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I hope you have all had a wonderful day off of school! As we begin the fifth six weeks, all students will receive their new objective sheets on Tuesday during class. Please note the required clinics for Wind Ensemble.
Finances Please make sure all finances are up to date. Payment may be made to the Band Booster Box at the front of the Band Hall via cash or check made out to Touch of Gold, or online through Charms via credit or debit card. All fees should be paid at this point except for March Private Lessons (Due March 1st) forward. Pep Band The basketball team has advanced to playoffs and we have been asked to provide a pep band for this event tomorrow evening from 5-8:30 pm. If your student is interested, please fill out the Google form: https://forms.gle/FKLgY3dQZPzbrpGz6 Spring Trip The spring trip to Tennessee is quickly approaching! Please make sure that you have made all payments by this point to Educational Travel Adventures. We will create a concert ensemble to perform as part of this trip. This ensemble will have one required rehearsal on Friday, March 6th from 4-6 pm. Music will be given to students at this rehearsal. We will perform the two pieces that we already learned at the Side by Side Concert earlier in the semester, as well as one other piece. We will also have a required student and parent meeting on Friday, March 6th at 6 pm. We will go over the final itinerary, suggested packing list, behavior expectations, etc. A few people have asked what the call time will be for this trip. A final itinerary will be sent out in the coming weeks, once I get it from the travel company. However, I do know that we will report to the Band Hall on the first day of the trip (Thursday, March 12th) at 7:30 am. Updated Pre UIL Concert Due to STAAR testing, I have had to move our Pre UIL concert to the previous week. Our new Pre UIL date will be on Tuesday, March 31st. This is a required event for Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble members only. A more detailed itinerary will be sent out closer to the event. It is vital for our success at our UIL Concert & Sight Reading Contest later in April that ALL students in Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble be at Pre UIL, so that we can get an accurate read from our judges. Please check your athletic calendars now, and make plans ahead of time with your coach so that you will be at the entire Pre UIL event. Optional Trip to WGI Denton Each year, Mrs. Creech takes a group of students to watch the WGI Competition in Denton. This is a great opportunity for students in varsity and JV color guard to see performances at the highest levels of performance! If you are interested, please sign up using the Google form: https://forms.gle/LoytE5BdMP8rzPXo8 Week 5.1 Monday, 2/17 · No school Tuesday, 2/18 · Wind Ensemble French Horn sectionals in Band Hall, 6:45 - 7:45 AM · Symphonic Band Saxophone sectionals in Ensemble Room, 6:45 - 7:45 AM · Wind Ensemble Clarinet sectionals in Ensemble Room, 4:00 - 5:00 PM · Symphonic Band Trumpet sectionals in Percussion Room, 4:00 - 5:00 PM · Varsity Winter Guard Practice in Band Hall, 4:00 - 7:00 pm · Optional Pep Band Performance at Basketball Game, 5:00 - 8:30 PM Wednesday, 2/19 · Wind Ensemble Saxophone & Low Reeds sectionals in Ensemble Room, 6:45 - 7:45 AM · Symphonic Band Low Brass sectionals in Band Hall, 6:45 - 7:45 AM · Wind Ensemble Flute sectionals in Ensemble Room, 4:00 - 5:00 PM · JV Gold Winter Guard Practice in Band Hall, 4:00 - 7:00 pm Thursday, 2/20 · Wind Ensemble Low Brass sectionals in Band Hall, 6:45 - 7:45 AM · Symphonic Band Flute and Oboe sectionals in Ensemble Room, 6:45 - 7:45 AM · Concert Band Percussion sectionals in Percussion Room, 4:00 - 5:00 PM · Varsity Winter Guard Practice in Band Hall, 4:00 - 7:00 pm Friday, 2/21 · Wind Ensemble Full Band Rehearsal in Band Hall, 6:45 - 7:45 AM · Symphonic Band French Horn sectionals in Ensemble Room, 6:45 - 7:45 AM · Wind Ensemble Trumpet sectionals in Ensemble Room, 4:00 - 5:00 PM · Varsity Winter Guard Practice & Parent Viewing in Band Hall, 4:00 - 7:00 PM · Panda Express Spirit Night (both the