-7) Friday, March 12 - Home Football Game (5pm-9pm) Thursday, March 18 - 2021 Percussion Audition Clinic (Battery - 4-5:30, Front Ensemble - 5:30-7) Friday, March 19 - Home Football Game (5pm-9pm) Tuesday, March 23 - Drum Major Audition Clinic (3pm-4pm) Tuesday, March 23 - Color Guard Audition Clinic (4pm-6pm) Wednesday, March 24 - Color Guard Audition Clinic (4pm-6pm) Thursday, March 25 - Drum Major Audition Clinic (3pm-4pm) Thursday, March 25 - Color Guard Auditions (4pm-6pm) Thursday, March 25 - 2021 Percussion Auditions (4pm-7pm) Friday, March 26 - 2021 Student Leader Interviews (3pm-???) Friday, April 16 - Home Football Game (5pm-9pm) Tuesday, May 4 - Spring Concert (Times TBA - dependent upon recording vs. live performance) Friday, May 7 - 4th Quarter Playing Test Due (11:59pm) Friday, May 14 - 2nd Semester Fine Arts Critique Due (11:59pm) Friday, May 21 - Band and Choir End of Year Banquet (Times TBA) Saturday, May 22 - Graduation (Times TBA) Camp Dates for Summer 2021 Seniors and families of seniors, you can skip this section, unless you would like to put these dates in your calendars! ;) I like to communicate these dates in advance so that those who schedule summer vacations can schedule around them. Our camps allow us to be prepared for a normal fall marching band season and every student's attendance is important to our final product! Missing one day of a camp is comparable to missing a full week of school! June 14-17, 9am-12pm - FUNdamentals Camp! This year, FUNdamentals Camp will include EVERY wind and percussion member of the Marching Eagles, all grade levels. Color guard does NOT attend this camp. July 19-22 - Music Camp. Woodwinds attend from 9am-12pm every day, with 1pm-4pm on the 22nd as well. Brass attends 1pm-4pm every day, with 9am-12pm on the 22nd. Percussion attends 1pm-4pm every day. Color guard does NOT attend this camp. July 26-30, 9am-12pm - Color Guard Camp. Color guard ONLY attends this camp. August 2-6, 8am-6pm - Band Camp. All sections of the Marching Eagles attend this camp: woodwinds, brass, percussion, and color guard. Summer Percussion Rehearsals - Mondays and Wednesdays beginning June 2 except for the week of FUNdamentals Camp, which they will attend. Front Ensemble is from 12:30pm-2:30pm, battery is 3pm-5pm. Color Guard Summer Rehearsals - Mondays and Wednesdays from 1pm-3pm. Paige will share out exact dates with the guard. Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns - I will answer them if I am able! Musically yours -- Michaela Davis
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