Winter Park Band Notes
April 9, 2017
From Mr. Blackmer
Congratulations to our All-County Jazz musicians on a terrific concert yesterday at Apopka High School! The Winter Park contingent included Adam DeLoach (alto saxophone), Colin Urbina (baritone saxophone), Tommy Claus (trombone), Patrick DeLoach (trombone), Jordan Gidus (trombone), Zachary Noble (trombone), Evan Jackson (trumpet), and Edun Kalmar (piano). Over 40% of the All-County Jazz Band (and nearly the entire trombone section) was made up of Winter Park Band students!
Congratulations should also go to our own Mr. Clemente who served as the director for the Middle School Jazz Ensemble 2! They sounded amazing!
Band Registration is right around the corner on Tuesday, May 2 (the night before our spring concert)! Be looking for registration forms and information to hit the website early this week. There will also be hard copies available in the Band Room at the high school and middle schools.
Finally, please take a moment to watch the very interesting TED Talk video below on "How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain." There has been a lot of great research done over the past 20 years showing the impact of playing a musical instrument on developmental growth, not just as a child, but on into adulthood. All the more reason to continue playing a musical instrument on past high school!
All the Best!
Mr. Blackmer
Band Registration Night Help
We need many volunteers for our Registration Night on Tuesday, May 2, from 5:30 PM - 9 PM! Students and parents can sign-up to help for half or the entire night on the Band Calendar. You are coming to register anyway, so please consider donating your time. Students who volunteer can also earn service hours.
It is easy to sign-up! Go to the Band Calendar > go to May 2 > click on the colored "helping hand" icon > enter your information.
Band Banquet Sign-Up
It is time to prepare for the year-end Band Banquet on Friday, May 12! The evening is for all Band students and families. We will have a pot-luck dinner beginning at 6:5 PM in the West Cafeteria, followed by an awards ceremony in the auditorium. Please join us!
Your ticket to the dinner is a prepared dish to serve 8-10 people. Students who are attending the dinner alone may pair-up with one other student attending alone and bring a combined dish, but we hope to see all of our families there. You must sign-up for a dish and RSVP with the number of attendees on the Band Calendar.
Banquet Set-Up Volunteers Needed
We need help with preparations and decorations for the Band Banquet. We will have a work meeting on Tuesday, April 25 at 7 PM in the Band Room to prepare decorations. The more the merrier! There is no sign-up list for this meeting, but for planning purposes, please email mdufresne5@embarqmail.com to let us know you will be there. Thank you for your help!
We will also need help the morning and afternoon of the banquet day - Friday, May 12. Please sign-up through the Band Calendar if you can help in the morning (9 AM - 11 AM) or in the afternoon (1 PM - 3 PM).
Band Banquet Video
Our year-end video will be created by Dylan Wagg this year. Please help Dylan by sending him some of your favorite band and guard photos for the video via social media or at Dylan.Wagg@gmail.com. Please try to send Dylan a variety of pictures from throughout the school year, not just from the marching band season!
2017/2018 Band Calendar
The 2017/2018 Band Calendar is beginning to take shape! We have several dates already in place for next school year, including Band Camp, home/away football games, Marching Band MPA, Door-2-Door Fundraiser, Jazz MPA, Solo & Ensemble MPA, Guest Conductor Workshop, Concert Band MPA, and much, much more! Please check it out and sync with your family calendars!
Upcoming Auditions
Information is now available for several upcoming audition opportunities for our students:
If there are any questions about any of these auditions, please contact Mr. Blackmer or Mr. Clemente.