The Downbeat
October 25
Fall is in full effect
Playoffs
Concert Band Begins
HS band dress shoes
Soon we will begin concert band uniform fittings. Students will need to provide their own BLACK dress shoes to go with their uniform. They will need these shoes for us to adjust their pant or skirt hem.
GUYS: plain black. We prefer ties.
GIRLS: low or no heel, no open back, no open toes, no buckles or small buckle, plain black. (A lot of girls use plain black ballet flats)
DINKLES DO NOT COUNT.
MS Christmas Concert
Doors for Sale
Contact the band office to secure your door today!
Jon and Tim
Another one we live by is from Dr. Tim Lautzenhiser who is a leadership and motivational speaker in the world of music education. Dr. Tim says "unless we commit to excellence we are doomed to mediocrity".
Unless we COMMIT (to pledge or bind for a certain purpose) to excellence (the quality of being outstanding) we are DOOMED (likely to have an unfortunate or ill-fated outcome) to mediocrity (the state of being moderate or not very good).
I have always loved that Dr. Tim equates mediocrity with something one would be "doomed" to. Being mediocre is an ill-fate that we should constantly seek to avoid.
Dr. Tim goes on to say that "excellence does not have an arrival point. We can't 'get to' excellence". Excellence is something we constantly need to seek. Daily effort. Striving always to be our very best. For unless we COMMIT to excellence we will be DOOMED to mediocrity.
CHRISTMAS CONCERTS... yes... plural!
We will be dividing our Christmas Concerts to allow more parents to attend.
Dec 3, 7:30pm - MS Band Christmas Concert featuring the 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Concert Bands.
Dec 7, 7:30pm - HS Band Christmas Concert featuring HS Symphony Band and Wind Ensemble
We anticipate TWO vouchers per participant for parents to attend. We expect to live-stream the event for those without a voucher.
MIDDLE SCHOOL BANDS
8th and 7th Grade bands are complete their audition and seating process. ALL the Middle School Bands are hard at work on their Christmas Music.
Van Wert Bands
Email: r_sloan@vwcs.net
Website: https://www.vwcs.net/1/Content/bands
Location: 10708 Ohio 118, Van Wert, OH, USA
Phone: 419 238-3722
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VanWertBands
Twitter: @vanwertbands