Good afternoon band family! This is the first weekly band news post of the year! These will be sent out via Remind every Sunday before the new week! The intention is to help keep you all updated and provide a reference point for everything going on that week! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me on Remind or email. My address is [email protected]. An answer will be provided within 24 hours during the week.
Here’s what to expect this week! - Monday is Freshman open house from 6:00pm - 7:30pm. The band will not be playing as the band room is currently inaccessible due to them redoing the lights. band will have a table set up in the court yard to answer any questions and provide information. - On Wednesday from 12-2pm, the executive leadership team and I will be reorganizing the room to get ready for the new year! All leadership members are welcome to join. Donuts will be provided! - Thursday is the first day of school!! It is also our first REQUIRED after school marching band practice 2:30-5:30pm. Please bring a change of clothes, your instrument, and everything you need for a successful rehearsal. It’s time to continue the positive momentum from band camp! Our first home game and performance of Mythos is August 18th!! - Saturday, August 12th, we will be hosting the 2023 Drum Corps International Finals night beginning at 6pm and ending at 11pm. Students are invited to come view the best marching units in the world compete for the world championship. It will be $5 to enter and will include pizza, popcorn, drinks, and other snacks, as well as 5 hours of amazing band content! Please see Mr. Wiley this week to secure your spot! Students can pay at the door, but I must know you’re coming first to get the right amount of food. - Parents, if you have applied to volunteer, you will officially be cleared this week. Please send me your name upon completing the application so I can make sure our coordinator at pslhs approves you. New parents can always apply through the school board website! It’s super easy and very helpful! - Enjoy your last few days of summer break and I am beyond excited for this new school year and all the opportunities that come with it! I will provide you all with my absolute best day in and day out!
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Friday is our final day of band camp! The kids, parents, and staff have seriously been kicking butt this year and we can’t wait to show you what you have learned!
Friday’s camp schedule is different and will be as follows: 12:00pm - camp begins in music sectionals inside 1:30pm - full band 2;45pm - transition to field 3:00pm - stretch 3:10pm - fundamental block review 3:30pm - snack break 3:40pm - drill review 4:30pm - review for showcase performance! 5:15pm - break 5:30pm - Kona Ice truck arrives for parents and students! Free, unlimited snow cones! 6:00pm - Showcase begins! Either the stadium or auditorium weather depending. 6:30pm - dismissal and end of camp!! We are encouraging all parents to attend to see the amazing work your students have been doing!! You may also be able to learn a thing or two about what it is to be a marching Jaguar, but that will be a surprise! See you all Friday! Good morning band family and happy July! I hope you are having the absolute best time with the ones you care about most! Today marks TWO WEEKS before band camp, beginning on July 17th at 9am! I just wanted to give a few reminders for you all as we close the gap to camp!
- Get excited. This year is going to be amazing! I’m so motivated to make this the best year yet! Join me in the process of making awesomeness!!! - Hydrate!!! Drink water every day to make sure you are filled with plenty of fluids, that way your body isn’t shocked! - Get outside everyday and get used to the heat! Going for a bike ride, a walk, playing sports, etc, will be greatly beneficial! Start now if you haven’t :) - Attempt to get your sleep schedule on track….. lol! If you have been going to sleep at 3am and waking up at 1pm, it may be a good idea to try and get on a more “normal” schedule! We will begin at 9am sharp on July 17th! - PRACTICE YOUR INSTRUMENTS! Trust me on this one….. we’re trying to do big things this year. - Begin creating a mental checklist of things you’ll need for camp. Appropriate, light colored, athletic clothing, supportive athletic shoes, food for your lunches, a water jug to start (we will be providing uniform water jugs hopefully after the first few days. - Parents, please remember that if you’d like to help with the band this season, we will need you to complete the short and easy volunteer application on the st lucie schools website! Just google st lucie county school volunteers and it’ll be the first link. - Also, the band is always accepting donations of gallon water jugs, water bottles, salty snacks, fruit gummies, sunscreen, etc if you feel so inclined! Thanks in advance!! - Don’t forget the three forms (posted one before this one on the website) and $175 band fee are due by the first Wednesday of camp, July 19th, or asap. - Students, if you haven’t already, please let me know your shirt size at the following link! Also any NON band STUDENTS who would like either a show shirt or polo, please indicate your size, name, and which one you’d like on the same link. They are $15 a piece for anyone who isn’t a current student. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=T03JsunXB0ejlSFUSSO_MOHRcQJb_FdClzaLVjRLvIhUMUJXTFFBWkQyMDQyRU5DTTNZREQ1ODBGNy4u Thats it for now! Thank you very much and I CANT WAIT to get this season started! Enjoy the rest of your summer break and don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions!
