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As mentioned before, an email is going to be sent out once a week so that we are all aware of upcoming events and announcements happening in our band program. This is a lengthy email, but please read the entire thing as there is a lot of important information about this week! All bands will be rehearsing and will need MARCHING instruments during class this week. DHS Band Handbook and Required Forms All required forms including the Band Handbook can be found on our website under the Parents and Boosters tab. The link to our website is https://www.denisonbands.org/. We had an objective grade due this week on all band forms being completed. If your student is still missing forms, please get those turned in as soon as possible. Objectives due to Schoology The first playing objective of the six weeks is due to Schoology on Friday at 11:59 PM. All playing objectives must be submitted to Schoology for both in-person and virtual learners. Students should use an audible metronome and point the camera at themselves for full credit. If your student needs to use a school device to submit this assignment, they can do so any day before or after school. Wednesday in Class We will be going outside during class on Wednesday this week. Students should be dressed in tennis shoes and in clothes that they are able to go outside in. Parent Talent Survey We ask that all parents and guardians fill out our Parent Talent survey: https://forms.gle/ZGYaipLMUSLr6uEA8 All Region Sectionals Students in Wind Ensemble are required to participate in weekly sectionals focusing on the All Region music, in preparation for auditions later in the semester. Other students are encouraged to attend these sectionals, although they are not required. Sectionals begin this week! The Band Hall will open at 6:45 am, and sectionals begin promptly at 7:15 am. Participation in these sectionals are minor grades for Wind Ensemble members, so be sure to arrive on time. Monday: Percussion, Trumpet, and Euphonium Tuesday: French Horn and Flute Wednesday: Clarinet, Trombone, and Percussion (Oboe after school) Thursday: Saxophone and Tuba (Bassoon after school) In addition, ALL percussion students are required to attend the Percussion Studio Sectional on Tuesday morning. This will cover a variety of fundamentals outside of the All Region music. Student Drop Off / Band Hall Hours Unless your student is dropped off early for sectionals, we ask that you utilize the back Auditorium entrance. The exterior Band Hall doors will only be open to allow students in for sectionals, and then will lock for the remainder of the morning. This week, the Band Hall will open at 6:45 AM, and close after school at 7:00 PM daily. Students are allowed to stay in the Band Hall to practice, complete homework, study, or observe rehearsals. No food or drink are allowed in the Band Hall. We ask that if your student brings a water jug for rehearsal after school that they do NOT fill it with water and leave it in their locker (they tend to leak into the lockers below). There are places to fill up their water jug right outside of the Band Hall after school. If your student is dropped off for first or second period band class only (virtual learners) they may come in through the Band Hall doors instead of the main entrance at the front of the school. Required Marching Band Rehearsals The marching rehearsal schedule is different this year, so that we can maintain social distancing. Rehearsals start promptly at 4:30 pm and end at 6:30 pm. Monday - Brass and Percussion only Tuesday - ALL students Wednesday - Color Guard only Thursday - Woodwinds and Color Guard only No rehearsal this week on Friday! Students will have access to the Theater Dressing Rooms after school to change. Please remind your students to bring both a change of clothes and a water jug. They can use the water fountains or sinks to fill their water jugs (we do NOT recommend ice in jugs; as room temperature water is actually better for preventing heat illness). Marching Band rehearsals are required and graded. Please refer to the Absence policy in the DHS Band Handbook. Week 1.2 Monday
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Progress reports will be submitted first thing on Monday morning. Please check your student’s grades and remind them to turn in any late or missing assignments. All of the Distance Learning assignments for this six weeks have been uploaded to Schoology and are available on the band website. Continue to monitor the Denison ISD website on a weekly basis for updates: www.denisonisd.net. Instrument and Equipment Return / Locker Clean Out This upcoming week, all students in band and color guard have the same assignment. Students are to return all school-owned instruments and equipment. This can include: mouthpieces, BERPs for brass players, ligatures, mutes, and method books used in class. They will also be asked to clean out their locker at this time. If you have any questions on what school owned equipment your student has checked out, please email Mrs. Lewis. Students will enter through the band hall doors, which will be propped open. One of the band directors will be there, as we will only let 1-2 students in at a time in order to maintain social distancing. Students should remain 6-10 feet apart at all times. If you are turning in a school owned instrument, please clean out any trash from the case prior to returning. If you had a school owned mouthpiece, BERP, mallets, etc. you must turn it in during one of our open band hall hours. If you are not available during your assigned time, please contact Mrs. Lewis. Open Band Hall Hours Upperclassmen and ALL color guard: Tuesday, 5/5 from 11 am - 3 pm Underclassmen: Wednesday, 5/6 from 11 am - 3 pm Band Calendars - Second Order