Thanks to those students and parents who worked at our Music In The Parks festival on Saturday. We ran a wonderful festival and provided a great performance opportunity to 16 student ensembles I would like to thank the Carrillo family for running our snack bar and netting us some extra funds- great work guys.
Friday evening is our CMEA Orchestra festival at Independence High School. We will be taking a school bus to and from the event. Students are to be at the orchestra room at 6:30 PM, in formal attire and ready to go. The event is free and open to the public, so any family or friends who wish to watch may meet us there and see our performance which is at about 8:30 PM. Those parents who attend the performance may take their students home from Independence. Otherwise, we should be back at Pioneer shortly after 10.
Students who still wish to audition for next year's ensembles must contact me and arrange the audition ASAP. I plan to post ensemble lists Friday night when we get back from CMEA (about 10 PM). Once those lists are posted, it becomes much more difficult for me to request changes to student schedules to get them into an ensemble. I also plan to post information about our 2012-2013 calendar at that time so that students and families can begin planning for the events which occur throughout the year.
Our Finale Concerts are coming up May 16 and 17. On Wednesday, the Beginning Band, Concert Band and Wind Ensemble will perform. On Thursday, the Orchestra and Jazz Band will perform. Both concerts are at 7:00 in the PAC and admission is free. These performances are the best way for you to show your support for the great work our students have been doing all year long and to hear the progress that they have made. I'm so pleased at the work they have done and am excited to showcase their achievements.
We will be hosting a dinner fundraiser on Wednesday, May 23 at Blue Rock BBQ on Meridian at Foxworthy. I'll be passing out a flier at our concerts and posting it online as the date gets closer. We've been able to raise about $450 with our two prior dinner fundraisers- let's see if we can raise another $300 this time! It's great BBQ and we all have to eat dinner anyway :)
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Sunday, April 22, 2012
4/23-4/27
Do you need to audition but haven't yet? Check out the Audition Page for last minute sign-ups and information. It is very important that all students who plan to join our program, or move up ensembles play an audition for me. I have added times on Monday the 23rd as well as Tuesday the 24th. Expect audition results to be posted on or about the evening of Friday, May 4.
We are hosting a Music In The Parks festival on Saturday here at Pioneer. All parents and students who plan to help us on Saturday must attend our planning meeting Monday evening. On the agenda will be things like job descriptions, what to expect, concessions planning, scheduling and much more. The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm in my classroom and should be over within an hour (except for concessions planning). There are about 5 parents who have contacted me to help- even if I've not responded to you directly, please do join us! If you have questions, contact me.
The Jazz Band and Orchestra will be performing in joint concert Friday night with the Castillero Orchestra and Jazz Band. The concert will begin at 7:00. Student performers call time will be 6:15. Part of our festival setup will include concert setup on Friday after school.
Orchestra will be participating in CMEA festival on Friday night, May 4. Times have yet to be announced, but as soon as I know more, I will let you know! Unfortunately, we were only able to secure a performance for Orchestra this year, and not for Concert Band or Wind Ensemble. This is purely a schedule conflict, not because I wanted to avoid the performance- both bands are doing a great job this year!
It's almost time for our Finale Concerts! In just 3 weeks, all 5 ensembles will be performing their last formal concert of the year (except for graduation). Beginning Band, Concert Band and Wind Ensemble will perform on Wednesday, May 16 while Orchestra and Jazz Band will perform on Thursday the 17th. Both concerts will begin at 7:00 in the PAC.
Live Reviews are due on Friday, May 18. Make sure that you take time if you haven't yet to get out and support live music! More information is on my Live Music page.
Graduation will be Thursday evening, May 31. All current Wind Ensemble students (non-seniors) and all students who are placed in Wind Ensemble for next year will be performing. There will be a school bus to take students to and from the event and our approximate times are 3:00 to 7:00.
We are hosting a Music In The Parks festival on Saturday here at Pioneer. All parents and students who plan to help us on Saturday must attend our planning meeting Monday evening. On the agenda will be things like job descriptions, what to expect, concessions planning, scheduling and much more. The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm in my classroom and should be over within an hour (except for concessions planning). There are about 5 parents who have contacted me to help- even if I've not responded to you directly, please do join us! If you have questions, contact me.
