Auditions week 2- audition times for this week are posted on the door to my classroom. Students who still need to sign-up can do so in any of the blank slots (there are only a few left). Castillero students who were unable to make it to last week's auditions can email me- mccoysmusic at gmail . com to set up a time.
Fundraiser week 2- All orders and money for the Simply Delicious fundraiser are due this Friday, April 29. This is the first big fundraising opportunity students have to raise money for their accounts for the coming school year and our planned Hawai'i trip!
CMEA festival- Wind Ensemble and Concert Band students will be participating in the annual spring CMEA Band festival at Gilroy HS on Friday night, May 6. The call time for all students in my room on Friday afternoon is 5:15, dressed in performing attire. We will not return to Pioneer until about 11:15. We still need several parent chaperones. If you are able to join us, please contact me. Members of the PHS swim team will be at league finals, day 2, that day. Students will need to arrange a carpool and meet us at Gilroy HS in their performing attire with instrument, music and anything else needed to perform. Students should eat before we go, but there will be a snack bar available.
CMEA Orchestra festival Saturday, May 7- we will meet at PHS to carpool to Independence HS at 9:30 Saturday morning. We will be finished with our performance around 12:15 pm. We will need many parent drivers for this activity. Please contact me if you are able to drive.
Wednesday, May 18- Beginning Band, Concert Band & Wind Ensemble finale concert.
Thursday, May 19- Jazz Band, String Orchestra & Full Orchestra finale concert.
Both concerts at 7:00pm in the PAC. Admission free.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Simply Delicious
All students have been given an order form and catalog for our spring fundraiser. All the information is in the packet for them, but just so all the parents know- the current catalog features cookie dough, cakes, cheesecakes and snack items which are all sold at $14 each. Students make about $4+ profit per item sold. For every 10 items sold, the student will receive one free order of chocolate chip cookie dough! Order forms are out now through next Friday, April 29. All items will be delivered to us after school Friday, May 20. All items are frozen and will need to be picked up and delivered that afternoon. If you plan to participate in this fundraiser, be sure your student has taken home all of the information. More order forms are available for those who need extra.
All order forms and money are due by Friday, April 29.
All order forms and money are due by Friday, April 29.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
April 18-22
Spring Tour 2011 to Anaheim is now in the books. For pictures and a summary, click here. All three of my ensembles gave the most musical performances they've given all year! I'm proud of their work! I look forward to the next few weeks of this year as we build from this great foundation.
Spring Tour 2012 plans are coming along well. Right now, we are planning to travel to Oahu April 9-13, 2012 (spring break). The trip will include public performances, exchange/ clinic performances, cultural and tourist activities. I hope to bring Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble and Orchestra on this trip. Be sure to check out the Tour 2012 page to get all the information about inclusions, activities, costs and fundraising opportunities.
We will begin a fundraiser this week! We'll be selling dessert and snack items like cheesecakes and cookie dough. Be sure to ask your student to share their brochure and order form with you at the end of this week. The fundraiser will run until about April 29 and all items will be scheduled for delivery to the school Friday afternoon May 20.
Auditions, week one! If you have signed up for an audition time for this week, please check the audition schedule posted in my room. I tried to observe all schedule requests. For the Castillero students, I will take students as they arrive after school- Tuesday for band and Friday for strings. Castillero students who can't make it on their assigned day can sign up for any of the other dates at Pioneer.
CST exams continue this week. Monday is an "S" period schedule. Tuesday/ Thursday students attend periods 2, 4 and 6 and on Wednesday/ Friday students attend 1, 3, 5.
CMEA Band festival is Friday, May 6 at Gilroy HS. Concert Band and Wind Ensemble will meet at school at 5:15 and we will take a school bus down to the festival. We will not be back until about 11:00 that night.
CMEA Orchestra festival is Saturday, May 7 at Independence HS. We are currently scheduled to perform in the morning, but I'm working to move that to an afternoon slot to avoid SAT conflicts.
End of year concerts are Wednesday and Thursday May 18 and 19 at 7:00 in the PAC. Look for your ensemble's specific night by next week. Graduation is also coming quickly- Thursday evening, June 2 at the beautiful San Jose Municipal Rose Garden. More info to follow.
Most students still need to get out and see a live performance for their spring review. Be sure to plan what performance you will see and get the review form turned in!
Spring Tour 2012 plans are coming along well. Right now, we are planning to travel to Oahu April 9-13, 2012 (spring break). The trip will include public performances, exchange/ clinic performances, cultural and tourist activities. I hope to bring Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble and Orchestra on this trip. Be sure to check out the Tour 2012 page to get all the information about inclusions, activities, costs and fundraising opportunities.
We will begin a fundraiser this week! We'll be selling dessert and snack items like cheesecakes and cookie dough. Be sure to ask your student to share their brochure and order form with you at the end of this week. The fundraiser will run until about April 29 and all items will be scheduled for delivery to the school Friday afternoon May 20.
Auditions, week one! If you have signed up for an audition time for this week, please check the audition schedule posted in my room. I tried to observe all schedule requests. For the Castillero students, I will take students as they arrive after school- Tuesday for band and Friday for strings. Castillero students who can't make it on their assigned day can sign up for any of the other dates at Pioneer.