By popular request, we ordered a second batch of the 2020-2021 Band Calendars! If you are interested in purchasing one for $15, please let me know via email. Band Banquet - Pictures Needed! I will be discussing with the Denison ISD Administration the best way to safely hold the banquet. I will send out any updates regarding this via email. However, we are moving forward with planning the End of Year Video and Senior SlideShow! Please share any pictures that you have from this past year that you would like to be included in the End of Year video! We will try to include as many as we can! I have created a Dropbox that you can put pictures in directly: https://www.dropbox.com/request/2idgVRk5zQ5y9i2umA2D Upcoming Events May 4th - Percussion Audition Video # 2 due May 5th - Instrument and Equipment Return, 11 am - 3 pm May 6th - Instrument and Equipment Return, 11 am - 3 pm May 6th - Zoom Meeting: Battery Help Session at 4 pm May 7th - Zoom Meeting: Front Ensemble Help Session at 4 pm May 21st, 6:30 pm - Denison ISD Band Banquet May 23rd - Graduation May 25th - 2021-2021 Instrument Check Out May 26th and 27th - Leadership Camp Thanks so much for your continued support Hello All,
We are almost done with the 2020 Band Placement Auditions. I will send the results out later this week via email and Schoology! Continue to monitor the Denison ISD website on a daily basis for updates: www.denisonisd.net. Distance Learning for the 6th Six Weeks The first four weeks of Distance Learning assignments have been uploaded to Schoology and are available on the band website. This week, we will be using SmartMusic for the Week 6.3 Assignment. To use the software, you will need to create an online account and join the Touch of Gold Marching Band class by using our code: 6MLTQ-7AWHA. (Some students may already have an account from middle school.) The full instructions on how to create an account are posted on Schoology on the Touch of Gold Marching Band group. If your student is not able to create a SmartMusic account, they can also access .pdf’s of various solo options in the Schoology Resources. We highly encourage students to continue to watch the free online master class videos from our private lesson staff and play their instrument each day! Instrument and Supply Return The Week 6.4 Assignment is for students to return any and all school-owned equipment and clean out their locker. Students will enter through the band hall doors, which will be propped open. One of the band directors will be there, as we will only let 1-2 students in at a time in order to maintain social distancing. Students should remain 6-10 feet apart at all times. If you are turning in a school owned instrument, please clean out any trash from the case prior to returning. If you had a school owned mouthpiece, BERP, mallets, etc. you must turn it in during one of our open band hall hours. If you are not available during your assigned time, please contact Mrs. Lewis. Open Band Hall Hours Upperclassmen and ALL color guard: Tuesday, 5/5 from 11 am - 3 pm Underclassmen: Wednesday, 5/6 from 11 am - 3 pm Band Calendars - Second Order By popular request, we ordered a second batch of the 2020-2021 Band Calendars! If you are interested in purchasing one for $15, please let me know via email. Band Banquet - Pictures Needed! I will be discussing with the Denison ISD Administration the best way to safely hold the banquet. I will send out any updates regarding this via email. However, we are moving forward with planning the End of Year Video and Senior SlideShow! Please share any pictures that you have from this past year that you would like to be included in the End of Year video! We will try to include as many as we can! I have created a Dropbox that you can put pictures in directly: https://www.dropbox.com/request/2idgVRk5zQ5y9i2umA2D Upcoming Events
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Based on Governor Gregg Abbott's April 17, 2020 message, Denison ISD will be extending our school closure for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Students will continue receiving at-home instruction during this closure and specifically, Denison High School students will continue to receive assignments via Schoology. Meal delivery will continue using established procedures and locations will continue as well until further notice. Continue to monitor the Denison ISD website on a daily basis for updates: www.denisonisd.net. Distance Learning for the 6th Six Weeks The first three weeks of Distance Learning assignments have been uploaded to Schoology and are available on the band website. The Week 6.2 Assignment is also the 2020 Band Placement Audition. Looking ahead, we will begin using SmartMusic for the Week 6.3 Assignment. To use the software, you will need to create an online account and join the Touch of Gold Marching Band class by using our code: 6MLTQ-7AWHA. (Some students may already have an account from middle school.) The full instructions on how to create an account are posted on Schoology on the Touch of Gold Marching Band group. We highly encourage students to continue to watch the free online master class videos from our private lesson staff and play their instrument each day! 2020 - 2021 DHS Band Placement Auditions Due to the continued school closure, the 2020 - 2021 Band Placement auditions will be conducted entirely online this week. The recording assignment for week 6.2 will also serve as your Band Placement audition. ALL students need to fill out this Google survey, regardless of if they are doing band next year: https://forms.gle/ppPzC2zsLAFVDuaQ8 We hope to have results emailed and posted by May 1st. 2020 Marching Show Announcement The 2020 Marching Show will be announced this week on Thursday via Facebook, Schoology and email. Stay tuned! 