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Adv Band - Jan 21 - Jan 25

1/20/2019

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Monday
NONE! Enjoy your day off!

Tuesday
Morning

Symphonic Band Flute & Oboe Sectional 7:20 - 8:20 AM

Afternoon

Honors Band Alto Sax & French Horn Sectional - 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Symphonic Band Clarinet Sectional 3:45 - 4:45 PM

Wednesday
Morning

Honors Band Clarinet Sectional - 7:20 AM - 8:20 AM
Symphonic Band Alto Sax & Horn Sectional - 7:20 - 8:20 AM

Afternoon

Honors Band Low Reed & Brass Sectional - 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Symphonic Band Trumpet Sectional- 3:45 - 4:45 PM

Thursday
Morning

Honors Band Trumpet Sectional - 7:20 AM - 8:20 AM
- Moved only for this week. Mr. Major has a conflict this afternoon that can't be moved.

During Class

Picture Day - Click here for handout.

Afternoon

Symphonic Band Low Reed & Low Brass Sectional - 3:45 - 4:45 PM

Friday
Morning

Open Practice

Afternoon

Open Practice

Upcoming Events

Jan 24 - Picture Day
Jan 26 - All-Region Clinic & Concert for those who made All-Region
Feb 4 - 8 - Piano rehearsals
Feb 9 - Solo & Ensemble at McDonald
Feb 26 - Side-by-Side Rehearsal after school at North Mesquite
Mar 4 - MISD Pre-UIL
Mar 11 - 15 - Spring Break
Mar 30 - Poteet Pre-UIL
Apr 5 - UIL

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Adv Band - Jan 14 - Jan 18

1/13/2019

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Monday
Morning

Open Practice

Afternoon

Honors Band Percussion Sectionals - 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Honors Band Flute Sectionals - 3:45 - 4:45 PM

Tuesday
Morning

Symphonic Band Flute & Oboe Sectional 7:20 - 8:20 AM

Afternoon

Honors Band Alto Sax & French Horn Sectional - 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Symphonic Band Clarinet Sectional 3:45 - 4:45 PM

Wednesday
Morning

Honors Band Clarinet Sectional - 7:20 AM - 8:20 AM
Symphonic Band Alto Sax & Horn Sectional - 7:20 - 8:20 AM

Afternoon

Honors Band Low Reed & Brass Sectional - 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Symphonic Band Trumpet Sectional- 3:45 - 4:45 PM

Thursday
Morning

Open Practice

Afternoon

Honors Band Trumpet Sectional - 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Symphonic Band Low Reed & Low Brass Sectional - 3:45 - 4:45 PM

Friday
Morning

Open Practice

Afternoon

Open Practice

Upcoming Events
Jan 21 - No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Jan 24 - Picture Day
Jan 26 - All-Region Clinic & Concert for those who made All-Region
Feb 4 - 8 - Piano rehearsals
Feb 9 - Solo & Ensemble at McDonald
Feb 26 - Side-by-Side Rehearsal after school at North Mesquite
Mar 4 - MISD Pre-UIL
Mar 11 - 15 - Spring Break
Mar 30 - Poteet Pre-UIL
Apr 5 - UIL

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Beg Band - 2019 2nd Half Highlights

1/1/2019

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Parents and Students,

I wanted to give you a big overview of the second semester so you know what is coning.

Performances in Red
Money Due in Green
School Dates in Blue
All events are required EXCEPT for the Spring Trip

January
8 - First Day Back
14 - Spring Trip Announcement in class - Handout Here
21 - MLK Day No School

February
18 - No School - Teacher Staff Development

March
11 - 16 - Spring Break
22 - Spring Trip Payment Due ($27)- Chaperones will be needed (OPTIONAL)

April
18 - $15 Piano Accompaniment Fee Due
19 - Bad Weather Day - No School if we don't have any snow days
22 - 26 - Beginner Solo Piano Accompanist rehearsals - Sign up for time
25 - Beginner Ensemble Concert at McDonald
27 - Solo & Ensemble at Vanston Middle School