CST exams continue this week. Monday is an "S" period schedule. Tuesday/ Thursday students attend periods 2, 4 and 6 and on Wednesday/ Friday students attend 1, 3, 5.
CMEA Band festival is Friday, May 6 at Gilroy HS. Concert Band and Wind Ensemble will meet at school at 5:15 and we will take a school bus down to the festival. We will not be back until about 11:00 that night.
CMEA Orchestra festival is Saturday, May 7 at Independence HS. We are currently scheduled to perform in the morning, but I'm working to move that to an afternoon slot to avoid SAT conflicts.
End of year concerts are Wednesday and Thursday May 18 and 19 at 7:00 in the PAC. Look for your ensemble's specific night by next week. Graduation is also coming quickly- Thursday evening, June 2 at the beautiful San Jose Municipal Rose Garden. More info to follow.
Most students still need to get out and see a live performance for their spring review. Be sure to plan what performance you will see and get the review form turned in!
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Anaheim Wrap-up
We had a great trip and got everyone home safely! For photos and more, please check out my facebook page.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Anaheim Day 1
It's been a good first day. We departed Pioneer just after 2:00 pm and arrived at our hotel at about 10:00 pm. Aside from some snow over the grapevine, we arrived without incident. It seems as if we have one bus which is the 'quiet bus' and the other, dubbed the 'party bus.' Tomorrow will be a busy day with performances, park time and awards so it is comforting that the kids are all now fairly quiet in their rooms. For a photo summary of the day, check out my facebook account- http://www.facebook.com/mccoysmusic
Look for more to come in tomorrow's posts!
Look for more to come in tomorrow's posts!
Bon Voyage!
Here we are, just an hour away from departure! I have set up a facebook account for professional purposes which I'll update with travel info, photos and other things. If you'd like to keep up with this, you can friend me on facebook here- http://www.facebook.com/mccoysmusic I will try and post a daily summary online and include photos every night (it will be posted very late). I'll also post the daily summary to the blog as well, though the photos and videos are much faster to load on facebook.
See you all again on Monday, April 11!
See you all again on Monday, April 11!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
April 4-8
Tour Week & CST Testing
Don't forget to get your Tour Medical/ Permission Forms turned in by Monday! I will continue to update the Tour page of the blog with any information as it changes. A reminder to all tour families that we will have our pre-tour meeting this Thursday, April 7 at 8:15 following the April Music Booster meeting. There will also be a chaperone meeting preceding the Booster meeting at 6:30.
CST testing this week means the following schedule- Monday "S" period as usual, Tuesday/ Thursday periods 2, 4 and 6, Wednesday/ Friday periods 1, 3 and 5, class runs 7:25 am to 1:25 pm. Seventh period meets every day from 1:30-2:20. Students will be taking the English/ Language Arts CST exam.
Our April Music/ Drama Booster Club meeting is this Thursday, April 7 at 7:30 in the Faculty Dining Room.
If you haven't checked out the Audition Info, be sure that you do. The page includes an important link so that you can sign-up for your audition time. Auditions are scheduled by appointment during the two weeks of April 18 and April 25. If you have specific scheduling requirements, be sure to schedule your appointment soon as I will take requests in the order I get them. I will not be able to add additional slots to dates which fill up. There is a spot on the online registration form for you to give me specific scheduling requests for the date of your choice.
Take time to get out to a live performance so that you can complete your Live Review. I have provided several links to outside performing groups on the Live Music page of the blog. Various groups are in the midst of the spring concert season. Get out and support live music in the community while checking one assignment off your to do list!
Don't forget to get your Tour Medical/ Permission Forms turned in by Monday! I will continue to update the Tour page of the blog with any information as it changes. A reminder to all tour families that we will have our pre-tour meeting this Thursday, April 7 at 8:15 following the April Music Booster meeting. There will also be a chaperone meeting preceding the Booster meeting at 6:30.
CST testing this week means the following schedule- Monday "S" period as usual, Tuesday/ Thursday periods 2, 4 and 6, Wednesday/ Friday periods 1, 3 and 5, class runs 7:25 am to 1:25 pm. Seventh period meets every day from 1:30-2:20. Students will be taking the English/ Language Arts CST exam.
Our April Music/ Drama Booster Club meeting is this Thursday, April 7 at 7:30 in the Faculty Dining Room.
If you haven't checked out the Audition Info, be sure that you do. The page includes an important link so that you can sign-up for your audition time. Auditions are scheduled by appointment during the two weeks of April 18 and April 25. If you have specific scheduling requirements, be sure to schedule your appointment soon as I will take requests in the order I get them. I will not be able to add additional slots to dates which fill up. There is a spot on the online registration form for you to give me specific scheduling requests for the date of your choice.
Take time to get out to a live performance so that you can complete your Live Review. I have provided several links to outside performing groups on the Live Music page of the blog. Various groups are in the midst of the spring concert season. Get out and support live music in the community while checking one assignment off your to do list!
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