Congratulations to the All-West TN Band members for outstanding performances this past weekend!  We were definitely well represented with 15 members!  I have posted pictures on our A.M.S. Band Bartlett, TN Facebook page if you want to take a look.

The bands will be busy working in their books this week and continuing to work on the solo/ensemble music that was distributed last week.  I have put solo/ensemble songs on your Smart Music and you are to submit two of them (your choice and with the highest scores) for a grade and any more than that can be for extra credit.  These are due by Sunday, March 4.  Please work hard on these and only submit your best work!  

Students will be sightreading new music this week also to select songs for our spring concert.  

Honor and jazz band 2nd spring trip payment was due Feb. 1 and there are still a few that have not turned that in.  Please get this in asap.  The follower form is due by March 1.

Honor and jazz bands are busy rehearsing for upcoming West TN festivals.  I have registered honor band for concert festival which will be March 6 or 7.  Honor band will be performing in a pre-festival concert on Tuesday Feb. 27 at 6:30 at New Hope Christian Church along with our Appling strings, Elmore Park Honor Band, and Bon Lin Honor Band.  We will be receiving feedback from guest directors so that we can use that to better ourselves for upcoming competitions.  We will be wearing uniforms to this event and will be fitting students at the next four rehearsals...... it is SUPER IMPORTANT that everyone is here at these rehearsals.

The Christian Brothers Honor Band is next Friday 2/23 and Saturday 2/24.  Applications were distributed in class or can be found on our webpage at www.applingband.com  I need these applications and the $25 registration fee by this Tuesday 2/12 so that I can mail to them by Friday and start coordinating car pools.  I highly encourage you to participate in this event if you want to.  I have heard that there are already over 60 participants, so a bigger year than last year.  

I am available during parent/teacher conferences this Thursday evening if anyone needs to speak to me or you may email me any time at [email protected].  

Looking forward to a great week!

 

Angela Sanders