Plano Band Weekly Announcements
October 18-22, 2021
"There is no experience better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up." ~John Andrew Holmer
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CONGRATULATIONS ON AN STUNNING, PASSIONATE, AND MOVING PERFORMANCE OF THE SWAN AT UIL ON SATURDAY!!! YOUR RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE WAS ON FULL DISPLAY! ONWARD AND UPWARD TO AREA!!!!!
**All-Region registration is now open. Please visit the Plano Band website to register. Entry fee is $12. You may pay online OR via cash/check to the black box (put your name on payment envelope). Please complete registration info and payment ASAP.**
GOALS FOR THE WEEK
1. Learn new visuals for Area!!
2. Have laser-beam focus all week!!!!!
3. Inspire yourself and others through your work. Area is next week!!
EVENTS THIS WEEK
1. Marching Rehearsals:
- Monday, 4:30-6pm
- Tuesday, 4:30-6:30pm
- Thursday, 4:30-6pm
2. Section Leader Meeting, Tuesday 6:30
3. Sectionals/Masterclasses during class this week (NO PRIVATE LESSONS ON SECTIONAL DAYS)
- SYMPHONIC & WE – Tuesdays Woodwinds / Wednesdays Brass
- CONCERT 1 & 2 – Wednesdays
4. PDL Show Rehearsal, Wednesday, 4:30-6:30 (percussionists only)
5. Jazz Ensemble Performance @ Sweet Firefly Gourmet Ice Cream & Candied Treats, Wednesday 7pm.
6. Football Game #8 AWAY vs. PESH, Friday @ Kimbrough Stadium (no 7th period release)
- Uniform Rack Locations (Before & After Game): Woodwinds in Practice Rm Hallway; Brass & Percussion in Band Hall
- 4:15pm: change into performance dress (dri-fit shirt, white shorts, LONG black socks, marching shoes)
- 4:30pm: Load equipment
- 4:45pm: Dinner on porch
- 5:10pm: Change into FULL uniform - NO JEWELRY/HAIR UP!!!!!
- Carry shako box (w/poncho inside) & garment bag to bus
- 5:30pm: load buses
- 6:00pm: Exit bus in full uniform (Take shako box/instrument/go to stands - URGENCY!!!!)
- 7:00pm: Game start
- AFTER GAME:
- Unload Bus
- Check-in Uniform with Uniform Officers
- Get instrument from truck / Store in locker or take home
7. PDL Show Rehearsal, Saturday, 1-4pm (percussionists only)
DUE THIS WEEK
1. HONORS Band - Name of solo & composer to be performed at Solo/Ensemble contest - PAST DUE - ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE TYPED
2. Instrument Usage Fee - $85 - PAST DUE (required for all students playing a school-owned instrument)3. All-Region Band Audition Entries at www.pshsband.org AND $12 Entry fee - DUE NOW
ASSIGNMENTS
- WE, SYM, CONC 1 - All-State Music Evaluation 2nd ½ Etude #1 – DUE Tues/Wed (6 Cumulative All-State Tests = Semester 2 Chair Placement)
- CONC 2 - Eb & Ab Clark Studies DUE Wed.
(6 Cumulative Scale, Arpeggio, Patterns Tests = Semester 2 Chair Placement) - HONORS Band - Breezin Thru Theory Online Assignment - DUE Nov. 5 (login info on bulletin board in band hall AND attached)
- 1st Year Students: Ch. 4-10
- 2nd Year Students: Ch. 18-24
UPCOMING EVENTS
1. Marching Rehearsals for week of Oct. 25:
- Mon (10/25) 4:30-6pm
- Tues (10/26) 4:30-6:30pm
- Wed (10/27) 4:30-6:30pm
- Thurs (10/28), 4:30-6pm
2. Football Game #9 HOME vs. Flower Mound HS, Fri 10/29 @ Clark Stadium
3. UIL AREA C Marching Contest, Sat 10/30 @ Mesquite Memorial Stadium
- Performance time/itinerary - TBD
4. 2nd Trip Payment, $416.67 - DUE Nov. 1 ($1,666,67 Total in account)
Plano SHS Band
Email: jason.lewis@pisd.edu
Website: www.pshsband.org
Location: 2200 Independence Parkway, Plano, TX, USA
Phone: 469-752-9398