Sherman and Denison locations!), 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM Upcoming Events 1. NTCA Contest for Varsity Guard, 2/22 2. MA Championships for Varsity and JV Guard, 2/29 3. Sherman Symphony Concert at 7:30 PM at Kidd-Key Auditorium in Sherman (Extra Credit Opportunity), 2/29 4. SMS Pre UIL Concert at 6:00 PM at SMS Eisenhower Auditorium (Extra Credit Opportunity), 3/2 5. Denison ISD Percussion Cluster Concert at 7:00 PM at DHS (Extra Credit Opportunity), 3/5 6. Tim Golden Clinic Before School (Wind Ensemble Only) and During Classes (WE and SB), 3/6 7. Spring Trip Rehearsal (4-6 PM) and Parent Information Meeting at 6 PM, 3/6 8. Spring Break - No School, Monday, March 9th - Friday, March 13th 9. Spring Trip to Tennessee, Thursday, March 12th - Sunday, March 15th 10. Leadership Information Meeting at 7:00 AM, 3/16 11. Spirit Night at Chick-Fil-A from 3-10 PM, 3/17 12. Leadership Information Meeting at 4 PM, 3/19 13. Daryl Trent Clinic After School (Wind Ensemble Only) from 4-6 PM, 3/20 14. Optional WGI Watching Trip in Denton, 3/21 15. Alan Harkey Clinic Before School (Wind Ensemble Only) and During Classes (WE and SB), 3/27 16. Pre UIL Concert for Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble, 3/31 Thank you so much to all of the parent volunteers that assisted with our first ever Pasta Dinner Fundraiser! We made over $2,000 in profit from the event!
As we begin the 5th Six Weeks, please continue to help us keep an eye on student grades to ensure academic success. All students will receive a new Objective Sheet in class on Tuesday. Wind Symphony students will receive a separate email with details and instructions on how to complete objectives in this marking period. Finances The SMS Band Booster Club currently has $7,503.15 in past due finances. Please check Charms to make sure all finances are up to date. Payment may be made in the Band Office via cash or check made out to Touch of Gold, or online through Charms via credit or debit card. All fees should be paid at this point except for trips and March Private Lessons (Due March 1st) forward. Financial Statements have been emailed. Fan Cloth Fundraiser We have extended the deadline for Fan Cloth orders to Friday, February 21st in an effort to sell more items! We have a goal of selling 2,000 items program wide. Please go check out the online store and pick out some attire to help support the band program! Orders can be placed at fancloth.shop/guvbum (if you type in ‘www’ the URL will not work).
SMS Band Pictures – Wednesday, February 19th at 9:00 AM. Students must wear their Concert Black Attire and meet in the SMS Band Hall for 2nd Period. We will take group pictures and individual pictures of every student for a composite. Students may wear their Concert Black Attire to school (unless they have Athletics 1st Period) and will have an opportunity to change into school clothes after pictures are completed, so please bring a change of clothes. Students that have Athletics 1st Period need to be prepared to change into Concert Black Attire as soon as Athletics is over. Students participating in Special Olympics will be released when pictures are completed. We plan to finish taking pictures by 3rd Period. All students must participate in taking pictures, however, purchasing pictures is optional. Students received a Picture Order Form today in class. Please complete the Picture Order Form and send it back with payment on the day of pictures to place an order. Please note that payment must be via cash or check made out to Micahel’s. All Picture Order Forms will be delivered directly to representatives from Michael’s and should not be turned in to a Band Director or in the Band Office. Please do not turn in Picture Order Forms ahead of time. Monday
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This is the last week of the fourth six weeks. Parents should look at their students’ objective sheets. Each band class has weekly objectives that students should pass off either during sectionals, class, or via Schoology. All objectives must be completed by Wednesday, February 12th. All objective sheets will be turned in on this date in band class.
