The 6/7/8 Grade Band students have been placed in their ensembles and those rehearsals are underway.

Cadet Band and the staggered Beginning Band rehearsals have begun. 4th Graders will still be using a staggered schedule for the time being.

Please read the Newsletter in its entirety as I often make changes to information.

For the MIS Band Students, please be aware that much of the information contained in the Newsletters applies to MJH Music events. However, oftentimes I will include important information for MIS Music groups as well.

Most returning families have paid their music department fees - thank you. If you have not yet paid your child's Music Department fees, please be advised that your child is NOT fully registered for Band and will be unable to participate until all fees are paid in full. This includes Beginning Band. Please send in your payment PRIOR to the first day so your child is able to participate.

Choir started on Wednesday. If your child would still like to participate and is not signed up, please contact Mrs. Cheney.

The Beginning Band students have started rehearsing. They will be on a staggered schedule for a few weeks. The schedule is as follows:

Friday, September 6 - Trumpets ONLY

Monday, September 9 - French Horns ONLY

Tuesday, September 10 - Trombones/Baritones ONLY

Wednesday, September 11 - Percussion ONLY

Thursday, September 12 - Brass ONLY (Trumpets, French Horns, Trombones, Baritones)

Friday, September 13 - Woodwinds ONLY (Flutes, Oboes, Clarinets, Saxophones)

Monday, September 16 - Percussion ONLY

Tuesday, September 17 - Brass ONLY

Wednesday, September 18 - Woodwind ONLY

Thursday, September 19 -Percussion ONLY

Friday, September 20 - Brass ONLY

Monday, September 23 - Woodwind ONLY

Tuesday, September 24 - Percussion ONLY

Wednesday, September 25 - Brass ONLY

Thursday, September 26 - Woodwind ONLY

Friday, September 27 - Percussion ONLY

Monday, September 30 - FULL BAND!!

Beginning Band Sectionals will take place for their respective instruments AFTER they have had their first morning rehearsal and received their instrument.

Choir will meet in Art101 every Monday and Thursday afternoon after school until 3:00 p.m.

If you have any questions, please ask Mrs. Cheney.

The Mokena Music Boosters are once again offering Dippin’ Dots to all of the students to be served at lunch once per quarter this year. The cost is $4 per distribution or $16 for the entire year. This year we are having everyone sign up to purchase Dippin’ Dots electronically with a google form. Please find the link below to take you to the form where you will fill out your child’s information and make the selections for the flavors for each of the 4 distributions. You then will have 2 options for payment. You c​​​​​​​an either send in your cash or check payment to school with your child in an envelope marked Dippin’ Dots with your child’s name, grade, and homeroom or you can pay electronically by following the link to charms and paying with paypal. All Dippin’ Dots orders are due with payment by September 9th.

If you are paying by check please make the payment out to Mokena Music Boosters.

If you are paying by Paypal, please follow the link at the end of the google form to the charms login. If you currently have a child in the music program, use your Charms login information, otherwise login as mokenamusic under the parent/student tab followed by the password mokena159. Click on the online store, select Dippin’ Dots, and then change the quantity to appropriate number of distributions you are paying for (4 if doing all year for one child). There will be a $2 fee assessed to paypal payments. If you are paying for multiple children, you can purchase all dippin’ dots in one transaction in the store.

Please remember to send in payment or pay with Paypal right away. Failure to receive payment by September 9th will result in cancellation of the Dippin’ Dots order.

Dippin’ Dots Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAOQ7zlSuqI-atuxOG8tNyc4j50cCCny3N4llGveKMrSb6yg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Charms link for Paypal payment:https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms2/login.asp

If you have any issues, please contact Mrs. Maves at shelleyamaves@yahoo.com.

Beginners:

Instrument

Book (Methods of Success Book 1)

Flutes - Cleaning Cloth

Clarinets - Reeds, cork grease, cleaning swab

Saxophones - Reeds, cork grease, cleaning swab

Trumpets - Valve oil, slide grease, cleaning cloth, cleaning snake, mouthpiece brush

French Horn - Rotor Oil, slide grease, cleaning cloth, cleaning snake, mouthpiece brush

Trombone - Slide Grease, cleaning cloth, cleaning snake, mouthpiece brush

Baritone - Valve oil, slide grease, cleaning cloth, cleaning snake, mouthpiece brush

Percussion - Bell Mallets, Drum Sticks

Cadets:

Instrument

Book (Methods of Success Book 2)

Flutes - Cleaning Cloth

Clarinets - Reeds, cork grease, cleaning swab

Saxophones - Reeds, cork grease, cleaning swab

Trumpets - Valve oil, slide grease, cleaning cloth, cleaning snake, mouthpiece brush

French Horn - Rotor Oil, slide grease, cleaning cloth, cleaning snake, mouthpiece brush

