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Monday
NO SCHOOL for Students! PRACTICE!! Tuesday Morning
Wednesday Morning
Thursday Morning
Friday Morning
Saturday Concert F Scale Playing test due in Charms Upcoming Events Oct 8 - Fair Day - No School Oct 10 - Football Performance Oct 12 - McDonald Band at North Mesquite game Oct 24 - Fall Concert at MMS Oct 29 - No School Oct 31 & Nov 1 - All-City Auditions (Honors Band and select Symphonic Band students)
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Monday
Morning
Tuesday Morning
Wednesday Morning
Thursday Morning
Friday Morning
Saturday Concert D-flat Scale Playing test due in Charms Upcoming Events Sep 24 - No School for Students Oct 8 - Fair Day Oct 10 - Football Performance Oct 12 - McDonald Band at North Mesquite game Oct 24 - Fall Concert at MMS Oct 29 - No School Oct 31 & Nov 1 - All-City Auditions (Honors Band and select Symphonic Band students) Monday
Morning
Tuesday Morning
Wednesday Morning
Thursday Morning
Friday Morning
Saturday Concert A-flat Scale Playing test due in Charms Upcoming Events Sep 17 - Practice Marathon at North (Honors Band and select Symphonic Band students) - Itinerary Here Oct 10 - Football Performance Monday
NO SCHOOL!!! Enjoy your day - Practice some!! Tuesday Morning
Wednesday Morning
Thursday Morning
Friday HANDBOOK FORMS DUE BY TODAY CLICK HERE FOR A COPY --> ENGLISH or SPANISH Morning
Saturday Concert E-flat Scale Playing test due in Charms Upcoming Events Sep 13 - Skating Party - OPTIONAL- Handout Here Sep 17 - Practice Marathon at North (Honors Band and select Symphonic Band students) Oct 10 - Football Performabce Parents and Students,
In an effort to keep you informed of all band events, every week I will be sending you a weekly schedule so you can know what is going on. Handouts Sectional Schedules
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Saturday Concert B-flat Scale Playing test due in Charms If you have already gotten your instrument and supplies, AWESOME!!!! Congratulation!!!
If you still need to get your instrument and supplies, there are three ways. #1- On Wednesday, August 15 anytime between 4 and 7 PM, you can stop by the band at MMS and McKay Music Company will have everything that you need for your instrument. You can take care of everything that you need for your instrument tonight. If you are coming, please click the link below and tell us so that we can make sure to have enough instruments for you Click Here to Tell us you are coming #2 - You can click the link below and print off a copy of the Recomment Instrument List and music store flyers. You can go to one of the music stores on the list and they can take care of you Recommend Instrument List, Supplies, and Music Store Flyers #3 - You can go online to Williamson Music Company and get your instrument and supplies there. Click the link below to go to Williamson Music Company and order your instrument and supplies. Click Here to Rent Online If you have ANY questions, please feel free to contact me at Mike Major jmajor@mesquiteisd.org Phone Call - (972) 882-5718 Texting - (470) 222-6312 First of all, I hope that you are having a GREAT summer!!!!!!! I am so very excited for the upcoming school year.
In order to get a jump start on playing your instrument, we are having a summer camp for you to get started. It will be at VANSTON MS on the following dates: The dates are August 1 (Wednesday), 2 (Thursday), 3 (Friday), 6 (Monday). The times are: Oboes: 1:00 - 2:30 PM Bassoons: 3:00 pM - 4:30 PM It is IMPERATIVE that you are at the camps. Oboe and bassoon are hard to get started on. This teacher is an actual oboe or bassoon player, so their help will be INVALUABLE!!!! The cost to you is $0!!! We will have everything you will need ready for you at the first practice :-) Please fill out the form below once you have read this and tell me if you will be there. Also, if you attend the camp, you can go to Hawaiian Falls with us on Wednesday. It is not required, but we would love to have you go with us. More information on that later. It will be $28 and will cover transportation to the park , admission, and lunch. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me or text me at (470) 222-6312 (not a phone number, just for texting) Please take a minute to click the link fill out the form, Click here to tell us if you are coming. WOW!! Can you believe it is almost August!! I hope that you have had a GREAT summer!! I mean, it seems like just yesterday, I was sending you guys letters about being in band in 7th grade! How time flies.
Just a few things to get you caught up on. #1 - I hope that you have already seen the summer letter that I e-mailed you out in July. If you didn't get it, click below for it: Click Here for the Summer Letter #2 - Summer Band!! We have summer band coming up next week! Here is some info, it is in the summer letter also: Fraiser Students - Summer Band is for you too! Your new band directors will be teaching! August 1 (Wednesday), 2 (Thursday), 3 (Friday),- August 6 (Monday), at VANSTON Middle School Flutes - 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Oboes - 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Bassoons - 1:00 PM - 2:30PM Clarinets (all kinds) - 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Saxophones (all kinds) - 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Trumpets - 1:00 PM- 2:30 PM Horns - 3:00 PM- 4:30 PM Trombones - 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Euphoniums - 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Tubas - 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Percussion - 4:45 PM - 6:15 PM Remember, it is at VANSTON middle school, not McDonald You can click below to get directions in your favorite GPS to Vanstosn: Directions to Vanson MS Band Hall Click Here for Google Maps Click Here for Apple Maps Click Here for Waze The GPS takes you to the side of Vanston that the band hall is on. Not the front. We will be working in the band hall. So, we wan't you to go there. And, don't forget about Hawaiian Falls on the Wednesday if you come to the rehearsals. More info in the letter and when summer band starts. Take a second and click the link below to tell me if you are or are not coming. If you have already done it, THANKS! If you haven't done it, please do it now. Click here to tell me if you are or are not coming #3 - Charms update. If you haven't updated your Charms account lately, be sure to log in and update your information. As with last year, 99% of our communication will be through Charms. Thanks and have a GREAT week and we will see you on Wednesday August 1!! Gonna be AWESOME!! Here are the band placements for 2018 - 2019 If you see a mistake (your name isn't on the list and should be, or is on the list and shouldn't be) please contact Mr. Major ASAP THESE ARE NOT FINAL!!!! Changes will be made if needed over the summer, Be sure to scroll McDonald Middle School Honor BandBe sure to scroll down McDonald Middle School Symphonic BandBe sure to scroll down Frasier Middle School BandBe sure to scroll down Parents and Students,
There is some VERY important things that the students need to take care of ASAP! Like before Monday #1 - tiny.cc/bbbsizer - This is to order shirt sizes for next year. Make sure you choose carefully as this is the size that they will order for you. #2 - tiny.cc/lockerpref - This will allow the students to tell Mr. Bouras about what locker they would like to have. (upper, lower, middle, etc) #3 - tiny.cc/rookiesurvey - This is for the band to get some information that they need about you. #4 - NMHS STUDENT Remind List - Students ONLY. If you haven't joined the NMHS Texting list. Do it NOW
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