Mark your calendars 7th and 8th graders:

Saturday, January 24th 2015

9am – 3pm at the Mabry Center for the Arts

Featuring:

One on One instruction from professional instrumentalists

Master Class with Master Teacher Kenny Beard of the Woodward Academy

Games and Prizes

Lunch and a T-Shirt

All at no cost, just make sure you don’t miss it.

“It’s time to take the next step up in musicianship!!!”

Hello band parents,

We certainly hope you had an excellent holiday season and we are looking forward to seeing you all again on Monday.

As we prepare for semester two each grade level is going to take another step up in their musicianship. We ask that each student and parent come up with a practice routine at home so that your child can be successful each and everyday in class and on stage.

Please also look at the calendar on the website and add those dates to your home calendar as we have several important rehearsals and performances.

7th and 8th grade students also add Saturday January 24th from 9am-3pm to your calendar. We will be hosting a symphonic band camp which is a day for the students to learn from a professional on their instrument, have a master class with a master teacher on stage, and have lunch and play some games with their friends. This is going to be such an amazing experience, please double check and keep that Saturday open.

This Wednesday we will be starting jazz band for all those 7th and 8th grade students who play trumpet, trombone, saxophone, and have experience playing electric guitar, bass, drumset and piano. There really is no audition, just come to the rehearsals 3-4:30 every Wednesday.

We will be having chair placement auditions this Wednesday-Friday in class. Each student will be required to play the F, Bb, Eb, Ab scales one or two octave. Any additional scale including chromatic scale will be worth more points towards your total. Please get practicing.

We will continue our Monday help sessions starting Monday Jan 12th for all 6th graders looking to get better after school.

8th grade parents please remember to get another deposit for Carowinds in by the end of the month.

Thanks again everyone, we look forward to seeing you all as we begin an exciting second semester.

Joe Huls
Maria Menendez

Hello Band Parents,

We just wanted to thank you all for coming out and enjoying some of the wonderful music your kids have worked so hard to perfect. We had a record turnout of people here to watch and I believe all three grade levels had there finest performance of each of there pieces.

We hope you took notice of the three levels of bands and could hear a difference in each grade level. As your child grows in the program so does the difficulty and performance level. This is one of the reasons band kids are the most mature, independent and responsible students in the school. It is there dedication to the band and the craft of learning an instrument that helps them grow and thrive.

We want to wish you all a happy and blessed holiday season, and we look forward to another awesome semester next year.

Mr. Huls
Ms. Menendez

As you all know, tomorrow is our annual Christmas Concert. This concert will run from 7-8pm and will feature our 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Bands. With over 300 students performing we have a few important instructions to tell you about before arriving tomorrow night.

All band students should arrive in uniform prior to the start of the concert. 6th grade band students should arrive promptly at 6:30pm and report to the stage. 7th grade students should arrive at 6:45pm in uniform and report to the warmup room backstage to the right with their instrument. 8th graders should report at 6:45pm in uniform and report to the front right wing of the auditorium to watch the 6th grade band.

Student cell phone use will not be allowed please ask your child to leave their phone with you or turn it off beforehand.

Uniform will include the following:

CJHS Band Polo
Black DRESS pants (no jeans)
Black DRESS shoes (no sneakers or athletic trainers)
Black socks.
Shirt tucked in.

Please be sure to inspect your child to make sure they have the correct uniform parts before arriving.

There is no charge at the door and we expect all parents to stay for the entire concert and enjoy all of the holiday music. We look forward to seeing you there.

Mr. Huls and Ms. Menendez

Hello all,

I would like ask for some help next Monday before and during the concert if there is anyone willing to give of their time.

At 3pm I will need a setup crew at the Mabry Arts Center to help stage equipment and instruments.

At 6:30pm Id like some volunteers to help pass out programs, be backstage monitors and also assist In the warmup room as a monitor.

Please email me ASAP if can volunteer for any or all of these positions. It always takes a village to pull these things off.

Thanks all.

Don’t forget to bring your polos tomorrow 7th and 8th graders. We will be taking pictures during class.

Also 8th grade after school rehearsal 3:00 – 4:30.

Just a friendly reminder.

Over the weekend we had a lot of students audition for the District Honor Band. We had 10 students make the bands:

Jordan Mullinex
Taylor Berry
Kelley Ozier
Eva Hobson
Brianna Colquitt
Katy Federer
Charlie Skinner
Ryan Schumann
Anna Lowery
Ethan Whitworth

Congratulations to all who prepared, auditioned, and made the bands you have all made such amazing strides in your musicianship and have exceeded our expectations.

Hello all,

Just a few reminders as we finish the semester.

6th Grade Band

• Please continue bringing in your money for your band polo’s as described on your purple handout your child brought home to you.
• Also please make sure you have the other uniform parts listed for our performance on Dec 15th.
• Remember call time is 6:30pm in uniform at the Mabry Center for the Arts.  The concert will run from 7 – 8pm, all parents should be in attendance, invite the whole family it will be a great night.

7th Grade Band

• Remember our after school rehearsals this Thursday and next Thursday from 3-4:30 in the CJHS Band room.
• Also next week Tuesday Dec. 9th we will be doing our band pictures here at the school, please bring your polo to school with you for our club picture.  
• Also please make sure you have the other uniform parts listed for our performance on Dec 15th.  Remember call time is 6:45pm in uniform at the Mabry Center for the Arts.  The concert will run from 7 – 8pm, all parents should be in attendance, invite the whole family it will be a great night.

8th Grade Band

• Remember our after school rehearsals this Tuesday and next Tuesday from 3-4:30 in the CJHS Band room.
• Please make sure you have your carowinds permisson / health form and $50 deposit in.
• Also next week Tuesday Dec. 9th we will be doing our band pictures here at the school, please bring your polo to school with you for our club picture.  
• Also please make sure you have the other uniform parts listed for our performance on Dec 15th.  Remember call time is 6:45pm in uniform at the Mabry Center for the Arts.  The concert will run from 7 – 8pm, all parents should be in attendance, invite the whole family it will be a great night.

Thanks all.

Hello all band parents,

Please remind your child to bring their instrument home over the break, and have them play their concert music for you.  We want to make sure the students keep their skill level up over the long break so when we come back we can get them into shape before the first concert on December 15th.

After school rehearsal reminder for 7th and 8th grade bands:

8th grade band has after school rehearsal both Tuesdays (December 2nd and 9th) prior to the concert. The practices will run from 3 – 4:30pm in the CJHS Band room.  All students are expected to attend, if your child has an after school sport or club practice please make sure they speak with their coach or sponsor and split time.  In the event that they have a game with an after school activity please attend that event.

7th grade band has after school rehearsal both Thursdays (December 4th and 11th) prior to the concert. The practices will run from 3 – 4:30pm in the CJHS Band room.  All students are expected to attend, if your child has an after school sport or club practice please make sure they speak with their coach or sponsor and split time.  In the event that they have a game with an after school activity please attend that event.

Ms. Menendez and I wish you all a great Thanksgiving, and we look forward to seeing you at our Christmas Concert on December 15th, 2014.

Take Care