2020- 2021 DHS Band Leadership Information Thank you to the many students who applied for the Student Leadership team! We are almost done watching all of these video auditions, and will contact the handful of drum major candidates who are invited to interview this week. Band Calendars - Second Order By popular request, we ordered a second batch of the 2020-2021 Band Calendars! If you are interested in purchasing one for $15, please let me know via email. Band Banquet - Pictures Needed! I will be discussing with the Denison ISD Administration the best way to safely hold the banquet. I will send out any updates regarding this via email. However, we are moving forward with planning the End of Year Video and Senior SlideShow! Please share any pictures that you have from this past year that you would like to be included in the End of Year video! We will try to include as many as we can! I have created a Dropbox that you can put pictures in directly: https://www.dropbox.com/request/2idgVRk5zQ5y9i2umA2D Updates to the Spring 2020 Band Calendar I have updated the CHARMS calendar to reflect the continued school closure through the end of the school year. The following events in April and May have been adjusted: Percussion & Band Auditions Have been moved to an online format Spring Concert Cancelled TSSEC Trip to Austin Cancelled Upcoming Events
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Please note that the school closure has been extended through Friday, May 1st. Please continue to monitor the Denison ISD website (www.denisonisd.net) for more information regarding district news and resources. Distance Learning Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Symphony Each of these courses have been updated on Schoology. Students have two assignments for Week 6.1. All students must vote on this year’s SMS Band Beau and SMS Band Sweetheart. A Google Survey has been posted as a quiz in Schoology. All students also have a recording assignment for Week 6.1. Details about this assignment can be found on Schoology. The recording assignment will also be used for Band Placement Auditions for Incoming 8th Grade Students (Current 7th Grade Students). Week 6.1 Assignments are due by this Friday, April 17th at 3:40 PM. Applied Music All Applied Music Composer Project checkpoints have been uploaded to Schoology for submission. Any student who has not yet submitted their project information for review and feedback must do so by 11:59pm on Monday, April 13th. This assignment was originally due on Thursday, April 2nd, so students have received significant extra time for this checkpoint. Submissions posted past this deadline will result in a grade reduction. Any student who has already completed this checkpoint will receive full credit for the assignment in the 6th Six Weeks marking period. The display plan checkpoint for this project is due by 11:59pm on Thursday, April 16th. Students need to submit a detailed and organized explanation of how they plan to display their information. Submissions posted past this deadline will result in a grade reduction. The final product is due by 11:59pm on Thursday, April 23rd. After this time, no more changes will be made to these projects, so the submission on this date needs to represent each student's very best efforts. Submissions posted past this deadline will result in a grade reduction. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask Mr. McCall via Schoology. Jazz Band I, Jazz Band II, Percussion Techniques These classes will not be given any assignments for Distance Learning at this time since they are scheduled during Scott Middle School’s Jacket Homeroom. 2020 – 2021 SMS Band Auditions We will be hosting SMS Band Auditions for the 2020 – 2021 school year this week! The recording assignment in Schoology will be used as a part of the audition for Incoming 8th Grade Students (Current 7th Grade Students). A mandatory Google Survey will also be emailed. We hope to have results emailed and posted by next week. SMS End of Year Video – Pictures Needed If you have any pictures from this school year’s band events that you would like to be included in the 2019 – 2020 SMS Band End of Year Video, please upload them to the following Drop Box. The deadline for picture submission will be this Friday, April 17th. https://www.dropbox.com/request/5zwsav5CCiW6PANXyk42 Supplemental Distance Learning Materials Intermediate and Advanced Master Class Videos and Handouts have been created by our Private Lesson Staff and can be found at https://www.denisonbands.org/distance-learning.html Updated Events The online Charms Calendar will remain out most up to date version of the SMS Band Calendar during this hectic time of rescheduling and canceling events. I have noted below large changes to major events that were scheduled for the remainder of the school year. Sherman Chipotle Spirit Night Fundraiser This event has been canceled and will not be rescheduled. Six Flags This event remains on the calendar as scheduled! Students and Chaperones that had not yet paid their $70 ($50 for Season Pass holders) Trip Fee were removed from the trip, but may be added back upon payment in full of the Trip Fee when we return to school. Upcoming Events · Tuesday, May 5th – Wind Symphony Rehearsal 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM in SMS Band Hall · Thursday, May 14th – Wind Symphony Rehearsal 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM in SMS Band Hall · Saturday, May 16th – Six Flags · Monday, May 18th – SMS Band End of Year Party 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM at Skateland’s of America in Denison (Optional / $5 Entry) · Tuesday, May 19th – SMS Band Spring Concert 7:00 PM in SMS Eisenhower Auditorium · Thursday, May 21st – Last Day of School / Early Release at 1:30 PM · Thursday, May 21st – Jazz Band I Performance at DHS Band Banquet (Details TBA) · Friday, May 22nd – No School / Teacher Work Day Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Hello,
