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Honor Band/Community band concert info letter

I have attached the letter that was given out on Friday of last week.  Please send back the detached form with your $7 per ticket as soon as possible.  Children ages 6 and under will still need a ticket but do not need to pay.  Your performing child of course will also not need a ticket.  Reminder that the Appling band will receive all money from presales and anything bought at the door will go to community band.  I will have to return any unsold tickets by next Wednesday March 1, so please act quickly.

Schedule and announcements for this week 1/30-2/3

I hope everyone had a great weekend!  The Appling band was represented well at the UT Martin Honor Band with six students and Memphis Area Honor Band with twelve students.  They had a good time and learned a lot.  Pictures and videos are posted on our Facebook page at:  A.M.S. Band Bartlett, TN.  If you would like to go to the Christian Brothers High School honor band on Feb. 17-18, please get your application and $20 fee (payable to Appling Band) in by the end of this week.  I am the guest clinician and would love to see a lot of my Appling kids participate. 
Smart Music was due last night (1/29).  If you did not complete your assignments, they are now late and points will be taken off.  I must listen to them all and get them in PowerSchool because interims are due by Friday afternoon.  Please stay on top of these.  As I am listening, I hear a lot of good things and a lot of kids that are turning in things without spending the time and attention to detail that they need to.  Please only submit your best work!  When you have over two weeks to work on things and procrastinate until the last day, you cannot possibly submit your best work and it will leave you very stressed out.  I will be posting solos soon for the solo/ensemble festival and you are to turn in two of those (your choice) for a grade and others can be extra credit.  I will also be posting songs for honor band members to have access to for help for their upcoming concerts and festival.
Here is the schedule for the week:
Monday:  Honor Band 2:15-4:00
Tuesday:  Jazz Band 2:15-4:00
Wednesday:  Honor Band 2:15-4:00
Christian Brothers applications and $ and All-West clinic permission slips and $ due by the end of the week.
 
I hope everyone has a great week!
 
Mrs. S.
 

Christian Bro. Honor Band Application

Here is the application for the Christian Brothers High School honor band event on Feb. 17-18.  I will be the guest clinician for this and would love for a lot of my Appling students to attend if you are interested and available. Any event like this is a great learning experience and will also look great on your resume.   If you can get your application in no later than Friday Feb. 3 along with $20 cash or check made to Appling band so that we can make one big check, I will deliver them to their director during All-West clinic instead of having to mail it.  Once I have your application, I will get you a permission slip memo so that we can arrange some carpools.  Let me know if you have any questions. 
 
Mrs. S.
 

Memphis Area Band Letter Permission.

We have 14 students that will be attending the Memphis Area Honor Band this Thurs-Sat. at Overton High School.    Please get the permission slip and the $25 fee payable to Appling band in by this Tuesday and preferably by Monday so that we can make chaperone arrangements.  Make sure to be preparing a solo of your choice (preferably All-West music), scales, and sightreading.  You will need a copy of your music for the judge.  Let me know if you have any questions.
 
Mrs. S.
 

BCS 8th grade Honor Band Permission Slip

8th graders will be given this in class tomorrow, but it is also here if you would like to print it out and look over it.  This will be due NO LATER THAN THIS FRIDAY JANUARY 20.  Please work on your 4 pieces of music individually and we will be working hard on them in class this week.  Percussion don't forget that you have a drumline rehearsal tomorrow night (Tuesday 1/7) 5:30-8:30 to review what was learned last fall (they will feed you pizza). 
 
I'm looking forward to this event with you guys! Work hard!
 
Mrs. S.
 

Smart Music assignments posted due 1/29

New Smart Music assignments have been posted for all three grade levels and will be due Sunday 1/29.  Please stay on top of these and spend time on them.  Only submit your best work.  Slow the tempos down if you need to and isolate parts.  Listen to or play along with the "my part" to hear how it goes and then take it away to submit.    This collectively is worth 120 points so make sure to do it.
 