That time of year is upon us! It is time to gear up and get ready for next years marching season! In this post, you will find any necessary information to prepare for your audition and/or your leadership interview!
Interviews: Who has to interview? Anyone who is planning to go out for a leadership position must complete an interview! These will be held in Mr. Wiley's office during classes on Monday, Tuesday, May 15th-16th. Your time slot is posted in the band room. How should I prepare? All leadership candidates should be expected to know the duties of the position(s) you are applying for. All candidates must dress professionally for their interview and expect to answer questions that revolve around what your expectations are to better the band program. Auditions: Who has to audition? Not all leadership candidates have to complete an audition. Only those seeking to be on executive leadership (Drum Major, Band Captain, or 1st and 2nd Lieutenant), or a section leader/section captain must complete an audition. You will find the requirements for your auditions below. Drum Major Auditions: Drum Major auditions will be held in the PLSHS Band Room on Monday, May 15th from 2:00pm-3:30pm. During this audition, you must conduct a prepared piece of your choosing, conduct the prepared excerpt, sight analyze a score provided to you, and must perform marching fundamentals and teach marching fundamentals. Refer to Drum Major Audition Sheet given to you. Executive Leadership/Section Leader Auditions: Executive Leadership Auditions will be held in the PSLHS Band Room on Tuesday, May 16th from 2:00pm - 6:00pm. Your audition times are posted in the PSLHS Band Room. This audition will be judged based on 3 categories: Performing Marching Fundamentals, Teaching Marching Fundamentals, and Playing. Performing Marching Fundamentals - Leadership Candidates will be asked to demonstrate basic marching skills. Be prepared to demonstrate from the following commands - ( You should prepare all, but will be asked to perform 5)
Playing - All executive leadership/section leader candidates Candidates will have to play major scales on their instruments. You will be performing 3 major scales from the following list: C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D, A. Your scales should be in pass-off rhythm with arpeggios. Bonus points will be applied to candidates who can perform scales in more than 1 octave. Color Guard Captain Auditions: Section captain auditions will be held in the PSLHS Bandroom on Tuesday, May 16th from 2:00pm - 6:00pm. Your audition times are posted in the band room. The color guard captain position will be judged on 4 categories: Performing Marching Fundamentals - Guard captain Candidates will be asked to demonstrate basic marching skills. Be prepared to demonstrate from the following commands - ( You should prepare all, but will be asked to perform 5)
Teaching Flag Basics - Candidates should be expected to teach drop spins, butterflies, and blue devils. Teaching Weapon Basics - Candidates should be expected to teach consecutives, stops, and singles. Percussion Captain Auditions: Section captain positions will be held in the PSLHS Bandroom Tuesday, May 16th from 2:00pm - 6:00pm. Your audition time is posted in the band room. The drum captain position will be judged on 4 categories: Performing Marching Fundamentals - Section Leader Candidates will be asked to demonstrate basic marching skills. Be prepared to demonstrate from the following commands - ( You should prepare all, but will be asked to perform 5)
Playing - It is important for the percussion captain to be able to demonstrate and play on all of the percussion instruments. You will be expected to perform all required material from the audition packed given to you by Mr. Cromer. Demonstrating a Sectional Plan - Leading sectionals will be a very large part of the percussion captain job. During your audition, you will have to give a verbal plan outlining your ideal sectional. This will be asked interview style. Pit Captain will need to demonstrate a competent understanding on Mallets. You will need to be prepared to play the following scales in two octaves: Bb, F, Eb, C, Db, Ab, D, A GOOOOOOOOOOD morning band family! I know a lot of you are exhausted this morning and that’s awesome! That means you had tons of fun. I would again like to give a huge thanks to Mr. Cromer for stepping up and leading this trip flawlessly at the last minute! Make sure you say thank you to him as much as you can. Also big thank you to our team of chaperones for keeping things smooth and timely! Lastly, thank YOU, students, for participating well and keeping things well behaved and FUN.