Denison ISD will extend the school closure through May 1, 2020. During this time, we will continue to provide in-home learning opportunities for our students. Denison ISD will also continue the meal delivery using the established procedures and locations through May 1, 2020. The second week of Distance Learning assignments are due this evening at 11:59 pm. I have already posted next week’s assignments to Schoology and they will be uploaded to the Distance Learning page of the band website shortly. 2020- 2021 DHS Band Leadership Information Due to the continued school closure, the 2020 - 2021 Leadership Tryouts will be conducted entirely online. The questionnaire and information packet have been posted on Schoology and the band website. The paperwork must be submitted to me via email by April 9th at 11:59 PM. You can email me your completed paperwork at mhlewis@denisonisd.net. Teacher Evaluation surveys will be conducted via Google Forms. Following the paperwork deadline, I will contact all leadership applicants with information on the teaching portion of the audition. All leadership applicants will complete a teaching audition via recorded video submission. We will not have a conducting video audition for drum major candidates since I will not be able to teach you to conduct prior to the audition. Students selected to serve as Drum Majors for 2020-2021 will learn to conduct over the summer. 2020 - 2021 DHS Band Placement Auditions Due to the continued school closure, the 2020 - 2021 Band Placement auditions will be conducted entirely online. I will send a separate email with more information to all current 8-11th graders. Band Calendars - Second Order By popular request, we ordered a second batch of the 2020-2021 Band Calendars! If you are interested in purchasing one for $15, please let me know via email. Band Banquet Pictures and Song Suggestion We are moving forward with planning the Band Banquet, including the End of Year Video and Senior SlideShow! First, if you are a senior, please fill out the following survey: https://forms.gle/1ExZPxdMKp996Ka17 Second, please share any pictures that you have from this past year that you would like to be included in the End of Year video! We will try to include as many as we can! I have created a Dropbox that you can put pictures in directly: https://www.dropbox.com/request/2idgVRk5zQ5y9i2umA2D Lastly, this year the Band Banquet is also going to be a Dance with a DJ! We will have our typical dinner and awards presentation first, followed by a dance. The DJ has asked that we suggest some songs for the playlist. Please submit your suggestions here: https://forms.gle/4D2wCE1tuLF1e8ua6 (Songs must be appropriate, or they will not be considered.) Updates to the Spring 2020 Band Calendar I have updated the CHARMS calendar to reflect the continued school closure through the end of April. The following events in April have been adjusted: Leadership Auditions Have been moved to an online format Band Auditions Have been moved to an online format Wind Ensemble Contest, April 25th Cancelled Jazz Concert, May 1st Cancelled; we will perform at the joint DISD Band Concert at the end of May instead. Spring Concert, May 8th Cancelled; we will perform at the joint DISD Band Concert at the end of May instead. TSSEC Trip to Austin Cancelled; Denison ISD has halted all student travel at this time. Finances I have updated CHARMS to waive private lesson fees for those students who are not participating in online lessons during the school closure. I have also issued refunds for events that areno longer occurring, such as the Texoma Solo and Ensemble contest. The most recent statements have been emailed out and reflect these changes. Upcoming Events
Distance Learning (Essential Elements Interactive)
Essential Elements Interactive® is an online resource that will help make playing music more fun. There are a few steps to get you started with EEi. Follow these simple steps and you will be up and running with EEi in no time. Activate your account: Go to www.essentialelementsinteractive.com Step 1: Click on Students logo and click Enroll in Your Class Step 2: Copy and paste the School Code: BMcDanielIBand38 Enter Student ID: D______ Step 3: Create your Username and Password* (For future reference, write it down on a piece of paper) Step 4: Agree to terms and enter your EEi Student Activation Code. After you create your account, you will use your username and password to log-in from that point forward. (If your book does not have an EEi Activation Code, click the “I have an older book…” check box.) Grades When you log in to Essential Elements Interactive, you will see a tab called "My Assignments" in the middle of the screen. That tells you what song number to practice. Then, click on "Music Studio" in the upper right hand corner, and it will show a complete song list. You can pick the number for the song. From there, it will show you both the music, as well as different backing tracks you can play along with! These assignments are not required to be recorded or submitted for a grade. However, the students need to complete their practice logs on this website because they will be graded. If a student would like to continue their progress on their Band Karate Sheets they can submit a recording of their song in the “Music Studio” tab. Our main goal during this extended closure is to keep students actively playing their instruments. We do not wish to burden or overwhelm any family or individual. All students should have their instrument and band binder. Please contact me immediately if you do not have one of these items. |
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