May
7 - Extra Rehearsal - 3:45 - 5 PM
8 - Extra Rehearsal - 3:45 - 5 PM
9 - MISD Beginner band Festival
21 - Spring Trip (OPTIONAL)
22 - Extra Rehearsal - 3:45 - 5 PM
23 - Spring Concert at North Mesquite
27 - No School - Memorial Day
24 - All School instruments due back to school
30 - Last Day of School (unless there are snow days)

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Adv Band - 2019 2nd Half Highlights

1/1/2019

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Parents and Students,

I wanted to give you a big overview of the second semester so you know what is coning.

Performances in Red
Money Due in Green
School Dates in Blue
All events are required EXCEPT for the Spring Trip

January
8 - First Day Back
11 - $15 Piano Accompaniment Fee Due - Handout Here
14 - Spring Trip Announcement in class - Handout Here
14 - Sectionals Resume

21 - MLK Day No School
26 - All-Region Clinic & Concert (If you made All-Region)

February
Weekly Sectionals Continue
4 - 8 - Piano Rehearsals - Sign up for times
9 - Solo & Ensemble at McDonald
18 - No School - Teacher Staff Development
26 - Side-By-Side Rehearsal at North Mesquite (Honors & Symphonic)

March
Weekly Sectionals Continue
4 - MISD Pre - UIL (Both Honors & Symphonic Band)
8 - Spring Trip Payment Due (Normal = $43 Season Pass = $15) - Chaperones will be needed
11 - 16 - Spring Break
TBA - Transition Night
30 - Poteet Pre-UIL (Both Honors & Symphonic Band)

April
Weekly Sectionals Continue until UIL
1 - Honors Band Extra Rehearsal - 3:45 - 5 PM
3 - Honors Band Extra Rehearsal - 3:45 - 5 PM
4 or 5 - UIL Concert Assessment (Honors Band Only)
19 - Bad Weather Day - No School if we don't have any snow days

May
17 - Spring Trip to Six Flags (Chaperones will be needed) (Optional)
23 - Spring Concert at North Mesquite
27 - No School - Memorial Day
24 - All School instruments due back to school
30 - Last Day of School (unless there are snow days)

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2018 Holiday Concert Information

12/15/2018

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First, be sure to read the handout.

Click below for the handout -
- English
- Spanish
Click here for a fun video about reading the handout

Here is some information about the concert

Concert is FREE! Bring the whole family!!!
It will be BUSY!! Over 500 student musicians from McDonald, Vanston, and North Mesquite will be performing tonight. Please be patient.
You don't have to stay for the entire concert. Usually we do stay for the entire concert. But, since there are 7 groups performing, if you need to leave, we understand.
If you do stay, get a program signed by a band director (any director) and I will give you extra credit.
When you pull into North Mesquite, the best place to park will be the parking lot to the North of the school. It is very large and should accommodate everybody. Hopefully the gate to that parking lot will be open and you can enter it from Town East and not have to drive around to the front of the school. If you come in the front parking lot. Veer to the right to enter the big parking lot.
- Students should enter in the double glass doors that face the big parking lot that touches Town East Blvd. Proceed to the band hall for your warm up.
- Parents: Please go to the front of the school and enter. The hallway that the students are in wil be VERY busy.
The links below shows the location of the parking lot in your favorite Maps App for your phone
The concert will start on time. Parents, you should be in your seat at least 10 minutes before the concert starts.
There is no cost to attend the concert. Bring the whole family!

Uniforms - You MUST be in the correct uniform to be allowed to play. Those uniforms are detailed in the handout.
Concert Etiquette - For those of you who have never been to a band concert before, here are some general audience etiquette points.

