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Thursday and Friday this week

Mrs. Sanders will be out of town with her senior daughter on a college visit this Thursday and Friday and will not be at school.  On Thursday, several students will be gone attending the honor roll party.  Thursday, sixth and seventh grade band students will NOT need instruments but 8th grade band students WILL need instruments.  On Friday, 8th grade band students will NOT need instruments.  Please make instruments are taken home over the weekend and practiced.  Smart Music assignments are now late that were due 1/26.  I will be listening to those and giving feedback and putting in PowerSchool.  I will assign a new set soon.  In the meantime please continue to practice what we have been doing in the book and honor/jazz music.  Solo/Ensemble music should be given out next week.  
Thanks!
 
Mrs. Sanders
 

All-West- Campus Map

Here is a map of the Northside High School campus in Jackson, TN.  The jazz and percussion auditions are on the south campus and the wind auditions are on the north campus.  Directions about parking are in the memo I posted earlier.  
Make sure you allow plenty of time to get there, park, and find where to go since there will probably be 1,000+ people there throughout the day.  Please read over the original letter I posted and the memo and please show patience through the process. Remember to find someone to carpool with if you need to. Let me know if you have any questions.
 
Mrs. S.
 

Reminder for Friday 1/10 yearbook pics

Please wear your yellow band shirt to school.  If you are in honor band, please wear your black pants and anyone else may wear jeans or whatever.  Honor Band members need to bring their white shirt with them (guys also bring a tie.... any color) and black shoes (and black socks if you wear socks) to change into for pics.  After honor band pics, jazz band members will change into their black shirt that they are to also bring.  Order of pics - 6th grade band, 7th grade band, 8th grade band, honor band, jazz band.  
Please do NOT forget your clothes!  You will not be allowed in the picture if you are not dressed appropriately.  Remember this is very important!
 
Mrs. Sanders
 

2020 All-West audition letter

Here is the letter with any information you may need for next Saturday's All-West audition.  At the end of the letter is a list of chronological audition times if you need to arrange a carpool with someone.  I will give out paper copies of this for reference.  Good luck to all that are auditioning!  I am sooooo proud of you and your hard work!!!
 
Mrs. Sanders
 

Memphis Area Honor Band Director Bio

Here is more information about the conductor of the Memphis Area Honor Band on Jan. 23-25.  Please fill out the interest/commitment form by this Friday Jan. 10 so that I can email it to the Overton High directors and then please pay your $25 registration fee by next Friday 1/17.  I will draft another info letter once I know who is participating and we will coordinate carpools.  I hope you will consider attending!
 
Mrs. S.
 

Appling Honor Band 2019/2020 REVISED

Here is an updated list of who is in the Appling Honor Band after the second round of auditions last week.  Congratulations to all!  Our first rehearsal together with new people is Monday, January 6th.
I hope everyone has an awesome Christmas and Happy New Year!
 
Mrs. Sanders
 

Concert Update for this Thursday

Everyone- 
 
We wanted to give you an update on Thursday's Holiday Concert! Here is the information on the concert:
 
New Hope Church (Whitten/Yale)
If you can help with equipment, be at the school at 5:20pm
5:45pm for set up at the church
Students arrive at 6pm
Concert Starts at 6:30pm
 
Concert attire for the students is white tops. Boys need to wear a tie. Black bottoms. Black Shoes. Santa Hats optional. 
 
Starting at 6pm- our silent auction will be taking place in the lobby. If you have any items that you are donating, please have it in to the school by Wednesday so we can prep it for the auction! We currently have right at 40 items to choose from! In between groups, you will be able to come out and see how your bids are holding up. We will also leave the auction open for 15 minutes after the concert concludes. Winners will be contacted via email after the concert or in person that night. Here is a sampling of where we have items from:
 
Bartlett Home Furnishings 
School of Rock 
Mojo's Café 
Thai Bistro
Cordova Bowling 
Simoniz 
Bluff City Virtual Reality
Escapology
Hershey's Chocolate
Express Oil
Go Ape
Molly's 
Southern Tan<brstyle="color: rgb(28,="" 30,="" 33);="" font-size:="" 14px;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" normal;?="">Pitter Potter
Paint a Piece
Tiger Book Store</brstyle="color:>
Memphis Zoo
JayBear Bakeshop
Side Porch Steak House
Revolve Guitar and Music Shop
Mike Conley Signed Basketball
Bartlett Preforming Arts- Angelina Ballerina
Iris Orchestra
Memphis Symphony Orchestra
Eden Spa and Laser
Top Gun Firearms Center
Stage Road Barber Shop
Holiday Florist
Bartlett Taekwondo
Pop's 
Starbuck's
Bluff City Escape Rooms
Garibaldi's 
East Coast Wings and Grill
JCPenny Portraits Studio
 
We also have several items from All American Classics! These include framed items (we will be posting some pictures on our Facebook page!) and we have three vacations that you can bid on as well! 4 days/3 nights in New Orleans, 5 Days/4 nights or 8 days/7 nights in Mexico! 
 