Band Hall Hours This Week We will have adjusted band hall hours this week, as the band directors will be out Wednesday through Friday for the annual Texas Music Educators Association clinic and convention in San Antonio. There will be no sectionals Tuesday through Friday of this week. Percussion sectionals will continue as normal on Monday with Mr. Finley. Please see the weekly calendar to see each day’s band hall hours. Finances Please make sure all finances are up to date. Payment may be made to the Band Booster Box at the front of the Band Hall via cash or check made out to Touch of Gold, or online through Charms via credit or debit card. All fees should be paid at this point except for March Private Lessons (Due March 1st) forward. Composition Project Students in all three concert bands have also been working on a Composition Project this six weeks. These projects are due on Wednesday, February 12th. I encourage all families to listen to the music that your students have written! I have been very impressed by the submissions I have gotten thus far! Week 4.6 Monday, 2/10 · Band Hall opens at 6:00 am, as usual · Wind Ensemble Percussion Sectional in Percussion Room, 6:45 - 7:45 am · Solo Recitals in Class · Symphonic Band Percussion Sectional in Percussion Room, 4:00 - 5:00 pm · Band Hall closes at 5:15 pm Tuesday, 2/11 · Band Hall opens at 7:00 am - no sectionals this morning! · Solo Recitals in Class · Varsity Winter Guard Practice in Band Hall, 4:00 - 7:00 pm · Band Hall closes at 7:00 pm Wednesday, 2/12 · Band Hall opens at 7:00 am · Students will need their instruments in class today as normal · Solo Recitals in Class · Objective sheets and composition projects due today! · Directors will leave for TMEA after 3rd period · Band Hall closes at 4:00 pm - all students should take their instruments home after school Thursday, 2/13 · Band Hall will not be open before school. Students should be dropped off at the front or back of the school, and go to the cafeteria. · Varsity Winter Guard Practice in Band Hall, 4:00 - 7:00 pm · Students not participating in the color guard rehearsal should not come to the band hall after school. Friday, 2/14 · Band Hall will not be open before or after school. Students should be dropped off at the front or back of the school, and go to the cafeteria. Upcoming Events 1. No school, 2/17 2. Spirit Night at Panda Express, 2/21 3. NTCA Contest for Varsity Guard, 2/22 4. MA Championships for Varsity and JV Guard, 2/29 5. Sherman Symphony Concert at 7:30 PM at Kidd-Key Auditorium in Sherman (Extra Credit Opportunity), 2/29 Please continue to help monitor your student’s progress on their 4th Six Weeks Objective Sheet, which are due this Tuesday, February 11th. Grades are updated each week. Wind Symphony students also need to submit their Listening Assignments each week by Monday on Schoology. Wind Symphony must submit all objectives through Schoology.
Finances Please check Charms to make sure all finances are up to date. Payment may be made in the Band Office via cashor check made out to Touch of Gold, or online through Charms via credit or debit card. All fees should be paid at this point except for trips and March Private Lessons (Due March 1st) forward. Payroll will be completed this weekend and Financial Statements will be emailed. Dinner and a Show We please need more volunteers! The Scott Middle School Band Program is hosting an Ensemble Recital and Pasta Dinner as a major fundraiser this Tuesday, February 11th from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM at the Scott Middle School Commons! We heavily rely on parent volunteers from B. McDaniel Intermediate School and Scott Middle School to make this event possible and successful. Please consider visiting the following link and signing up to help work this event and / or supply necessary items. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e084dadaa23a2f58-dinner Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults. Tickets may be purchased in advance at scottmsband.ludus.com or in the Band Office. