Cherokee Band Notes
November 29, 2022
The upcoming few weeks will be EXTREMELY busy for the Cherokee Band Program. Please use this newsletter as a reference for upcoming events and dates.
6TH and 7TH GRADE WINTER CONCERT
Time: 7:00 pm (students will arrive at 6:30 for warm-up/tuning)
Location: Cherokee Gym
6th Grade Dress: 6th grade students will wear jeans and the provided band shirt
7th Grade Dress: 7th grade band members will be dressed in the Cherokee Band polo, black dress pants, black shoes, black socks. No jeans, leggings, shorts or athletic pants are to be worn.
The 6th grade will perform first in what we call the "Five Note Concert" as a demonstration of what band students have learned so far. Both 6th and 7th grade bands will be seated on the floor and will listen to each other's groups perform.
The 7th grade band will perform immediately after the 6th grade is finished. 6th grade band will remain in their seats and listen to the 7th grade perform.
8TH GRADE BAND & JAZZ BAND WINTER CONCERT
Time: 6:30 pm (students will arrive at 6:00 for warm-up/tuning)
Location: Kickapoo Fine Arts Center
Dress: Band members will be dressed in their Cherokee Band polo, black dress pants, black shoes, black socks, black belt (same uniform as our previous two performances).
This is the first time we have used the KAC for one of our Winter or Spring Concerts. The Orchestra is having their concert here at Cherokee while we perform the same evening over at KHS. We had a great deal of difficulty scheduling December events this year and is why we have the overlap.
JAZZ BAND ON TOUR!!!!
- Tuesday, December 13th - Wanda Gray (Jazz Band only). 1:30 pm performance
- Wednesday, December 21 - Disney (Jazz Band & Choir ) - 9:30 am. And then Wilson's Creek at 1:45 (Jazz Band & Choir). Working on fitting lunch out-to-eat between performances.
PEP BAND
Event: Girls Basketball Playoffs
Date: Wednesday, December 14th
Time: 5:30 pm (students arrive by 5:00)
Location: Cherokee Gym
Every year we do a Pep Band performance for our Girls and Boys Basketball playoffs. It is allot of fun for our band students and creates an AMAZING environment to support our sports teams. The Jazz Band provides the core of the Pep Band, but 7th grade and 8th grade students of ALL INSTRUMENTS are welcome to come perform. All of our students know our "Pep Band ditties" which make up the primary tunes that we use. Pizza will be provided for students between the 7th and 8th grade games.
UPCOMING DATES
- Wednesday, December 7 - 6th and 7th Grade Winter Concert
- Tuesday, December 13 - Jazz Band performs at Wanda Gray Elementary (1:30 pm)
- Wednesday, December 14 - Jazz Band & Pep Band perform at the 7th and 8th Grade Girls Basketball playoffs (5:30 pm)
- Tuesday, December 20 - 8th Grade Band & Jazz Band Band Winter Concert (6:30 pm at Kickapoo)
- Wednesday, December 21 - Jazz Band & Honor Choir perform at Disney Elementary and Wilson's Creed Intermediate (see details above).
- Thursday, December 22 - 8th Grade Band, Jazz Band, Honor Choir, and Orchestra perform for the Cherokee Winter/Christmas assembly. 9:50 am performance time.