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 6:10pm. 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.
Uniform Pillows!
If you missed the craft show, never fear! We have more pillows for sale, and you can purchase one the night of the band concert – December 16. Large pillows which include the black cords are $60, the smaller pillows without the black cords are $50. They would make great Christmas gifts!
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.
This day in music history – December 12, 1963
John Fitzgerald Kennedy – A Memorial Album becomes the fastest-selling album ever, moving four million units in six days. The album contained speeches by Kennedy and news reports from the days after he was killed.
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