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door on the night of the event as well. Admission will be charged for the event regardless of whether or not individuals plan to eat. All Scott Middle School students will be participating in the performance aspect of the evening as a major performance for this marking period, but students must have a ticket if they wish to stay at the event and / or eat. Directors at TMEA – Wednesday (12th), Thursday (13th), and Friday (14th) All Band Directors will be gone to the TMEA Convention this Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. There will not be any Sectionals or Private Lessons on these days (Mr. Gurke willcommunicate directly with students and parents if there are Percussion Sectionals). The Band Hall will open at its normal time on Wednesday, but it will not be opened until 7:00 AM by Mr. Gurke on Thursday and Friday, so please plan accordingly. Students will play every day in class, so they need to have their instrument and materials. The Band Hall will be closed every day after school, so please plan on picking up your student at their appropriate grade level drop off location. Students will not have access to the Band Hall after school and students are not allowed to get picked up from the Band Hall parking lot when the Band Hall is closed. Fan Cloth Fundraiser Fan Cloth is our Spring Fundraiser selling Denison attire. The Entire Fundraiser is ONLINE – Students will not need to turn in an Order Form or collect payment! Students simply need to encourage people to check out their brochure and visit the online store at fancloth.shop/guvbm. Customers must select the name of the student (or if it is the first item being purchased for a student, enter the first and last name) they would like to receive credit when checking out. Students will receive $5 per item sold as credit in their Charms Miscellaneous Ledger at the conclusion of the fundraiser. Profit may be used toward any band expense that is paid through Charms. Profit transfers from one school year to the next and from one campus to the next, within Denison ISD, as long as students are enrolled in the Band Program. Size charts are available on the online store. Products will be delivered after Spring Break to the student they were purchased from, and then it is that student’s responsibility to deliver them to the customer. The fundraiser ends on Tuesday, February 18th. Please go check out the online store and pick out some attire to help support your favorite local band program! Monday
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We are nearing the end of the six weeks. Parents should look at their students’ objective sheets. Each band class has weekly objectives that students should pass off either during sectionals, class, or via Schoology. In addition, each student has been preparing a solo. Students will either perform their solo at the UIL Solo & Ensemble Contest (if they signed up) or in class next week. In addition, the band calendars that were ordered as part of the Spirit Wear Sale are in! I will hand these out in class on Monday. In addition, I have about 15 extra calendars. If you are interested in purchasing one, please send your student with either cash or check made out to TOG Band. Finances Please make sure all finances are up to date. Payment may be made to the Band Booster Box at the front of the Band Hall via cash or check made out to Touch of Gold, or online through Charms via credit or debit card. February Private Lesson Fees are now past due. All fees should be paid at this point except for trips and March Private Lessons (Due March 1st) forward. In addition, the Solo and Ensemble contest fees have been applied to the accounts of those participating, and are past due. Volunteer Opportunity The Denison Athletic Booster Club has offered us a few dates to work the soccer concession booth and earn money for the Touch of Gold Booster Club. Please visit this link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050f4eacaa2aabff2-soccer Solo and Ensemble We will have the last piano rehearsals in preparation for the contest this week. Please be sure to check the updated rehearsal schedule (sent in a separate email). The Solo & Ensemble Contest will be held at Rockwall Heath High School, and we will provide transportation to and from Rockwall Heath HS. Composition Project Students in all three concert bands have also been working on a Composition Project this six weeks. These projects are due on Wednesday, February 12th. I encourage all families to listen to the music that your students have written! I have been very impressed by the submissions I have gotten thus far! Week 4.5 Monday, 2/3 · Wind Ensemble Percussion Sectional in Percussion Room, 6:45 - 7:45 am · Wind Ensemble Clarinet Sectional in Band Hall, 6:45 - 7:45 am · Symphonic Band Clarinet Sectional in Ensemble Room, 6:45 - 7:45 am · Symphonic Band Percussion Sectional in Percussion Room, 4:00 - 5:00 pm Tuesday, 2/4 · Symphonic Band Saxophone Sectional in Band Hall, 6:45 - 7:45 am · Symphonic Band Trumpet Sectional in Ensemble Room, 4:00 - 5:00 pm · Varsity Winter Guard Practice in Band Hall, 4:00 - 7:00 pm · Band Booster Club Meeting in Ensemble Room, 6:30 pm · Piano Rehearsals with Mrs. Park in Choir Practice Room, 3:15 - 8:30 pm (Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet, and