July Mailer

The July mailer has been sent, but several people have come up that did not receive it or lost it. We’re posting it here online as well within our members only section. Please go check it out if you need to download those forms and don’t forget the password!

We’ll also soon be posting the new handbook, the new attendance policy, and contracts for 2009-2010. Please check back often and try to get your paperwork submitted in a timely fashion. An August mailer will go out this week that will contain a reminder letter about band camp, the full camp schedule, and a band marching shoe order form. We’ll post those documents online as well as soon as they are mailed to you. We’ll also try to fix any mistakes that were made in the snail mail. If you did not receive your letter, please contact your section leader to confirm that we have your address listed correctly.

Tags: BandCamp, Trip

The section leaders will be calling all members to confirm that they have received the camp letter and schedule, the Dorney Park permission slip, and the Band Camp permission slip. Next week we’ll be sending out the final camp letters that’ll tell everyone what they need for band camp and the band shoe order forms. Please look for these important papers in your mail.

The first day of band camp is August 18th - 10:00 am for section leaders and 6:00 pm for band rehearsal and sectionals. Music is already online in the members section - if you’re having any trouble reading it - please contact your section leader - they’ll help you out.

Enjoy the rest of your summer - and don’t forget to continue to check back here for more announcements, music and recordings.

New Repertoire for the marching show has been posted in the band members section. See the Music page in the Class Materials section. That’s where we’ll be posting the Scorch and PDF files for all of our music.

So far My Girl, Think, I Can’t Turn You Loose, and Dead! are available. More soon!

New Repertoire and Trip!

We’ve selected some new repertoire for the ’09 marching season, a tribute to Motown! Since it was not financially feasible to go to Memphis to visit Graceland in honor of our Elvis show, we’ve decided to look into other destinations which led the staff to choosing new repertoire for the upcoming season.

First let’s talk about the trip. We’re planning a tour of two major midwestern cities. First to Detroit, Michigan to visit the home of Motown music. Next it will be off to Cleveland, Ohio to visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and to hear the Cleveland Symphony! Trip information and itineraries will be distributed at our first Band Booster Meeting in August. The trip information will only be distributed to PARENTS at Booster Meetings, parents must attend at least one meeting to meet with me in person in order for their child to attend the trip. The total cost of the trip will be no more than $575 which includes transportation! EVERYONE can fundraise and should be able to attend this great educational event of the 2009-2010 school year!

Next - repertoire. For our marching show we’ll be doing a tribute to Motown. The selected songs include Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, I Want You Back, Think, I Can’t Turn You Loose, and My Girl. Full recordings of the charts and downloadable parts will be online in the members section within the next few weeks.

More Info!

Please stay tuned for more information about band camp within the next few weeks. Band Camp is only a few weeks away and there’s still loads of work that needs to be done. Have a safe and happy summer - see you all soon!