Please put your cell phones and other devices that make noise on silent. We are recording this concert and those sound can interfere with the a great recording AND it is VERY distracting for the performers.
If you have a small child, please sit on the aisle so that if they love the music so much that they want to scream along with us, you can take them out in the lobby.
No food or drink in the auditorium
If you must talk to your neighbor (about how AMAZING the students are playing) please lean in close and whisper so as not to disturb the people around you
When the students are on stage, we have taught them to NOT wave at you. We treat the stage and the students as a professional performance. So, we try to act like it. We may not sound like it (yet) but we can look like it and act like it.
Clapping is always welcome at the end of songs, but during the songs there should be any: screaming, hooting or hollering, clapping, flash photography, or snowball fights,

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Adv Band - Dec 10 - Dec 14

12/8/2018

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There are no sectionals this week. All times before and after school are for students who have not finished their pass offs. Click the links below to see your progress.

Honors Band Pass Off Chart
Symphonic Band Pass Off Chart

If you do not finish your pass offs, you might not be allowed to play at the concert.

Please remember that Tuxedo shirt money is due by Friday. $20. Cash or check to Mr. Major or credit/debit card in the front office. Please remind them to send me a copy of the receipt so I can make sure you get credit for it.

Holiday concert is December 18th. Click below for the handout:
English
Espanol

Gonna be a GREAT show!!!

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Adv Band - December 3 - December 7

12/2/2018

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NOTE - All sectional times will be reserved for Pass offs. If you have completed your pass offs, you don't have to come. Click the link below to check your pass offs.

Honors Band Pass Off Chart
Symphonic Band Pass Off Chart

Monday
Morning

Nothing

Afternoon

Honors Band Percussion Sectionals - CANCELLED - All directors have a mandatory event.

Tuesday
Morning

Honors Band Flute Sectional - 7:20 - 8:20 AM
Symphonic Band Clarinet Sectional 7:20 - 8:20 AM

Afternoon

Honors Band Alto Sax & French Horn Sectional - 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Symphonic Band Flute & Oboe Sectional 3:45 - 4:45 PM

Wednesday
Morning

Symphonic Band Trumpet Sectional 7:20 - 8:20 AM

Afternoon

Honors Band Low Reed & Brass Sectional - 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Symphonic Band Alto Sax & Horn Sectional - 3:45 - 4:45 PM

Thursday
Morning

Honors Band Trumpet Sectional - 7:20 - 8:20 AM

Afternoon

Honors Band Clarinet Sectional - 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Symphonic Band Low Reed & Low Brass Sectional - 3:45 - 4:45 PM

Friday
Morning

Open Practice & Pass Offs

Afternoon

Open Practice & Pass Offs

Upcoming Events
Dec 10 - 14 - No sectionals this week. Pass offs
Dec 14 - All Pass offs must be completed
Dec 17 - 20 - No Sectionals this week
Dec 18 - Holiday Concert
Dec 21 - Early Release and Begin Winter Vacation

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Adv Band - Nov 26 - Nov 30

11/20/2018

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Monday
Morning

Nothing

Afternoon

Honors Band Percussion Sectionals - 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Tuesday
Morning

Honors Band Flute Sectional - 7:20 - 8:20 AM
Symphonic Band Clarinet Sectional 7:20 - 8:20 AM

Afternoon

Honors Band Alto Sax & French Horn Sectional - 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Symphonic Band Flute & Oboe Sectional 3:45 - 4:45 PM

Wednesday
Morning

Symphonic Band Trumpet Sectional 7:20 - 8:20 AM

Afternoon

Honors Band Low Reed & Brass Sectional - 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Symphonic Band Alto Sax & Horn Sectional - 3:45 - 4:45 PM

Thursday
Morning

Honors Band Trumpet Sectional - 7:20 - 8:20 AM

Afternoon

Honors Band Clarinet Sectional - 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Symphonic Band Low Reed & Low Brass Sectional - 3:45 - 4:45 PM

Friday
Morning

Open Practice & Pass Offs

Afternoon

Open Practice & Pass Offs

Upcoming Events
Dec 10 - 14 - All sectional time reserved for pass offs

If you are completely done with pass offs, you don't have to come this week.