Low Brass) · Piano Rehearsals with Ms. Kim in Choir Practice Room, 4:00 - 7:00 pm (Flute and French Horn) Wednesday, 2/5 · Wind Ensemble Saxes and Low Reeds Sectional in Ensemble Room, 6:45 - 7:45 am · Symphonic Band Low Brass Sectional in Band Hall, 6:45 - 7:45 am · Wind Ensemble Flute Sectional in Ensemble Room, 4:00 - 5:00 pm · JV Winter Guard Practice in Band Hall, 4:00 - 7:00 pm Thursday, 2/6 · Wind Ensemble Low Brass Sectional in Band Hall, 6:45 - 7:45 am · Symphonic Band Flute and Oboe Sectional in Ensemble Room, 6:45 - 7:45 am · Concert Band Percussion Sectional in Ensemble Room, 4:00 - 5:00 pm · Varsity Winter Guard Practice in Band Hall, 4:00 - 7:00 pm · Piano Rehearsals with Mrs. Park in Choir Practice Room, 3:15 - 8:30 pm (Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet, and Low Brass) Friday, 2/7 · Wind Ensemble Full Band Rehearsal in Band Hall, 6:45 - 7:45 am · Symphonic Band Horn Sectional in Ensemble Room, 6:45 - 7:45 am · Wind Ensemble Trumpet Sectionals in Band Hall, 4:00 - 5:00 pm · Pep Band to play at Basketball Game, 5:00 - 8:30 pm (optional) Saturday, 2/8 · NTCA Competition for Varsity Guard · UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest, 5:45 am call time Upcoming Events 1. In Class Solo Recitals, 2/10 and 2/11 2. Band Directors at TMEA Professional Development, 2/12 - 2/14 3. No school, 2/17 4. Spirit Night at Panda Express, 2/21 5. NTCA Contest for Varsity Guard, 2/22 MA Championships for Varsity and JV Guard, 2/29 Please continue to help monitor your student’s progress on their 4th Six Weeks Objective Sheet, which are due on Tuesday, February 11th. Grades are updated each week. Wind Symphony students also need to submit their Listening Assignments each week by Monday on Schoology. Wind Symphony must also upload their objectives to Schoology.
Finances The SMS Band Booster Club currently has $5,959.25 in past due finances. Please check Charms to make sure all finances are up to date. Payment may be made in the Band Office via cash or check made out to Touch of Gold, or online through Charms via credit or debit card. All fees should be paid at this point except for trips and February Private Lessons (Due February 1st) forward. Financial Statements have been emailed. SMS Band Pictures – Wednesday, February 5th at 9:00 AM. Students must wear their Concert Black Attire and meet in the SMS Band Hall for 2nd Period. We will take group pictures and individual pictures of every student for a composite. Students may wear their Concert Black Attire to school (unless they have Athletics 1st Period) and will have an opportunity to change into school clothes after pictures are completed, so please bring a change of clothes. Students that have Athletics 1st Period need to be prepared to change into Concert Black Attire as soon as Athletics is over. Students participating in Special Olympics will be released when pictures are completed. We plan to finish taking pictures by 3rd Period. All students must participate in taking pictures, however, purchasing pictures is optional. Students received a Picture Order Form today in class. Please complete the Picture Order Form and send it back with payment on the day of pictures to place an order. Please note that payment must be via cash or check made out to Micahel’s. All Picture Order Forms will be delivered directly to representatives from Michael’s and should not be turned in to a Band Director or in the Band Office. Please do not turn in Picture Order Forms ahead of time. Dinner and a Show We please need more volunteers! The Scott Middle School Band Program is hosting an Ensemble Recital and Pasta Dinner as a major fundraiser on Tuesday, February11th from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM at the Scott Middle School Commons! We heavily rely on parent volunteers from B. McDaniel Intermediate School and Scott Middle School to make this event possible and successful. Please consider visiting the following link and signing up to help work this event and / or supply necessary items. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e084dadaa23a2f58-dinner Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults. Tickets may be purchased in advance at scottmsband.ludus.com or in the Band Office. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door on the night of the event as well. Admission will be charged for the event regardless of whether or not individuals plan to eat. All Scott Middle School students will be participating in the performance aspect of the evening as a major performance for this marking period, but students must have a ticket if they wish to stay at the event and / or eat. Monday
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