Grapevine Middle School
Pony Band
October 20, 2017
Our PRACTICE-A-THON FUNDRAISER will be from October 30th - November 12th. Students will seek sponsors for every minute they practice! Please remember to save your pennies!
Future Mustang Night is tonight, Friday, October 20th, and we are looking forward to seeing all of our 8th Graders playing with the Mustang Band!
Beginner Band students need to be focusing their attention on the GMS Band Beginner Page. Please help them practice 20-25 minutes per day and help them with correct posture. This practice time can be broken into pieces at a time. Lessons 1-20 in the 5-Minute Theory book should be completed. Please encourage your student to have weekly mini-concerts. This is a great way to help increase their confidence and stay on track with their weekly goals!
The Beginner Spotlight Concert will be on Wednesday, October 25th at 6:30 p.m. Students will demonstrate what we do in class everyday and parents, family members, and friends will sit next to his student during the performance! This is a required performance. Students will be expected to wear the GMS Band shirt.
Honors and Symphonic Band will have their first Fall Concert on Wednesday, October 25th in the GMS Cafeteria at 7:45-8:30 p.m. Students will need to report to the cafeteria at 7:15 p.m. We will be playing Halloween music, Pep music and possibly Veterans' Day music. Students are expected to wear the GMS Band shirt or they may wear their Halloween costumes. This is a required performance.
District Band Auditions will be held Saturday, October 28th at Heritage Middle School from 8-1 p.m. for Honors Band and some Symphonic Band member students. Each student will be in the audition room for approximately 1 hour. We are using a new audition procedure this year called Round Robin and we are getting our students familiar with the process.
Reminder, all students need to take their instrument home EVERY FRIDAY. Please read below for the Take Horn Home Grading Policy.
As always, it is honor to be your student's teacher!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Gish and Mr. Holmes
7th and 8th Grade Band Events NEXT WEEK
Symphonic Band Sectionals (Required)
MONDAYS: 3:30-4:15 FLUTES
TUESDAYS: 4:15-5 CLARINETS
WEDNESDAYS: 3:30-4:15 LOW BRASS/LOW WOODWINDS, 4:15-5 HORNS
THURSDAYS: 3:30-4:15 SAXOPHONES
FRIDAYS: 3:30-4:15 TRUMPETS
All-District/All-Region music tutorials are in the band hall during the following times:
Tuesdays: 7:15-8:00 am and 3:30-4:15 pm
Thursdays: 7:15-8:00 am and 3:30-4:15 pm
Honors Band Sectionals (Required)
Mondays: 3:30-4:15 Oboes
Tuesdays: 3:30-4:15 Clarinets, 4:15-5:00 Flutes
Wednesdays: 3:30-4:15 Horns, 4:15-5:00 Low Brass
Thursdays: 4:15-5:00 Bassoon, Bass Clarinet
Fridays: 3:30-4:15 Trumpets, 4:15-5:00 Saxophones
Class Objectives
Honors Band: All-Region Music: Lyrical & Technical Etudes. Region 31 Scales. Pep Music, Hymn to the Fallen, Band in the Square, Halloween Music. Bb, Eb paper.
Symphonic Band: Bb, Eb paper, Cape Spear March, Halloween Music, and Pep Music.
Beginner Band: Beginner Band Page 1, 2, 3, 4. Fun Songs. Musical Alphabet. Keyboard Worksheet. Rhythm Rockers.
TAKE HORN HOME GRADING POLICY
1 night per week: 70
2 nights per week: 80
3 nights per week: 90
4 nights per week: 100
Volunteer
We are looking for a few volunteers to help close the concession stand Wednesday night and help this Saturday. We also have only a couple 8th grade home games left! Thank you to all who have taken time out of your busy schedules and helped at the concession stands. If you have not had the opportunity to help yet, we still have several 7th grade home games and TWO 8th grade games! We do have a change to the date and location of the last 8th grade game. Thank you all again for your time and dedication to the GMS Band!!!
Save the date:
8th Grade Home Games
Monday, November 6th @ Mustang-Panther Stadium starting at 5 pm
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4aa4a92ca1f58-8thgrade
7th Grade Home Games
Monday Oct 23rd
Monday Oct 30th
Important Documents
Please click here to access the Google GMS Band Calendar.
Upcoming Events
Friday, October 20th: Future Mustang Night, 8th graders attending GHS only, 1:45 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 25th: Beginner Band Spotlight, Beginner Band only, 6:30-7:00 p.m. Wear your GMS BAND shirt. Parent(s), family and friends will sit with their student! Come prepared to have fun and learn what we do in class every day!
Wednesday, October 25th: Advanced Bands Fall Concert, Honors and Symphonic Band only, GMS Cafeteria, 7:45-8:30 p.m. JOIN US FOR THE FIRST CONCERT OF THE YEAR!!! Wear your GMS BAND shirt OR your Halloween Costume as we will playing some FUN Halloween music! Students need to report to the Cafeteria at 7:15 p.m.
Saturday, October 28th: All-District Auditions, Honors and select Symphonic students, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Heritage Middle School. Audition times were distributed on Friday, October 20th.
Wednesday, November 1st: All-Region Auditions, Honors and select Symphonic Band students, 5:00 p.m. Dawson Middle School. Schedule coming soon!