Dec 17 - 20 - No Sectionals this week
Dec 18 - Holiday Concert
Dec 21 - Early Release and Begin Winter Vacation

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Adv Band - Nov 12 - Nov 16

11/11/2018

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Monday
Morning

Nothing

Afternoon

Honors Band Percussion Sectionals - 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Tuesday
Morning

Honors Band Flute Sectional - 7:20 - 8:20 AM
Symphonic Band Clarinet Sectional 7:20 - 8:20 AM

Afternoon

Honors Band Alto Sax & French Horn Sectional - 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Symphonic Band Flute & Oboe Sectional 3:45 - 4:45 PM

Wednesday
Morning

Symphonic Band Trumpet Sectional 7:20 - 8:20 AM

Afternoon

Honors Band Low Reed & Brass Sectional - 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Symphonic Band Alto Sax & Horn Sectional 3:45 - 4:45 PM

Thursday
Morning

Honors Band Trumpet Sectional - 7:20 - 8:20 AM

Afternoon

Honors Band Clarinet Sectional - CANCELLED
Symphonic Band Low Reed & Low Brass Sectional - CANCELLED
All-City Clinic - Itinerary here - only for students that made All-City

Friday
Morning

Open Practice

During School

All-City Clinic - Itinerary here - only for students that made All-City

Afternoon

EVERY HORN GOES HOME! NO EXCEPTIONS

Upcoming Events
Dec 10 - 14 - No Sectionals this week
Dec 17 - 20 - No Sectionals this week
Dec 18 - Holiday Concert
Dec 21 - Early Release and Begin Winter Vacation

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Adv Band - Nov 5 - Nov 9

11/3/2018

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NEW SECTIONAL SCHEDULE - Click for a copy

Monday
Morning

Nothing

Afternoon

Honors Band Percussion Sectionals - 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Tuesday
Morning

Honors Band Flute Sectional - 7:20 - 8:20 AM
Symphonic Band Clarinet Sectional 7:20 - 8:20 AM

Afternoon

Honors Band Alto Sax & French Horn Sectional - 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Symphonic Band Flute & Oboe Sectional 3:45 - 4:45 PM

Wednesday
Morning

Symphonic Band Trumpet Sectional 7:20 - 8:20 AM
All-Region Audition Meeting at 7:45 AM

Afternoon

Honors Band Low Reed & Brass Sectional - 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Symphonic Band Alto Sax & Horn Sectional 3:45 - 4:45 PM

Thursday
Morning

Honors Band Trumpet Sectional - 7:20 - 8:20 AM

Afternoon

Honors Band Clarinet Sectional - 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Symphonic Band Low Reed & Low Brass Sectional 3:45 - 4:45 PM

Evening

Fall Concert (HONORS BAND ONLY) - Itinerary Here

Friday
Morning

Open Practice

Afternoon

Nothing

Saturday

All-Region Auditions for Selected Students - Info coming in class on Tuesday. Block off the morning and afternoon to be safe

Upcoming Events
Nov 15 & 16 - All-City Clinic & Concert - for student selected to the All-City Band
Nov 19 - 23 - Thanksgiving break
Dec 10 - 14 - No Sectionals this week
Dec 17 - 20 - No Sectionals this week
Dec 18 - Holiday Concert
Dec 21 - Early Release and Begin Winter Vacation

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Director's Notes

Adv Band - Jan 21 - Jan 25

Adv Band - Jan 14 - Jan 18

Beg Band - 2019 2nd Half Highlights

Adv Band - 2019 2nd Half Highlights

2018 Holiday Concert Information

Adv Band - Dec 10 - Dec 14

Adv Band - December 3 - December 7

Adv Band - Nov 26 - Nov 30

Adv Band - Nov 12 - Nov 16

Adv Band - Nov 5 - Nov 9

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