Band Pillow Sale
Curious about what we did with the old marching band uniforms? With the help of Amanda Conley of Delightful Designs, we turned them into decorative pillows! Pillows will be available to purchase on Saturday, December 7. Miss Essex will be at the craft show held at the Marcellus Methodist Church from 12pm-4pm. They would be great Christmas gifts for your current or former band members. Payment options include cash or checks (made payable to Marcellus Community Schools). Profits from this fundraiser will go to the 2025 band trip fund.
Winter Band Concert – Monday, December 16, 7pm
The Marcellus Music Department will be presenting their Holiday Band Concert on Monday, December 16 at 7pm in the Varsity Gym. The concert will have performances by the Jazz Combo, 6th Grade Beginning Band, Middle School Band and High School Concert Band. The concert is free and open to the public, but donations will gladly be accepted to help with our future trip fund. Report time for ALL 6th Grade Band students is 6:30pm. Report time for all 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 grade band students is 6:00pm. Dress code for all band members is – ugly Christmas sweaters or Holiday colors, black dress pants or long black skirt, black socks, and black shoes.
6th Grade Band
Practice cards will begin the 2nd Marking Period. Practice cards are a homework assignment and are 25% of each marking period grade. Students are assigned 70 minutes of practice time each week and it is a time management tool for young learners. Practice cards will be handed out every Monday and are due the following Monday. After the practice session and cards are completed, they are to be signed by an adult who supervised the practice session and then returned to Miss Essex.
Coming Up:
Sat. Dec. 7: Uniform Pillows go on sale. Miss Essex will be at the craft show at the Marcellus Methodist Church from noon-4pm. We take cash or checks (made payable to Marcellus Community Schools).
Mon. Dec. 9: Deadline for High School band members to register for Solo and Ensemble.
Wed. Dec. 11: Poinsettias delivered to the school and available for pick-up between 3pm and 7pm.
Mon. Dec. 16: Band Concert, 7pm. This concert will feature the 6th Grade Beginning Band, Middle School 7th and 8th grade band, High School Band and High School Jazz Combo.
This Day in Music History – December 5, 1976
1976: The journalist Phil Sutcliffe takes Stewart Copeland of the band Curved Air to see a Newcastle band called Last Exit. Sutcliffe introduces Copeland to Last Exit’s bass player, Sting. A few months later, they form The Police.
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