Hudson Hawk Band Updates
Week of September 21-25
Virtual Pizza Party & Trivia Night
Pizza fundraiser at Dough Gourmet Pizza - 972-905-5429
**Mention the Hudson Band Fundraiser when ordering to help our band program!**
Thursday, Sep 24, 2020, 06:30 PM
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Dough Gourmet Pizza Fundraiser
972-905-5429
This restaurant is relatively new to Sachse and their pizza is DELICIOUS! Try the cheesy bread; it is SO GOOD!
Assignments Due This Week
**EXTRA CREDIT THIS WEEK (Ed Puzzle: Time Signatures). Students only need to complete if they would like to replace a "0" or a low grade on another assignment.**
Beginner Band
1. Practice Log 9/14-9/20
2. ANY MISSING ASSIGNMENTS
Advanced Bands
1. Practice Log 9/14-9/20
2. ANY MISSING ASSIGNMENTS
3. WIND SYMPHONY ONLY - Caravan Assignment #3: Dictation (due NEXT WEEK, but might take a little more time - get started this week)
Wind Symphony All-Region Masterclasses
We will be diving in to the All-Region music even more to help you prepare for the auditions in mid-November.
Direct links for the masterclasses are as follows:
Flutes - hudsonflutes
Oboes - hudsonoboes
Bassoons - hudsonbassoons
Clarinets & Bass Clarinets - hudsonclarinets
Saxophones - hudsonsaxophones
Trumpets - hudsontrumpets
Horns - hudsonhorns
Trombones/Euphoniums/Tubas - hudsonlowbrass
Percussion - hudsonpercussion
Monday, Sep 28, 2020, 04:30 PM
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Progress Reports
Please check Skyward on Tuesday for all progress report grades. Many of you will notice lower than desired grades due to assignments that have not been submitted. We will accept late assignments and change 0s into earned grades, but the missing work must be submitted.
We are taking time in class to go over assignments, reminding every class every day what assignments are due for the week, sending messages through Canvas when assignments are missing, and talking to individual students about missing work. Most of the assignments we have given will not take a long time to complete. With the exception of the 3 playing assignments we have done (in the advanced classes) and the rhythm/alphabet project that students have had 6 weeks to complete, all other assignments should have been completed during class time.
There are only 2 more weeks left in this first cycle. It is imperative that missing assignments are turned in ASAP.
Band Students of the Week!
Congrats to our students of the week from 9/14!
Click the band name to see who is in the lead and what great things they are earning points for!
Delivering Goody Bags
Keep up the great work, everyone!
Joke of the Week
Last week's joke was actually provided by Ethan Sims - I'm sorry I credited the wrong person last week!
Charms Resolution
Log in to Charms using the school code hudsonsoundmachine and your student's password. Passwords for brand new students should be the student ID with 6 digits only. If you cannot get logged on, please contact Mrs. Becker. She has discovered a new way to reset passwords!
You can click the "finances" button and pay fall band fees using Paypal. If you have logged in and are paying band fees, but your student has a credit on their account, the easiest thing to do is to make a miscellaneous payment. You can specify what the payment is for since it will be for the remaining balance and not the entire Fall fee. Then you can "request a transfer" of that payment to go to the fall fees.
School-owned instrument fees will still be paid in Skyward this year. We are having a little trouble getting that set up correctly since this is a change from previous years. We made some headway last week and hope to be completely set up by the end of this week. Stay tuned for more info!
Helpful Info/Reminders
WIND SYMPHONY Sectionals Continue This Week
Amazon Smile & Wish List
Click HERE if you are interested in viewing the band's Amazon wish list.
About Us
Heather Becker - Director
Dan Urban - Assistant Director
Email: hdbecker@garlandisd.net
Website: www.hudsonband.org
Phone: 972-675-3070 52218
Facebook: facebook.com/hudsonmsband
Twitter: @hudsonhawkband