The Jazz Band and Orchestra will be performing in joint concert Friday night with the Castillero Orchestra and Jazz Band. The concert will begin at 7:00. Student performers call time will be 6:15. Part of our festival setup will include concert setup on Friday after school.
Orchestra will be participating in CMEA festival on Friday night, May 4. Times have yet to be announced, but as soon as I know more, I will let you know! Unfortunately, we were only able to secure a performance for Orchestra this year, and not for Concert Band or Wind Ensemble. This is purely a schedule conflict, not because I wanted to avoid the performance- both bands are doing a great job this year!
It's almost time for our Finale Concerts! In just 3 weeks, all 5 ensembles will be performing their last formal concert of the year (except for graduation). Beginning Band, Concert Band and Wind Ensemble will perform on Wednesday, May 16 while Orchestra and Jazz Band will perform on Thursday the 17th. Both concerts will begin at 7:00 in the PAC.
Live Reviews are due on Friday, May 18. Make sure that you take time if you haven't yet to get out and support live music! More information is on my Live Music page.
Graduation will be Thursday evening, May 31. All current Wind Ensemble students (non-seniors) and all students who are placed in Wind Ensemble for next year will be performing. There will be a school bus to take students to and from the event and our approximate times are 3:00 to 7:00.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
4/16- 4/20
Audition week! For more information about auditions- click here. Please note that I opened up audition times at PHS on Monday, April 23 from 1:45- 5:45. Click the audition page for more info.
This week will be CST block schedule meaning that on Monday students will have "S" period, Tuesday & Thursday periods 1, 3, 5 then Wednesday & Friday periods 2, 4 and 6. For more information, check out this schedule from Pioneer HS website.
Next week we will have our parent & student Festival planning meeting Monday, April 23 at 7:00 in my room. All parents and students who plan to work need to attend to get all the details and job assignments. Thanks to the parents who have let me know they would like to help out- if you haven't let me know, you can still join us Monday night at the planning meeting.
Next Friday, April 27, the Pioneer Jazz Band and String Orchestra will host a joint performance with Castillero's Jazz Band. This will be a great (and short) concert. Come out and support your friends and classmates next Friday at 7:00 in the PAC!
This week will be CST block schedule meaning that on Monday students will have "S" period, Tuesday & Thursday periods 1, 3, 5 then Wednesday & Friday periods 2, 4 and 6. For more information, check out this schedule from Pioneer HS website.
Next week we will have our parent & student Festival planning meeting Monday, April 23 at 7:00 in my room. All parents and students who plan to work need to attend to get all the details and job assignments. Thanks to the parents who have let me know they would like to help out- if you haven't let me know, you can still join us Monday night at the planning meeting.
Next Friday, April 27, the Pioneer Jazz Band and String Orchestra will host a joint performance with Castillero's Jazz Band. This will be a great (and short) concert. Come out and support your friends and classmates next Friday at 7:00 in the PAC!
Sunday, April 1, 2012
4/2- 4/6
Congratulations to the outstanding work from the musicians, cast and crew of West Side Story. In our six performances, we played for nearly 2,000 guests, including over 500 closing night alone! What a great experience this has been! Also, if you haven't seen this glowing review yet, you should really check it out.
Be sure to save Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28 on your calendar. The 27th will be a joint performance with Castillero's Jazz Band and Chamber Orchestra and our Jazz Band and Orchestra. Saturday we are hosting a festival for Music In the Parks. Look for a volunteer planning meeting one evening after spring break so that parents, students and I can all be on the same page and we can run an outstanding event.
Students who have yet to turn in their money from the candy bars should do so right away. I will pass out account statements to all students this week showing what money students may owe or may have credited at this point. While some students have done very well with fundraising and have significant account credits, there are still a few students with lingering debt which must be paid. If you have questions about this or need financial assistance, please don't hesitate to contact me.
The second grading period of this semester ends this week and I am working to get caught up on grades for everyone. With the new baby and the musical, some of these things have fallen behind where they should be- but all grades will be accurate prior to the time they are uploaded and sent home. Keep watching as more info will be published in the grade book every day this week. Thanks for your understanding with this.
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