Hudson Hawk Band Updates
Week of October 12-16
Hudson Bands Fall Concert
Thursday, Oct. 29th, 6pm
This is an online event.
External Microphone For any Wind Symphony students who are very invested in the All-Region audition process - if this external microphone is in your price range/budget, it would be a great purchase before submitting your audition recording at the end of the month (and other band recordings this year). It will record with much better sound quality than built-in Chromebook microphones or cell phones. | Seating Chart/Lockers For all F2F students, please check THIS LINK for new seating charts (tabs at the bottom for each class period). LOCKER INFORMATION can be found here. If your student plays a school-owned instrument, they will receive a second instrument to keep at school and will only need to bring their mouthpiece, reeds, band binder, swab/valve oil each day. 7/8 grade percussionists need their stick bag and band binder. | Band COVID-19 Policies/Reminders Band students will be able to put their instruments in their band locker before first period, but will take their instrument with them to their remaining classes after band. They will not be allowed back in the band hall after school to pick up instruments. Band students will be given a special band mask to wear while playing their instrument as well as a bell cover to be placed on their instrument when playing. Once received, they are the student's property/responsibility and need to be cleaned weekly. |
External Microphone
It will record with much better sound quality than built-in Chromebook microphones or cell phones.
Seating Chart/Lockers
If your student plays a school-owned instrument, they will receive a second instrument to keep at school and will only need to bring their mouthpiece, reeds, band binder, swab/valve oil each day. 7/8 grade percussionists need their stick bag and band binder.
Band COVID-19 Policies/Reminders
Band students will be given a special band mask to wear while playing their instrument as well as a bell cover to be placed on their instrument when playing. Once received, they are the student's property/responsibility and need to be cleaned weekly.
2nd Quarter Begins - Assignments Due This Week
Beginner Band
1. Practice Log 9/28-10/11
2. BTT - Chapter 1 - MDD 1C - Naming Notes
Advanced Bands
1. Practice Log 9/28-10/11
2. BTT - Chapter 1 - MDD 1C - Naming Notes
4. WIND SYMPHONY ONLY - All-Region Selection 1 & 2 First Half Recording

Band Students of the WeekCongrats to our students of the week from 9/28! Click the band name to see who is in the lead and what great things they are earning points for! **These will reset to 0 when we start the 2nd quarter tomorrow.** | Delivering Goody Bags Congrats to our last students of the week for the first quarter! Nathan, Jon, Kayla, and Paul (not pictured) - we are so proud of all your hard work! Scoreboard resets tomorrow - who will be the first winners of the 2nd quarter?! | Late Recognition Congrats again to Karleigh, Tyler, Aidan, and Grant! Thanks for patiently waiting for your goody bags - you deserved them! |
Band Students of the Week
Congrats to our students of the week from 9/28!
Click the band name to see who is in the lead and what great things they are earning points for! **These will reset to 0 when we start the 2nd quarter tomorrow.**
Delivering Goody Bags
Scoreboard resets tomorrow - who will be the first winners of the 2nd quarter?!
Helpful Info/Reminders
Charms Resolution
Log in to Charms using the school code hudsonsoundmachine and your student's password. Passwords for brand new students should be the student ID with 6 digits only. If you cannot get logged on, please contact Mrs. Becker. She has discovered a new way to reset passwords!
You can click the "finances" button and pay fall band fees using Paypal. If you have logged in and are paying band fees, but your student has a credit on their account, the easiest thing to do is to make a miscellaneous payment. You can specify what the payment is for since it will be for the remaining balance and not the entire Fall fee. Then you can "request a transfer" of that payment to go to the fall fees.
School-owned instrument fees will still be paid in Skyward this year. We are having a little trouble getting that set up correctly since this is a change from previous years. We made some headway last week and hope to be completely set up by the end of this week. Stay tuned for more info!
Amazon Smile & Wish List
Click HERE if you are interested in viewing the band's Amazon wish list.
About Us
Heather Becker - Director
Dan Urban - Assistant Director