Trombone - Slide Grease, cleaning cloth, cleaning snake, mouthpiece brush

Baritone - Valve oil, slide grease, cleaning cloth, cleaning snake, mouthpiece brush

Percussion - Practice Pad, Bell Mallets, Yarn Mallets, Drum Sticks

Concert Band:

Instrument

Books (Methods of Success Book 2 & Habits for a Successful Middle School Musician)

Flutes - Cleaning Cloth

Clarinets - Reeds, cork grease, cleaning swab

Saxophones - Reeds, cork grease, cleaning swab

Trumpets - Valve oil, slide grease, cleaning cloth, cleaning snake, mouthpiece brush

French Horn - Rotor Oil, slide grease, cleaning cloth, cleaning snake, mouthpiece brush

Trombone - Slide Grease, cleaning cloth, cleaning snake, mouthpiece brush

Baritone - Valve oil, slide grease, cleaning cloth, cleaning snake, mouthpiece brush

Percussion - Practice Pad, Bell Mallets, Yarn Mallets, Drum Sticks, Stick Bag

All Wind Students should have a lyre and flip folder for parades

Symphonic Band:

Instrument

Books (Habits for a Successful Middle School Musician)

Flutes - Cleaning Cloth

Clarinets - Reeds, cork grease, cleaning swab

Saxophones - Reeds, cork grease, cleaning swab

Trumpets - Valve oil, slide grease, cleaning cloth, cleaning snake, mouthpiece brush

French Horn - Rotor Oil, slide grease, cleaning cloth, cleaning snake, mouthpiece brush

Trombone - Slide Grease, cleaning cloth, cleaning snake, mouthpiece brush

Baritone - Valve oil, slide grease, cleaning cloth, cleaning snake, mouthpiece brush

Percussion - Practice Pad, Bell Mallets, Yarn Mallets, Drum Sticks, Stick Bag

All Wind Students should have a lyre and flip folder for parades

Other Supplies Required for ALL Students:

Binder (at least 1")

Page Protectors

Dividers

Pencil Pouch

Pencils

Yellow Highlighter

Pink or Orange Highlighter

Blue or Green Highlighter

The Directors are also always looking for donations of Tissues, Paper Towels, Clorox Wipes, Hand Sanitizer, Sandwich size Ziploc Baggies, Gallon size Ziploc Baggies. We appreciate any donations you are willing to send in with your child. Thank you!

I hope this helps with making sure your child is prepared for band this year.

Mokena Music Boosters are preparing for the 2019-20 school year events and are in need of your help stocking the Concession Stand supply cabinet. It is still not too late to donate!!!

Thank you to all the families who donated so far!

If you haven't donated already, we are asking each Music family to donate one item based upon the first letter of your student's last name.

If you were unable to bring your donation in to the back to school nights, your child can also bring the donation to their morning band practice.

Last name beginning with D, F & U - 24 cans of orange soda (Sunkist or Crush)

Last names beginning with K & Z- 24 cans of Sprite, 7-Up or Sierra Mist

Last names beginning with I, P & W- 24 bottles of water (16 oz)

Last names beginning with A, L & N- 24 cans of Coke or Pepsi

Last names beginning with R, V & X- 24 cans of Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi

Last names beginning with J, M & Q- 12 bottles of Gatorade (12oz)

Last names beginning with B & O- 12 bottles of ICE Sparkling Water

Last names beginning with E & S - 24 cans of Mountain Dew

Last names beginning with C & T-24 cans of Root beer

Last names beginning with G, H, & Y - Snack items (small bags of chips, cookies, crackers, pretzels, etc) Multi-packs of individual lunch sized snacks

Any questions please feel free to email Mrs. Wagner, our Hospitality Chairperson, at rwags579@gmail.com

Thank you for your support of your student's Music programs!

Please mark these dates on your calendar!

The Lincoln-Way Marching Band would like to invite our current (and interested) 8th grade students/families to an Informational Meeting for the 2020 LWMB Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade trip on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 in the Lincoln-Way East Auditorium. This meeting is for all current 9th, 10th, and 11th grade LWMB students/families, as well as all current 8th grade music students/families.

The meeting will begin at 7:30PM.

The meeting will cover the most up to date information about the trip, including the most current itinerary and cost per student.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Bussean or Ms. Beekman

All absence requests should be submitted through our department website at this link: https://www.mokenameteormusic159.org/absence-request-form.html

This absence request is not for rehearsals or sectionals, only performances.

IBA Fundraisers usually occur once per quarter. We will be offering one very soon. Keep watching for information.

SEPTEMBER

9/9 - First Day of Sectionals for MIS Band Students

9/17 - Macy's Meeting at LWE - For 8th Grade Students interested in joining LWMB in high school

9/24 - Music Booster Meeting

9/28 - ILMEA Auditions - optional