6th grade:  #71,76,78,84,90, and 91
7th grade:  #48, 49, 55,57,74, and 106
8th grade:  Whiteleaf Hill m. 61-77 and m.95-116; Grand Galop March m.1-42 and m.43-126
 

Congratulations to AllWest TN Band Members

Congratulations to the 59 students who followed through with their auditions this past Saturday for the AllWest TN band.  Appling Band had 9 students selected and 4 alternates!  They will participate in a three day clinic event on Feb. 9-11 with all of the other best students in West Tennessee.  This is a HUGE HONOR.  I am so proud of everyone's hard work and for conquering your nerves.  You learned so much through the process of learning your scales and learning the prepared music and practicing your sightreading skills.  If you did not make it this year, don't be discouraged and keep practicing because you have a lot of experience now and more confidence to make it next year.  Those 7th and 8th grade non beginners who did not show up for this required part of their grade will perform for me in class for partial credit. 
 
The following students were selected:
Blue Band (top group):
Kenneth Burnett (8th grade) - 1st chair percussion
Thien Vuong (7th grade) - 1st chair bassoon
Mazen Al-Ramahi (8th grade) - 2nd chair tenor sax
Tony Cox (7th grade) - 3rd chair baritone
 
Red Band (second group):
Emily Segura (6th grade):  2nd chair clarinet
Maddie Chapman (8th grade):  11th chair clarinet
Chris Brown (8th grade):  17th chair clarinet
Tyler Cook (8th grade):  7th chair trumpet
Jeremiah Bowman (8th grade):  1st chair baritone saxophone
 
Alternates:
Joey Odo (8th grade) - 1st alternate trumpet
Libby Graham (8th grade) - 2nd alternate clarinet
Samantha Upshaw (6th grade) - 7th alternate clarinet
Carter Rayburn (8th grade) - 4th alternate french horn
 
 
 

Honor Band results for 20162017

Please look at the revised honor band list after we had the second round of honor band auditions last week.  We will have our first rehearsal with everyone and the new additions this Monday 1/9 after school until 4.  I will give new people their welcome letter then.  Get ready to work hard for our busy semester!
 
Mrs. S.
 

Memphis Area Honor Band memo

Here is the information memo for Memphis Area Honor Band on Jan. 26-28 at Overton High School.  There is an extremely quick turnaround on this and I need these forms back by this Tuesday 1/10 for those interested so that I can get them the list and so that we have time to plan chaperones and carpools.  This is a great event and I hope you will consider going.
 
Mrs. S.
 

2017 All-West audition letter

Please read the attach letter with details about All-West auditions next Saturday Jan. 14.  I have listed where to be, what to do, last minute tips and reminders, and a chronological list of the 68 Appling students auditioning.  You may also look at www.wtsboa.com under What's New where they posted times alpabetically.  Everyone needs to practice hard and we will do last minute reviewing next week.  Please try your absolute hardest to come to our help sessions next Tuesday and Thursday morning at 6 and/or next Fri. after school until 4. 
Practice Practice!
 
Mrs. S.
 

Schedule and announcements for this week 1/2-1/6

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Years!  This is going to be a very busy 2nd semester!  I have attached the January and February calendars below and will have printed out copies in class this week.  Here are a few of the highlights:  Jan. 14 - All-West auditions Arlington High (still haven't posted audition times but as soon as they do I will give you a detailed information letter), Jan. 24 - 8th grade All District Honor Band at Bartlett High, Jan. 26-28 UT Martin Honor Band, Feb. 9-11 All-West Clinic, Feb.17-18 Christian Bros High Honor Band, March 3 Honor Band performs with Bartlett Community Band on combined concert, March 7 or 8 West TN concert Festival.  Honor Band will mostly follow the Mon/Wed schedule and jazz band the Tuesday schedule with a few exceptions. 
We will be working hard to prepare for All-West auditions and review scales and sight reading these next few weeks with 7th and 8th graders and also listen to sections on prepared music.  6th grade will continue in their method book and also sight read. 
 
Here is the schedule for this week 1/2-1/6:
Tuesday - Jazz Band 2:15-4:00 (please be picked up on time because I have to work the basketball game afterwards)
Wednesday - Honor Band 2nd round of auditions for open spots (over at 4)
Thursday - Band Booster meeting 6 pm band room (discuss preliminary plans for trip and fundraising opportunities)
Friday - All-West help session until 4
 
Next week 1/9-1/14
Monday - Honor Band until 4
Tuesday - All-West morning help session 6 am; Jazz Band until 4
Wednesday - Honor Band until 4
Thursday - All-West morning help session 6 am
Friday - All-West help session until 4
Saturday - All-West auditions Arlington High - times TBA
 
Welcome back and I hope everyone has a great week!
 
Mrs. Sanders