This is the FINAL update for October! :)
All parents and students, thank you, thank you, thank you for a wonderful end to the marching band season. It was a long day and everyone did well - we recieved 3rd place at the Pinckneyville Mardi Gras Field competition and 3rd place at the Pinckneyville Mardi Gras Parade competition with best percussion in our class! A well deserved recognition - they've been working hard since June! Now - marching band season isn't quite over! There is still the Marchies with Munchies Awards Ceremony to think about. This is to celebrate the end of the marching band season with not just the kids, but our parents and families, too! If you can think of anything you can donate, please sign up here! Getting into the schedule... This week we are beginning our chair auditions for concert band. These auditions will be BLIND meaning that the judges do not see who is auditioning. The students were handed a scales sheet and an etude to prepare about a month ago. It can also be found here. Monday - Brass (Judges will be myself and Justin Duvall, principal trumpet player at SIUE) Tuesday - Woodwinds (Judges will be myself and Nick Pyles) Wednesday - Woodwinds (Lots of woodwinds, I think we will need two days) Friday - Percussion (Judge will be myself) I'm working on the Pep Band schedule now. Here is the preliminary schedule. Our first Pep Band game will be at the end of November. Pep Band is required and each game is worth 25 points. There are no make-up assignments for Pep Band games. If you have an excused absence, communicate it with me and it will considered an exempt grade. Work is NOT an excused absence! Dates and Stuff! Wednesday, Nov. 2 - Tri-M Meeting @ 3:15pm Friday, Nov. 4 - Show Me Dough order forms are due. If they are not turned in by the end of day (3pm), you will have to return the money you collected! Saturday, Nov. 5 - ILMEA All-District (Select Students) Looking Ahead! Monday, Nov. 7 - Marchies with Munchies @ 7pm Wednesday, Nov. 9 - Tri-M Meeting @ 3:15pm Saturday, Nov. 12 - ILMEA All-District Jazz (Select Students) Monday, Nov. 14 - Jazz Band begins (4pm-5pm - no audition! Just show up!) - Percussion Ensemble begins (5:30pm-6:30pm - required for percussionists) - Nashville Trip Kick-Off Meeting (7pm - CM Auditorium or Commons) Tuesday, Nov. 15 - Show Me Dough Order Pick-Up - Nashville Trip Permission Slip due Wednesday, Nov. 16 - Tri-M Meeting @ 3:15pm As always, please let me know if you have any questions. Musically yours -- Michaela Davis
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Unfortunately, it's not a Monday so I can't say 'happy Monday', but I can say quite a few other things. The spring trip has been pre-approved by the board! That's the largest reason why you're receiving this update on a Tuesday instead of a Sunday or Monday. :) The trip is to... drum roll... Nashville, Tennessee! It's a fantastic trip with a LOT of activities planned into it. I'm going to go over it with the kids today during class and I've also attached the packet that I'm giving them today. You can find it HERE! On Monday, November 14 at 7pm, there will be a trip kick-off meeting from the consults that planned this trip for us. If you're at all interested in this trip, please attend the meeting. (You will notice in the packet that there are TWO papers that have the money due dates, please follow my dates - the ones with the larger print.) The final page of the packet has a permission slip attached - this permission slip is due on Nov. 15. Now, for more recent life: Wednesday, Oct. 26 - Halloween Parade in Bethalto: Costumes are required! Call time is 5:30pm at the high school, step off is 6:30pm. Route goes down Prairie St. and ends at the Police Station. Our buses will pick us up there and drive us back to the high school where we will hand out Costume Awards! - Itinerary is here! Saturday, Oct. 29 - Pinckneyville Field and Parade Competition. Call time is 9:30am. - Ticket Prices are $5 per adult and $3 per student for the field competition. Parade is free! - Itinerary is here! - Sign up to donate your time, energy, or other here! Looking Ahead! Monday, Oct. 31 - Nov. 4 - Chair Auditions begin on Monday. Music was handed out during class and copies are in the Basket of Life in the auditorium outside the instrument closet. - Brass will start Monday - Woodwinds will start on Tuesday Friday, Nov. 4 - Show Me Dough Orders are due WITH MONEY. - You may turn these in at any time. However, if you do not turn your form in by the end of the day Friday, your orders will not be filled and you will have to return all money collected. Saturday, Nov. 5 - ILMEA All-District @ Edwardsville High School (Select Students) Monday, Nov. 7 - Marchies with Munchies Award Ceremony @ 7pm - Sign up to donate your time, energy, or other here! Saturday, Nov. 12 - ILMEA Jazz All-District @ SIUE (Select Students) Monday, Nov. 14 - Jazz Band from 4pm-5pm - Percussion Ensemble from 5:30pm-6:30pm - Nashville Trip Kick-Off at 7pm Tuesday, Nov. 15 - Show Me Dough Order Pick-Up Life definitely slows down in the next few weeks as far performances are concerned, but keep an eye out for the pep band schedule! I'm working on finalizing it now. I'm hoping I'm not forgetting anything... Thank you and as always, do not hesitate to ask me any questions. Musically yours -- Michaela Davis Hello!
