Grapevine Middle School
Pony Band
Week of November 28, 2016
As we reflect on Thanksgiving, we have A LOT to be thankful for! GMS Concessions brought in the most amount of sales from concessions this year from any other middle school campus! WAY TO GO VOLUNTEERS!!!! You are all so awesome!!!
The Grapevine Parade of Lights is on Thursday, December 1st. Thank you to all who turned in your permission slip. Honors and Symphonic Band students need to have Jingle Bells memorized. Percussionists need to have the Fight Song memorized (skip measure 33, 34). Please join in on the fun and volunteer! Click this link for more information. www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0C4FA4A92BABFC1-chirstmas
The Elementary Tour is on Friday, December 9th (Honors and 8th Grade Symphonic Band Members Only). Thank you to all who turned in your permission slip. Honors Band students will play "The Night Before Christmas" narrated by some of our talented Theatre students and Ukrainian Bell Carol. All participants will play the Intermediate Holiday Music. Click the link to sign up to be a chaperone! www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0C4FA4A92BABFC1-elementary
Honors, Symphonic and Concert Band students received their black concert shirts this week. If you did not purchase one at the beginning of the year, your student will be asked to bring $22 if he/she did not have one from last year. Please have your student try it on to make sure it is the correct size. If it is not, please bring it back asap so we can notify them to get the correct size. In addition, over break, start looking for black dress pants, black dress shoes (no tennis shoes) and black dress socks (not athletic socks) for your student to wear with the concert shirt. They will wear them for the Winter Concert on Monday, December 5th at Grapevine High School. Students will be expected to wear them at every concert and competition for the rest of the school year.
Beginner Band students will need to wear dressy clothes for their first Winter Concert on Monday, December 5th at Grapevine High School. No t-shirts, jeans, shorts, or tennis shoes please. Please plan accordingly.
Our Limo Party from our Practice-A-Thon is on Tuesday, December 6th. If your student raised $150 or more for the GMS Band program, he/she received a permission slip this week with details! Permission slips are due November 30th.
MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, WE ARE SO THANKFUL TO BE YOUR GMS BAND DIRECTORS. Thank you for giving us an opportunity to teach your children every day. Have a great and restful Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Gish and Mr. Callahan
Remind Me
If you have not signed up already, please click here to get connected on the Remind Me app for 6th grade band student reminders. Follow the step-by-step directions.
Band Events This Week
Thursday, December 1st: Grapevine Parade of Lights, Required: Honors & Symphonic Band students. OPTIONAL: BEGINNER and Concert Band students. 5:15 p.m. - end of GMS Band Parade Performance. Students will meet at 5:15 p.m. in the GMS Band Hall and will be picked up by parents BEHIND THE HOLLYWOOD FEED STORE at the conclusion of the GMS BAND PERFORMANCE. Once we are given our placement in the parade, more details will follow. DECORATE YOUR INSTRUMENTS WITH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND TINSEL!!! Wear RED GMS BAND SHIRT and weather appropriate attire. BEGINNER STUDENTS: NO INSTRUMENTS. Dress up as elf, reindeer, present or wear RED GMS BAND SHIRT and weather appropriate attire. Permission slips were due Friday, November 18th. ELIGIBILITY/NO PASS-NO PLAY RULES APPLY. Click here for itinerary. www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0C4FA4A92BABFC1-chirstmas
Saturday, December 3rd: Region 31 Band Clinic and Concert, Selected participants based on All-Region auditions. 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Colleyville-Heritage High School. Schedule will be given to All-Region Band participants. ELIGIBILITY/NO PASS-NO PLAY RULES APPLY.
Class Objectives
Over break, encourage your students to play some Christmas Carols for you from their Holiday Music!
Symphonic Band This Week: CHRISTMAS MUSIC!!! Holiday Trio Packet. MEMORIZE JINGLE BELLS. Intermediate Holiday Music.