So be sure to bring all your family and friends and enjoy the evening! Thanks for your help and see you there!

 
Jeremy Stinson
AMS Band Booster President

Schedule for December

This week (12/2-12/6)
Monday - Honor Band 2:15-4
Tuesday - Jazz Band 2:15-4; Poinsettia pickup 4:00-5:00
Wednesday - 8th grade Required Rehearsal 2:15-4
Thursday - nothing
Friday - Allwest Help session 2:15-4; Deadline for spring trip deposits of $75 and also honor band fee of $50 and jazz band fee of $25.... checks payable to Appling Band; Deadline for Smart Music and Sight-reading Factory assignments
 
Next week (12/9-12/13)
Monday - Jazz Band 2:15-4
Tuesday - 7th grade Required Rehearsal 2:15-4
Wednesday - 6th grade Required Rehearsal 2:15-4; Deadline to register for All-West TN Band (7th and 8th grade non beginners will automatically be registered and optional for beginners)
Thursday - APPLING BAND HOLIDAY CONCERT 6:30 pm New Hope Christian Church.  Be there at 6 for warm up (5:20 at school to help with equipment and 5:45 at church to help with set up).  Concert attire - white shirt (guys wear a tie), black bottoms, black shoes, Santa hats optional.  We will have our first annual silent auction in the lobby before and during the concert.  We are in need of donated items to be turned in by Dec. 10 and email Mrs. Sanders at [email protected] if you have questions.  There is an event for the concert on our Facebook page A.M.S. Band Bartlett, TN if you can please share with everyone you know to invite them to this event.  
Friday - All-West help session 2:15-4
 
Week of 12/16-12/20:
Monday 12/16 - Jazz Band holiday tour 1:30-5
Tuesday 12/17 All-West Help Session 6 am; Honor Band 2:15-4
Wednesday 12/18 - Second round of honor band auditions for beginners and open spots
Thursday 12/19 All-West Help session 6 am
Friday 12/20 half day - Honor and jazz band will perform at holiday assembly - wear Christmas clothes/colors
 
 

Smart Music/Sightreading Factory Assignments due 12/6

Students were assigned Smart Music and Sight-reading Factory assignments before Thanksgiving break and they are due by midnight Friday night 12/6.  Each grade level band will have two sight-reading factory assignments to complete (6th grade level one, 7th grade level two, and 8th grade level three). You will have five attempts on each one but it will regenerate new material each time you try again.  Each one is worth 20 points (40 total) so please try your  best. Please use this program as a tool to help you, even when they aren't "assignments".
For Smart Music, here are your assignments (total 60 points):
6th grade:  #48, 57, and Habits book Rhythm exercise 3b
7th grade: C, G, D, A scales and EE book two #37
8th grade: C, G, D, A scales and EE book three #62
Again, please listen back to yourself and submit your best.  Slow down tempos if you need to and use the metronome clicks if you need to.

Update for Thursday 11/21 - 7th and 8th graders

7th and 8th grade band students:
You will need to wear your band shirt on Thursday.  We will not be playing at the pep rally as originally planned.  They want to keep the pep rally very short and only introduce the homecoming court.... so no pep band, cheerleaders, dance team, etc...... However, we ARE STILL PLAYING AT THE HOMECOMING BASKETBALL GAME.  7th and 8th graders will be coming to the band room after they call after school activities and we will hang out and have pizza provided by the band boosters.  Around 3:05 we will go to the gym and set up for the game.  They will be doing the homecoming court recognition before the game starts at 3:30.  We will be playing before and after the game, during halftime, and timeouts.  Students will be dismissed at 5:00 from the band room for pick up.  If students have permission from parents, they may stay for the boys game, but we are not performing at the boys game.  That game will probably be over around 6:15.  
This is a required event for all 7th and 8th grade band students unless they have a valid written excuse.  If you need to pick up your child before 5 pm, please come in to get them.  
Make sure instruments are taken home over the holiday break!
Let me know if you have any questions.
 
Angela Sanders