I know the last thing you wanna do is think about anything other than relaxing…… but, if course, the show MUST go on! It’s spectrum week! Here is what to expect. I will be in school partially this week, but will be there some every day, just to make sure I’m helping with my babies at home AND in the band room 😅 On Monday I will be in school from 5th period until after school rehearsal - Monday - Symphonic band rehearsal 2-4pm. Attendance very important as this is the last full rehearsal. - Monday - color guard 2:30-5:00pm. On Tuesday I will be in school from 4th period until after school rehearsal - Tuesday - wind ensemble 2-3:45pm and jazz band 4–5pm On Wednesday I will be in school from 3rd period until the dress rehearsal - Wednesday - we will be having our Spectrum dress rehearsal with the full band from 2-5pm! All students required to attend - Thursday is the concert!!! Call time will be 6pm in the band room for all students and doors will open at 6:30pm for guests. Tickets are on sale for $7 each on ticketspicket.com! Please consider coming on out to this concert, it will be a wonderful experience! Let’s pack the auditorium! - Looking ahead, next week is a full week as well! We will be conducting leadership interviews and auditions (stay tuned for a post tomorrow detailing all of that, as well as the schedule posted in the band room for when your times will be.) all leadership auditions will be on Monday and Tuesday after school - Monday will be drum major auditions, and Tuesday will be everyone else. Interviews will be held during classes. - Reminder that band banquet tickets are on sale for $10 each!! Come see me to purchase for you and your guests. Tickets are on sale until NEXT Monday. The banquet is on May 20th at 6pm at the event center on Walton road! It is highly encouraged that ALL band students attend, and parents are highly encouraged to attend as well. This is a FULL BAND event to celebrate all the hard work you’ve put in this year, and to honor our seniors. - Also next week….. on Wednesday May 17th, a very small ensemble will be performing in the morning for the PSLPD annual ceremony at the police station. You will be approached about this if you haven’t already if you are included. That’s it for now! Please reach out with any questions and GET SOME REST! See you all tomorrow. Trip Itinerary
May 5th - 5:15am - band room opens. 5:45am - load bus/vans 6:15am - depart pslhs 8:30am - arrive at parks and distribute tickets (annual pass holders, don't forget your passes! This is crucial), split into groups 9:00am - enter parks with your groups 12-1pm - suggested lunch time (on your own) 5:00pm- begin heading towards the bus 5:30pm- depart parks for hotel 5:45pm- hotel check in (split into rooms) 6:30pm- Load buses 6:45pm- depart for Dave and Busters 7:15pm - dinner part 1 8:30pm - dinner part 2 9:30pm- Depart D&B 10:00pm - Hotel hang out time (must remain on your floor, do not enter the room of a member of the opposite gender). 11:00pm - in your rooms - doors taped for the night. May 6th 6:30am- wake up! 7:00am- breakfast at hotel/get ready for performance 8:00am - depart for performance at Universal - Bring your show shirt and park clothes 8:30am - arrive at sound stage 33 for performance/unload 8:45am - Set up/warm up 9:00am - Perform 9:30am - End of performance 9:45am - change/put instruments away/enter parks 12:30pm - suggested lunch time on your own/park time 6:00pm - suggested dinner time 9:00pm - parks close 9:15pm - meet at bus 10:00pm - arrive at hotel - hangout time 11:15pm - in your rooms, doors taped for the night. May 7th 7:30am - wake up 8:00am - breakfast 8:45am - pack up/load buses 9:30am - depart Orlando 12:00pm - Arrive at PSLHS/dismiss Good morning all! Attached is the weekly news! The band trip is in 5 days! - Color guard will practice Monday, 2:30-5:00pm