Honors Band This Week: Region 31 Scales. Bb/Eb Paper. Bb/Eb Music Reading Exercises. Rhythm Exercise 8, 9. Rhythm Chart 11. CHRISTMAS MUSIC!!! The Night Before Christmas. Ukrainian Bell Carol. MEMORIZE JINGLE BELLS. Intermediate Holiday Music.
Concert Band (formerly Symphonic 2) This Week: Scales. CHRISTMAS MUSIC!!! Holiday Trio Packet. MEMORIZE JINGLE BELLS. Intermediate Holiday Music.
Beginner Band This Week: Rhythm Rainbow Exercise 6-11. Beginner Band Page 1, 2, 3, 4. Beginner Book, pgs. 12-15. Fun Songs. Chromatic Scale, F Study, Fingering Chart, Studies & Exercises. Magic 7. Circle of 5ths Chant. CHRISTMAS MUSIC!!! St. Nick Salsa. Beginner Holiday Music.
Volunteer
JOIN IN ON THE FUN!!! Please click on the links below to sign-up for our upcoming events!!! We are looking for volunteers to help with the:
Grapevine Christmas Parade: Thursday, December 1st (Honors and Symphonic Band students. OPTIONAL: Beginner and Concert Band students) Click here for itinerary.
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0C4FA4A92BABFC1-chirstmas
Winter Concert: Monday, December 5th (ALL STUDENTS) link coming soon.
Elementary Tour: Friday, December 9th (Honors and 8th Grade Symphonic Band, 2nd/4th period, students only) Click here for itinerary.
Band Calendar
Upcoming Events
Thursday, December 1st: Grapevine Parade of Lights, Required: Honors & Symphonic Band students. OPTIONAL: BEGINNER and Concert Band students. 5:15 p.m. - end of GMS Band Parade Performance. Students will meet at 5:15 p.m. in the GMS Band Hall and will be picked up by parents BEHIND THE HOLLYWOOD FEED STORE at the conclusion of the GMS BAND PERFORMANCE. Once we are given our placement in the parade, more details will follow. DECORATE YOUR INSTRUMENTS WITH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND TINSEL!!! Wear RED GMS BAND SHIRT and weather appropriate attire. BEGINNER STUDENTS: NO INSTRUMENTS. Dress up as elf, reindeer, present or wear RED GMS BAND SHIRT and weather appropriate attire. Permission slips were due Friday, November 18th. ELIGIBILITY/NO PASS-NO PLAY RULES APPLY. Click here for itinerary. www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0C4FA4A92BABFC1-chirstmas
Saturday, December 3rd: Region 31 Band Clinic and Concert, Selected participants based on All-Region auditions. 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Colleyville-Heritage High School. Schedule will be given to All-Region Band participants. ELIGIBILITY/NO PASS-NO PLAY RULES APPLY.
Monday, December 5th: Grapevine Middle School Winter Concert, ALL STUDENTS. 7:00 p.m. Grapevine High School. All students will meet at 6:30 p.m. Beginners meet in the GHS Auditorium, Advanced Band Members meet in GHS Band Hall. BEGINNERS: WEAR DRESSY CLOTHES, NO JEANS, T-SHIRTS, SHORTS OR TENNIS SHOES. ADVANCED BAND MEMBERS: BLACK PANTS, BLACK DRESS SHOES, BLACK DRESS SOCKS, BLACK TUXEDO SHIRT. STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO REMAIN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CONCERT AS THIS IS THEIR MID-TERM EXAM GRADE.
Tuesday, December 6th: Practice-A-Thon Limo Party to Cici's in Hurst, $150 or more earners. 11:30 - 1:15 p.m. Schedule and Permission Slips passed out to qualifiers and need to be returned ASAP.
Friday, December 9th: Elementary Tour, All Honors Band students and 8th Grade Symphonic students only (2nd/4th period). 7:30 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. Permission slips were due Friday, November 18th. Wear RED GMS BAND SHIRT. ELIGIBILITY/NO PASS-NO PLAY RULES APPLY. Click here for itinerary. www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0C4FA4A92BABFC1-elementary