Happy Wednesday! Here is the Halloween Parade Itinerary. Here is the Pinckneyville Itinerary. To donate your time, energy, food, or other for Pinckneyville, go here! Our Marchies with Munchies awards ceremony will be held on Nov. 7. To donate your time, energy, food, or other for this ceremony, please go here! If you have any questions, please let me know via email. I created the Facebook so you could ask questions to other parents and because Facebook is so prevalent in our society nowadays, but I would really prefer you to contact me over email if anything arrises. Musically yours -- Michaela Davis Hello, hello, hello!
Halfway through October already... I cannot believe it! Before reading the rest of the email, please take a moment to fill out this GoogleForm. It is very important! Pretty light week this week... but don't get too comfortable! The rest of October is a doozy! Monday, Oct. 17th - Guard Rehearsal from 3pm-7pm - Full Rehearsal from 4pm-7pm - Butter Braid Kick Off! This will be for individual student accounts - order forms are due back on Nov. 4 Wednesday, Oct. 19th - Guard Rehearsal from 3pm-4:30pm - Tri-M Meeting @ 3:30pm - NO PERCUSSION REHEARSAL THIS DAY! Thursday, Oct. 20th - Percussion Rehearsal from 5pm-6:30pm - Parent/Teacher Conferences from 4pm-8pm Looking ahead... Monday, Oct. 24 - Guard Rehearsal from 3pm-7pm - Final Full Rehearsal from 4pm-7pm Wednesday, Oct. 26 - Halloween Parade - More information to come, however - plan on wearing COSTUMES! :) - NO TRI-M or Percussion Rehearsal! Thursday, Oct. 27 - Parent/Teacher conferences from 4pm-8pm Saturday, Oct. 29 - Pinckneyville Field and Parade Competition (More information to come, but if you'd like to volunteer for something, look HERE! :)) Few things to be aware of in the next few weeks... 1. Marchies with Munchies is scheduled for Monday, November 7th. This is an EXCITING EVENING filled with awards and fun! Mrs. Moore is working on a sign up sheet for that evening - I would love to see everyone there if possible! 2. The pep band schedule will be released ASAP. While pep band season is slightly less involved than marching band season, it is still a grade! Be ready for more details. 3. We will have a jazz band this year! We will meet on Mondays from 4pm-5pm, starting on November 14th. Please let me know if you are interested. 4. We have added a community performance on Friday, December 16th. Sorry about the last minute addition, but I hope I'm giving you enough notice that it should be okay! :) We will perform our Christmas concert again for this performance. I don't believe I'm missing anything, but if I am, I'll send it out in another email. As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask me. Musically yours -- Michaela Davis Hello, hello, hello!
Homecoming week was a wonderful success! The coronation was beautiful - this was my first time watching it and it was truly incomparable to anything I've ever seen. There are a few things happening this week: Monday, Oct. 10 ILMEA Auditions for select students. 7:45am call time; dress nice and bring everything you think you'll need! We do not have marching rehearsal! Tuesday, Oct. 11 Tri-M Members: Middle school pep band game. Be at Trimpe dressed in camo or in Trimpe colors by 3:30pm. You'll be done by 4:45pm. Please let me know if you're planning on coming to this game! Parents: Fine Arts Booster Meeting at 6:30pm Wednesday, Oct. 12 Tri-M Meeting at 3:30pm NO PERCUSSION REHEARSAL THIS DAY! Thursday, Oct. 13 Percussion Rehearsal from 5pm-6:30pm 1ST QUARTER PLAYING TESTS ARE DUE BY 3PM. More information can be found here. Grading rubric is here. Friday, Oct. 14 Senior Night football game vs. Triad; 5:30pm call time We will stay the entire game! Same set up as last time. 1st and 2nd quarters as normal, 3rd quarter break, back in the stands for the 4th quarter. Looking at the rest of October... Monday, Oct. 17 Show Me Dough Fundraiser Begins - Due Nov. 4 - This is for individual accounts! Marching Rehearsal from 4pm-7pm Wednesday, Oct. 19 Guard Rehearsal from 3pm-4:30pm Tri-M Meeting at 3:30pm NO PERCUSSION REHEARSAL THIS DAY! Thursday, Oct. 20 Parent/Teacher Conferences from 4pm-9pm Percussion Rehearsal from 5pm-6:30pm Monday, Oct. 24 Marching Rehearsal from 4pm-7pm Wednesday, Oct. 26 Halloween Parade (More info TBA) Thursday, Oct. 27 Parent/Teacher Conferences from 4pm-9pm Saturday, Oct. 29 Pinckneyville Field and Parade Competition - Sign up to volunteer HERE! :) I'm looking to schedule the Marchies with Munchies evening. Keep your eyes and ears open. :) Please let me know if you any questions. Musically yours -- Michaela Davis IT'S OCTOBER!
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