The Music Connection
Autrey Mill Middle School Band
Edition: Q3-2.24.2020
GREETINGS PARENTS!!!!
Rain, Sun, Snow..........who knows???? One thing I do know is that we are gearing up for lots of music in the month of March! March is Music in Our Schools month and the AMMS Band Program has lots of music to share in the next several weeks.
We look forward to sharing our music with you and having you journey along with us for some of our upcoming events!
Musically yours,
Wendy Wilson
LGPE (7th & 8th Grade) - Permission Slips Past Due
LGPE is an evaluation performance event where bands within our district come together to perform three prepared selections from a required list for three judges. The judges offer comments and an overall rating of our performance. The band is then asked to play a piece that they have never seen before. This is the sight-reading process. The students are given a couple of minutes to study the piece and then the director is given a few minutes to talk about it. Both of these steps are done without any playing or rehearsing. At the end of that time the band is asked to play the piece and another judge offers comments and a rating. Comments are based on how well the state standards of performance are executed and the ratings range from Poor (V) to Superior (I). LGPE is one of our biggest and most important performances of the year. This performance is the equivalent of the GA Milestones for Band. It is an opportunity for students to demonstrate all of the skills they have learned throughout the year and be given a professional critique on how those skills are developing. This event requires much concentration and focus of the students but is a very exciting and rewarding experience.
Parents: Please consider going with us as we will need parent chaperones to assist us on this trip.
Concert Band - 7th Grade
Symphonic Band - 8th Grade
REHEARSALS
THIS WEEK:
Wednesday, February 26, 2020: 7th Grade Full Band Rehearsal @ 7:45AM
Thursday, February 27, 2020: Jazz Band @ 7:45AM
Friday, February 28, 2020: 6th Grade Full Band Rehearsal @ 8:00AM - 9:20AM
**All Classes will be rehearsing in the Media Center Wednesday - Friday of this week to experience a different acoustical setting.
**Students received a paper copy of the rehearsal calendar below.
CONCERTS AND EVENTS
6th Grade Concert
Uniform: White AMMS Band Polo, Black dress pants, Black socks, Black dress shoes. No shorts, jeans, sweatpants, or tennis shoes.
Wednesday, Mar 4, 2020, 06:30 PM
Autrey Mill Middle School, Old Alabama Road, Alpharetta, GA, USA
DUE DATES / EVENT DATES
DUE:
February 20 - LGPE Permission Slips (PAST DUE)
EVENTS:
March 4: 6th Grade Concert 6:30PM in Gym
March 5-7: GMEA Georgia All-State Band 2020 - Athens, GA
March 12: Concert Band (7th Grade) LGPE Performance @ Centennial HS
March 19: Symphonic Band (8th Grade) LGPE Performance @ Westlake HS
March 26-29: Symphonic Band (8th Grade) Orlando Fest Performance -Orlando, FL
UPCOMING DUE DATE:
March 6: Fine Arts Activity Log Q3 (6th, 7th, & 8th Grades)
ASSIGNMENTS
NIGHTLY HOMEWORK
All students should be reviewing class lessons daily and practicing each night.
ALL ensembles have warm-ups, chorales, rhythm studies, and scales to master.
6th, 7th, & 8th Grade Students have Concert Music to work on.
Jazz Band has Concert Music to work on.
7th & 8th Grade Students have LGPE Music to work on.
Fine Arts Activity Log (6th, 7th, & 8th)........................................ Q3: DUE - March 6, 2020
Upcoming FINE ARTS ACTIVITIES
If you have events/activities that you want to share with us
please email Mrs. Wilson and let her know.
PLEASE NOTE: Q3 Fine Arts Activity Assignment is Due March 6
February 25: JCHS Pre-LGPE Concert 7:00PM @ JCHS Auditorium
March 7: All-State Band & Orchestra Concerts - Classic Center in Athens, GA
March Movies in Concert with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
https://www.atlantasymphony.org/ConcertsAndTickets/Movies-In-Concert
Ongoing: High Museum of Art https://high.org/
*3rd Friday of each month is Jazz Night
Ongoing: Woodruff Arts Center https://www.woodruffcenter.org/
*Check out their family programming as well https://www.woodruffcenter.org/programs/family-programming/
Ongoing: Alliance Theatre https://alliancetheatre.org/
Ongoing: Atlanta Ballet https://www.atlantaballet.com/
Ongoing: Center for Puppetry Arts http://www.puppet.org
ITEMS TO COMPLETE
*Orlando Fest - ALL Payments should be complete at this time.
As soon as our performance schedule is provided for us a completed itinerary will be shared
*ALL Medications needed to be taken on the trip should be given to the clinic with the proper forms on file. MEDICATIONS DUE TO THE CLINIC w/ PROPER PAPERWORK by MARCH 12. Please click on the link below to learn more about medications, paperwork, and which form to use. Please reach out to Priscilla Pappo in the clinic if you need further assistance.
https://www.ammsband.org/orlando-fest-2020.html
Monetary Donations to our Band, Volunteered Time or Tissues for our Classroom
are always accepted and appreciated!
Class Supplies
Supplies Needed EVERY day for Class:
*Open Mind and a Great Attitude
*Instrument in working Condition
*Pencil
*Black 3 ring Binder - 1" with Sheet Protectors & Dividers
*iPad - Charged
*Agenda
*Method Book
*Music, Handouts, Worksheets, Resources
*Reeds, Sticks, Mallets, Mouthpiece, Ligature
*Valve Oil, Cork Grease, Cleaning Supplies
*Completed Homework - This means practicing each night and being prepared for rehearsal the next day. Forward progress.