Band Notes: Week 18
December 10-14
A Note From Your Directors
It is concert week!! Please make sure to check out ALL of the details for our December concert tomorrow! We also have band auditions due to Google Classroom on Wednesday so please encourage your student to practice their audition music.
**Symphonic band members have a very different sectional schedule this week. They have signed up for a 10 minute slot to go over their solo with Mr. Wood. The students signed up for the time slot. Honor band sectional schedule is normal.
As always, if you have any additional questions then please reach out.
-Mr. Wood, Ms. Hoffman, & Mr. Seymour
Texas Legends Suite Raffle
The suite is valued at $1,500 and includes:
- 14 Tickets,
- 4 Parking Passes,
- Catered Meal and (non alcoholic) drinks.
To purchase tickets online and for more info please click HERE.
Winner announced at the Staley Middle School December Band Concert on December 10th. You DO NOT need to be present to win. Receipt of goods or services valued at $1,500. Raffle will take place before the final song of the concert (Symphonic Band). All proceeds will be donated to the SMSBPA, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization supporting the students of the Staley Band Program.
**The Texas Legends Suite has graciously been donated by InTouch Credit Union**
Should you need to miss your sectional, you only have 1 week to make it up!
Band Cage Decorating!
- Students are allowed to decorate their band cage for the holiday!! At the end of the semester, there will be prizes for the best decorations so students are encouraged to be as creative as possible!!
- The decorations that are already up are so creative! Keep the, coming!
*Decorations must be school appropriate and must not have electronic sounds coming from them so to not be a classroom distraction.
Spring 2019 Band Auditions
- Brass and woodwind students have an etude (small piece) and 3 scales that have been pre-selected.
- Percussion students have a snare etude and a mallet etude.
The auditions will be done through Google Classroom so students have the opportunity to work on their audition material until they are satisfied with the recording.
All recordings MUST be submit to Google Classroom by December 12.
Solos
- All 7th/8th grade students received their solo before we left for break. (Yay!)
- Students are encouraged to visit the website found HERE to play with the recordings provided so they may practice with a piano accompaniment.
- Students were told that if they would like to switch solos, they may, but must first fill out the form at the bottom of the Solo page. You may click HERE to access the form.
- These solos are for our Solo competition on February 1st.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra's Big Brassy Christmas
This is not an official Staley Band trip but we always want to let you know about Professional concerts going on in our area! Make sure to take pictures and share with us if you go!
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018, 09:00 PM
Stonebriar Community Church, Legendary Drive, Frisco, TX, USA
Frisco High School Band Concert
- Come out and listen to the Frisco High School Band Concert! It will be an evening filled with great music and you will be able to see a glimpse of what band concerts are like in high school!
- We love supporting our feeder high schools!
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018, 07:00 PM
Frisco High School
Remind 101 & Social Media
Make sure you are "in the loop" with our fastest way of communication!
Beginning Band: @staleybb
Concert Band: @staleycb
Honor Band: @staleyhb
Symphonic Band: @staleysb
Text to the number 81010
Facebook: facebook.com/staleyband
Twitter: @staleyband
Instagram: @StaleyBand
Sectional Candy
We always can use more section candy!
A huge Thank You to those who have already donated!
We appreciate your support in encouraging and rewarding our students for their hard work.
Upcoming Events
- Dec. 10: DECEMBER CONCERT!
- Dec. 10: Texas Legends Suite Raffle at the concert!
- Dec. 11: Frisco High School Band Concert at 7:00pm
- Dec. 11: Dallas Symphony Orchestra's Big Brassy Christmas
- Dec. 12: Audition recordings submit to Google Classroom
- Dec. 18: Memorial High School Band Concert at 7:00pm
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Staley Band
Ms. Hoffman - hoffmans@friscoisd.org
Mr. Seymour - seymours@friscoisd.org
Website: staleyband.org
Location: 6927 Stadium Lane, Frisco, TX, USA
Phone: 469-633-4500
Facebook: facebook.com/staleyband
Twitter: @staleyband