- Band trip rehearsals will be Tuesday and Thursday 2-4pm! There will be no symphonic band or wind ensemble after school this week! - On Wednesday, there will be percussion 2-4pm and a drum major session 2-3pm. This drum major help session will be all about preparing for the audition, so serious candidates should definitely plan on attending. - Band banquet tickets are on sale! $10 each. Banquet tickets need to be purchased by Monday, May 15th! - Banquet is on May 20th! We are looking for any volunteers who may be interested in helping with the banquet in any way! Set up, decorations, baking desserts, etc! Reach out to either myself, Lori Chandler, or Jackie Roth! Thank you! - Spectrum concert is May 11th at 7pm! Tickets will go on sale tomorrow! - ALL band chaperones for the trip, please email me your best phone contact when you read this! Thanks so much! - Reach out with any questions you may have! Thanks. The band trip is THIS FRIDAY!! Below you will find some information to help you pack, plan , and know what to expect.
Student Packing List: Please label all luggage with your name! 1. Comfortable outfit/shoes for the park on Friday. If you're bringing a bag into the park, please remember it needs to be able to fit in a locker for rides, and they are not very big. Hats and sunglasses for the park may help. 2. Nicer outfit for dinner Friday night (nothing crazy, maybe just something you'd wear to a dinner with friends. 3. Concert black for winds and percussion performing on Saturday morning. Don't forget belts, dress shoes, and black dress socks! 4. Your instrument and music to play. Percussionists, any instruments that aren't considered "large percussion". 5. Your fireborn show shirt to wear in the park on Saturday. Chaperones, if you need a show shirt, let me know! 6. Any toiletries you need for the hotel. Toothbrush, deodorant, shampoo, body wash, etc. 7. Any snacks you would like to bring for the hotel/bus. 8. Extra money for souvenirs AND food in the parks (lunch Friday and lunch/dinner Saturday). 9. Pillows/blankets you want to bring. Must be small enough to pack OR fit on the bus without issue. 10. Any electronics you need. Chargers, gaming consoles, tablets, etc. Must fit in your luggage. 11. Sunscreen. Chaperones - consider having a bag with a couple extra bottles of water/snacks for your groups if absolutely needed. On Saturday, you will be provided a list of your student's and their phone numbers. It will be your responsibility to create a group chat with them to remain in contact. Congratulations to all on great auditions! The roster for this summer’s production of The Sound of Music are posted below! Rehearsals begin next Tuesday, please refer to the schedule sent out by Mr. Cromer!
Violin - Krystle Martinez Violin - Viola - Cello - Jayne Bouchfaa Bass - Mr. Cromer String Synth - Andy Risi Flute 1 - Adrianna Perfetti Flute 2 - Emily Schwartz Flute 2 - Manuel Ocando Oboe - Lucas Schwerdtfeger Bassoon - Paris Lopez Clarinet 1 - Jake Ingrum Clarinet 2 - Stephany Roberts Clarinet 2 - Parker Button Trumpet 1 - Matt Marquez Trumpet 2 - Phillip Bergerman Horn 1 - Isaac Roman Horn 2 - Andrew Whitlach Horn 3 - Bernadine Estinoble Trombone 1 - Jonathan Tinoco Trombone 2 - Alexandra Gerohristodoulos Trombone 2 - Christian Garcia Tuba 1 - Jack Markham Tuba 2 - Brian Vega-Hernandez Percussion - Dominic Dunnagan |
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